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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”

Mark 10:35

Lord, what I may think is bold

May simply be my sinful pride

Demanding from You what I desire

Straying from following behind

Instead I want beside You

Running ahead of You

Teach me to first be a slave

With no rights to claim my own

Humble servant that You are

Help me my self to dethrone

Living like You

Serving as You do

It shall not be that disciples demand

From their Master what they desire

But like You, Jesus, we must give

Our lives consumed by a greater fire

You living in us, serving through us

Showing Your love by using us

Lord, may my request simply be

To humbly serve You until I am old

Daily your useful gospel slave

And then, only doing what I've been told

So that the world may know You

And some be saved by You