Burning Altars by Elijah Stephen

 

"And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings".  (Leviticus 6:12).

The Lord's delight

Is that the altar may burn

Not once alone,

Not day alone

But night and day;

All day long.

That it may burn

With the fire not quenched

Not its flame taken away

Night and day;

All day long

Is the Lord's command.

Many may say,

"Can it burn all day?

Won't it be out at some point?"

True as it may sound

Still isn't the Lord's command.

It must burn all day long.

Just like it was an instruction

 Given to the priests as of old,

So it is today

An instruction given to all

That the fire must burn

All day long.

Burning altars,

So we must be

And that we burn daily

For the Lord,

Never to be put out

Should be our deepest concern.