The Word and the Song: Take Time to Be Holy (Micah 6: 6-8)

THE WORD AND THE SONG with Pastor Michael B. Coats of New Covenant Methodist Church, Cumberland, MD
“Take Time to Be Holy” (Micah 6: 6-8) August 9, 2025
Today, I am reading from the Berean Standard Bible. This translation comes recommended by GMC pastor, and my friend, Rev. Keith Mcilwain, of the Give Keith a Chance Podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Micah 6: 6-8 (BSB)
6 With what shall I come before the LORD
when I bow before the God on high?
Should I come to Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
7 Would the LORD be pleased with thousands
of rams,
with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my
transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you
but to act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God?
The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain

Take Time to Be Holy
Verse 1
Take time to be holy
Speak oft with thy Lord
Abide in Him always
And feed on His Word
Make friends with God's children
Help those who are weak
Forgetting in nothing
His blessing to seek
Verse 2
Take time to be holy
The world rushes on
Spend much time in secret
With Jesus alone
By looking to Jesus
Like Him thou shalt be
Thy friends in thy conduct
His likeness shall see
Verse 3
Take time to be holy
Let Him be thy Guide
And run not before Him
Whatever betide
In joy or in sorrow
Still follow thy Lord
And looking to Jesus
Still trust in His Word
Verse 4
Take time to be holy
Be calm in thy soul
Each tho't and each motive
Beneath His control
Thus led by His Spirit
To fountains of love
Thou soon shall be fitted
For service above

CCLI Song # 93748. George Coles Stebbins | William Dunn Longstaff. © Words & Music: Public Domain