Leviticus 13:45. “The leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and he shall cry, ‘Unclean, unclean.’” COVERED LIP. The skin, the head, the hair, the clothes – In all these places the evidence shows; The insidious disease through the body goes – He is a leper.
It’s in the blood, it goes to every part; Passes through the veins, even through the heart; It can’t be stopped once it gets a start – It is leprosy.
Beyond the ability of man to stop; It shows itself from bottom to top; When the evidence shows, you know you’ve got – Leprosy.
What to do now, How can I hide The disease which now no longer is just inside? Other have had it and others died – From leprosy.
Go to the priest, there let him make The decision as to the path you take; And his word will your confusion break – About leprosy.
A covering is placed upon the lip; You must call “Unclean”, lest some others slip Too close, and then they too will get – Leprosy.
But God can heal from the contagion when, By His grace, He draws close to the outcast men; And heals the disease by His power. Then –
No leprosy.
The same holds true when it comes to sin; It doesn’t all show, though it’s deep within. The outward evidence shows what’s always been – Insidious sin.
The only cure comes, when by God’s grace; Each one acknowledges and comes to face The consequences that on me place – Sin’s guilt.
The only hope is that God in love, Has sent His Son to die – and prove; His cleansing power so great that I have – Been made clean.
“O God of holiness and purity: cleanse Thou me from every taint of sin, any residual effects that from time to time have the look of uncleanness. I confess that sin does rise its’ head from time to time, and its’ effect is felt in the soul. I come to the Priest and acknowledge the tendency at times to darkness even when there is light in my soul. I have sinned, but I am thankful for the blood of Jesus Christ God’s Son, that cleanses from all sin. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”