Less Than White

Oh my soul, it is easy to seem godly

When that godliness has not been challenged

It is easy to seem holy

When there is no call to higher holiness

And when compared to all that is unholy.

Comparing black to grey

Would make the grey seem bright

But there is a holiness that is nothing less than white

Oh my heart, it is easy to seem pure

When that purity is not as dirty as the mind

It is easy to seem spotless

When I’m fixed upon the spots of others

And close my mind to all that spots my heart

Comparing black to grey

Would make the grey seem bright

But there is a holiness that is nothing less than white

Oh my mind, it is easy to seem good

When the rotten thoughts are buried deep

It is easy to sound truthful

When the truth can cover darker lies

And when the truth is easy to bear

Comparing black to grey

Would make the grey seem bright

But there is a holiness that is nothing less than white

Oh my life, you must be willing to step

Into the call of greater holiness and truth

It is a hard thing to seem holy

When standing next to the Christ who is

And stepping far from sin

Comparing black to grey

Would make the grey seem bright

But there is a holiness that is nothing less than white