This song in the Lent section of Spirit and Song Vol 2 is another perfectly suited to private prayer or performance in Lent, but really unsuited to liturgy. It is by Brian Doerksen.
I’m struggling with these lyrics — do I choose to be holy? Is life enough of a refining fire or does this mean post death / primitive purgatory as Clement of Alexandria would have it. Maybe I think too much.
The text is at spiritandsong where the sheet music can be purchased for download.
My backing for once is restrained and almost tasteful.
I think this is the original:
Unless this one is:
OK, this one’s a cover: