The old clock lay broken
In a box in the dark
Its gears were all rusty
It was missing some parts

But once it stood proudly
At the top of the hall
Showing clearly the time
Its chimes sounding their call

At six – time to rise!
“Lunch at noon,” mother said.
At seven – we eat dinner
At nine – off to bed

Year after year
Faithful and true
The clock told the time
It did what clocks do!

Until one sad day
A spring lost its grip
A screw became lose
A gear started to slip

And the hands – they stopped moving
The bells silenced their call
The clock – which told time
Now said nothing at all

So into that box –
What else would you do?
With a clock that is broken
You’d throw it out, too

Year followed year
Until one quite normal day
That clock heard a cry
A man boomed forth to say:

“Ah here it is!”
“My old clock is all right!”
And he wiped off the dust
And brought it into the light

To a master clock builder
The man brought his clock
“Restore and Rebuild –
Regardless of cost!”

“What was lost is now found!”
The man he did say.
“Make it better than new –
Fix it today!”

So out with the old
The broken parts flew
Oiled and polished
The old clock became new

So the clock was again
Hung-up high in the hall
It sang out the hours
And told time to all

Like the clock – you were created
With a purpose so clear
To tell of God’s love
And to live in God’s fear

But if today you are broken
With rust and loose parts
Let Jesus restore
And provide a fresh start

From the dark to the light
I hope you now see
God will help you become
What you were created to be

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away;
behold, new things have come. – 2 Corinthians 5:17