A Song for the Lord
I’m not a poet or a singer. My lyrics won’t follow a pattern like iambic pentameter. But I thought I’d try out another attempt at writing a sort of free verse song for the Lord. I love doing the blog, but sometimes I wonder if I’m in desperate need of variety with my posting. Not for growing readership, mind you, but because as the saying goes: variety is the spice of life.
Without further ado, here is my attempt:
Oh, Heavenly Father,
Exalted be Your name!
You have made me who I am;
As the Psalmist decrees, you formed me
In my mother’s womb.
Before I was born,
You laid out a path before me.
I could not keep Your orders, Your commands, and Your statutes,
Because of my sin.
But blessed is the one who follows the LORD,
For he will be without blame.
By the blood of Your Son,
I have been made anew. In Christ,
You have raised me to eternal life.
Where I once was blind,
Stumbled and fell, reaching out with my fleshly palms,
You restored my sight, and caught me in Your arms.
As Peter’s faith trembled and the water rose to meet him,
So too did my sin submerge me in darkness.
Yet You were there, arms open, and carried me to life.
You placed me on the ship to glory,
The good old gospel ship.
I now know that I am not righteous;
No one is.
But You, Holy of Holies, are my Rock of Salvation.
The outcroppings of disaster threatened my soul
Until You righted my course and steered me away.
I am not the captain of my ship;
You are. And Your Spirit is my guide,
The navigator on troubled waters.
From before the foundation of the world,
I was chosen. But why?
Not by my own righteousness, for I have none.
Not by my own works, for they are filthy.
Not by my own will, because I do what I should not.
But by the love, grace, and mercy of You,
The LORD my God.
There is no one like You,
In all the world, in all the galaxy, in all the universe.
For when everything was void, You were not.
You simply are who You are, the great I AM.
You are our great and glorious Creator,
Our Redeemer, the Spirit of Eternal Life and Salvation.
Without You, I am nothing.
Born of Adam, I came from dust.
Born of Adam, I return to dust.
But born again of Christ, I have the hope and promise:
Eternal Life with my Savior in heaven
And on the new earth to come.
So I rejoice in the LORD my God,
Knowing that though I am weak,
He is strong.
You are the all-powerful, all-knowing, the Almighty.
You are just, the great King of Kings on His throne;
Your judgment is true.
How can I rest in anything?
The blood of Your Only Begotten Son
Is precious and without compare.
Without it, none can see the true glory of their Father.
My days are numbered. The world has an expiration.
But You are the Ancient of Days
Who endures forever.
The Great Shepherd of peoples, the Fisher of Men,
In You is all that we should wish to be.
I am Your sheep. You have caught me in Your net.
And like the prodigal son, You welcomed me
With arms outstretched.
Oh, LORD, how can I hope to repay You?
I cannot.
The debt we owed could never be repaid.
You are worth more than all the jewels of creation.
For this reason, Your Son has taken our place.
We are washed anew by His blood.
And here I stand, oh LORD, once a prisoner of sin,
Now a servant of Jesus, an adopted son
Of our Father in Heaven.
May Your name be honored and glorified
In all the ages to come.
I don’t have a title for it. I don’t think it needs one. But I hope it has been worth reading. May the song reflect His goodness even when I fail to live up to His standards. I am not naïve; I won’t meet His expectations in this fleshly body. But by His power and grace, I will strive to do good, to reflect His love for me back on the world itself.
Thanks and praise be to Him! And thank you for perusing my work on this blog. Whether you’ve gained something from it or not, I pray that it’s not been a waste of your time. Peace be with you and God bless.
