The longer I live,
I realize how little I know.
Over the years, I've faced small things here and there.
But nothing compared to the "great cloud of witnesses,"
whose lives You ensured were penned in Your Book.
No mouths of lions have I had to face,
Or bears which I've had to chase and tear,
No fiery furnace have I had to enter,
No stake on which to be tied, for the purpose of being burned alive,
Nor have I faced being sawn asunder.
The things I do face,
Minuscule as they be,
I take comfort in You,
You are there for me.
One thing I have learned and gratefully know,
Never will You leave me, never will You go.
Always with me...
You call me friend; You say I am precious, your beloved; You call me your child.
Oh for a heart that fears Your name.
For no one can serve two masters.
A man can be devoted to only one.
To the other he will despise and display horrid contempt.
...for it is written and it is known.
Thee I will serve......whether I am healed or not,
...whether I master this or that,
...whether I fail or succeed,
...whether my finances improve or stay their lot.
You are my stay, You make the way,
You are my life, my light, my song.
I bow before you,
You hold the key,
To my moments, my days,
For all eternity.
Faithful to the call,
Doing whatever You desire...
...Great or small,
...Known by others, or not.
To find myself kneeling...
Before You on that Blessed day,
Will be more glorious than any words can convey.
