Poetry Page 2

Alone
  Can be lonely
     The emptiness so all-consuming.
Despair
  An endless ache.
Alone
  Life is meaningless.
Solitude
  Can be bleak.
Oh, God
  Don´t turn away –
     Don´t leave me.
Without You,
  I am nothing.
Eons stretch before me,
  A vast forever looming ahead.
Help me, oh God.
This is more than I can bear.
I need Your love,
  Your compassion.
     I need to feel you care.
Do You care?
  Or am I condemned to be
     Lost forever?
Hear my cry, oh Lord!
I come to You,
  Broken, bitter,
Struggling with the
  Darkness inside me.
You say You want to
  Bear my burdens –
Show me how to give them to You.
I want to be Your child, Lord.
I want to be Your servant,
  To live in the light.
Show me the way to go,
  Dear Lord;
I give it all to You.
Lead me on the path
  of righteousness,
     Blessed Lord,
And I will praise Your name forever.

Committed to You,
Dear Lord,
You´ve done so much for me.
Committed to You,
Dear Lord,
That´s all I want to be.
This life of mine was empty,
My soul a barren tomb.
Then You came and met me
And healed up all my wounds.
Your name is high above all,
The earth, the sky, the air.
It overcomes the highest wall,
It´s wonderful You care!
Committed to You,
Dear Lord,
For all eternity.
Committed to You,
Dear Lord,
That´s all I want to be.

I hear You calling me,
Dear Lord.
Even now Your voice
Whispers in my ear.
“Come, for I care for you.
My love for you
Surpasses all that you
Could ever do
To drive me away.”
Your deep, abiding love
Enfolds me,
Beloved God,
And there is no place
That I´d rather be
Than in Your presence
Filled with love
For You.

Glory to the King!
  The Holy Lord of all.
It is He that I love
  Above all else.
Praise to Him alone!
Glorious Lamb of God
  Who set the captives free!
The prison doors are open
  Never to be closed again.
Praise the mighty King!
The darkness is gone,
  Banished for eternity.
He is near to us
  When we praise His precious name.
His splendor and majesty
  Will reign forevermore.
Praise the Holy Lord above
  Who loves us one and all!

I am troubled, oh Lord.
  My thoughts are churning
Like a restless sea.
When I lose sight of You,
  I get tossed about,
Battered, bruised.
I try to focus on You,
  But I look away for a moment,
     Worried,
And clouds obscure my view.
Oh Lord, keep me safe
  When the storms around me rage.
As the light breaking through
  The clouds,
So You are to me, Dear Lord.

Lord,
This desire of my heart
Is consuming me.
My thoughts lean to it
For much of the day.
Is it Your will for me,
Or merely a wayward desire
Of my flesh?
More than anything,
Dear God,
I want Your will
For my life.
If this desire of mine
Is not of You,
Take it from me.
My spirit detests it
If it is not in Your plans
For me, although my flesh craves it
And fights to hold on tightly.
Whatever happens, Lord,
I know Your will for me
Is perfect,
And I rest securely
In that knowledge,
No matter what.

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