My desire

I can’t live a day Without you in my life I can’t speak a day Without speaking of you I can’t sit a day Without sitting in your courts I can’t stand a day Without standing at your throne Of grace Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee;…

You became mine

I took to my heels One would think You did me wrong Yet all you did was Love me and more I returned in sorrow You put my life back Just as you wanted My heart mended — Yet I was dissatisfied You called out to me In my thirst, you gave me, Water of…

I see and know

Behind the tears I see you Behind the pain I see you Behind life’s ugliness I see you Behind life’s uncertainty I see you Behind the soaked pillow I see you Behind closed doors I see you Behind the storm I see you Behind the draught I see you Behind all that life throws at…

Even when there isn’t a reason

You remain awesome, The King above all Kings Who made the earth from nothing Formed man from dust Who is greater than all the doctors in this world Who has a heart as big as the world Who made the earth his footstool Yet small enough to live in our hearts Who made the stars,…

Beyond Dawn

In the wake of a new day My bed so bidden Tempting and alluring The body unyielding to the senses Of the break of dawn Praises, however inevitable Returns to the lips In a slow unsteady pace The lips escape an unceasing praise The body still unyielding to the rise A touch of the thick…