Forever Grace

Oh! Wretched man that I am!
Who will deliver me?
This sin creeps in dressed like a lamb
Attempting to deceive

And though I've tasted grace, unearned
Though mercy overflow
Somehow sin causes tables turn
And blinds all that I know

But even after ninety years
Should I still walk this earth
The same sin that tickled my ears
Will try to steal my mirth

But oh! How grace does overwhelm
And mercy, always new
That even in the age to come
It's grace that sees us through

Even There

The sun is shining down on me
It's warmth is soothing all my soul
Each ray feels like it sets me free
Like phoenix tears make a wound whole

A slow nod shows the peace I feel
Serene and calm right where I stand
But for some reason I just can't land
A new thought comes, a thief to steal

For past this meadow the forest trees
Cast shadows darker than deepest seas
Creating haunting, lifeless holes
Paused and still and deathly cold

So this thought causes me to walk
Towards the thing that none would dare
For most who wander through the trees
Are turned insane by torches aloft

Lampades tread throughout the night
To them I walk, away from light
That thought, it seems I cannot fight
Away from what I'm sure is right

Amongst the trees do I now stand
The darkness thickens with each step
I'm past the place at which I planned
To turn back. Oh! what pace I've kept!

I'm haunted and feel so alone
The cold sets in and holds my soul
Oh! that once I sat in warmth
And light like no one ever knows

A voice I hear tells me to move
Directing me; I cannot see
For even in the darkest place
Your grace abounds so great towards me

Torn

I can't explain my love for you
I feel like we're joined at the hip
I hope that soon we'll reunite
And something more than just a trip

I know that God will guide my steps
And towards the taller place he's called
But who am I to stray from him?
A horse escaped from out his stall?

Yet oh! Your eye looks straight at me
Though from it have I yet to leave
Your waters fall so perfectly
And taunt my heart as one last plea

Prestige and glory are in your midst
And yet in me they still exist
Believe me when I say you're missed
You're not the only one I've kissed