HOPE

Hope

 

Oh, Glorious thought, I must proclaim

That hope it has a name

‘Cause Jesus freely died for me

That I enslaved might be set free

From quilt lade chains that bound despair

And trapped this heart in sin’s dark lair

 

Miraculous thought that God chose me

Through Hope’s View I might see

God’s mighty hand reached from above

Encircling me with His pure love

Cradled in His mighty arms

Protected from all evil’s harms

 

Precious thought, God’s son became a man

As Hope revealed a plan

That as I die to selfish thought

Because it was my life He bought

I now display His light in me

A world in darkness might now see

 

Peace filled thought, when storms tempest blow

Hope’s anchor won’t let go

It is firmly held by God’s own hand

And never caught in sifting sand

With chain encircling, heart firmly held

The Holy Spirit’s strength doth weld

 

What Marvelous thought that I have known

My Hope secured by Grace Alone

To Fill the void my heart doth yearn

No merit could I ever earn

His Grace had opened first the door

His Grace will lead me evermore

© 2014 Effie Darlene Barba

 

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