Mercy Unveiled in Life’s Ebb and Flow
By Effie Darlene Barba
Torn between the places of my life
Torn between the joy, pain, love and strife
I searched for You in the darkest night
Rejoiced with You in the brightest light
Discovered in You, my Sovereign Lord
Love, hope, joy were my unjust reward
If I were to gaze back o’er my life
My failures cut deep like a sharp knife
Filling my heart with guilt-Oh wretched pain
My faith so small would wax and wane
All the times I shunned your acts of love
Putting selfish thoughts of mine above
Yet, you have always stood tried and true
Giving me your grace and mercy too
How did you love me with love so great
When I have grumbled such words of hate
Never seeing You were all I need
My callous words caused your heart to bleed
I do not wish to stay this course
That causes you so much remorse
Clinging to you through the ebb and flow
Tides of emotions from high to low
I need you to hold me in your arms
There where I am safe from all life’s harms
Let your Glory shine through me I pray
That my life shine forth Your love today
Lift me high above these earthly fears
That all might see Your Joy through tears
I desire for nothing more than this
All should know You are their Joy and Bliss
© 2014 Effie Darlene Barba
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