Did you Know, Did you Know, Sweet Child So Dear
By Effie Darlene Barba
Why will this world not let you be
A child who laughs and loves so free
With open heart and purity
No thought of race nor desperate plea
To change one’s own identity
From solo me to he, she, it, or we
In this world, you’ll only find
Confusion clouds and fills your mind
In desperation, heart resigned
Discontent with self-undefined.
To Truth and hope, remaining blind
Because of their words so misaligned
CHORUS 1 Did you know
Did you know, did you know sweet child so dear
That God wants to fill your heart with cheer
Happy to be all that you are
His precious, wondrous, glorious star
Shining so bright, a light from above
So filled with grace, His precious love
Oh, precious child, do not explore
Changing yourself, so long before
You have your voice, Your own special roar
You are the one God made to adore
He sees your greatness long, long before
You have your wings on which to soar
So,
Just as you are and nothing more
He gives you wings on which to soar
And gives you a voice with your special roar
He is waiting for you to open the door
Letting Him in. Oh, do not ignore
He is the true love that you’re looking for
Chorus 2
Did you know, did you know sweet child so dear
That God wants to fill your heart with cheer
So, please take your time that you might grow
With strength and beauty, then you will glow
The Glory and Grace, He chose for you
His joy each day He gives anew
They say that you must choose today
Rid you of you to then make a way
There surely, really is no time to play
You must, you must, is all that they say.
Yet, be true to you and never betray
The feelings that draw you so far astray
Instead take your time, do not confuse
The wicked evil that they do use
To say today now you must choose
Or all your chances you might just lose
And be cast aside like some old recluse
Yours fears and pains are what they misuse
Chorus 3
Did you know, did you know sweet child so dear
That God wants to fill your heart with cheer
Four Kinds of love He has given you
Through each of these, His love will pursue
There is family, friends, and then one day
An erotic love may come your way
No need to rush or hurry it in
The steady and sure normally win
For when you do rush ahead to begin
Confusion presents and breaks you within
Until you can’t trust who, where or when
Even forgetting who you are then
But above all the others, the fourth love is best
It rises above surpassing the rest
Offering peace to those who are stressed
Instilling its joy for all the depressed
Providing its care to the oppressed
Changing broken into redeemed and blessed
Chorus 4.
Did you know, did you know sweet child so dear
God loves you so much and bids you draw near
To cloak you with robes, protecting your heart
His strength and His love to never depart
Overflowing in you, like a bubbling spring
Of Eternal Hope, His love makes you sing
“Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, and to take Him at His word, just to rest upon His promise and to know Thus saith the Lord-
Oh, how I love Jesus, Oh how I love Jesus, Oh how I love Jesus because He first loved me.
Concluding Thoughts
We must protect our children from all the confusion and pain, allowing them to be children before having to make decisions that can so altar their life. I remember being a child, a very sensitive child weeping for the oppressed, the hurting. I too was among them, trying to discover who I was. Were it not for God’s grace and love, I would have been drowned by the pressures around and within me. I am so grateful that I came to know Him as a young child listening to the radio sermons playing in the background every Sunday morning. The greatest gift my mother gave me was Jesus Christ.
DO YOU KNOW CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD? He is our only Hope in Life and Death! Our Joy is found in Him.
If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord: I urge you to go to my page titled How to Be Saved by clicking on this link. There is nothing more important than this; because He is the way, the truth and the life. Therefore, I urge you to seek Him today.
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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2021
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