I actually wrote this as a birthday gift for a friend. :D
I
Praise Thee for Life
Oh God, I thank
Thee for each lovely day and new
For the rising sun
and the iridescent dew
For all the
daffodils that gently nod their heads
And little ants
who scatter in the flower beds
I thank thee for
sounds of lilting music so fine
It calms my
doubtful fears and warms this heart of mine
I thank thee,
Father, for the blessing of Thy Love
That You so
mercifully shower from above
I thank thee for
the treasure of Thy Holy Word
I know that when I
pray, my every prayer is heard
I thank thee for a
family who loves me so
For Thy church You
gave to help your seeds as they grow
For faithful
friends so different from each other
For the Gospel we
can preach to unbelievers
For Thee, the
Truest and most Faithful Friend of all
Who saves me from
sin and catches me when I fall
Oh God, I thank
Thee for that day when at last You
Shall come, the
Risen Son, to claim Thy chosen few
When all men, like
the daffodils, shall bow their heads
Earth shall loose
her captives, and sea give up her dead
Then we shall sing
to Thee in choruses sublime
No more shall be
Sin and Death, destroyed shall be Time
We'll dwell
forever in the brightness of Thy Love
Praising with the
Hosts in Thy Temple up above
For now, we will
pray to Thee and work to obey
Be a candle to
ones unsure of the way
Maybe ninety years
or before the setting sun-
But God, Bless us
Thy children, and Come, quickly come!
Karis
May 11, 2010
© Karis Tanksley 2010
Grace and Peace!
Until we write again,
<3Karis
