Salvation

Salvation

Sweet Jesus I owe everything to you and to you alone,
You have shown me my home,you are my anchor stone,
You have saved me always when stormy winds have blown,
You have always been my rock,the truest friend I've known,
So why do you think me worthy as a seed you have sown
What can I ever do to earn all the love you've shown .

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Let me know sweet Jesus, let me know beyond my days
Let me know my savior,when I bow down to you in praise,
When my time here is drawing short and coming to a close,
As they carry me away after leading the life I chose,
I pray that I will leave not sorrow for those that I love,
But instead to know the joy that waits for us above.

I am not a wealthy man but I am very rich by far,
When I walk my journey you're my guiding star
And you know that I am honest in all the things I do,
I have never born false witness,I only say what's true,
You have strengthened my soul before I even knew
Of life's losses with your love to see me through.

You have always had your hand placed within my soul,
You have shown me your light that has made me whole,
I have never known this love that comes from your grace,
Nor have I known compassion that shines from your face,
For I am still a sinner and you are the son of God
I can only meet you after I've slept beneath the sod.
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Posted: Mar 2012
About this poem:
Note: I could not get to sleep after attending a gospel show in our sister church.The entertainment was from my home town and they were great.Anyway,I had 2 cups of coffee for brunch earlier.Perhaps both kept me awake.The melody started in my head followed by the first line of the chorus,then I had to get up and this is the result.Other than a couple typos,I did not change one syllable.

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Comments (7)

Em_itVe
Truly beutifull like a personal prayer, coming from the heart, a divine inspiration. God Bless
windyweatherly
Hawqeye Very pleasing indeed..Awesome..Thanks for sharing.
hawqeye
Thank you.The emotions while writing this were 'extremely powerful.'
hawqeye
Hi again,I just received another letter in the mail today from World Poetry Movement wanting to publish this poem.
agnata
A really lovely poem written from the heart.I spent 30 odd years married to an atheist so now I have returned to the church and it has made a great difference to my life.
hawqeye
I'm leaving in a few minutes to go to tghe city with my athiest friend.He's starting to soften our thinking,lol.It takes time.Thanks,God bless.
hawqeye
I just received a letter from the World Poetry Movement yesterday saying they want to publish this one too.This one is special to me because it's a hymn and I think anyone should be able to use it for non-profit purposes.
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