For Thou Art God

N'er one thought: I bloom,

escapes Thy passage way.

N'er one word I whisper,

falls from Thy ears astray.

N'er one deed I hatch,

hides from Thy great sight.

N'er amidst the shadows,

of the darkest, murky night.

Where 'er I may be at rest,

Thou doth so reside.

Thus within mine heart Ye see,

all lust, all sin, all pride.

Chasten me Thou with haste,

and make me Thy pleasing sight.

Lest I crumble, nether than dirt,

as my sin construes my blight.

Keep me Thou 0 blessed Lord,

in Thy path to stay.

Hold roe fully Thine,

this I humbly pray.

For tho' I may not be,

all that Thou desire,

rain Thy glory shower,

send Thy holy fire.

Refine my heart as gold,

and my spirit, silver bright.

That I might give Thee honor,

to mirror Thy great light.

Thus hold me 'til I'm old,

craddled to Thy bosom nigh.

And suffer roe to e'er lift,

Thy name where eagles fly.

For Thou art more than worthy,

as Thy pow'r in earth is shown.

And in heaven Thy throne fore 'er,

for Thou art God, and God alone.

"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the

beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand tiroes ten thousand, and

thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain

to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and bless-

ing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth,

and such as are in the sea, and all that are in then), heard I saying. Blessing, and

honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the

Lairb for ever and ever" (Revelation 5:11-13).

Jeffrey Brackett Quante IV; 1-4-2001