Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Not Only This.



I open my eyes and remember You love me
When I close my eyes I remember that too
And not only this, there are ten thousand reasons
That I should adore You for loving me too.

Nothing I’ve done could deserve this loving
Nothing I thought of, or I ever could be
I was condemned to a lifetime without You
And another eternity in Hell I would see.

And not only this, You surrendered Your glory
Not only this, You came down to this earth
And hung on the cross till death claimed You as sinner
Rising in victory, though I had no worth.

Now, back in Glory You have not forgotten
The weak and the sinful You left far behind
All that You ask is confession; submission
You will restore sight to the Spiritually blind.

Then day by day we’ll rejoice in our Saviour
Rejoice in the trials that are making us strong
Not only this we remember You love us
Eyes open or closed, we to Jesus belong.

Wyn Barratt
Nov 2011.

4 comments:

Marja Verschoor-Meijers said...

"Then day by day we rejoice in our savior..." I love that phrase Wyn, well written.

wyn said...

Thanks Marja,
Blessings to you.

Anonymous said...

Greetings From Southern California

Amen! Thank you Jesus! Praise Your Holy Name!

Thanks for your recent visit to My Blog

Take care and have a nice Thanksgiving :-)

wyn said...

Thank you Ron,
I enjoyed the visit!
Sorry, but we don't have thanksgiving down under in Australia. I fear we are a thankless lot. Have a great thanksgiving yourself and I add my thanks to yours for our wonderful God!