adoration

Adoration

I.

The trees lift their fruits as an offering

In the morning when they pray,

The birds are drawn to their nests

At the end of a tiresome day;

The fish of the sea explore the depths

Through rays that pierce the waves — 

Your love shines through the darkness

By your saving grace.

II.

The stars line up to adore You,

Their brightness as per appointment;

The skies, from end to end retell

A story of the atonement.

The moon lights the path of the wind

To find its way home in the valley —

My heart responds to Your Spirit,

My heart delights in your company.

III.

How you form a mountain from a pebble,

How you make a bouquet from a seedling,

How you stir the ocean from a ripple,

How you start from nothing to make

something!

How you take a piece of my suffering

To create a heart of rejoicing —

I am nothing apart from your doing

I am safe within your keeping!

IV.

Let me not rise like a sturdy mountain,

Let me curl small within Your palm,

Let me not soar if a reckless raven,

But lock me up in Your awesome plan.

If I rise, let me rise to follow You,

If I fall, let me fall to honor You;

Just let me say how much I love You —

Just let me stay in love with You.

V.

I will lift my eyes to the heavens,

When circumstances cloud my judgment.

I will seek Your guidance and acceptance

When my friends are no longer present.

In this song of adoration,

I will lift Your holy Name —

Father You deserve the best of me…

Thy glory will never, ever wane.