Peace, peace…precious peace
I long for it to never cease
As I feel God’s peace anew
I know His promises are true
Oh joy! Praise God! Turmoil has passed!
It’s over! It’s done! It’s finished at last!
How hard it was, this past tribulation
Interfering with my joy of salvation
Satan, sly and cunning and wise
Sure put up a fight in disguise
‘Twas my fault, all my fault, after so many years
I wondered, if ever I’d run out of tears
Oh the pain that I felt, when I realized the pride
I had in my heart, how I wanted to hide
But no! God’s strength was there, He really does care.
I cried out to Him, “I’ve done wrong, help me bear,
Give me strength, please forgive, God answer my prayer!”
And oh, indeed! God gave me His strength
For mine was out of sight at length
Made perfect in weakness, I overcame
God heard and answered when I called out His name!
“Next time,” says my friend, “Clear it up right away.
Before it gets to the point where you start to sway.”
I thought to myself, “Now, if it’s up to me,
A ‘next time’ there will never be!
“The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 16:41
Written February 1976
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