The Innocence of the Lost Soul

Go! Lead me out of the desert storm,

Though I may not see it now,

I feel in my soul your everlasting spirit

Embracing me in distant memory.  

I return now because I am weak…

And thirst for the wisdom you give me,

It is your face only that I seek,

So you took your shepherd’s staff —

And like a key,

Broke open my stubborn heart.

Aye broken before,

But returning now into sacred serenity, 

You picked me up with radiant wings to soar,

But ofttimes I look down and its extreme,  

I thought I was supposed to live life to endure, 

But you told me instead to live life for eternity.

Now forever in your presence, 

And wiping innocent tears from my lost soul, 

You came to me as a healer —

And gazed at me with infinite sight

To make me whole!

Yes, you came to me as a redeemer,

And released my shame with a leap of faith, 

At last, my spirit has been restored,

Now overflowing with joy into the sacred lake.

But leaping was the ultimate act of trust.  

And as I closed my eyes,

Nightmares and nostalgia came back

To haunt my mind, 

But then I felt the warmth of your light,  

And like wiping sword and cloth

You spilled your precious blood

To give sight to the blind.

That’s how I know I’ve felt your presence before 

It’s just truly indescribable to me,   

But please take this as a gift oh Lord

So that even those with closed hearts

Will know that you died for me…