my heart's song

you've given me breath
you've blessed me with wonder
watched me take my first step
helped me up when i plundered

you're with me in times of pain
in times of innocence and truth
in times of nervousness and shame
or when there's nothing left to lose

but i did not take your hand
when the road ahead was jagged
i instead found trust in man
who left me torn and tattered

i dabbled in the arts of earth
found sustenance in her games
cherished every place i searched
for anything to give me a name

when all along you grasped the strings
that preceded my every plan
you moved the obstacles i treaded through
created the course i swam

in you i should have placed my heart
you're the only thing that's stone
you're my keeper, my abba, my pillar too
to you is whom i should have gone

praise you for the grace you shed
for your everlasting forgiveness
praise you for your persual of me
and for your acceptance of my penance

thank you for your enduring love
for your protection over my heart
thank you for your unfailing son
by him we'll never be apart.