Lord of all that is and was

Omnipotent Creator divine

Such mystery, Your reasons be

For all growth and all decline

I ask, muse and wonder

Of things I can not know

But still my heart cryeth

For reason here below

If I knew, would I want to?

Or would it settle my mind

To see Thy purpose divine

Would I recognize what I find?

For if I am created

By the One who knows all

I can never here grasp it all

For I am only one creature small

And I’m only here at His command,

Form and matter, spirit and heart

For only one short moment

Just for the beat of a heart

What good would it do me

To know Your glorious will

Beyond my existence a short moment

My life, a simple feather on quill

My sadness at hearing

Of one’s loss and life’s end

Will be soothed by new meaning

At my life’s earthly end

So show me Your purpose Lord

For just one next mile

I look for no more now

And trust that on me You’ll smile

At my question without answer

At my wonder and Your will

For You know my soul’s meaning

My life’s empty vessel You’ll fill

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