J.M.J.
J.M.J.
LIFE THRU DEATH
GIVE ME, DEAR LORD, A CROSS TO BEAR
THAT I YOUR AGONY MAY SHARE.
LET ME TOO STUMBLE NEATH MY PAIN
THAT WHAT YOU DIED FOR I MAY GAIN.
YOUR CROWN OF THORNS PLACE ON MY HEAD
FOR TIMES I CHOSE TO BE MISLED.
THE DROPS OF BLOOD THAT I MAY SPILL,
LET IT BE DONE IF IT’S YOUR WILL.
DRIVE THRU MY HANDS AND FEET YOUR NAILS
THAT FROM MY PAIN ALL GOOD PREVAILS.
GIVE ME THE GRACE NOT TO COMPLAIN
FROM JUST THIS SLIVER OF YOUR PAIN.
AND IF A LANCE SHOULD PIERCE MY HEART,
I PRAY, DEAR LORD, WE NEVER PART.
I’LL GIVE YOU PRAISE WITH MY LAST BREATH
THAT I WITH YOU SHARE LIFE THRU DEATH.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
5-29-1996