J.M.J.
MAJESTIC SPLENDOR
WHEN I AWAKE AND SEE YOUR AWESOME SPLENDOR,
I CAN NO LONGER BEAR TO CLOSE MY EYES.
ALL THAT YOU ASK OF ME, LORD, GLADLY I’LL SURRENDER
TO SEE ONCE MORE YOUR RAINBOW IN THE SKIES.
WHAT GREATER THINGS, DEAR LORD, MUST STILL AWAIT ME
WHEN I SOMEDAY WILL SEE YOU FACE –TO- FACE.
HOW BLEST I AM THAT YOU CHOSE TO CREATE ME
SO THAT NO OTHER WOULD EVER TAKE MY PLACE.
PRAISE TO YOU, LORD MY GOD AND MY REDEEMER;
ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO YOU, MAJESTY.
ALTHOUGH I’M JUST AN UNGRATEFUL SINNER,
I’LL PRAISE YOU NOW THROUGH ETERNITY.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
(10-25-2006)
(THIS POEM HAD BEEN FOUND AMONG SOME OLD PAPERS BY THE RECIPIENT WITHOUT A DATE.)