IN YOUR SHADOW

IN YOUR SHADOW LORD, MAY I REMAIN
CLEANSED FROM ALL SPOT, SIN AND STAIN
YOUR WORD WILL I FOLLOW, A LAMP TO MY FEET
KNOWING YOU LEAD ME, MY REST IS COMPLETE

IN YOUR SHADOW LORD, FOREVER I’LL STAY
FOLLOWING YOUR SPIRIT AS I ENTER EACH DAY
YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR LOVE PROGRESS IN MY HEART
AWAY FROM YOUR GAZE MAY I NEVER DEPART

IN YOUR SHADOW, LORD, I’M SAFE AND SECURE
NO EVIL WILL HARM ME; THO PAIN I ENDURE
YOUR POWER SUSTAINS ME; I LEAN ON YOUR MIGHT
A STRONG ARM TO HOLD ME BY DAY AND BY NIGHT

IN YOUR SHADOW, LORD, HOW GLORIOUS TO SEE
GLIMPSES OF HEAVEN ALIGHT WITH MAJESTY
MY SPIRIT TAKES WING AND SOARS TO YOUR THRONE
MY HOPES FULFILLED BY THE GRACE YOU HAVE SHOWN

This poem won second place for the October 2006 poetry contest