Paida Mudzamba Poems

The love I have, my Lord, for Thee
Is only a shadow of Your love for me.
O my God, my Lord!
How can I love You as I ought?
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“If music be the food of love, play on…”
Let it deepen into my heart, even up to the marrow of my bone.
Oh my Lord, give me excess of it.
Let it leave the candle of my heart lit.
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Gentle Jesus my Knight,
save me from the evil plight,
which hunts me and threatens to devour.
O my Saviour, Knight in shining armour,
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