Long I Have Sought Thee Poem by Cheryl Lavender

Long I have sought Your loving face, the nector of Your limitless grace.
The fragrance as sweet as Your blooming countenance You give with one look my way.
How could I count Your wonderful works, as myriad as the stars in Your beveled sky?
How can I know Your love for me, for it spans the heavens to encounter me?

Long I have sought Your holy presence, the color of Your abundant integrity.
The wisdom as great as Your marvelous character You give with one touch to my hand.
How can I imagine The expanse of Your realm, as profuse as the sands in the seas?
How could You die for the sinner You see? Why would You hear my pleas?

Long I have sought Your abiding holiness, the measure of Your righteousness.
The assurance as real as Your remarkable fidelity You give with one brush of Your breath.
How can I fathom the depth of Your caring, as profuse as the rain falls from the skies?
How can You abide the abyss of my wickedness? Why would You even try?

Long I have sought the shelter of Your loving embrace, the refuge from worldly disgrace.
The place where my brokenness is healed, where my wholeness will be revealed.
How can I believe You would reach down to me, for so much of sin enters in?
I need only accept the Faith You have imparted to me.
Long I have sought Thee! Now You have found me!

Copyright © 1994 By Cheryl A. Lavender