Cleft For Me Poem by Danny Speicher

Look to the east, the sunrise is rising
Morning is breaking on the horizon
A new day’s come and the light is blinding
Been waiting so long, but now I’m finding

That all my dreams, my hopes and desires
Were swept up in His consuming fire
And I find that all that once I had thought
Was worthwhile, had been left out to rot

Yet, I remain, ever clinging to One
Who is as constant as the rising sun
Though I oft fear what tomorrow may bring
If I’m being truthful, my heart will sing

Oh, Rock of Ages, ever cleft for me
Won’t You, forever, let me hide in Thee

And, answers He, in compassionate tones
Reminding me that I’m never alone
Gently guiding me and making me whole
He gives me vision and restores my soul

I learn to be confident once again
And deny myself and reject new sin
Oh, never to boast in my newfound strength
I boast in His grace and His love’s great length

It stretched to my fears when I was afraid
And, though I owed a debt, the debt it paid
Blood-infused sweat and tears in the garden
Didn’t keep Him from granting my pardon

The water and blood from His side that flowed
Allowed nail-pierced hands to carry my load

Waking or sleeping, I find my delight
In the same man who gave the blind man sight
I find my joy in the hope that He brings
So, now my feet dance and now my voice sings

Oh Lord, each day that I rise from my bed
May I have your thoughts running through my head
And every night when I shut my eyes
May I dream and ponder only Your prize

So warped and twisted and darkened inside
Only by your grace, Lord, can I abide
Never in my own strength can I succeed
In Your providence I find what I need

Lord, my sinful heart cries out for Your cure
Each day mold me anew and make me pure

((October 8th,2010))