Dear Lord, My Truest Love Poem by Bryan Norton

Dear Lord, my truest love
In spite of all my lies
Thou calleth me above
Thou heareth all my cries

In this, my lowly station
Thy love for me is clear
Thy truth is my salvation
Thy word is mine to hear

Thy righteousness my well
Thy majesty my song
Thy deep and boundless swell
Hath left my spirit strong

Thine eyes are like the flame
That burns away my guilt
Inside thy righteous blame
My love for thee is built

Thou blesseth me with sight
To make the darkness day
The moon-glow in my night
The star that leads the way

The follies of the flesh
Are sins I can resist
Each day is new and fresh
To help my faith persist

The knowledge that I could
Is happily my reason
To fill my life with good
And joy in every season

Thou blesseth me above
With mercy for my sins
And in thy boundless love
My faith in thee begins

Thy glory is thy right
To save the world from fear
The story of my fight
To keep thy spirit near

Thy rock is my foundation
Thy righteousness my sword
The strength of every nation
That seeks to serve the Lord

Thy love for me is pure
Thy word has told me so
Thy blessings will endure
To help my spirit grow

If thou would have me still
Lead on, thy tender hand
For now I leave my will
To serve at thy command.