Twenty Three

Twenty Three

By Chad Sparks 

YaHWeH

A word that’s like no other

We know not how to speak it;

The Word and Wholly Other

All else lies far beneath it.

Shepherd

Protector, guide, provider

I feel your presence near me,

No arms are open wider

To love and hold and heal me.

Contentment

My wants in you assuaged

All others left me longing,

Thirsty, empty, enraged

Before to you belonging.

Renewal

From you my needs extinguished,

You give me rest sublime. 

Restorer of souls distinguished

From others of all time.

Direction

You map and know the way

To holiness and pleasure

Which are the same you say.

Your glory is the measure.

Courage

When the trail of life grows dark

Your presence gives me cheer;

You are my strong bulwark,

I have no use for fear.

Indulgence

You feed me while foes hunger.

You make me shine with health.

My heart feels pleasant languor

As one who earned great wealth. 

Future

And what now of the morrow? 

As long as earth I roam

His grace and good will follow.

‘Til his house is my home.