The Walk

On the night of January 16th, 1991 Of the spirit, my soul was reborn At a small house in the country God was alive and full of mercy Christian house services were on fire As many gathered for great revival The house was small, I stood in the back Shoulder to shoulder the house was packed As the service began and the choir sang A house full of praise began to rang As tears flowed rampantly down my face I could feel my heart beginning to race The word of God was being preached The Holy Spirit began to teach The word of salvation caught my ear As the word of judgment, I began to fear Hearing of an eternal place called Hell My eyes full of tears began to swell How do I escape this awful place Holding to a table with my hand braced As the preacher called for many to repent Speaking of a slain lamb from Heaven sent The choir came forth with redemption's song Thoughts flashed before me of all I'd done wrong As the preacher called out you need Jesus now My memory escapes the walk through the crowd Did I walk, did I crawl, did I run, did I float My trip to the alter, I truly don't know I remember standing in the back, the devil saying no But something deep within was telling me to go The world had enslaved me I wanted to be free The next thing I know before the alter I fell to my knees Gathered around me, loved ones kneeled to pray I ask the Lord to show me the way As I felt the hands of many touch my shoulder God whispered so sweetly, your worries are over Come to me, My Son died so you may live Come to me, I have much to give Escape this world full of trouble and woe Don't you know, I love you so Surrender to me your troubles and fears I will give you joy in exchange for your tears I am the way, the truth and the life Lay down all of your troubles and your strife All of the sudden I gave a great shout As I called upon Jesus, without any doubt Now my life will never be the same A new life before me in Jesus name To this day I cannot remember the walk From the back to the alter where God and I talked All I know is my life was forever changed Jesus's life for my soul that night was exchanged Years have passed, a memory never to grow old The night my Jesus, battled for my soul In my heart, reserved a very special place For the beauty and power of His Amazing Grace Written by: Donetta Harless Sunday, July 17, 2016