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ONE YEAR TO LIVE What if I was told by God I had one year to live, And not a doctor with that news that he was told to give? What if God would clearly say that one year from today I could be kneeling at His throne, in tears and sad dismay? Since time for me seems to go fast, right then it would not be The kind of words I want to hear or vision I might see. Yet I don’t know I have one year, or even have one day To live for God and do His will and try to walk His way. He may be calling yet tonight before the dawning breaks; If I should die before I wake, I pray my soul He takes. I pray I’ll kneel before His throne not for the shame I lived, But I can hear His voice that says, “My child, I you forgive.” I know one hair upon my head should never be that place, But also know I’ve trusted Him to save me by His grace. So though I may have many days and not just one more year, I pray that God will guide my way, His Spirit will be near. I pray I never lose the touch of tears upon my face When thinking how He died for me there at that dreadful place. I pray for mercy through the strife and struggles of my past And know the victory will be mine when I seek Him at last. I pray He keeps me in the place where I know Godly men Who pray for me, encourage me when with them I have been. It can be a great year for me if in this year I live And if I try my best for God with all my life to give.
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