And You Will Ever Be the One

-RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL- In and out, over the years Lord, Close and yet sometimes far away. It was never You who moved from me Lord, So close are You from day to day. Cleansed from within by Your Holy Fire, I’ve seen earthly desires just fall away. And yet, like the pig drawn back to the mire, I’d return to living my life in carnal ways. But it is You ever patient with me, Staying with me throughout the years. You would not leave me with eyes that can’t see But you’d walk me away from my fears. Tonight it is that I sit in Your Presence, Willing to let go of days gone by. This day, the first day of the rest of my life I am willing to let all other things die. I run hard after You, O God my Lord, To the end of days I will not let You go. As temporal things pale, You remain my reward And You will ever be the One I long to know. Douglas L. Ace