If I Awake
When I lay my head down to rest,
I pray to God that I've done my best.
And before I go to bed each night,
I search my heart to see if I've done what is right.
For I never know if I'll ever awake again.
That's something that's not to be known to men.
Wakeing up is something that I hope to do,
And if I awake I'll have more time to spend with you.
Well My fate is in the hands of God,
As along lifes pathway I must trod.
And if I should die before I wake,
I pray to God my soul He'll take.,
Surely His mercy has been extended to me,
And by grace someday His face I will see.
Oh, What love Jesus has for us all,
If only upon His name we will call.
He's gone to prepare a place in Heaven so fair,
It's up to me if I want to go and live over there.
By Charles E. Fitzgerald 08/16/01 Lakeland, Florida
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