Louise Nelson Poet Ballad

MY RESPONSE TO HIM

He pulled me out of
the abyss of my despair 
He gave me His love
not a spirit of fear 

He promised to never leave me 
stay forever in my life 
so my response to Him 
Is yes my Lord Christ 

and when I was down 
to my last time 
God had my bills paid 
right on time 

He promised to never leave me 
stay forever in my life 
so my response to Him 
Is yes my Lord Christ 

God wants me to be 
at my best
for in me
He does invest 
He supplies all my needs 
satisfies all my desires 
So yes, a response to Him 
Is much required 

Yes Lord yes Lord 
with no uncertainty 
Yes Lord yes Lord 
with true affinity 
Yes Lord yes Lord 
Is my only reply 
Yes Lord yes Lord 
I lift your name up high 

You promised to never leave me 
stay forever in my life 
So my response to you God 
Will always be yes 
My Lord Christ

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Alison A Smith August 24, 2026 at 12:47 AM This is a heartfelt gospel ballad that wears its faith openly and joyfully. The refrain "Yes Lord yes Lord" works beautifully as an anchor, building momentum each time it returns, and the call-and-response structure gives it an authentic worship-song quality you can almost hear being sung aloud. The testimony details—bills paid "right on time," being pulled from "the abyss of despair"—ground the praise in lived experience rather than abstraction, which makes the gratitude feel earned rather than generic. The repeated promise-and-response pattern ("He promised to never leave me... so my response to Him is yes") mirrors covenant language effectively, reinforcing the poem's central theme of faithful reciprocity.