Prayer (2001)

Who will unravel the tangled skein These silken threads of thoughts? Each strand possesses a special sheen But is obscured by knots.. The day seems done before it starts The night seems swathed in gloom.. For though facts fade, memories last And clouds then hide the moon. Who will unravel this tangled skein? I turn to You dear God A light to guide, a post to lean You are the staff for all. So hold my hands when they do flail And steer my stumbling steps And send the wind to swell my sails And light when the Sun sets. Steady these shaking fingers, numb With cold; dispel the fears, The loneliness when none will come I know, to dry the tears. When wanes the moon, recedes the tide When ebbs the strength I've got When all goes bleak, be by my side Dear God, untie the knots. Unravel then, this tangled skein Untangle the threads of thoughts When hopes are lost, teach me to dream Bring to order the chaos. When dark clouds hide the midday Sun And the day in doubts' enmeshed Rekindle snuffed aspirations The morrow'll dawn afresh. Suffuse me with strength so i can scale The mounts that mark my way So march on brave, not rant and rave When it isn't 'my day'. And tell me God, I needn't hide For fear- You are with me And won't forsake your errant child Who now, ahead, can't see. That you will show the correct way Steer me clear of what is wrong Teach me the words I ought to say And sing with me my songs. That you will bring the tunes i need With music, words to sound That you will be the flowing ink when my pen cannot be found.