Sweet Lamb of God
O sweet lamb of God,
giver and Ruler of my life.
In whose steps I would trod.
Whose mercy to forgive is rife.
You are with me every day.
In all my thoughts and indecision,
guiding as a light the way,
of ponderance and revision.
Help you gave throughout my life.
On every decision of import.
When I prayed to take a wife
you gave worthily my consort.
You were with me as a child,
glowing thoughts kept me warm.
And with me with supporting smile
as my own babies were born.
Through years of want or need
as the situations would arrive.
I saw your hand in every deed
that kept our hope and dream alive.
Through times of loss and sorrow
you held me up above the tears.
You gave me hope to reach tomorrow.
For more than my promised years.
Three score plus ten and three
for all those given me to love.
If another day I shall not see,
Sweet Lamb please take me above.
For Deb’s contest: Animal Guardian Spirits
© Apr 16 2010
Copyright © Charles Henderson | Year Posted 2010
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