My Words have fallen empty

My words have fallen empty

Upon the thirsty ground

Though desert surrounds

Without a sound

In desert, yet

I drown

My thoughts have eaten daylight

And fed upon my bones

And though I groan

All alone

I'm longing for

My home

And when this dry and dirty prison

Chokes me near to death

When the lies I so despise

Soon rob me of my breath

I'll lift my eyes to heaven

Even though I cannot see

And finally find that joy is mine

When rest is found in thee

When will I learn to listen?

When crying stops

And all is still

When joy and peace

Bequeathed in will

Have seemed to hide beneath this tide

And what is left

But self and pride?

When will I surrender?

When I have met

This broken life

And let him heal

Amidst the strife

And burn away the ugly dross

So truth redeems

The deadly loss

When will I see the end?

When he returns

And brings me in

When in that final

Day I win

And sing on that eternal shore

"I'll love you Jesus"

Forevermore