My Anchor

Oh as my Beloved calls out
my name in the darkness.
For when He does
I do not hide.
My Savior has come and
He has redeemed me
of the chains that
wrapped itself around me.
O it’s all my fault!
I have done much wrong and
as underserving as I may be of
your undying love
You still came and forgave me.
For in my youth and ignorance
I chased after food that did not satisfy
and water that brought not life
but slow death.
I was blinded by it all!
For what I thought was good
only sought to destroy me.
O praise the Lord forever for
He rescued me from the
depths of the sea.
He reached down through
the pit of fire and
grasped my hand
before I fell.
For grasping I was at the
edge of tall cliffs
I hung and
strong arms
carried me out to freedom.
I cry until I can cry no more
for my joy is overflowing and
the tears stopped running.
My heart rejoiced to see
Your face again my Beloved.
Then I remembered when
I lost you in the forest as a child.
And You never stopped searching for me.
You took the chains off me and
fed me food that gave me strength and
gave me water that quenched my thirst.
I cry for joy out to thee from the
very depths of my heart.
For in the raging seas of this world
I hold you tight for you are
my Anchor.
I hold on to you for
dear life because if
I didn’t then the world would
sweep me away into the plunging cold depths
once more.
I went there once.
I do not want to go back.
My dear Lord, O the Love of my life – truly!
Please, hold on to me and never let me wander.
​For you are my freedom.