LESS THAN I WANT TO BE, MORE THAN I EVER WAS...

Father, hear my cry, fill my soul...
Let Your love in my heart overflow,
Your truth let it run through my veins,
may Your knowledge restore my failing brain,
and Your wisdom my choices sustain,
so that my decisions are not wasted in vain...
Father, hold me up, give me the courage,
to face my weakness, and others still encourage...
Give me the strength to conquer all,
so that Your words and truth i never let it fall...
Blessed me with Your presence in my every way,
undeserving, unmerited I reach for You as I pray,
unqualified, empty, lacking much, I come to You,
believing, foreseeing that I'll make it through...
Father, i need Your mercy and grace,
in Your unconditional love I'll continue to embrace...
You sanctify me and set me apart,
chose me from before this life i could even start...
You looked over me, protected me, kept me save and secure,
kept me walking through the pain, as that You help me to endure.
What is in my heart You surely know,
but it is in Your heart that i want to grow...
Father, from my flooded soul filled from Your loving heart I come,
alone I am not much, but in You and with You everything I become...
So please my Father, continue to fill my soul,
life has not been easy, storms continue to blow...
From me please never stand afar,
I may stray apart, but You are my only guiding Star...
Less than I want to be, more than I ever was,
chosen even with all my flaws...
Yesterday I was just me,
today I am just what You see,
but tomorrow, is in Your glory I want to be...

Alessandro Monte 12/28/09 (C)