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Thank Goodness
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By Michael P. Johnson
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          Thank Goodness

“I need to drink Salvation’s Wine

I need Your guiding hand

Forgive my sins O God divine

For now I understand

 

It’s true I turned my back on You

It’s true I erred astray

Repentant; now humbly anew

With heart and soul I pray

 

The shameful world I tried once more

Partaking of her wares

Searching amongst her tempting shores

But found that no one cares

 

To You I come without a plea

Save hear my contrite heart

I know my God from Christ You’ll see

No more will I depart

 

With You! No one can play the fool

No one can live a lie

We must obey each given rule

As Christ choosing to die

 

Until as He we rise once more

In Jesus’ strength we stand

Until we enter Heaven’s door

And dwell Your Promised Land

 

I know too well I’ve acted dumb

Don’t take from me Your Light

Don’t turn Your face as now I come

Please dress this child in white

 

I’ve now removed the proud man’s mask

My soul has seen my need

Your mercy Lord is all I ask

Your grace, I humbly plead”..…

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Submitted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.

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