a lily in your garden

How beautifully You have clothed the lilies
And all the fairest flowers of the field.
How wonderful that I never have to worry
With Your pow'r and gentle kindness as my shield.

Fine linen, bright and clean, for me to wear,
Clothed in the righteous acts of all the saints-
You've made me beautiful, I need not fear
For Your condemnation now has been replaced.

In Your great love You've washed me, made me pure,
What nothing in the world could e'er destroy.
My heart is glad, my body rests secure,
For in Your presence I find fullness of joy.

So grow me now and I will gladly be
A lily in Your garden, forgiv'n and free.


*inspired by Luke 12, Revelation 19, and Psalm 16