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

a sweeter song

A sonnet for English class :)


I am the floor beneath the dancer's feet,
The shining, vast expanse under her toes
Where melody and sweetest motion meet-
I'll be the stem so you can be the rose.

I'll hold you up and watch you from below,
Your beauty as you twirl and spin and soar.
The greatest gift that I could e'er bestow,
Each precious step you take to give support.

For anywhere you go I won't be far-
A firm foundation never leaves you 'lone.
If you choreographed your way into the stars,
I'd compose a sweeter song to bring you home.

So rest your weary feet on solid ground,
And dance where trust and faithfulness are found.

i wonder if

I wonder if you ever heard the birds
Sing softly through your window as you slept.
I wonder if you ever heard the words
Pierced silently my soul whene'er I wept.

I thought that if you'd ever seen the sun,
You'd notice that my world had turned to gray.
I thought that when the world around me spun,
You'd have some light to turn my night to day.

I wonder if you ever saw the stars
Gleam brilliantly across a raven sky.
I wonder if you ever saw my scars;
I wonder if you knew the reason why.

I hope for beauty in all that you see-
I hope that maybe one day you'll see me.