Never Look Back

Cares and troubles flood my heart

Fear and flesh tear me apart

I’m holding on to empires of dust

Inwardly, after comfort I lust

Down I slip in foundations of sand

My only hope is to reach for Your Hand

Down on my knees, I fall and cry,

“I can’t do this alone; I’ve already tried!”

My insecurity and all of my fears

Melt away with my falling tears

I hand You my cares; the full range

You fill me with peace; the sweetest exchange

All comfort in the world cannot give

What You’ve offered me: to come and live.

To do so, I must first strive to kill

All that would rival for Your Will

In order to surrender, I must first see

That You are the only God there can ever be;

Under Your night sky, I’m humbled to silence

Woe is me! From the Almighty, I deserve violence!

For the nearest star is a lifetime away

And I can see thousands from where I lay

There are more in number than grains of sand

And yet, these massive wonders are held in Your Hand

My understanding fails to provide reason

That while glorious stars praise You in every season

You would want a wounded rebel’s praise

So imperfect and insignificant in all of its ways

But Truth You are and Truth You tell

And to believe in Your love does my soul well

So give me the measure of faith that I lack

To take hold of the plow and never look back