: poetry :

You Save Me

You save me Lord
from the fate of this world
a world which lies in the shadow of death
you, bright as the sun
break through the darkness
and flood light into the world

Lord you are the way
I choose you as my way
I call and you are there by my side, always
your amour protects me
and your words empower me
in you light, I follow your path

This world, Lord, it cries
calls out painfully in the night
screams suffering tears and bleeds wounds cut deep
and you too, you are crying
crying in pain for this world
a place you made and dwelt in

For me personally and for all you came
you cried tears, spoke love, brought joy
but in our greed and fear we hung you on that cross
there your body bled for all nations
through that cross God spoke to us
He said "I love you, all of you"

Nick Bailey 2003