The Only One

May this always be my prayer Let me not forget my Savior That amid the depths of the Living Word That although I search for hidden gems Let me not neglect the One The cornerstone of all creation The Word of Life himself The One who lowered himself To walk beside the likes of me He sat, he ate, he bathed He ached, he bled He suffered indescribably He died Let me now forget he did it for me That all this Life, all this Love The whole of creation At which the heavens gaze Each smiling face to enjoy Every sparkling brook to taste Grizzlies catching salmon Flamingos taking flight Sandpipers outrunning surf Sea lions rolling in the sun All this from him to me Such love and such grace For this he came, born to the maid Humble beginnings, hidden in hay Oh, what a Savior So selfless, so true He died for me He died for you Stephen Pursell, 10/13/02