Poem for Today

The Presence of Angels

I stand in the presence of angels,

To gaze at the foot of the cross:

My tears fall like dew in the evening

To know that my gain was Your loss.

I kneel down before You, a sinner,

As wretched and poor as I am:

Then stand, in blessed forgiveness,

Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

How can I ever repay such love,

That for freedom has set me free?

Save only to look on Your face,

And give what I have, which is me.

Use me to serve You forever,

In the presence of angels still:

Take me and teach me Your pathways,

To walk evermore in Your Will.

© 2005 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh