Singing a Prayer of My Heart

Wednesday night I slipped into the church sanctuary alone and practiced the song below, then sat down in the pew where we usually sat. I wept as I looked up at the platform where he used to sit adding rich brass tones to our congregational singing. I grieved that on Sunday when I finished my solo, I would not come down to sit with him, have him reach over and squeeze my hand and whisper, "Good job." But I also gave thanks: for a husband who loved to worship, who shared many wonderful music ministry moments with me, who encouraged and taught me. And I thanked God that he wasn't finished using me in service for him and asked that as I sang this prayer on Sunday, he would edify this Body of Christ which has so lavishly loved me. To God's glory alone, I was able to sing with a steady voice throughout. It expresses my heart.

Jesus, Draw me every nearer,
As I labor through the storm,
You have called me to this passage,
And I'll follow, though I'm worn.

Chorus
May this journey bring a blessing,
May I rise on wings of faith,
And at the end of my heart's testing,
With Your likeness, let me wake.

Jesus, guide me through the tempest,
Keep my spirit stayed and sure,
When the midnight meets the morning,
Let me love You even more.  Chorus

Let the treasures of the trial
Form within me as I go,
And at the end of this long passage,
Let me leave them at your throne.   Chorus

Keith and Kristyn Getty