God, Let Me Love Somebody

Oh, Lord, You made the eyes that love, You made the lips that kiss, You made the heart with hopes enough To pray for perfect bliss.. You made the arms meant to embrace And fingers to caress, You made the symmetry of face To smile with happiness... Oh, Lord, You made the memories Reminding us each day, You made the hands, You made the knees, No wonder that we pray... Yet time is running out for me, Like grains of sand that fall... And soon I'll meet eternity... The day I hear You call... Oh, Lord, my heart was born to love, To ache till I find her... To wish upon a star above For mercy to occur... The rainbow has the sky to span, The river has the sea... Behold this mortal son of man, Who asks, 'Let one love me...' While there are hills and mountains, too, While valleys plough the land, While there are songs with 'I love you...' I sigh to understand... The years have flown, I live alone, All loves have come and gone... And while, to me, Your love was shown, How can I carry on? The loneliness is hard to bear, As if a cross of gold That shines with light beyond compare, Yet to the heart feels cold... If loneliness is all I'll know, Until my days are done... Then know this, Lord, I'll pray to go... Unless I love someone... Denis Martindale, copyright, October 2011. The poem is based upon the poetry by Dave Alan Walker on poemhunter-dot-com His poem is called Let Me Love Somebody.