Saved By Grace

A thousand sonnets I could write, Proclaiming joy, peace, love, Yet when I meet death's darkest night, I ask, 'Are these enough? ' Though I might give my earthly home And contents there within, Such time from Earth I'm forced to roam, I ask, 'What of my sin? ' If single I remain to be, Unwed, no hope, no strife, No love for all eternity, I ask, 'What use is life? ' Yet if I use that life for Christ, For His sake not for mine, Will God bless all I've sacrificed? I ask, 'God grant a sign...' If I resist temptations sent And set myself apart, To walk the path that Jesus went, I ask, 'God guard my heart.' Too many saints have fallen short, Lost blessings here and there, Because Christ is my central thought, I ask, 'Lord, hear my prayer...'