IN YOU, O LORD, I HOPE

Friends can be special and wonderful;

But they can fade away and that is painful.

Family and relatives may be God-sent;

But in hard times, they can also resent!

 

The sin-racked person is like a deaf man;

He cannot hear and respond to God’s hand.

He is also like the mute who cannot speak;

The Lord’s mercy and grace he does not seek.

 

It is only when all hopes have been dashed fully;

And there comes realization that one needs mercy.

The heart then cries out to God in desperate Hope;

For without the LORD we cannot really cope.

 

The LORD will hear the cry of the humble;

He understands the dread of the fearful.

He will reach out and extend His hand;

Things will work for good according to His plan.

 

Inspiration: Psalm 38:11-16

Charles Tan