LORD HAVE YOUR WILL

Lord have your will,
Lord have your way,
Your plan fulfill in me I pray;
Take all my heart, and re-aline,
That I may be completely thine.
Your servant, Lord, I long to be,
With heart so strong it yields to Thee.

Jesus, Jesus, keep my gaze on you;
Jesus, Jesus, so in love with you.

Lord have your will,
Lord have your way,
Your plan fulfill in me I pray;
Take all my heart and re-aline,
That I may be completely thine.
My Lord, I pray, please keep me pure,
So I'll remain in love with you.

Jesus, Jesus, keep my gaze on you;
Jesus, Jesus, so in love with you.

c.2003 M.Scott-Branagan

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Written at a time in my life when my world was crashing down around me.  I was desperate to stay afloat, stay faithful, stay fruitful.  It's just a simple song from my heart that still speaks to me.

The secret to successful living is quite simple really.  Give everything to God.  The more I give over to God, the more I give up my own sovereignty, the more I find peace inside myself.  It's about His will, His way, His plans. 

The secret to strength is also simple: surrender, yield, keep my eyes focussed on Him.  When I am looking at God, I can see where the answers are, I can see the source of life, and I can trust again. 

Thinking of the Narnia stories by C.S.Lewis, with Aslan symbolising Jesus, when the children in those stories looked into the deep eyes of the great Lion, their fears were stilled and confidence rekindled.  So can be my relationship with our God.

Focussed, surrendered, gazing - at peace.