Courts of Praise

 

 

Thank you, dear Lord, for my life long,

For beloved family and friends,

And all dear hearts touching mine.

 

My treasure trove of souls

Spills far beyond my time

To number as my own

Those who have gone before,

Your saints of ages past,

The cloud of witnesses on high

And pure angelic beings

In realms veiled from the eye.

 

There never was a day

In which I was alone,

Nor forgotten

Before Your throne.

 

There, at Your feet,

All heaven sweet anthems raise

To set celestial hearts ablaze

My heart with choruses

Swell my love,

Grown great in gratitude.

 

I make a small return of love

Beside Your All Love.

You count my debt as paid,

And bid me enter courts of praise.