A familiar path lies ahead
Known to my heart, not to my head
I have seen it without seeing
Been there without being
Here without, but away within
Gone in spirit where time’s not been
What lies ahead not presently known
Yet certainly soon to be shown
I cannot stop, cannot stray
From this path that you have laid
Before my feet, so on I walk
Compelled and called to “come and talk”
Onward drawn, a great heart Beat
Signals to my drudging feet
“The time has come, you’ve counted the cost -
pick up now, lest your time’s lost!”
Left with nothing lest I obey
I’ll stop at nothing but to remain
Wholly yours, having taken hold
Of Your intent - faith pure as gold
Not cheaply wrought of only talk
But through the flames bravely walked
Head in the clouds, but feet on earth
Living a life of eternal worth
Heaven beckons
And my heart’s reckoned
Dead completely to this life
Quelled completely my inner strife
To none but you I’ll myself give
For by your words is my life lived
The cost I’ve counted, and it is great
But your worth surpasses, your love outweighs
Compelled by love, consumed by truth
I’m beyond persuaded there’s none but you
So to the end, I set my face
Like flint toward sufficient grace
To attain the prize that lies before -
Jesus Christ - my great reward!
