In Need... Of A Dear Friend

I Was In The Darkness,
So Lost And In Despair.
Feeling That... Not A Soul,
For Me Did Even Care.

I Was Oh So Blind.
So At The End Of My Rope.
Thinking That For Me,
For Me There Was No Hope.

I Was So In Need,
In Need Of A Friend.
Feeling In My Heart,
That It Was The End,

When All Of A Sudden,
Someone Spoke A Name.
A Fire Deep Inside,
Began To Burn With Such A Flame.

In The Past I Had Heard,
I Had Heard This Name Before,
But Now Is Was So Different, 
For Now It Was A Door.

A Door I Knew For Sure,
I Needed To Walk Through,
But This Name Was All I Had,
So What Was I To Do?

I Ran To All The Churches,
But Doors Were Locked So Tight!
Oh How This Made Me Tremble,
Tremble In Great Fright!

To Think That I Would Be,
Be Forgotten In The Fire.
How I Trembled And I Shock,
With Knowing... I Had Been Such A Liar!

I Needed Someone Who,
Who Could Show The Way,
But There Was No One There,
On This Very Day.

I Had Heard With This Name,
It Asked If In My Heart He Lived?
This Was When It Hit Me!
I Had Never Tried To Give,

Give My Life To Jesus,
Or Invite Him In!
Oh What A Fool I'd Been,
To Have Overlooked Such A Friend!

I Hung My Head In Sadness.
I Hung My Head In Shame.
I Asked Him In My Life
And It Has Never Been The Same!

The Door Was Opened Wide
And A Such A Light I Did See!
Oh Thank God For The Day,
That I Gave My Life To Thee!

For Now All Has Changed,
Through These Miles We Have Walked.
To Think Of All He's Given,
And Oh The Hours We Have Talked!

You My Sweet Sweet Jesus,
How I Love You Oh So Deep!
I Thank You My Precious King,
That My Soul You Did Keep!

That You Loved Me So
And Did Not Give Up On Me.
When I Was Such A Wretch,
You Looked Deeper And Did See,

That I Could Be A Vessel,
Who Could Help You To Win.
Others Who Are Out There,
In Need... Of A Dear Friend!

Cathy Jo Moore
© 2003