The Ocean (poem)
Now Playing: Trading My Sorrows by Darrel Evans
I am so far down
I believe I have found the bottom
And instead of crawling up
I’m digging the hole deeper
I find myself crying for peace
But I do nothing to find it
To reach out to it
The only peace I’ll ever know
Is through my Lord, Jesus Christ
He takes my debt
Throws it in the deepest ocean
And holds me close to his heart
I may be screwing everything up
But, Lord, I want to lift your name high
I want everyone to know
What you have done for me
I want to scream it from the highest mountain top
Peace will only be found through my Lord, Jesus Christ
Help me crawl to the top
Where I will find peace and love
Even for myself
I want you to love me,
Be proud of me for my accomplishments
You are the light of my world
I believe you have opened my eyes
So that I can truly see
For the first time I find happiness
Content where I am
Because I know you’re lifting me up
When I only saw one set of footprints
You were carrying me
That poem for you
Remains close to my heart
As you do
I bow down in Your glory and majesty
You have taken my sins
Thrown them in the deepest ocean
Forgotten them when I come to you
For forgiveness and strength to make through
One more day
One more minute
You’re my God
And no one can take that away from me
Strip me of my pride,
Take my awful thoughts
Take my anger and hostility
Take my selfishness
My hurt and sorrow
And as you throw them in the deepest depth
Of the ocean…
I come to love myself
And the world around me
I may not love the sins of this world
But I look at a flower,
A baby or a single mother
Pain or happiness
Clouds with rain
It’s all part of the beauty,
The paradise
You have provided
I may be cast aside for my beliefs,
I may be persecuted
But as long as I have you by my side
I don’t give a damn
I am wrapped in the joy of my Lord
I’ll trade it all
To live in Your glory
Amen! I’ll cry
As this sickness leaves my body
And is cast in the deepest darkest parts
Of the ocean
Praise God! Praise Him!
He has taken this from me
And forgiven my pain and angst
My strength
My happiness
My sadness and regret
It all stems from my savior, Jesus Christ
He gives life to everything around us
Praise Him! Scream it from the highest mountain
As he casts my sins and demons out
To the deepest darkest depths of the ocean
Praise Him!
I will no longer sit and suffer
For my God is here to save me from my sins
He died on the cross for me
And you
And him and her
Everyone must know the glory
Of my Lord
Who casts out my sickness
Into the deepest, darkest depths
Of the ocean