Apr 2014
I am without hope
Until I look upon the One
The holy One, my God
Who sent His only Son
I've been here before
Time and time again
Same old story
Same familiar place
I'm so frighteningly far from perfect
I want to hide my face
But through the open door
Blinding me again
Light so holy
Promises your grace
When I feel like I'm helplessly shipwrecked
I long to see your face
I am without hope
But then I look upon the One
The loving One, my God
Through whom all can be undone
I feel so weak now
I feel controlled by sin
I can't do this
I am my own slave
My dark desires keep me where I am
My heart's a dark, black cave
So I give up now
I know I will give in
I aim, I miss
Only You can save
So I give control to the great I Am
God, make it You I crave
I am filled with hope
For when I look upon the One
I know that in His hands
My battles will be won
I am filled with hope
Now as I look upon the One
Thank You, O my God
For giving me your Son
I am filled with hope
For I know the battle's won
I am filled with hope
For my Lord said, “It is done.”
Until I look upon the One
The holy One, my God
Who sent His only Son
I've been here before
Time and time again
Same old story
Same familiar place
I'm so frighteningly far from perfect
I want to hide my face
But through the open door
Blinding me again
Light so holy
Promises your grace
When I feel like I'm helplessly shipwrecked
I long to see your face
I am without hope
But then I look upon the One
The loving One, my God
Through whom all can be undone
I feel so weak now
I feel controlled by sin
I can't do this
I am my own slave
My dark desires keep me where I am
My heart's a dark, black cave
So I give up now
I know I will give in
I aim, I miss
Only You can save
So I give control to the great I Am
God, make it You I crave
I am filled with hope
For when I look upon the One
I know that in His hands
My battles will be won
I am filled with hope
Now as I look upon the One
Thank You, O my God
For giving me your Son
I am filled with hope
For I know the battle's won
I am filled with hope
For my Lord said, “It is done.”
|Written June 10, 2011|
* from my Ignite collection, being poem #2. Please see the collection page itself.
For the context of when and why this poem was written, see the Ignite page.
After writing it, my grandma read through it and I told her I was still having trouble coming up with a name. She said, "Hope!" I read through it again, and it hit me as obvious when I came across stanza 3. line 1. I named it Through the Open Door, and she said something like, "I'll leave it to you." haha :)
Being one of my favorite poems, especially at the time of its conception, I eventually converted it into song form, like many of my poems, and added some small parts.
This one's dear to me. Please let me know what you think.
God bless.
© 2017 A.D. Sifford.
I'm okay with you sharing my poems, but I ask that you show courtesy. Please be honest about the authorship by attributing it to my name. Thank you,
- Sifford
* from my Ignite collection, being poem #2. Please see the collection page itself.
For the context of when and why this poem was written, see the Ignite page.
After writing it, my grandma read through it and I told her I was still having trouble coming up with a name. She said, "Hope!" I read through it again, and it hit me as obvious when I came across stanza 3. line 1. I named it Through the Open Door, and she said something like, "I'll leave it to you." haha :)
Being one of my favorite poems, especially at the time of its conception, I eventually converted it into song form, like many of my poems, and added some small parts.
This one's dear to me. Please let me know what you think.
God bless.
© 2017 A.D. Sifford.
I'm okay with you sharing my poems, but I ask that you show courtesy. Please be honest about the authorship by attributing it to my name. Thank you,
- Sifford
