Final. For Now.

Okay, so here is my revised version of my latest hymn, based on some of what we talked about in the comments section of my original post and some off-blog conversations and emails. If you're in the mood for a discussion of something other than hymns or if you've already seen this, feel free to skip down to the post right below this one for a fun little survey:

My Lord and my God, through fire and flood
You hold me secure in Your hand.
Your power divine created mankind
According to Your Father's plan.
All life came from You; the universe, too.
"I AM" before anything was.
And all that You made, You also can save,
Forever my Lord and my God.

My Lord and my God, my Life and my Love,
My covenant-keeper and friend.
I had turned away, was destined to pay
The price of my life for my sin.
But You sat for me on that judgment seat,
Then carried my debt to Your cross.
You died in my stead, then rose from the dead,
Forever my Lord and my God.


Eternal love. Forever my Lord and my God.
Eternal love. Forever my Lord and my God.


My Lord and my God, by water, by blood
You wash me until I am clean.
You fill me with power and holy desire
To be all You want me to be.
To represent You, to do like You do,
To show all the lost the way home.
My purpose is Yours, and You set my course,
Forever my Lord and my God.


Eternal love. Forever my Lord and my God.
Eternal love. Forever my Lord and my God.