I've come so far along life's road From where my life's been planted Both time and light have slowly passed And even now am closer to my goal
I've died to form as new, then grown From death to life, from dark to light Your love has mine so humbly formed Your hand, your light and love has sown
Awakening, breaking through this night Where your hand has placed and covered me With your awesome love and knowing care That I might grow anew and reach the light
Gaining knowledge of your light in time As the Son has nurtured me and led My longing hunger has been satisfied I break forth to light as he doth unbind
Yet life has not come as I had planned Its storms and sun have tested me forth Its depth and breadth doth both surprise And grown not of mine but of his hand
For life itself I pull toward your love Reaching to gain your holy light My arms stretch upward and long for you With all my will and all my might
Days of drought, cold and holy heat Form me as I reach ever upward Pushing roots deeper in holy longing To grow whole and humbly at your feet
My sheaves now hold wide in fruitful land In prayer that I may be in your holy harvest Shake your wheat from my worldly chaff Hold my life's grains in your holy hand
Dear Jesus As you have given your all for me In death bringing life for humanity May I be like seed in your holy hand Planted in the rich soil of your love That I too may die to life and rise As your seed of love for all to see