I SURRENDER TO YOU: Award Winner

I SURRENDER TO YOU


Lord, life has been so full of pain.
I don’t have wherewithal
To bear this torture anymore
That seems to be endless.

O Lord, my feet are bound and nailed;
My movements are fettered.
I have however trudged along
The rocky, thorny path.

Lord, though I’m tired and exhausted
I know inside my heart
That somehow I must reach Your door
And lay myself prostrate.

O Lord, please stop now testing me.
Bestow on me Your grace.
Please lift Your child up in Your arms.
I surrender to You.


• Written in 8-6-8-6 format.
• Honorable Mention award in Oddities & Novelties-The Contest, # 1106411, "Invalid Item" , Round 9

M C Gupta
8 May 2007