His Name - The Answer

In the midst of depression,
Surrounded by gloom,
Calling out vainly, for light in my room,
Needing a break from the yoke of despair,
Blaspheming His Name I yell in the air,
Death is encroaching, it sucks at my brain,
I turn to the Bible, and read it in vain,
Desperately searching for answers, I'm blind,
Trying to work it all out in my mind,
Grasping and groping with nothing to hold,
I need to find something, or so I've been told,
I stare and read blankly, the truth I can't see,
My eyes have been blinded, I've never been free,
My life is empty, in the riches I've found,
The idols I treasure are all gathered around,
Loneliness beckons, its taunts I despise,
A heart of confusion that's locked up with lies,
There's nowhere to turn, there's nowhere to hide,
I need some salvation from hatred and pride,
My mouth it starts groping and forming a name,
I call out to Jesus, forever the same,
My champion beckoned, He comes in with peace,
My idol, depression has instant release,
Self pity, resentment and bitterness flee,
As the power of Jesus starts setting me free,
The chains of oppression are broken and fall,
As the power of Jesus answers my call,
Release from obsession with hatred and death,
I feel the release, the fresh wind of His breath,
Forgiveness is given, without being asked,
His love overpowering, starts healing the past,
He's changed my perception,
He's transformed my mind,
A saviour so gentle, so pure and so kind,
He's challenged my motives,
And softened my heart,
A refocused motive to live and impart,
All I've received I can now give away,
Tell others that death can be washed clean away,
I just want to pay back, the freedom He gave,
To see transformed lives, In His power to save,
I want to see beauty, I want to see joy,
I want the real oneness, with God's precious boy,
Oh Jesus I love You, I see with new eyes,
The truth is so clear, it exposes the lies,
Thank-you Lord Jesus, Thank-you my friend,
My life is redeemed, from beginning to end.

Steve Mott