NEVER BEFORE



NEVER BEFORE...

Never before have I seen what I've seen
Never before did I know what life could mean
Never before have I basked in Your Light
Never before have I felt so right!

Never before have I met You in Your place
Never before have I gazed upon Your Face
Never before have I bowed in Your Grace

And I'll never go back again
Never stop this journey I begin
Never before, and never again

I didn't know what I missed for so long
I wandered so far Never knowing I was wrong
Living life a weak man, believing I was strong
Sinful man listening to an alien song
Thank You, God, I'm right where I belong

Never before did I know what Glory meant
Never before have I followed where You went
Never before did I see Your Cross of Pain
Never before did I see sacrifice as gain

Victory in death, such a mystery
Victory over death that sets me free
Never before, never again!

Never before have I sought Your place
Never before did I seek Your Face
Never before have I bowed in Your Grace

I was lost before I found You
Blind and I had no clue
I couldn't find a path that was true
I didn't know what to do
Never before, and now I do!

Never before...Never before
I just can't ignore
Never before...Never before
Had I peace in the midst of war
Never before...Never before
I can't go back any more!

I see You on the Cross of wood
My great God so good
Salvation I've had Never before
In all the Love You have in store

Never before did I know I was blind
Never before have I recognized a sign
Never before did I know I needed to be found
Never before has life seemed to abound

Never before have I come to Your place
Never before did I seek Your face
Never before have I bowed in Your Grace

I'll never go back...Never go back...
Never go back again
Never stop this Journey I begin
Never before, Lord, and never again
AMEN

About this poem

You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. Isiah 48 6

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Written on April 09, 2024

Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on April 09, 2024

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Scheme aabb ccC dEd fffff ggdd hhd cCC iiiii JjJjJj kkjj xxll cCC xdEdd
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,831
Words 391
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 6, 4, 4, 3, 5

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