Songs are coming into my mind in all kinds of situations. I was riding my stationary bike yesterday in support of my virtual ride to Guatemala. As I ride, I often focus on the first phrase of Psalms 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am god” and I was doing so then. Often additional words come to me and insert them into the repetition. Yesterday this started as “Be still, and know that I am your god”. I biked and prayed for quite a while, when suddenly the phrase ‘In word and deed’ popped on to the end of it. The words stuck and I began to add things to them in my mind. When the time for my biking ended, I got a piece of paper and in thirty minutes this song had been written down.
‘In Word and Deed’
In word and deed, I want to live
The way You want me to
In serving others, let me shine
A beacon on the way
In word and deed, with my whole heart
I’ll serve You, Lord, and always be a part
Of Your vision for creation
Following with no hesitation
I’m Yours, my God, in every word and deed
In word and deed, help others see
That I am Yours alone
The riches of, this world for me
Just tools, never a goal
In word and deed, with my whole heart
I’ll serve You, Lord, and always be a part
Of Your vision for creation
Following with no hesitation
I’m Yours, my God, in every word and deed
In word and deed, You’re all I want
I am Your servant, Lord
Today, tomorrow, after this life
With You, forevermore
In word and deed, with my whole heart
I’ll serve You, Lord, and always be a part
Of Your vision for creation
Following with no hesitation
I’m Yours, my God, in every word and deed
In word and deed, I’ll closer draw
With every passing day
I’ll strive to live as Jesus taught
In love, in prayer, in grace
In word and deed, with my whole heart
I’ll serve You, Lord, and always be a part
Of Your vision for creation
Following with no hesitation
I’m Yours, my God, in every word and deed
Copyright November 8, 2011 John Lage, Jr. All rights reserved.
