to me, psalms are well-written in that they convey accurately the very emotions we humans feel at times, capturing the very essence of such a flood of feelings in particular moments, in particular experiences. it's precisely because they're written so charged with emotions that everyone is able to relate to and identify with the involved psychology and mentality. in short, the guys who wrote them were, to put it curtly and crudely, EMO. (oops, pardon me:/)
i wrote a little something myself a while back. not because i was particularly emo, (i refuse to label myself an emokid! hahahah) but because poetry-writing is somewhat an outlet for venting certain pent-up emotional frustrations? much more than that, it's my way of drawing up a "Scroll of Remembrance" to remind myself of the Lord's goodness at times when i least feel it; because feelings aren't accurate mostly, what counts are the facts- God's word! UH well something like that! anyways here's it! there are bound to be errors and unsatisfactory parts but i pray it speaks to your heart when you read it! :))
Dear Daddy
Dear Daddy I just want to thank You
For all You’ve been to me-
My Savior, Redeemer, Father and Friend,
Who was, is and ever will be.
Thank You for forgiving my sins,
Though multitudes they cover.
And for having patience when tantrums I throw,
Without thought for Your feelings, my Father.
Thank You for not turning from me,
Even when I run and hide from You;
For You so knew that if You do,
Through sin’s trap I’d surely fall through.
Thank You for Your love that reaches the ends of the earth,
That finds me however far I stray;
For a love that neither sleeps nor slumbers,
That protects and blesses- my guide and stay.
O Lord I thank You for all Your provisions;
You know best what I need.
Granting what I require, not desire,
I pray Your will and word I’ll always heed.
Thank You for Your grace and mercy,
That first saved me and now keep me.
That put and tide me through tests and trials
All because You love me.
Thank You Daddy for Your surpassing understanding-
You always know exactly how I feel.
You laugh with me and weep with me
For what pains me pains You too.
Thank You dear Lord for being to me,
So loving, kind, faithful and true.
For being so special, incomparable, irreplaceable
Because You’re indescribable and none compares to You
Daddy I thank You for Your patience-
I’m never too slow for You.
You know just how long I take sometimes
But just for me You keep the skies blue.
God I thank You for being my justification-
That in Jesus I am made righteous before You
For being also my justice and Judge,
Who repays accordingly when the time comes to.
Dear Daddy I just want to thank You
For all You’ve been to me-
My everything, my all in all,
Who was, is and ever will be.
