First Thing

Lord when I wake up every morning, my first thoughts are of You,
And I will not return to my old life, but look forward to the new,
My past is not something to brag about, so filled up with my sin,
And I wonder how I survived, in some of the places that I've been,
But believing in Jesus changed my life, oh what mercy and grace,
Being in the sanctuary to worship and praise, is a much better place,
And joy and peace are wonderful, compared to bitterness and hate,
I'm so glad I became a Christian, before it was too late,
So now I know what real love is, it is of a kind only God can give,
And I pray that all others see that love, in this life that I now live,
Hallelujah and glory always to God, for showing me the Way,
Now I surely will seek to do His will, the first thing every day.
Randy "Pops" Stone 08-16-10