Because I Knew Not When My Life Was Good

Because I knew not when my life was good

And when there was a light up­on my path

But turned my soul per­verse­ly to the dark

O Lord

I do re­pent.

Because I held upon my self­ish road

And left my bro­ther wound­ed by the way

And called am­bi­tion du­ty

and pressed on

O Lord

I do re­pent.

Because I spent the strength Thou gav­est me

In strug­gle which Thou nev­er didst or­dain

And have im­per­fect life to of­fer Thee

O Lord

I do re­pent.

Because I was im­pa­tient

would not wait

And thrust my will­ful hand across Thy threads

And marred the pat­tern drawn out for my life

O Lord

I do re­pent.

Because Thou hast borne with me all this while

Hast smit­ten me with love unt­il I weep

Hast called me as a mo­ther calls her child

O Lord

I do re­pent.