HOW QUICKLY

I started out this morning
With a prayer on my lips
I started with praises of You
With my hands lifting me
Oh how quickly the praises quite
How quickly the tongue gives in
To words better left unsaid
Much less kept in thought
I started to get on my knees
With every intention for confessing
I started to then
Found complaints raised against my neighbors
Oh how fast these complaints
How fast the accusations
To justify my actions
In the name of Jesus Your Son
Oh when will I submit
Oh when will pride break
Oh when will I stop making
Your name a word of mockery
Teach me to be humble
Cause me to walk in Your ways
May I consider all that I can in the flesh
As good as dead
May I know that all I was before
Lies defeated in the grave
Forgive my ease at lifting
Myself above the crowd
I started out this morning
With a prayer on my lips
How quickly the words became
The sound of a complaint
I tried to change the wording
To make myself sound good
How often pride sounds like
The holiness of God
I started out this morning
With praise coming forth
My song of joy at living
My praise for all I have
Did I once again forget to
Thank You Lord for all You did
In death on the cross
In rising to bring new life
How quickly so quickly
So soon I do forget
　
Angel Barreto