I RUN TO YOU

I LOVE YOU GOD
YOU MAKE ME STRONG
GOD IS THE BEDROCK UNDER MY FEET
THE CASTLE TO WHICH I LIVE
MY RESCUING KNIGHT
MY GOD, THE HIGH CRAG
WHOM I RUN FOR DEAR LIFE
HIDING BEHIND THE BOULDERS
SAFE IN THE GRANITE HIDEOUT

I SING TO GOD
THE PRAISE LOFTY
AND FIND MYSELF SAFE AND SAVED

The hangman’s noose was tight at my throat
Devil waters rushed over me
Hell's ropes cinched me tight
Death trap barred at every exit

A HOSTILE WORLD
BUT I CALL TO GOD
I CRY TO GOD TO HELP ME
FROM HIS PALACE HE HEARS MY CALL
MY CRY BRINGS ME RIGHT IN HIS PRESENCE
A PRIVATE AUDIENCE

SEE HE CALLED ME
AND CAUGHT-REACHED ME ALL THE WAY FROM SKY TO SEA
HE PULLED ME OUT THAT OCEAN OF HATE
THAT ENEMY OF CHAOS
THE VOID IN WHICH I WAS DROWNING
THAT HIT ME WHEN I WAS DOWN
BUT GOD STUCK BY ME
HE STOOD ME UP ON A WIDE-OPEN FIELD
I STOOD THERE SAVED-SURPRISED TO BE LOVED

GOD MADE MY LIFE COMPLETE
WHEN I PLACED ALL THE PIECES BEFORE HIM
WHEN I GOT MY ACT TOGETHER HE GAVE ME A FRESH START
NOW AM ALERT TO GOD'S WAYS
I DON'T TAKE GOD FOR GRANTED
EVERYDAY I REVIEW THE WAYS HE WORKS
I TRY NOT TO MISS ANYTHING
I FEEL PUT BACK TOGETHER AND AM WATCHING MY STEP
GOD REWROTE THE TEXT OF MY LIFE
WHEN I OPEN THE BOOK OF MY HEART TO HIS EYES

SUDDENLY, GOD, YOU FLOODLIGHT MY LIFE
AM BLAZING WITH GLORY, GOD'S GLORY
I SMASH THE BANDS OF THE MARAUDERS
I VAULT THE HIGHEST FENCES

WHAT A GOD!!!
HIS ROAD STRETCHES STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH
EVERY GOD-DIRECTION IS ROAD-TESTED
EVERYONE WHO RUNS TOWARDS HIM MAKES IT

I RUN TO YOU

Alvin Slaughter