Save Me || Poem || Joanna Fuchs

Save me from myself, Lord;

Save me from my need

To always run my life, Lord,

To control my every deed.

Save me from my pride, Lord,

My focus on just me;

Help me learn to serve, Lord;

Show me how to be.

Save me from the world, Lord,

When tempting things entice;

Remind me of eternity

With You, in paradise.

I give my life to you, Lord

My every need you fill;

I’m resting in my faith, Lord;

You saved me, and you always will.

Save Me || Poem || Joanna Fuchs

"If..." By Joanna Fuchs

If the world were full of Christians

who studied their Bible daily,

who really did believe

God’s commands applied to them,

who put what they learned

in God’s Holy Word into practice,

their actions reflecting that Word,

then earth would be close to heaven.

If the world were full of Christians

who knew that being a Christian

is more than going to church,

who lived their lives according to God’s will,

service to Him their main purpose,

who practiced Jesus’ teachings

every day, with everyone they met,

loving and helping their neighbors,

then the earth would be a place

of heavenly harmony and peace.

"If..." By Joanna Fuchs

"Just Like Me" By Joanna Fuchs

Dear Lord, forgive our yielding to temptation;

Forgive our pride, our love of worldly things.

Have mercy on our love of sensual pleasure,

Compassion on the sins that self love brings.

It must be hard to understand us sometimes;

So very different is your heart and mind.

But wait, I just remembered that you do know

What it’s like to be a part of humankind.

You suffered just like we do, and you were tempted.

You lived with us so you could comprehend

The things that we go through each trying day,

So you could give us mercy, and be our friend.

Thank you for compassion and forgiveness;

Thank you for your love and empathy.

Thank you, Lord, for coming down from heaven

To experience life’s trials, just like me.

"Just Like Me" By Joanna Fuchs