lay my melancholy down

I Lay My Melancholy Down

Here on the ground
I hide my face
Hiding from you
My dirt and shame
Who am I
To dare and speak your name?
Full of hurt
And lifeless breath
I’m begging you
To save me from this death
I no longer can deny
This need for you
To heal this brokenness
For so long
My soul’s been bound
Turning from
My pride and past
I lay my melancholy down
Now clinging to
And holding fast
To this promise
Of life in you
Dying daily
To this world
Humbly taking up
This cross
Knowing that
Because of you
Your sacrifice
I’ve been reclaimed
I know that I’m
Enough for you
Help me know
In the midst of pain
You are enough
For me as well
For so long
My soul’s been bound
Now in this sacred place
Where all my sins
Have been erased
I lay my melancholy down
And on my Savior’s face
Shown all the anguish
Of the world’s disgrace
Bloody brow
And nail-scarred hands
Your pierced feet and side
All for me
My Lord, you died
Though I come
With nothing of worth
I still come with all I have
For so long
This soul’s been bound
Here at the cross
Where once you died
I lay my melancholy down
And in it’s place
I find new life

Christina J. Alexander
03-03-06