Lord, teach me balance in my life, <br />How to weigh what is good and what is right, <br />How to see beauty and not dwell on strife; <br /> Be Thou my everlasting Light. <br /> <br />Lord, I look to Thee every Morn, <br />Greeting Thee with thanksgiving and Praise; <br />Thy Hand was upon me 'fore I was born, <br />Thou hast blessed me with Thy grace. <br /> <br />Keep me forever close to Thee <br />Permit me not to stray; <br />With Thee I want always to be, <br />For this I so fervently pray. <br /> <br />Take the seeds that I have sown, <br />Make them blossom to full grown, <br />Take my heart, make it like Thine own; <br />Take my soul, wed it to Thee alone. <br /> <br />O Lord, may I better image Thee <br />More and more toward eternity; <br />With Thee I want always to be, <br />And dwell with Thee eternally.<br /><br />Carmela Patterson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/with-thee-i-want-always-to-be/
