I thought I was a Christian when <br />I joined my church’s choir <br />I thought I was a Christian then <br />I saw I failed The Fire <br /> <br /> <br />In some I saw amazing grace <br />In others peace and joy <br />The aura in the smiling face <br />Of still a mere boy <br /> <br /> <br />Strange! I thought how this could be <br />How faces so could shine <br />God in others was plain to see <br />But what was seen in mine? <br /> <br /> <br />Jealousy touched my aching soul <br />My heart was filled with zeal <br />Could someone help me to my goal? <br />Could something make me real? <br /> <br /> <br />Quick the bible I took to hand <br />Reading it day and night <br />Praying The Lord to understand <br />Would send His Guiding Light <br /> <br /> <br />I asked The Lord would show The Way <br />I asked Him what to do <br />Hoping like all the rest one day <br />I’d learn to serve Him too <br /> <br /> <br />God saw my heart my eager mind <br />He heard my fervent prayer <br />He saw my faith my zeal to find <br />The facts of life to share <br /> <br /> <br />So many years have come and gone <br />Though more is my desire <br />I’m serving God through Christ His Son <br />Still singing in the choir<br /><br />Michael P. Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-thought-i-was-a-christian/
