Saturday, 07 June 2008
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It covers me, it covers me, and covers me...
"It covers me" was written one afternoon after church on a Sunday during my Junior year in 2002. During service I had felt God tugging on my heart to devote some time solely and totally to him. I arrived home and spent the afternoon listening to <>< music, reading my Bible, and taking notes from various pastor's sermons that I saw on TBN. After an afternoon of filling my thoughts and emotions with God I sat down to write what was swirling in my heart of hearts.
Shortly after I used this poem for an English assignment and played "Your Love oh Lord" by Third Day immediately afterwards I read the poem. The class fell silent as tears began to well up from many of the girls and guys in class. God began an awesome work in many young people that day.
"It covers me"
Amazing grace how the sweet the sound
When I hear you speak when no one is around
How you speak so soft to me, how you have set me free, when you were nailed to the tree
Often I don't understand your boundless love, this everlasting love, not just from Heaven above
But from your cross on Calvary on the ground, where before we were bound, to die for our sin with no hope at all
Yet as you suffered we heard you call, the blood, sweat, and tears that ran down your face
To shed your everlasting grace
That covers me
It covers me
It covers me
and covers me
I’m overflowing with love that you gave
On the third day you rose from the grave
How I wonder on your sacrifice, and how you would do it all again, die for every wrong thought, every sin
Lord I still don't understand why you would love me so much
I've done so many things to make you cry, yet I still wonder why
Why you took my shame, my blame, on my cross, where there was nothing to gain, only sin for loss
So as I gaze at the place where you died, where you were nailed not tied, why would I ever want to deny
Why would I not acknowledge you, for you are the only love that's true
Yet how I never even knew, when Satan drew me near
And whispered in my ear
That after all I had done you could never love me
But as I cried you heard my plea, and drew me to fall on my knees
As I got up you ran towards me
You held my head towards your chest, for I know I'm blessed
He said my son do you know that I still love you, even after all you do, I still love you
So now as I think about all you have done for me
How you have set me free, you were killed on the tree, all my friends, grace, and love that you have granted me
Simply because of your grace that you shed that covers me
It covers me
It covers me
And covers me
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Comments (11)
@cKbaby23 - thank you =)
@storyslut - thank you =) glad you enjoyed it!
Agreed--it's great! I bet it's way better when heard rather than read, though... Seems like a poem that begs for the appropriate voice inflection. Maybe you could post a recording of you reading it? Just a thought. :)
~Victoria
but i dont know what this means.
<><
sorry.
could yu tell me?
< = icthus or the christian fish symbol
@TheMarriedFreshman - hmm, good thought, good thought, i may have to do that later today
great lyrics! reading the title reminded me of Candlebox song "Cover Me".. now the song is stuck in my head =)
*smile* not quite.
props for the mad music box and your poem. lurvely.