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Lord With Grace
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By Gary James Smith
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Lord With Grace

Lord with grace You followed me
Your mercy bent an ear
And heard the murmurings of my heart
When I was struggling here
I never knew how close You were
Until I read Your Word
Then it pierced me to the core
Praise God I finally heard!

You drew me nearer by each read
Until I understood
How lost I was...I really was
Living in sins neighborhood
As the pastor preached and sang the words
To the hymns I now hold dear
My conscience was stirred to seek the Lord
While Your Spirit drew me nearer

Then praise God I saw the Light
I knew that my Salvation
Was dependent on Christ's finished work
My heart was thrilled with elation
For not one work of mine could merit
Any of God's righteousness
It was the work of Christ alone
Praise God He came to bless!

O now secure in Christ am I
He is the Great I am
And saveth to the uttermost
Praise God...praise Christ the Lamb
Now my Shepherd leadeth me
I willingly follow along
Who filled me with the joy of life
By giving my heart a new song...

Hallelujah what a Saviour!

Copyright August 25 2022 4:55 AM

Gary James Smith


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Submitted: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2022

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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