Penance
Sometimes I go inside myself
And tightly shut the door
And forbid anyone to enter in
There deep in the dungeon
In the prison of my mind
I try to pay penance for my sin
There inside the prison bars
Held to the walls by chains
I vow my vows
And swear my oaths
Never to sin again
I bargain with my maker
Promising what I can’t keep
For I know within and by myself
I am oh so weak
Yet a cup of grace was poured out
On the cross at Calvary
It’s only through what Christ has done
That I can hope to be set free
If only I would take upon his yoke
And lay mine by the way
I could find the strength I need
To face the coming day
Still I try to guide myself
Through each long and winding turn
Only to find I fall again
When will I ever learn
mike bishop