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My Lord, I asked how to love You;
how to hear You, respond to Your voice.
I just couldn't seem to come near You,
to touch You; to laugh or rejoice.
I searched all of nature to find You
and looked in the midst of strife.
There seemed no way to remind You
how empty and lost was my life.
So I read all the books about You
and looked for You everywhere.
Then Death came one midnight and took me,
and suddenly, Lord, You were there.
You stood by the rock to greet me;
Your brilliance suffused the air.
Angels came forward to meet me
and laughter was everywhere.
Was it real, or did I dream it,
that night as I lay on my bed?
When I seemed to escape my body;
the night when I thought I was dead?
I understand now how to love You;
I see You now everywhere.
Did my old self die to find You?
Was a new self born to care?
I only know now I adore You,
Holy Savior Who died for me.
I know now the way to repay You.
Holy Savior, I died for thee.
