How Do I Praise You?

How do I praise You, Lord, when my words are so time worn.
When the only phrases left have of their power been shorn?

How do I praise You when I'm so often confused and lost
How do I praise You when I need to praise You the most?

How do I praise You, Lord?
How do I describe Your Amazing Grace?
When those very words have become so commonplace?

Do I get down on my knees and lift my hands into the sky?
Does that give the words the power to lift Your Name on high?

I will praise You from my heart in a language my mind can't comprehend.
In words that haven't lost their power in phrases only You can understand.

I will praise You like the Psalmist with words that paint a picture of Your love.
So that everyone can see it comes only from above.

I will praise You when I'm weak, knowing it is Your Strength that makes me strong.
I will praise You when the days are short, and the nights, dark and long.

I will praise You when I'm sleeping. In my dreams, I will know You are close.
When I least feel like praising You, that is when I'll praise You the most.

Now and forever, to Your Glory I will sing.
I will lift Your Name on High, Lord and, in my life, Your Truth shall reign.

Book by Susan Mouw

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