As Your Hands
As I review, all the people who have been
An influence and shaped what I believe
I start to realize how many You have sent
To help me grow up spiritually
My mom and dad, people who have always lived
Their lives each day to match what they believe
They put their trust in You and tithed inherently
They demonstrated living faith for me
As Your hands, they’ve molded me
As Your eyes, they’ve let me see
As Your guides, they’ve led me through
Those times when I, could not see You
As Your heart and soul and wisdom
They’ve made me understand
That without Your love, I’ll never be much more than just a man
With the knowledge of You that they have provided
I am a new being in You, free and excited
Spirit Lord
Preachers, teachers, friends, I’ve learned so much from them
About Your Word, the stories of your love
The things I now believe, changed much from way back when
Now I know you live, within, not above
My Christian mentors, who spend their precious time
In fellowship, share what they know of You
Living examples of, the way I want to be
Living, loving, serving, Lord praising You
As Your hands, they’ve molded me
As Your eyes, they’ve let me see
As Your guides, they’ve led me through
Those times when I, could not see You
As Your heart and soul and wisdom
They’ve made me understand
That without Your love, I’ll never be much more than just a man
With the knowledge of You that they have provided
I am a new being in You, free and excited
Spirit Lord
As Your hands, they’ve molded me
As Your eyes, they’ve let me see
As Your guides, they’ve led me through
Those times when I, could not see You
As Your heart and soul and wisdom
They’ve made me understand
That without Your love, I’ll never be much more than justa man
With the knowledge of You that they have provided
I am a new being in You, free and excited
Spirit Lord
Copyright December 2, 2011, February 12,2026 John Lage, Jr. All rights reserved.
This song came to me this morning as I was thinking about meeting a friend
of mine, Lynn, for coffee later today. I hadn’t seen him in quite a while
and he called a few days ago to let me know he’d had an article published
in a local magazine. Lynn’s wife, Carla passed away in 2010, leaving a
gaping hole in his life. Carla loved Christmas and I knew the holiday
would likely be tough for him again this year. He wanted to meet for
coffee and he is one of my Christian friends who has been an inspiration
to me, so I said yes eagerly. I hadn’t read the article yet but I started
to think about those people who have been there for me over and over
again, taking time out of their busy lives, in spite of their own
problems, hurts and pain. God took over and in a little over an hour,
this is the result. I read the article twice on the way to work this
morning and cried both times. Awesome article, Lynn and thanks for the
inspiration yet again.
May you feel and recognize God moving in your life, today and forever.
