Oh, the things I remember, Lord,
the things I can't seem to forget...
How is it, Lord, that I always remember the pain
but so easily forget the joy?
Why do painful memories dog my days
while joyful times slip so quickly
from my mind, my heart, my grasp?
Do you remember my pain, Lord?
Do you remember my joy?
Do you remember me?
I hope, I pray, I trust you do
for if ever you were to forget me,
were I ever to slip from your mind
- I would simply cease to be...
But you do remember my pain, Lord:
you're always seeking to heal me;
and you do remember my joy
and look for ways to increase it...
And you do remember me, Lord:
with all my pain and all my joy:
all I've been through, all that I am
and all I shall come to be...
For in your eternal love, O God:
yesterday is now
and every pain and every joy
and every one of us
is hid in Christ, in your eternal love...
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us as we sleep
that awake, we may keep watch with Christ
and asleep, rest in his peace...
Amen.
God Remembers by Marty Haugen
God remembers pain
nail by nail, thorn by thorn,
hunger, thirst and muscles torn.
Time may dull our grief
and heal our lesser wounds
but in eternal love yesterday is now
and pain is in the heart of God.
God remembers joy
touch of love, taste of food
all our senses know is good.
Love and life flow by
and precious days are gone
but in eternal love every day is now
and joy is in the heart of God.
God remembers us
all we were, all we are
lives within our Lover's care.
Time may dull our minds
and death will take us all
but in eternal love every life is now:
our life is hid with Christ in God.
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