I NEED

I need to take your hand o Lord

To walk in nature's wonder

To satisfy my artist heart

In the scenery that you paint

Here there and yonder

 

The blueness of the sky above

The clouds that dance along

The hills that kiss them

And the valleys spread

Give my heart a song

 

The verdant green how you mix

The colour for the grass

Of spread out field

And leaf of tree

Your brushwork is first class

 

Dip your paintbrush in green and blue

Spread it on the ocean wide

The yellow tinted haze

Of beach and sand

That is rolled over with the tide

 

I need to take your hand o Lord

To walk among the flowers

To satisfy my gardener's heart

In the hedgerows of the country

Or the daisy strewn fields

In them let me spend my hours

 

The lily of the valley

The pink and purple rose

The beauty of each petal

Of some lowly buttercup

Smiling at my toes

 

I need to take your hand o Lord

To walk in melody sweet

To satisfy my musicians heart

In the love song of a bird

Or bees with gentle hum

And the little cricket chirping at my feet

 

Listen to the running water

That babbles in a stream

Gurgling over stones

There on its primrose sides

I could lie in pleasant dream

 

I need to take your hand o Lord

For with no other I would stroll

To satisfy my every need

Down life's road you are the one

Who brings all the joys to my life

And everything that fills my soul