By The Sea
The moon smiled in the heavens
As the stars shown all around
The fireflies danced above the water
Like a million stars that had fallen down
Out upon the ocean I watched a shrimp trawlers light
So faint, so faraway, almost out of sight
I felt so small and insignificant
As I sat there by the sea
Yet in your eyes I must be special
Because you gave your life for me
You left your home in heaven
By the father on the throne
You clothed yourself in bone and flesh
And made earth your home
Where once you wore a diadem
Placed upon your head
It was laid aside and you exchanged it
For a crown of thorns instead
Hands that formed the heavens, that holds the stars in the sky
Were outstretched and nailed to a tree
The one who is eternal, who will live forevermore
Came and tasted death for me
Suddenly I no longer felt insignificant
When I thought on what you’ve done for me
For I was the most important thought on your mind
As you hung there on that tree,
Now I can hold my head up
And not feel so small anymore
Even thought I’m as a grain of sand
That’s washing to the shore
sherri davis and mike bishop
Alley’s Chapel UMC, c/o Jessica Kaarlela Steele, 5171 Walker Mountain Rd, Bristol, VA. 24202