When I am afraid

When I am afraid
And unsure
Open my eyes
To see

When misery
Is creeping in
Come hope
To rest
In thee

When doubts
Near dominate
My soul
So assurance
Come and
Rescue me

My mind's a mush
Of things
And still I know not
Where or when
To begin

Tis but a maze of confusion
So long I for a resolution
To awaken from this
Nightmare untamed

Where can I go
When ere my grip
Is near its last

Where can I hide
When conflicted pride
Has its way with me

How can humility
Fall afresh upon me
So long I to be free

The cords they tighten
Round me
Yet still this faith
Of which I've known
Clings to the bone

So come thou
Sweet salvation
Come and wreak
All desolation
And call thine
Own creation
Home

-Joshua Lee Foist

When conflicted