Rest mine eyes upon thy face

Rest mine eyes upon thy face
Upon thy steadfast grace
Which carries me
Through the storm

Though oft my foot
May slip
And fall
So search

My soul
And take
Control

For all I am
No hiding
From thee

So turn my will
To thine alone
For I dare not
Trust my own

Long have I strayed
In my own way
And where hath it
Brought me each day

Save to you
Who knows me
Best of all

Though I weep
Though I crawl
Have me
One and all

I am desperately
In need and none other
Dare I heed than
Thou who didst bleed

That my heart
May heal
For thou
Art real

The one and only
None ere beside
Dare to suffer
So for me

So take me
Hopeless yet
Hopeful for thee

Nowhere
Can I flee
From thy
Presence

And wonder be
The thought of thee
Who will not
Abandon

So trudge I
The raging sea
In sheer serenity
For thou art with me

And guide me
By faith and hand
To thy glorious land
Beyond

-Joshua Lee Foist

Now to this unsettled feeling

Now to this unsettled feeling

When well I know I must remain

For all I hope tis lost 

Tis vain in me

For well I know

My heart my mind

Tis fleeting

God help me

Though I long

May thou be

My one true song

While all the world

Beside shall thee

In I always abide

Thy will be my guide

In time shall you provide 

-Joshua Lee Foist

Now to that glorious awakening

Now to that glorious awakening
Where all other things forsaking
To come and be present
In this place

Where shadows may come
And lingering be
Yet still thy light
Illuminating me

Oh faith do find
In me the ability
Save not flee
Oh errant desires

May thy joy rest
Upon me
Where doubt
There be
May it flee

Oh to awaken
To that joyous land
Though a far way off
Still along the horizon

It yet lies
Mine eyes
Shall trace
Its gentle grace

Though fear may come
As quickening in the night
Oh faith be my sight
To hold the candle light

Reveal thy truth
May it be my saving proof
That thou art unchanged
And so I too though changing

My heart
Longs more
And more for you
Who shall ere remain

Through doubt and pain
So cast mine eyes
Upon thy face
To find

My hope
Untainted
My joy renewed
Shall carry me

Through this tempest at sea
Though currents may catch me
Thy will shall carry me
Safely to shore

And there at last
All present and future
Past as one shall be
When come I to be
With thee

Then no more
The darkness shall I
Wake to see
For thy joy

And light
Shall always
Delight in me
Boundless free

Thou remain in me
And I with thee
Through all
Eternity

-Joshua Lee Foist