To live is Christ,

To die is gain,

So why am I afraid

Of feeling pain?

What is good

The world calls woe

And evil broods

An unwelcome foe.

Where are You

When my eyes can't see?

Am I through,

Or is it just me?

You said "Go",

And I said "How?

How can I show

Your love in the crowd?"

And You said "Dear one,

open your eyes.

For you are not

Alone in this fight."

So I lift my gaze

And take a step

Through the torrenting haze

Of lie-spun web.

For You are my God,

My strength and my shield,

You are my Rock

And Your Word I will wield.

And though I can't

Always escape the pain

I can recant

The lying stain.

And though the scars

On our hearts remain

One day the mars

Will be washed away.

And the only scars

Will be those on Your feet

And Your hands and Your side

Which purchased our peace.