There I am on the altar -
My life, pride and will.
All my hopes and my dreams
For the future lie still.

You've taken my feelings,
Stole all my best thoughts,
The things I've been dreaming,
And brought them to naught.

My hope for tomorrow
I've finally abandoned;
Your guidance today
My soul's only companion.

My likings and leanings,
Distractions, romances,
You've trampled upon,
Waking me from my trances.

My goals and ambitions,
Once clearly defined,
You've turned all around,
My course re-aligned.

But where am I going,
This new path I'm on?
The leavings are worth
Zion's joyous life-song!

If the course I'm on now
Is the highway to Heaven,
Whence led the other -
Doesn't one counter seven?

If the fields Elysian
Are gained by distresses,
Then bring them on faster:
It's suffering that blesses.

If less for today
Means twice more for tomorrow,
The deposit the joy -
I'm investing with sorrow!

If to cut life off now
Secures living eternal,
Well, I'll wither in fall,
And await seasons vernal.

God, Your love is enough,
And Your promise is sure,
So I trust in Your plan;
Please keep my heart pure.

There is honey enough
In Your rich promised land;
I'll accept only blessings
Which come from Your hand.