GENTLE CAPTOR

Gentle Captor

He captured my attention with the promises He spoke
He caught my curiosity with questions He evoked
I found my mind consumed with Him
My heart began to long
For the whisper of His gentle voice
And the music of His song

This One Whom I had hid from
In the darkness of the night
Had pursued me without faltering
And caught me in His light
No refuge from those piercing eyes
No secrets left to hide
Everything laid bare to Him
He could not be denied

As I yielded to Him at last
My will did finally break
All that I had ever been
Was fully His to take

This Conqueror of my weary mind
This Captor of my soul
Reached out to me with tenderness
And made my spirit whole

He touched me with a purging touch
My blood-stained garments gone
And clothed me in His righteousness
With the radiance of the Son

No more will I seek freedom
From the chains He's put me in
But I'll strive to make my every thought
Obedient to Him

Author: VICKI BAIRD