Tell Me My Child

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

I gave you life, the air you breathe,
The sky above, and earth beneath,
The food you eat, and drink to drink,
The clothes you wear, and mind to think.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

I gave parents to care for you,
Siblings to love, and make you true,
Friends to grow strength, and gave you more,
Guarding Angel now and before.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

You gave your heart to all these gifts,
And lost your ways in them, amidst,
Now look beyond the gifts in hand,
And see at last in truth their end.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

The flesh is strong, attached, lifeless,
The evil wants your soul your death,
The world is laud, but knows no best,
My child, come here, I give you rest.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

Your soul it is, my true treasure,
Its value is beyond measure,
For this I toil, for this I die,
It may find me, and in me lie.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

With me you’re strong, even so weak,
With me you smile, although you weep,
Your crocked ways I will make straight,
In God renewed your condemned fate.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

Deceived you are, by many tricks,
The worldly mind reasons and flicks,
Let me make you, my little child,
A lamb at heart, so meek and mild.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

Let me pour out my grace on you,
Your flesh, the old, let me renew,
Accept my ghost the Paraclite,
Let meekness reign while fears retreat.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

Don’t let the beauty of this world
Make you believe: no better world,
My kingdom shines with splendor bright,
You are destined to see its might.

Tell me, my child, reply to love,
Who else can worth your love, but God.

July 10, 2008