Sojourner's Anthem

(Below is a song, entitled "Sojourner's Anthem," that I began to write in early March, inspired by and written for a dear friend.)

(verse 1)

My heart is restless

Father you've destined

My feet to wander the earth

I'm homesick and weary

I cannot see clearly

I'm staggering under Cain's curse

(pre-chorus)

But not all who wander are lost

This is a sojourner's anthem

(chorus)

This world is not my home

I'm just passing through

This life is not my own

I've given it over to you

The Way is unutterably hard

But You give me strength to press on

This is a sojourner's anthem

(verse 2)

My heart is burdened

Convicted of murder

His blood crying out from the ground

Although I have fallen

Still You are calling

And You've set Your mark on my brow

(pre-chorus)

For not all who wander are lost

This is a sojourner's anthem

(chorus)

This world is not my home

I'm just passing through

This life is not my own

I've given it over to You

The Way is unutterably hard

But You give me strength to press on

This is a sojourner's anthem

(verse 3)

My heart is lonely

The road lies before me

I don't know yet where it will lead

I'm trusting Your guidance

Believing in Your plans

Though the end has not yet been revealed

(pre-chorus)

Not all who wander are lost

This is a sojourner's anthem

(chorus)

This world is not my home

I'm just passing through

This life is not my own

I've given it over to You

The Way is unutterably hard

But You give me strength to press on

This is a sojourner's anthem