As Hard As It Is

 From every prayer I pray to every note I write.

Every song I sing with all my might.

For there is but one who knows the words I pray and why.
Only one who knows the motive for each note I send to cheer the passer 

It is only He, the same, the only one, who knows what powers my praise.
So it is only He alone I will honor with faith in all I do, for all my days.
I have already counted the cost and paid the price, come what may.
So stand I will, strong in faith. Let it be the foundation of all I do and say.
To God be the glory great things He has done!

"....If you do not stand firm in your faith,
    you will not stand at all."
Isaiah 7:9

This is a picture of where it all began for me some

 48+ years ago.