All I Need

And yet another song written when I was in high school:

Thrust from the dark cell
Into the blinding heat
She shudders as her gaze
And the spectators' meet
Here in the arena
They gather to test her God
Will her blood end up spilt upon
This already crimsoned sod?
The gate opens once more
The lions rush out the door
As her knees begin to bend
She prays for her suffering to end

"Salvame, Deus!"
What does she ask for?
To stay in this life,
Or to make the journey to the next one short
Though the lions tread near
Her face radiates trust and not fear
For she knows her Savior is here.

In the library, she studies
Now a gun points at her face
Screaming and yelling all around
But she calm and filled with grace
"Are you a Christian?"
An uncouth voice demands
She answers yes and
Is murdered where she stands

One martyred long ago
One only yesterday
Yet more and more people
Become Christians each day
At the cost of this life
They will proudly say:

"I am a Christian
I am a child of God
I am willing to walk
Where His feet have trod

He gives strength; courage, too
So I can do what He wants me to do
He never leaves,
He always stays right beside me

And some day, His face I'll see
Because of His grace and love for me
I have Jesus;
And Jesus is all I need!"

This peace can be yours
Just like it is mine
Because God loves you now
And has loved you for all time
He's already given His life for you
Accepting the gift is all you need to do
And then you--- can say:

"I am a Christian
I am a child of God
I am willing to walk
Where His feet have trod

He gives strength; courage, too
So I can do what He wants me to do
He never leaves,
He always stays right beside me

And some day, His face I'll see
Because of His grace and love for me
I have Jesus;
And Jesus is all I need!

I have Jesus
I have Jesus
I have Jesus
And Jesus is all I need!"