Softly he invites me into His garden

And offers me my unearned pardon

Purchased by him on Calvary’s tree

His willing sacrifice to set me free

Before I’d taken my life’s first breath

From the doom of eternal death.

The peace I fell in His garden fair

Washes away all worldly care

And with a joy of spirit I long to stay

In His garden with him all the day

But He says that it is the Father’s plan

That I should live my full life’s span.

He promises me that in the fullness of time

When I stand before His heavenly throne

And he will proudly claim me

As his own.

Copyright 2004 Bobbi Duffy