My Life is Like the Dark

my life is like the dark
my life is like the sea
toilsome tides quench the spark
that longs to burn in me

my heart is like a stone
my spirit like the snow
I wander witless and alone
where e'er my footsteps go

my eyes are like a burned out wick
my strength a wilted flower
my soul is cut down to the quick
my mind has lost its power

for I have soared on broken wings
but then I tumbled to my doom
my flesh sought after worthless things
'til my Savior had no room

oh, I am dark and I am lost
but He shines like a star
I cannot begin to count the cost
that lies within His scars

there is no light my soul can know
but that which He provides
I long to magnify His glow
and shine forth from inside

my life is like the night
but His light still will thrive
and He will not give up the fight
as long as I'm alive