'I am escaped!'
( a poem inspired by Psalm 124)
Had it not been for the Lord
Who was on my side,
Had it not been for his power
over the evil one,
Had it not been for His love,
and his saving grace,
I would have been a wretch,
In deep waters would I be drenched
I'd have been a hopeless case,
and an empty place
But now that the power of His love flows within me,
My head is lifted high,
I take authority
Over the plans of the enemy
and victory is assured through His Blood,
Like a bird in the air, I am free!
Like a bird in the air,
I am escaped from the snare of the enemy!
Deliverance,
sweet deliverance,
Freedom,
sweet freedom
Who the Son has set free
is free indeed!
My head is lifted high
and I declare again
'I am FREE!'
Afua Richardson-Parry (2012)