WHEN I WAS YOUNG

When I was young, of course I was a child

When I was young, yes I was little

When I was young, of course, I struggled and tried

When I was young, it was life itself which began to open my eyes

5And so, when I was young, I was the topic of a great people

Prodigies who still know me, who still love me, a great nation

When I was young, I was the subject of a great talk

Of a great land, certain to rise again, but I was a lone boy

9And so, it is that when I was young, there were long days of His power

Long nights of “grace”, pouring dew and rain, I was surely shy of fame

Ah, when I was young, I hardly did the “babes”

It’s a longer story than ever, but I’ve been God’s mic for decades

13And that’s why I say when I was young, I loved all the wisdom

The words of knowledge- the understanding; as now, I’ve sought depths of His interests

When I was young, I stared at a future

Already it is now, it is bright, oh I’ve seen the freedom…

When I was Young…