My Delilah

 Ah, what to think of her that has passed me by? What do I say to the humiliation enshrined in the termination of my truth? What do you say dear one? She was like a dream, an awed devotion, a beaming vision whom I was delighted to rest my honour. But she is gone, lost to the horizon of my abyss. Here I stand in celestial sorrow, dappled in the darkness of my loss. But I never possessed her. Never said hello, only watched her in the distant dawn. She is my departed glory, my dethroned princess and my Delilah! 

K.Oni

Blessed be your name

 I must by all means be all about Jesus. For when this life ends, He remains! He is the light of the world, the true meaning of everything good. For all things were created by him and for him. He is the darling of heaven, the King of Glory. My Jesus is the tender lamb and the Lion of Judah. He upholds the world and governs all things. He is the delight of His Father and every knee will bow to him. O, Lord Jesus, may you find me kissing thy feet and obeying your every command. I fall far too short of your law of love and I awake in the middle of the night sobbing that I have belittle thee in kissing sin and walking according to my own counsel. O, may you heal me and visit me again with the kindness of your love - let me live in thy presence, to feel the joy of your salvation. Blessed be your name, now and forever. Blessed be your name!

K.Oni

It unfolds, day after day.

 It unfolds, day after day, the pangs of love in the desert cries. O, dancing sunshine, how you shine in this heart of mine to face the new day anew with the strength that comes from the arm of the Almighty. I am unafraid as the darkness trails and my enemy are as vast as the stars above. O where is my love, her whom I delight? She eschews me and acknowledges not my identity. My pen deceives me in this mist of charm, O friend, come desperately before the glory decays. I approach a desirable denial, strength is all my prayers bent. The odious scent, I march through the dusky task and sweet delight is always in the comforting arms of the everlasting light.

K.Oni

I am most happy when I am at peace with the Lord

 I am most happy when I am at peace with the Lord, but I am always at peace for my position never changes. I am most happy when I feel him in my soul, the joy of his salvation overtakes me so. O sweet Lord, let me feel thy love, each day may I never wonder away from your tent. But this is my failings, and I grieve that I grieve thee, yet I am prone to wonder, to places that brings me much misery. Truly I am a soul alone, I can survive without external care, but you have made me that I am refresh when others are dearly near. O, to see the world converted, to hear them all sing that Jesus is the Lord and each one take the knee. O, Spirit of love, kiss me to sleep each night!

K.Oni

My fears

 I am too afraid to approach her complacent eyes,
Complicated hints, constrained her mind.
She looked beyond and over me
Once she happily, yes happily, declined my reserve
O cosmic affection, the irony is clear,
Mistaken ferocity contrived my fears. 

K.Oni

My chronic chills

 What to think of her and of him?
Her amusing ideal always angelic to her creed.
I wished an apologetic zeal before her dignity.
Was I too late, mourning my cowardice;
What would it have took to walk up the clouds 
And enlist in cupid's artful elegance.
A belated regard, my honour was always in disguise.
Ah, a prayer here and a prayer there, 
The audacity, to camp in her civic cheer.
O love to thee, my everlasting stream
May I drink away my chronic chills.

K.Oni

May I forever love my Lord,

May I forever love my Lord, 
He is the God of my Salvation.
May love dwell in my heart
And to resist all evil.
May I not be petty but overlook all offenses.
May I forgive all as Christ in God forgave me
May I look at all in love 
And give my life to the praise of His glory.

K.Oni

What is in my heart I pray

 What is in my heart I pray
But let me not forget thanks to thee.
O heavy is my days, the future I can't glean thy rays.
Friends, my friends they wound me, 
But I think that I have hurt them more - 
They go about in silence
But I have been silent long.
I will hold no grudges
Forgiveness is my duty to all;
And if she chose to leave
I'll sigh but shed no tears for pain.
After all, Christ is all there is to gain!

Each day saving me

 O I awake before dawn to pray, to seek thy lovely face
My years I have wasted thy grace 
And yet you persist and gently lead me in thy ways.
O how glad that the love of my life has not left me yet
When each day I am prone to wander,
To kiss the earth rather than thy feet.
O help me, I thank thee for thy help.
You alone are saviour
Each day saving me!

K.Oni