The future lay before me, its promise silver-lined;
I dreamed of self-fulfillment and wealth that I would find.
I grasped at silver treasures. The world was mine to hold,
But in my quest for silver I overlooked pure gold.

There was a void I could not fill,
A turmoil in my spirit that lifes pleasures could not still.
The false god Self could not impart
True peace and joy to fill the barren space within my heart.

Ego was my idol; success became my goal.
As my worldly riches grew, Self was in control.
I dreamed of fair horizons, the fortune I would hold,
But deep within my being grew poverty of soul.

That which the world calls success could not satisfy
The hunger in my spirit, the thirsting deep inside.
My soul reached out in longing to One I could not see.
As my spirit cried to Him, His love enfolded me.

He saw the void I could not fill,
The turmoil deep within me that lifes pleasures could not still.
He touched my spirit to impart
True peace and joy to fill the barren space within my heart.

The dreams of self-fulfillment, the wealth that was my goal
Were ashes in the Light of God as His love filled my soul.
I turned from worldly visions of temporal wealth and fame
To gain eternal riches, new life in Jesus Name.

With Christ Ill live eternally
No longer am I bound by self; His love has set me free.
Every day now His power and grace impart
The victory, the peace and joy, the love that fills my heart.