Nobody Listens

Nobody listens to me, O Lord,
but Your ear is pressed to my lips;
no one is there to help when I fall,
but Your hold on me never slips;
No one respects anything that I do,
but You infinitely honor me;
and if everyone lies to me all the day through,
and leaves all the work for me to do,
still I know that Your words in my heart are true
and You'll comfort me tenderly.

If all of the world does nothing for me,
still I bask in Your loving care;
and when everyone leaves me all alone,
You are here with me in prayer;
You're near me in trouble and sorrow and pain,
when nobody hears my cry;
and when it comes time for my life to end,
You'll cuddle me as I die.

                 -- by Pete Voelz        2001