Tonight I dig a grave
To finally put to rest
A God that I devised within my mind
What I thought was tightly woven
Could not stand the many tests
That eventually would cause it to unwind

Somewhere on life’s path
I’m really not sure where
The God I once knew slipped out of sight
Somehow in His place
This new God was implanted
Though deep inside I knew it wasn’t right

God was not asleep
Nor did He leave my side
He had not for one moment turned away
I lost sight of Him
In seeking my own God
And for a time my vision went astray

In all the wrong places
I sought the wrong God
Seeking long and hard a God for me
In all the long faces
Disappointment stared me down
And left me with no hope of being free

This path that I’ve been travelling
Has always seemed so worn
And yet I felt as though I’d walked it on my own
But stepping to the side
I see others in the shadows
And find comfort knowing that I am not alone

Tonight I take a new path
And yet it’s very old
For it too has been walked upon before
As I take a new direction
Hope within me rises
And a hunger builds inside me wanting more

The God of my own making
Is in an unmarked grave
Where from this point he evermore shall stay
A life of God’s own choosing
Is now within my sight
And so begins for me a brand new day

And so with this in mind
It is in fact in reverence
That I dare to speak this one final line:

God is dead! Long live God!!!