ALBUM - You'll Paint a Sunset Someday

Help Me Finish Well

Published by Dusty Records, BMI
Words: Michael O'Connor
Music: Sally Klein O'Connor

©Copyright 1998 Improbable People Ministries

Got a late start out of the blocks I’ve always resented
Wasn’t focused on the race and I fell behind
There were plenty bad breaks, but some I could have prevented
And a hungry clock kept eating up my time

I had a game plan all mapped out because I was clever
Had some lanes closed off I swear were calling my name
Just a stumble’s all it takes—you’re buried forever
And you’re looking ‘round for someone else to blame

’til someone takes the time to hand you down a mirror
And it holds the face of one who caused your pain
Like a frozen lake—the truth—it couldn’t be clearer
One less excuse and dream to entertain

If once is all I get around this circle
And if I’ve got any chance to excel
If I can’t finish first
Father, I’m asking
Help me finish well

You gave me gifts and love I merely wasted
And talents barely bloomed are withered and gone
Oh the banquet You laid out, I barely tasted
That You meant for me to dwell and feast upon

Now I see the fruit You’ve laid upon my table
There’s a hunger growling deep within my soul
You’ve shown me by Your hand, I’ve always been able
But my eyes were on the prize and not the goal

If once is all I get around this circle
Won’t You help me up from where I fell
I may finish last
But, Father, I’m asking
Help me finish well

Won’t it be a story
When announcers say I’ve lost
When writers count the medals
And career my stumble’s cost
Yours will be the glory
When they see my weathered face
And I tell them all how Jesus
Helped me run my finest race

If once is all I get around this circle
And if I’ve got one more chance to excel
I don’t care where I place
But, Father, I’m asking
Help me finish well
Help me finish well

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