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- I know I am as He created me
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I know that, whatsoever God doeth it shall be for ever. (Ecclesiastes 3:14 AV)
I know I am as He created me;
I know you only see the one that dies:
The self I am is not the man you see.
There ís One who is God the Only Free;
There ís One who is God the Only Wise.
I know I am as He created me.
You judged Him an impossibility,
But thereby have you blinded both your eyes.
The self I am is not the man you see.
He dreamed me, and He then commanded, “Be!”
Then placed me in a world of vast surprise.
I know I am as He created me.
You heard the whisper of the enemy:
Because you dared believe the devil’s lies
The self I am is not the man you see.
You locked your heart and threw away the key,
And so you only see the one that dies.
The self I am is not the man you see.
I know I am as He created me.
John Jeremiah Edminster (Stillwater Meeting, OYM), 3/2025
