I Don’t Want to Wish For a Husband

                                                                     June 2, 2013

I Don’t Want to Wish For a Husband
 

I don’t want to wish for a husband,

For a husband’s not the thing,

That will make my life “just perfect.”

(Not by new name nor by ring.)

Whether married girl or single,

Whether servant girl or queen,

I have a job for Jesus

That’s better than some see.

By serving with contentment,

And loving where I’m at,

Maybe Christ my Lord will use me,

Single though I am.

I don’t want to wish for a husband,

For Christ is more to me

Than any mortal ever

Could even hope to be.

My Lord, consume and fill me

And make me all Thine own

Until, if ever, Thou wilt,

I wear the wedding gown.

I don’t want to wish for a husband,

But I do need to pray for him 

Someday I might be married

But my prayers must start ‘fore then.

So whether I do marry,

(Or whether I do not),

Through Christ I’ll bless “my husband”

As He brings him to thought.

Lord Christ, please make me holy.

A prayer-warrior make me,

For there is truly power

When Thine are on their knees.

I’m praying more for my husband,

Although I don’t know yet

If I will ever marry,

(Or if we might have met!).

My God can give contentment

And He can give me peace

And make me to be prayerful

As I my hopes release.

With tender hands and careful,

The Lord is working good

Making him into a husband

And me the wife I should.