I'm Still Learning (to Love)

I'm the man of perfect phrases
Wise words for each occasion
When we're out with friends and lovers
I'm the heart of conversation
But when we're home and lights are low
My words cannot deceive her
Tongue impatient and unkind
Is all she will remember

Still learning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love
Still burning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love

I flex my antinomian mind
Provoke the legalistic
But when it comes to loving her
I'm just plain sadistic
I wave Jesus' name around
Claim I believe the Scripture
But faith is more than words
Seems sin is all I give her

Still learning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love
Still burning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love

Make us like a celtic knot
Where one line twines another
The circle turns and turns
None higher than their brother
In this two twined with You
I pray You give me sight
I know that love demands my all
And yet I fail to do what's right

Still learning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love
Still burning, still yearning
I'm still learning to love

I give up all my right and wrong
Sick of self I cling to You
The darkness of the inner eye
Not dark enough to hide You
Through You I begin to love
Gentle, kind, and patient sift
Her sad face wears a smile now
Christ through these hands her gift

Christ through this heart her gift.

Tags: lyric, poetry, poem, still learning to love, Jon Trott