While reading Papa’s post, I was reminded of this song, and a time when on my knees, prayed for this to me..leave this kind of legacy. So thank you Papa for your wisdom that flows on to me, and reminds me why I do this…
Nicole Nordeman
Woven and Spun
Legacy
I don’t mind if you got something nice to say about me
and I enjoy an accolade like the rest
you could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
with all the who’s-who and so-and-so’s
that used to be the best as such-and-such
It wouldn’t matter much
I won’t lie, it feels alright to see you name in lights
we all need an ‘atta boy’ or ‘atta girl’
in the end I’d like to hang my hat on more besides
the temporary trappings of this world
(chorus)
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to you enough
to make my mark on things
I want to leave an offering
a child of mercy and grace
who blessed your name unapologetically
and leave that kind of legacy
Don’t have to look to far or too long
to make a lengthy list of that I enjoy
its an accumlating trinket in treasure pile
with moth and rust, thieves and such
will soon enough destroy
(back to chorus)
Not well traveled, not well read
not well to do, or well bred
I just want to hear instead
“well done, good and faithful one”
(back to chorus)
