Daddy, Please Carry Me

Daddy, please carry me up on Your shoulders,

Hold me up.  I can see what You see.

The feel of Your whiskers

and course wavy hair

and the scent of Your closeness gives comfort to me.

Daddy, please carry me up on Your shoulders,

Hold me up.  I am frightened and small.

I feel so much bigger

and steady and brave

whenever I sit on your shoulders so tall.

Daddy, please carry me up on Your shoulders,

Hold me up high.  Now everyone knows

that You are my Father

and I am All Nations,

and that my dependency upon You shows.

Daddy, please carry me up on Your shoulders,

Hold me up.  I can lift up Your Name;

Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God, Prince of Peace,

Child Messiah who shoulders my shame.

Jesus, please carry me up on Your shoulders,

Hold me up even when my ways offend.

Your zeal will forever establish Your kingdom;

Your righteous judgments and peace will not end.

~ae

“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;

and the government will

rest on His shoulders;

and His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor,

Mighty God,

Eternal Father,

Prince of Peace. 

There will be no end to the increase of His government

or of peace,

on the throne of David and over his kingdom,

to establish it and to uphold it

with justice and righteousness

from then on

and forevermore. 

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.” 

                                             ~Isaiah 9:6,7