Madeline Ndambakuwa
I Can Not Be Subdued
I Can Not Be Subdued
I thought I was pressed and squeezed,
Between a rock and a hard place,
My heart weighed down and was overwhelmed,
My soul was cast down within me,
My enemies targeted me, With poisoned arrows;
They sought to end my life.
O, my cry was faint, I could hardly bear the pain,
My adversaries were counting down,
Tap, tap, tap and I was staggering,
I could not catch my breathe;
But my help was on the way.
Before they counted to ten,
A surge of divine power,
Was poured in me,
My spiritual adrenaline shot to the peak,
My enemies had thrashed me bitterly,
But I did not fall or fail,
Because the Lord is my stay,
His goodness and mercy,
Follows me, all the days of my life;
His hand holds me up in times of trouble,
I was born to rule, to be fruitful,
To multiply and replenish,
The whole earth, to subdue it;
My spirit broke loose,
I saw myself mirrored in His face,
And at that moment I understood
I am an image of his image,
A reflection of His glory,
I refuse to be subdued.
I am created to have life and goodness
Friendship and fellowship with the Father,
To show forth his glorious splendor,
And to praise, and worship him forever;
I rose back up,
And won at the eleventh hour,
I am a miracle and a wonder,
I celebrate-again and again,
I cannot be subdued.
I will pass through the fire,
But I will come out without the smell of it,
I may be hurt but I will come out,
Without the scars, I may be thrown in the furnace,
But I will come out without being singed.
I will be refined and made stronger than before.
My steps are ordered by the Lord,
Watch me; I cannot be subdued,
Nothing can ever hold me back, I cannot be subdued,
Neither by the storm nor fire,
Famine or recession I cannot be subdued,
There is no force or power,
That can prosper against me,
Even when I am down and under,
I have the power of an endless life,
I cannot be subdued,
I am destined to win, marked for eternity,
I cannot be subdued and will never be.
The Lord is with me until the end.