I save my heart and hand for her,
for I have saved myself for her embrace,
not that I boast, for I am saved by grace
through faith, the gift of God, which you are, too,
my chosen one among His chosen few,
and God has foreordained the time and place
when we will give each other, face to face,
benevolence and love we will be due.
I save myself, for I am not my own,
but God's and yours, good measure I will give
into your bosom, reaping what is sown.
But if this is my boasting, God forgive
one saved by grace through faith, but not alone
if I will marry you, my love, and live

I am awaiting her anointed kiss
to touch my lips, to light my tongue aflame,
that when I draw away to speak your name,
I speak believing God appointed this.
Then we will learn of God that marriage is
what two, one flesh, unblameably became
before the man and woman knew of shame
when we are joined together, our love His.
For bride and groom, the loved and reverent,
shall enter into vows, a narrow gate
which opens to a way more excellent,
to promises we patiently await
until our love and purity consent
and unashamedly shall consummate

If I could hold you in my arms, I would,
but you are better kept within my prayers
and unentangled with this life's affairs,
but though I want to pray for you, and should,
and not neglect the perfect for the good,
a woman's touch can carry with it snares
which can entangle me in worldly cares
that hinder me from praying as I could.
But if I have offended you in this,
then know I have desired to see your face,
that we may hold each other close and kiss,
yet still I pray because I need God's grace
so I might ask aright, and not amiss,
because I long for you in my embrace

Being a million dollar mate filled with hope

Is not so easy according to Randy Pope
Who is my wife, my bride, and where is she?
I pray for her, whoever she may be,
that when we meet, it shall be in Your will,
and we would love, and walk in love, until
she freely gives what she would want to me,
not grudgingly, or of necessity,
and I will give my heart to her as well.
I want to marry, and will not repent,
for better I should marry than I burn,
but till such time, I pray to be content,
and such contentment gladly shall I learn
because I know Your love. She shall be sent
and given as a gift I cannot earn.

A proverb and a byword is my heart
because I do not seek His ministry,
but rather seek a wife to oversee
and children of my own to love, in part
because I do not want to set apart
myself to seek the Lord entirely,
although what other would desire me
in all my wretchedness and not depart?
I will not go, O Lord, but I believe
You will forgive me this if I repent.
I do not want to labor if I grieve
Your Spirit with a broken covenant
to labor in Your fields if I will leave
when I, with wife and children, am content

Anoint my head with ashes, not with oil,
for God will touch the ashes of the urn,
and beauty of the branches will return
abiding in the Vine, and none will spoil
the tender grape once growing in good soil
nor gather up this withered branch to burn
if I will pray, and seek His face, and turn
toward the Vine, and let my Husband toil.
I turn toward the tree and burning flame,
but graft Your garments to my nakedness,
that I may lift up praises to Your Name,
and worship in the beauty of Your holiness.
You have endured the Cross to take my shame.
Now dress me as Your tree of righteousness

Although it might be what God would allow,
I know I will not marry now.
My prayer receives an answer. I agree.
Am I whom she will marry? Am I he?
Although I want to marry anyhow,
God hears her prayer before He hears my vow.
Her prayer receives an answer. You are free.
Two prayers receive one answer in this way,
for God is One, although we pray as two,
and what He answers me, I will obey,
and what He answers you, that you will do,
together or apart though we may pray.
I will spiritually sleep because He answered me as I pray He has answered you