I'll never forget as we fished by the sea
It was just my brother Andrew and me
We met this man, Jesus, from Galilee

He said, "Follow me, I'll make you fishers of men
So we left our nets quickly to follow him
We soon met James and his brother John
They had been mending their nets since dawn
So Jesus called out to the boat they were in
And they left their father quickly to follow Him

We would soon see things that were hard to believe
Demon possessed men He could quickly relieve
At a wedding in Cana He turned water to wine
It was becoming clear our Lord was Divine

We watched with five fish, the thousands He fed
He called Lazarus to life, even tho he'd been dead
He bid me to come and on water I walked
We gazed in awe on the mount as He talked
with Moses, Elijah, those prophets of old
How much more of Messiah was left to be told

We now realized this was no mortal man
He was the Christ of God's redemptive plan
We were blind to the fact that He’d die for us
So when they came for Him, I put up a fuss
I struck a servant and cut off his right ear
But he was healed at once as the Master stood near

I denied my Lord as they brought Him to trial
Then I remembered He had foretold my denial
I wept as they mocked Him, I was filled with shame
Yet He forgave us all, casting no blame
As followers we loved Him with all our heart
We just weren't ready for Christ to depart

But here we are now, four fishers of men
Still proclaiming His word and following Him
My name is Simon, called Peter, by Christ
May I spread the Good News the rest of my life.

Cheryl McClellan
4/12/2001