Today is the first day of the rest of my life;

I can fill it with joy, I can fill it with strife¹.

I can follow the world and do my own thing,

or follow the Lord, reap the blessings² He'll bring.

No longer a child, I can make my own way.

I can choose what to do with my life every day.

I'm dependent on God though for the air that I breathe,

for the warmth of the sun, for the health that I need,

for protection from harm as I walk down the street,

for providing strong faith so I won't meet defeat.

He reminds me that all that I have comes from Him

and He loved me enough to die for my sin.

He gives me a choice, now I must decide...

as I graduate, will I walk by His side?

Yes, I'll walk the straight path from now to the end,

trusting completely my Savior, my Friend.

Thanking Him, praising Him, for all that He's done;

I'm looking ahead...

my future's begun!