For Those To Come

Came from out of nowhere in the middle of a storm, Something from yesterday that somehow had been reborn. Window frames were open, waiting for the dark stained glass; Church bells rang through the town, choral singers sang a mass. Children ran here and there, searching for the hidden prize; Headlights turned the corner, changing colors in their eyes. Suddenly tomorrow brought all that's gone before; Far beyond horizons there remains an open door. Tell me when you have been lost in shadows of your mind, And of those days that rode on the passing winds of time. Long ago we were young, yet those years will not return, Pictures of life once lived now hide lessons still to learn. The youth we cherish dear will soon grow to take our place; Pray they will come to know that we've left for them our grace.