The Rescue Mission

"Rescue Mission", was inscribed On the building just ahead In letters bold, it offered aid For the needy, - - food and a bed Located in an area that was destitute On the run-down side of town Necessities it would provide For those who society had cast down It could be a homeless vagabond Or a trauma laden ex-soldier Someone whose family has passed on No one to turn to, now that they're older There may be a few, who fake a need And of this, we should be alert Yet many are as Lazarus was At the gate, his plight, he did assert I present to you an analogy Spiritually speaking, there was a time I was in dire need of rescue From the pit of sin, I could not climb On a mission, - God sent His Son Rescue the perishing, was His theme He delivered me, when hope was gone Like me, - you too, - He will redeem Colan L Hiatt = 04-01-15 © All Rights Reserved