Gloria

Gloria I have always been a lover of art, So much that I did no harm to any human, Feared all creation as sacred creatures, That wait only to shout to God, Gloria! Gloria to Shembe! Gloria to Shembe! Through the windows of my soul, I think what I see is the beginning of my End. Every breath I take could have hurt a soul, I See the breadth and depth of this call, Before I leave, I will tell the whole world, That indeed the Holy Spirit He promised us came. Gloria! Gloria to Nyazi Lwezulu! Gloria! Hurting people is not part of the art in my heart, But as humans we err, we hurt and we also forgive. Gloria to Shembe! Gloria! Gloria to Shembe! Where He lead His people, no sin shall advance, No grudges and heavy hearts shall advance. Gloria to Shembe! Gloria! Gloria to Shembe. As once did I arrive, so shall I depart as one. To all those that I may have wronged, forgive me. To all those I helped, I wish I could see you shine, All those who never found in me what they looked for, I wished I could be everything to everyone but I couldn’t. To all those I never helped, you know I tried and I wished My trying could somehow ease your crying. Forgive me but forget me not for the good I did. In Heaven there I go, I will sing Gloria! Gloria to Shembe! Gloria to Christ! I will sing Gloria! Gloria to Shembe. Now look with me towards the West, God I hope and pray not for the worst. My soul has traveled further away from the East, Towards there where the sun shines last for the day. In the Arms of Shembe is where I weep to belong, Gloria to Shembe! Gloria! Gloria to Nyazi Lwezulu. When winter comes and my gardens are whitened, I pray to Shembe my faith is not flattened but heightened For, He promised us a Home where Angels dwell, Where the sun sets not! Where joy is the order, praise the manner and worship The culture. Where the sun shines not, Our eyes are blinded by the passing decaying glamour, How so I wish the eyes of my soul be opened so they see, The Home! The Home of the Nazarites, Where we forever sing, alongside Angels of Light; Gloria to God! Gloria to Shembe! Gloria to God. Mzamane Mndzebele – The Black iPoet. 31032020