How Great Thou Art
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He left this world as he entered, helpless
On the edge of darkness gasping for air
While I soundly slept unimagined in my bed
Got the call in the dark dead of night
Reasoning to myself it was a relief
Except reason rules the head, not the heart
And I was sorrowed he had passed
That in his final moments he was alone
This song of praise, this burial hymn
Heralds the end of decrepitude and pain
October came and went and you were gone
Under a grey and misty mournful sky
And so you have earned your peaceful rest
Reunited with Jackie - your one true love
To sleep in the hope of the resurrection
Written: March 2015
This was my father’s favourite hymn.
Copyright © Keith D Trestrail | Year Posted 2022
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