In Moments As Bright As a Crimson Rose

In Moments As Bright As A Crimson Rose The fading hours, as Hope prevails Moments bright as a crimson rose Ships deliver Hope with full sails Into needed lives that it chose No matter those hard, rocky shores Where broken souls, lay in deep pain No longer kept are those old scores Washed away are wicked dark stains Nights come and shadows do not prowl Nor wicked dreams dare sleep deny Gone are the beasts that roar and howl Under a dark moon's weeping sky As the past gives up its sorrows Heart finds a new cause to rejoice New Life and Love seeds tomorrow With pure joy in each singing voice Forever gone are bleeding eyes cleansed by our new happier thoughts Again sun lights up blue skies This the blessed gift, Hope's lights brought Once where utter darkness had reigned Day and night both bring healing sights All that was lost is now regained Hope and Love shine forth brighter lights It is not losses we must score Nor pain and sorrows we endure It is love of life and much more In depths of souls that will be pure Where new orchards we shall soon find Growing crops that yield sweeter fruits As we leave our past that so blinds Sight of our spiritual roots Robert J. Lindley, 1-24-2018