Just As the Rich Man
Deep within the earth, are screams so loud
Where the souls of many are chained and bound
Such misery, wailing and nashing of teeth
As fire and brimstone boils souls beneath
The smoke of their torment rises forever
They have no rest, day or night, no never
Affliction is God's judgment for a world so lost
They afflicted His own and must pay the cost
The coward, the abominable, the murderer
The unbelieving, the whoremonger, the idolater
The sorcerer and let us not forget the liar
Bound together for eternity in a lake of fire
Just as the rich man in hell lifted his eyes
A place of torment and never to die
As he begged for water to touch his lips
The world too will beg for one little sip
Souls of the damn, beg, just one more chance
With tear filled eyes, God gives them a glance
I came to you but you cried leave me alone
Now judgment has come and my mercy is gone
You rejected my Son, and rejected my word
You laughed and mocked in a dying world
In a world too busy running to and fro
In eternity, you will reap the harvest you sew
You had all the answers, your own understanding
You did it your way, rejecting My blessing
Trusting in man, refusal to turn from your wicked way
Never humbled before me, on your knees did you pray
In your choices, you refused to seek my face
Yet, you can't understand why you are in the place
You trusted in your own wisdom, your lusts and fears
Now you stand before me begging with tears
In place of my holiness, you chose sin
Without praying, you allowed evil to win
With not one thought of all that I gave
Rejecting my Son who died to save
In your own wisdom, you knew better than I
You traded my truth for a self serving lie
Your heart puffed up with so much pride
Your ego so tall, your soul withered and died
Why didn't you listen, I spoke to your heart
From a wicked world, you refused to part
I offered you Heaven but the world you chose
Hell you receive as the gates of paradise close
I love, I am just, I cannot go back on my word
I am the way, the truth, the life, I divide with a sword
My mercy, my grace flowed from Heaven's throne
Yet you turned your back on redemption's song
I offered you life, you chose to walk among the dead
Holding to the hand of Satan, you strayed as he led
You see, your eternal destiny, it is not I to blame
I waited for you, you refused to call upon my name
Trusting in a world so lost and undone
Your trust turned to loss as Satan won
Yes my heart aches to leave you behind
But traveling the broad way, Hell you will find
Now Hell is reality, it receives its own today
In the flames of eternity, souls forever to stay
In the portals of darkness, My light shines no more
The cries of suffering, Hell sealed forevermore.
Written by: Donetta Harless
Thursday July 14, 2016
Copyright © Donetta Harless | Year Posted 2016
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