Love's Victory

Turn back, live again, he said to me Do not wander in the darkness anymore One more move might give death victory We are each connected to that tree The sunlit top, the roots hid in earth’s floor Come back, live again, he asked of m While we live, we’ll live with dignity Not scrabbling for the gold in blood and gore One more lie will give sin victory The kindness of the golden light was clear And left an image in my mind’s deep core Come back, live your life, he then soothed me Do not wonder now why you are here We’re here to live and living shall restore What our suffering self has found so dear I had never seen the light before Only Christ the tyger with his roar Come back, live through pain, he asked of me One right step will give love victory