The Emptiness of Life

Oh how frail is the life of mortals Look at how our tongue treasures the taste of food Without oxygen we die We live only, but for a season I've seen demagogues rising and falling History hasn't been fair to their very great powers In our virtues, our pride light our vices What an emptiness life's possessions can turn See how our desires hook us like fish bones Into doom we gleam depressed Until we see our fragility as mortals True repentance is just but a dream I've seen the Light I believe The truth of God who lived as man His sacrifice made me free but priceless To give life in eternity to those who believe