This Forgotten Chapel

The chapel wall ornate brass findings are long gone as no more Years of dust and debris lie upon, the now no longer used pews Pieces from the stain glass windows, broken upon the tiled floor In this small chapel God’s words they no longer need, or choose Years of dust and debris lie upon, the now no longer used pews Old leather bound bibles, lie sprawled across the floor in misuse In this small chapel God’s words they no longer need, or choose Cited local lack of interest as in order to claim their poor excuse Old leather bound bibles, lie sprawled across the floor in misuse Their lightweight Scritta’ pages waver from the windows breeze Cited local lack of interest as in order to claim their poor excuse A religion to which these folk burdened in as some dirty disease Their lightweight Scritta pages, waver from the windows breeze As relate long forgotten messages written within its open pages A religion to which these folk burdened in as some dirty disease The small abandoned chapel, which lack of trust in God enrages As relate long forgotten messages written within its open pages Relictus, where the Lord’s words lie within here, as all forgotten The small abandoned chapel, which lack of trust in God enrages No shoes to clink the granite tiles as no more the aisles trodden Relictus, where the Lord’s words lie within here, as all forgotten Silence, befalls this chapel now, as no more sermons to be read No shoes to clink the granite tiles as no more the aisles trodden With God’s words now muted, his messages now remain unsaid Silence, befalls this chapel now, as no more sermons to be read Whilst yonder angels; weep in sorrow, to them they have failed With God’s words now muted, his messages now remain unsaid As the Lord’s purpose to his people, no longer his worth availed Whilst yonder angels, weep in sorrow, to them they have failed This forgotten chapel now lies in ruins so it ails in its own decay As the Lord’s purpose to his people, no longer his worth availed Once cited a place of worship, leaves its parishioners, in dismay This forgotten chapel now lies in ruins so it ails in its own decay Pieces from the stain glass windows, broken upon the tiled floor Once cited a place of worship, leaves its parishioners, in dismay The chapel wall ornate brass findings are long gone, as no more