This world is a wilderness
so dark and desolate
with poverty death and uncertainty
running Christless to it's judgement date
This world promises so much
castles and groves and music sweet
charms dissolves the vision dies
waking to delusion's cheat
Let us escape this world
so to enjoy peace of soul
this be done by trust in God
absolute surrender our goal
So cast our burdens on Him
living under shadow of His wing
believing powerfully on the Lord
staying close to our heavenly King
poetgord@2013
(based on 'when we awake in glory', a letter written by John Newton (writer of amazing grace) to a Miss P , august 17, 1767.)
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