I penned this poem in June shortly after watching a clip on TV regarding the opening of a library(?) in Charlotte, NC, named after Billy Graham. My poem is about hearing a man who sang that evening. I don't recall his name, but he sure caused my and my husband's tears to roll. He sang with all his heart and we could feel the joy...through the tv screen! :winkgrin:
I hope someone enjoys this, and it makes their day a little brighter. :icon_flower:
Here are the hymn lyrics: http://www.my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/untilthen.html
"Until Then"
Pristine notes, words of praise
Age-old hymns bestow God's light
The dark-skinned man bellows deep
Sings with all his might
Causing my heart to swell
He sings of endurance
He sings of joy
He sings of pain in the temporal now
He sings of everlasting streets of gold
Causing my tears to roll
Well, is it true O God my Lord?
Will there someday be
This home of peace, of bliss, of joy
A place of forever harmony?
Causing my soul to cry fervently
Surely 'tis true that all shall see
Face to face and eye to eye
Surely 'tis true there'll be a time
All wrongs to be made right
Causing my spirit to yearn
Until that day, O God, I pray
Allow my heart to stay tender
My eyes to see beyond hostility
And never evil for evil to render
Your boundless love, God of Life,
Causing my breast to hope eternal
june 5, 2007