The River Crossing
We are crossing a river
Deep and wide
And before we enter, let’s pray
And then I have something to say.
We have picked the safest way across
And we’ve tried to think it through
There are some of us who could cross alone
But they are reticent and few
The current is dangerous and swift
But cross the river we must
For [...]
Fool for Christ
Fool enough to follow
Fool enough to believe
Fool enough to take a stand
Fool enough to speak up
Fool enough to ask
Fool enough to listen
Fool enough to trust His Word
Fool enough to to play the fool
For all the fools who won’t
Fool enough to see the foolishness
Of all the great accomplishments of men
To watch the river carry
All [...]
Refugees
Bowing their heads as they go
Shoulders drooped
Discouraged
Tattered
Empty and stressed
Looking for something to save them
Longing for peace
Longing for rest
Battling out of the swift pollution
Crawling up on the shore
Bound for chains and slavery
Bound to suffer more
If only I could save them
There’s no choice but passing on
The time of escape from the horror
Slipped away and is gone
Men and [...]
The Fool
Twas then that I began
To play the fool
For all reason was abandoned
Good and Evil were embraced
So answer not the fool
Lest thou be just like him
For folly has an end
As the darkness yields to dawn
The sun will rise
The seeds will grow
We’ll reap a mighty harvest
Then we will be moving on
A fool to be a pilgrim?
You’re [...]
WAR
Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.
War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the [...]
Lift up the voice of Lamentation
(Call to America)
Lift up the voice of lamentation
For destruction and the whirlwind are upon us
We were as children playing before the storm
Famine, sword, pestilence
We did not heed the call or warning
And they are come upon us unawares
For we were all as in the days of
Prosperity and merriment and festival
We played [...]
Call to America
In that final desperate hour
When we stand or die
Will the beautiful land
Be filled with praise?
Or harsh despair and doubt?
So;…brothers,…for we all shall share
The trauma of emergency -
The famines stalking shadow;
The meagerness and want -
And fear for what is coming
Or clasp hands and set ourselves against
The darkness of the night
And loathe to tread
Yet steadfast [...]
Pathological Sexuality
Pathological sexuality
Really?
We live in the era
Of fallout - ever heard
of it?
Just wait until we
have to walk in it
Unprotected
And undesired.
Before we go to War
Identify your Enemy. And then take some time to think. – or you may very well arrive in a situation you did not bargain for – and for which there is little if any remedy.
Yes – get your brightest
Gather here your best
Waste their substance on misery and
Poverty, the wages [...]
We Are not Saved
The Harvest is ended, the summer
Is past
And we are not saved
The party is over
The fight has begun
And we are not saved
The Cities come crashing
And tumbling down
The stench lingers
As it descends
Reach out and touch them
Lift them and heal them
And carry them home in your arms
We are not saved
We are [...]
