Oh little Lamb, I suffer so
Please tell me when it’s time to go
What I have done my whole life through
I pray has been enough for you.
Remember me aft I am gone
And know that You have been the One
Who’s kept me on Your righteous path
And brought me all the love I hath !
The world we’ve known waits outside the door
Where it may be what we’re praying for
A kindly word or a tender heart
To grace the day with a healthy start.
Outside the door where true life exists
Common sense should forever persist
For each needs the strength to carry on,
Passion to follow when hope is gone,
Then reach for the sky to touch a cloud
Praising the Lord and his power aloud !
Let’s raise our hopes for time to come
And praise the Lord for all He’s done
Thank God above for all His care
And willingness for us to share.
I’d like to think that God is near
To stifle every single fear
And keep us all upon our toes
Doing the best that each one knows !
AMEN.
Oh, for the days that were and are no more
And those paths that lead us to heaven’s door
May God be there to greet each as we come
With an open heart and the word welcome !
The steeple bells do loudly ring
As old familiar words we sing
To praise our Lord and those above
With boundless sounds of our true love
Accept this gift from us below
It is the way our faith we show !
Oh little lamb so pure and sweet
I lay my life here at your feet
If I should die before I wake
I beg You Lord, my soul please take
For it is Yours and all I own
Wherein the seeds of love are sown
And so my heart is witness to
This simple gift I offer You !
AMEN.
The heart gets worn and tired too
As through our lives we’ve much to do
When shall we find one day to spare
How can we make the time to care ?
We know that God is on our side
That’s brought about through love not pride
Lord help us please to understand
Show us our pleasure second-hand.
Grant us the power to make our choice
To use our heads, our hearts, our voice
How wonderful that it would be
To share in God’s posterity !
Trust is the factor we each need
If we’re expecting to succeed
As it’s required to understand
We clasp our hands across the land
For we can’t work together if
Between us still exists some rift
Let’s try once more, learn to agree
Achieving perfect harmony !
How many mountains have I climbed
When life was young and so inclined
There were such hopes those years did hold
Excitement strong and action bold.
The times have shown all that has changed
As deeds have consequence long-ranged
A lesson learned must not be lost
Each chance we take does have its cost !
Now I’ve loved God my whole life through
Without my faith what would I do ?
The sum of all the good one does
And past visions of what once was
Are the reasons to carry on
When it appears all hope is gone
Let’s take a chance with one last try
Before time fades into goodbye !
This silence that I share is free
It spreads its veil of peace o’er me
And quiets all the disarray
That one encounters day by day.
How little do we know of life
That is content and without strife
Contentment is a foreign thing
That in our lives has been missing.
Oh Lord above do hear this plea
Help each to live with charity !
Millions of dreams have gone astray
Because of wars we fight each day
When does it end, shall we survive
What must we do to keep alive ?
So many innocents to save
By heroes who have filled each grave
And what of all the families
Left behind with but memories ?
Of fathers, sons and daughters too
Who gave themselves in lieu of you
Bless them all and promise to be
Defenders of their sanctity !
This heart of mine could use a rest
It’s tired of being second best
No matter what I say or do
The verdict is it’s up to you.
I’d like to believe life is fair
And second chances are not rare
But you and I, we live with facts
We’ve done the job, performed the acts.
Too sad to think ’twas not enough
To keep one’s head when going’s rough
Throughout my life I tried so hard
To keep my actions close to God !
The days keep folding into night
Obscuring everything in sight
Each dawn awaits the fading dark
Like spring anticipates the lark
For winter comes but once the year
To bring us all its Christmas cheer
Lets face our fears and try to fly
On wings of hope ere we shall die !
Turn on the lights, the dark is here
It is that dismal time of year
After the harvest and the fall
Winter becomes the king of all.
Since we are captive to its power
Day after day, and hour by hour
To learn the lesson is a must
If we are e’er to earn His trust !
How I wish our love of Christmas cheer
Could live through each day of this new year
Why should its joy come and go away
To leave all this space for our display ?
Let’s pray that God has a plan for all
That will take us there from now past fall
And if we’re lucky as we can be
Opens the door to Eternity !
I’ve traveled halfway cross this world
To seek the peace eluding me
With hopes and dreams that had been hurled
Against the tides reminding me
That love is not a piece of cake
Where all that matters is the taste
There’s so much more that is at stake
And no more time that’s left to waste !
Too many dreams have come and gone
While life itself still lingers on
The days pass by, the candle burns
As years fly past, the earth still turns.
What was today now bids goodbye
And all that’s left, a quiet sigh !
My heart’s so sad I cannot bear
The thought that I may never share
Or see the end of all we’ve wrought
And what has been or heard or taught.
The dreams of all our yesterdays
That in this life do garner praise
Are kept quite safe in memory
Reflecting our identity
For dreaming is a part of what
Life is about, like it or not !
The pages of my date book fly
Reminding me life’s passing by
Day dawns and rushes off I know
While I am not quite set to go.
Oh how I wish that I could be
A child once more beguiled and free
Who loves all God’s variety
And every gift He offers me !
May the gift of giving be with us each year
As the sounds of Christmas fall upon our ear
May the joy of loving bring each one great cheer
While true faith in God diminishes our fear !
I wish, I wish I could have been
On that long road to Bethlehem
To witness those bright stars at night
That to all proclaimed Christ’s birthright.
Oh star of wonder teach me how
To bide with truth and honor now
Because I know His Word will reign
Upon this earth again, again !
There is a sound I remember well
The joyous peal of our Christmas bell
Resting there in its lofty steeple
Reaching out to all of His people.
Granting each one love, peace and surprise
On Christmas morn as all do arise
Thank God for our blessings great and small
May the Lord above gift hope to all !
Oh how I wish that I could fly
Above the dark clouds in the sky
Into that place where dreams are made
And raindrops taste like lemonade,
Where children laugh and play and shout
And no one has to do without,
Where God above has room to share
With anyone who visits there !
There’s been a moment I recall
A moment that came first of all
Before we challenged all the rules
And listened to the sound of fools
When sense was part of every day
And kindly words were ours to say
Tis time to get our values back
And keep us all on a right track !
As I peer out my window pane
I see the snow has come again
Here in the early hours of dawn
The whiteness seems to brighten morn.
Oh what a luxury it is
To be assured that we are His
And will be so forever more
When life shall close that final door !
My heart’s so full I dare not speak
A world so sad, so dark, so bleak
The winds of war doth us surround
The earth begs cleansing all around.
May God in heaven hear our plea
And use His power to set us free !
And so my love as we’ve grown old
And nights are long and days are cold
And all we knew has been forgot
With dreams that we remember not !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 