I look towards the wintering trees To hush my fretful soul As they rise to face the icy sky And hold fast beneath the snow Their rings grow wide, their roots go deep That they might hold their height And stand like valiant soldiers Through the watches of the night
No human shoulder ever bears The weight of all the world But hearts can sink beneath the ache Of trouble's sudden surge Yet far beyond full knowing There's a strong unsleeping light That reaches round to hold me Through the watches of the night
I have cried upon the steps that seem Too steep for me to climb And I've prayed against a burden I did not want to be mine But here I am and this is where You're calling me to fight And You I will remember Through the watches of the night You I will remember Through the watches of the night
Contains prophetic echoes of musings on Gen.2:7...the Lord God formed a man's body...21:So the Lord caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep...took rib...22 Then made a woman from the rib...; 3:6...she ate some fruit & gave some to her husband... and Song of Songs 8:5"I aroused you under the apple tree, where your mother gave you birth, where in great pain she delivered you"; Eph.5:14 "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light"; Acts 12:7"Suddenly ...a bright light in the cell..angel tapped him on the side to awaken and said, 'quick, get up!"; Jn.19:34'One of soldiers pierced His side with a spear & blood and water flowed out'; 20:16 "Mary!"...she turned and exclaimed, "Teacher!"; Rev 21:2..."I saw the new Jerusalem,coming down from heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband.3 I heard a loud shout from the throne saying 'Look, the home of God is now among His people!...He will remove all sorrows...no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever"
I look towards the wintering trees
ReplyDeleteTo hush my fretful soul
As they rise to face the icy sky
And hold fast beneath the snow
Their rings grow wide, their roots go deep
That they might hold their height
And stand like valiant soldiers
Through the watches of the night
No human shoulder ever bears
The weight of all the world
But hearts can sink beneath the ache
Of trouble's sudden surge
Yet far beyond full knowing
There's a strong unsleeping light
That reaches round to hold me
Through the watches of the night
I have cried upon the steps that seem
Too steep for me to climb
And I've prayed against a burden
I did not want to be mine
But here I am and this is where
You're calling me to fight
And You I will remember
Through the watches of the night
You I will remember
Through the watches of the night
Contains prophetic echoes of musings on Gen.2:7...the Lord God formed a man's body...21:So the Lord caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep...took rib...22 Then made a woman from the rib...; 3:6...she ate some fruit & gave some to her husband... and Song of Songs 8:5"I aroused you under the apple tree, where your mother gave you birth, where in great pain she delivered you"; Eph.5:14 "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light"; Acts 12:7"Suddenly ...a bright light in the cell..angel tapped him on the side to awaken and said, 'quick, get up!"; Jn.19:34'One of soldiers pierced His side with a spear & blood and water flowed out'; 20:16 "Mary!"...she turned and exclaimed, "Teacher!"; Rev 21:2..."I saw the new Jerusalem,coming down from heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband.3 I heard a loud shout from the throne saying 'Look, the home of God is now among His people!...He will remove all sorrows...no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever"
Delete