9/29/2018 A City RemadePaved with gold, the streets
there's beryl; jasper and onyx and garnet and pearl. Singing and worship, flooded with love; the dreams that we dreamed are no longer above. Brothers and sisters who once lived in peril, no longer condemned sing daily joy caroles. "It's here! It's here! The Kingdom is here!" We lift up our voices, "The Kingdom is here! "The Truth set us free, we no longer fear; we no longer stumble on heroin or beer" Theft and violence are things of the past; we no longer speak of old acts that are crass. Now love, peace and kindness is all that we are; Oh, grateful and patient, joy, gentle we are. For all we endured we've received our reward- life pure and holy, for all sin the King bore. Now, there's one precious gem at the start I didn't mention- For it's beauty, the King gave a lot of attention; The City of Emerald, a people once feared; He called us a nation and He led us here. He showed us His love, true light in the dark; revealed plans for our purpose, though our eyes viewed it stark. We were long left abandoned but He called us by name- The City of Emerald, a city remade. ©Holly Silva, 2018 |