A City Remade

Paved 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