All things come to an end
Every thought I’ve ever thought
Every word I’ve spoken
The songs I’ve sung
The works I’ve done
Every thing I’ve given birth to
My life and every life around me
Will all come to an end
The only thing that will never cease
Is love
Love never ends
How sweet Your name sounds
Filling my eardrums to the beat of grace
With all it’s bounty
Rich and tender
Powerful and gentle
Incomparable and undeniable
Soothing my soul
Strengthening my legs
Proclaiming loudly over my fearful heart
Be strong
Moving like ripples
Over the shimmering waters of my heart
Then blowing stronger and stronger
Till a mighty tempest is stirred up
And the violent winds rage
Taking me up in the whirlwind of Your kingdom
Toward full blown glory
Where grace places me down
Before Your throne
The wind blows where it pleases
Taking with it whatever in its path
Weightless enough to be carried away
Sometimes a gentle tossing and rising
Other times a furious force
Then as quickly as it rose
It pauses for a time to rest
While all things carried along
Float down to the ground
Where they wait for the next move
So it is for all mankind
Blown here and there
Rising and falling
Pausing from time to time
Waiting for the next move
Dependant on the air that we breathe
Aware or unaware
The truth remains
That God gave us life
Put His breath within us
To be carried along by His Spirit
To know Him who put eternity in our heart
In the light of glory
I stand at creations cusp
Surrounded by a sea of beauty
Fields of yellow and green
Glistening in the sun
The rays spread out across this blanket
While the wind blows through wave after wave
The paddy dances in the light of this glory
By its side a river cuts through
Twisting and turning
As the sound of rushing waters
Caress my soul
Taking me to a deeper place
The sounds
The sights
The fragrance
Reflect Your extravagant beauty
Pulling me like a magnate into You
Where I taste and see
You are good
Hope stirs up courage
Ignites a flame of persevering love
Keeps me going
Helps me never give up
It’s not rooted in something
Or built on circumstances
It’s not perhaps maybe if or but
It’s Jesus
Living hope
Eternal hope
Through His life
His death
His resurrection
Infused in me
Life on earth
Lived out from above
Not below
Where eternity resounds in my heart
And the fleeting things around me
Are laid low
Where hope’s eternal anchor
Pulls me in
To where I’m raised up
Seated in heavenly places
In Christ
Eternity at the centre
Keeps me grounded on earth
Knowing where I’m going
Who I belong to
Why I’m here
Helps me live
One day at a time
Where life makes sense
Fills me with hope
It makes no sense
To live without God
Emptied of hope
In a world that is perishing
In a body that is wasting away
