Strength of Salvation

The saving power of salvation.

this life is a desert
and I ever wandering
no more am I alert
roaming; ever blundering

pain down upon me beats
hammering slow and steady
sands of ages; high heaps
assailing me; ever ready

the wind spins around me
a prison of air and sand
will I ever be free
to cross this desolate land

I gaze into the east
ever-distant shores await
they offer me release
from this unforgiving fate

there is no escape now
no more hope; no saving shade
I take the final bow
my debt - never fully paid

I close my eyes
And surrender
Warm sand below
Cool breeze around

I am falling

No burning sun
Distant shores are
merely a dream
My fate is sealed…

moved by wind - a faint voice
strong message of salvation
offering me a choice
never my expectation

slowly begin to stir
a new Strength suffuses me
Spirit within does spur
to stand, opens me to see

spread-eagled piece of wood
carrying burdens untold
broken so live, I could
outstretched hands provide firm hold

Risen, I look east
my heart lifts, my sight restored
a view which awards me peace
its beauty leaving me floored

intricate domes of sand
brilliantly-blue backdrop
heat pulsing as I stand
majesty so great " I stop

Together we step out
Across the desert, as one
No longer do I wander about
Guided - following the Son

And so we begin anew
Distant shores to conquer