in icy desolation sleeps

in icy Desolation sleeps

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There’s a body lying underground

in the frozen north

right near and passed en route

through the northwest passage

in icy desolation sleeps

therein lies with his blue eyes

gazing skyward heaven bound

in darkness icy desolation sleeps

but between his eyes and that open sky

is pitch of darkness black

sealed shut by tons of ice

and frozen grave

mixed by ancient snow

in icy desolation keeps

like the words beyond of space

the coldest words expressed

sealed shut in coffin trapped

short space of hewn wood carved

by hand of carpenter’s long gone

there’s a body therein

frozen block of flesh and ice

past the turn near

two centuries ago

in icy desolation sleeps

his name quite forgotten by our time

he died young a man premature

awaiting for his dream become reality

of having helped to find the shorter route

yet in icy desolation sleeps

between britain and china’s coasts

the famous infamous

northwest passage route

in icy desolation sleeps

for just a bit of time

he was excavated brief

some relief it was

his corpse for science sake released

made my soul fill with grief

to see him still intact

as if only as asleep

for it firmly fixed

upon my mind

the fact that he existed

suspended silent affirmation

that he lived on ship and was

a part of all our history

one day i’d like to meet him

upon celestial deck of golden wood

upon a sea of purest spray and foam

roiling with the winds of God’s holy breath

to take his hand in mine with a royal kiss

raise him from death's icy grip

and bring him to my breast

thaw his icy desolate sleep

and cry, Oh death,

where's your victory now!

his resurrected life filled form

his warm heart thumping

keeping time with mine

his voice melodic pitched on high

exult and lift

his holy name our God

you who are the resurrection

and the life

who lazarus of old

you brought him

back from the dead

you who are the great I AM

will bring us all alive again

oh, my long lost brother

come up with me

into His eternal day of rest

we enter in to sail

on again along the way

as the ocean gales stream

through your golden hair

to bring us all who believe

bright forever shores!