Reflections

Do rise bright Son do gleam a lighter morrow
bury this my heaviness agony and sorrow
a toast to life where spills it's grief
and share together times with their relief

Down this road with dross and gold
to stay or go fields warm and cold
and wander does mine heart for fairer parts
put away the thoughts for soft remarks

Oh Jah though painted bright our future
to hard times my loss its sight to nurture
the curse of path where rides it's death
and watching now so removes my breath

Faint does beat my heart within
the cursed lot brought bout by sin
where alone dwell in graveyard men
separated from our love and living kin

Oh separate not mine depth of connection
for in this state might lose your reflection
and cast off our needs and shirk this face
to reason together and not bury your grace

where joy within the kingdom and by you stand
and poured out the water of life by your hand
exist no misery or losses though undeserved
upon a course of Love where man has swerved

Harden not mine heart for it's inspection
cast me not away to the worlds defection
unburden my soul with Son's affection
for relentless abused is mine thoughts ejection

unshielded I am to the arrows and the darts
not unfeeling the laceration to our hearts
overflowing anguish does poison depth of well
and world over this distress is shared by all

For languishing and weak I am as woman
and the heart that beats within is human
the cloth I wear is frailty and slight
in your Son I take shelter throughout this night

For now we take our bread with bitter herb
an to taste not sweet wine but vinegar
to vast in time and wide is this chasm
and daily feed it's mouth with mankind's spasm

To there be my refuge and in your mountain
for refreshment to our soul in living fountain
and forward look to the call of resurrection
where like mirror we show your minds reflection

Lead as you didst fair Sarah and Abraham
dwellers in tents unto the promised land
for this the promise and to your loves inheritance
in foreheads sealed until we get thee hence

For core oh Jah you are the heart of we
by your Son's example we are elect to be
by faith and hope and love the temple builds
unto the harvest time and her yields

The first fruits to the temple go
and like your Son will your praises know
and to the temples service are dedicated
for unto this purpose were we created

Aaron had his sons Jesus begets his own
the household of service for God alone
follow the paths of the chief corner stone
master builder where God will make his home

And you Oh Jah God of our fathers days
into the temple of your King we bring your praise
Sealed we are to serve you everlasting days
and to teach every nation about your ways

sources Psalms and Revelation 19-22