Sometimes Even A Blue Sky

Sometimes there’s clear blue sky

but clouds most of the time;

Sometimes I find a sweet song in the night; more often

there’s no rhyme;

Skies rarely clear

mostly cloudy and drear—I patience learn thereby

For I’m compelled then to seek out God’s will and His delight.

Sometimes all ’round is dry

refreshment’s hard to gain;

How harshly

mightily must Thy rod strike

to drink obtain?

To what hot blaze must Thy fire be raised till trials are complete?

How deep

how painfully must Thy thorn pierce

till there’s an outflow sweet?

Sometimes a thorn must pierce

Thy pow’r to manifest;

At times I have wandered

near death and loss

no food

no home

no rest.

Sometimes I need to lose all that I have

to fully be set free;

When penniless

I don’t beg

having faith

not anxiety.

Sometimes there’s fighting too

between the brothers dear

Each wants to score the most powerful blow

rage everywhere;

Refusing visitors

sing I to Thee

whose heart’s most pained by these;

My loss with Thine can’t compare

but I’d learn to share Thy sufferings.

I’ve reached the end of life

my fleeting years passed by;

Here in Thy presence

I hear time “tick” by

I feel the dusk draw nigh;

The winter moon is beginning to wane; my life

too

ebbs away

Ahead

not many dark clouds yet remain

most lie behind;

My future draws a line

which from my past divides

With each day’s passing

the conflicts of life are all untied;

As light from “visible” fadeth from sight

“invisible” is seen;

My hope is set on that hope in the heav’ns

with it my heart shall be.

My days have turned to months

my months have turned to years

Years into a lifetime that waxes and wanes

and soon the end appears;

In retrospect

which of these is most sweet? Sunrise

or set of sun?

’Tis set of sun

for it’s nearer to Thee

to Thy dear home!

Awaiting Thy return

my heart is weary

spent

My eyes are dimming

and soon I’ll depart from this life’s tent;

The mountains smile as they call me to rest

my burdens to unload;

Now ev’ry weight has been melted away. I go

I quickly go!