MARANATHA *

 

MARANATHA

Look-- can you see Jesus coming
That glint of glory, just over there--
A little light a-flickering
Upon that heavenly stair--

There is light beyond the river,
Past the torrents deep and wide--
The Word of life that beckons
To the eternal, golden side.

My heart, it trembles at this gift
Grace carries me, and holds
And there, my life is hidden
And the Father's eye beholds.

Regard the Word with startled breath
O soul once lost, and wrapped in death;
Overspilled with light-- his love abounds
And the heavenlies resound.


~Abby Elizabeth Charland