LIGHT

The works of the LORD are righteous,
For the sun shines on every man;
His footsteps tread the deepest water~
The stars fall at his command.


And the wing of the LORD o'erspeads us, now~
A~fluttering, so tenderly~
His merciful feathers wipe every tear:
Once blind and lost: we see.


And all the lowly people
On that holy mountain, stand~
Led from desperate, desert places
By the Shepherd's gracious hand.


The word of the LORD is everlasting life~
His love will never break;
Mercy upholdeth from e'er to e'er~
For the righteous Master's sake.


The name of the Lord is our refuge,
So to Jesus' cross, we flee;
Broken before the King that bled~
Healed in that crimson sea.

Thus the Spirit of the LORD, that holy fire~
Shines forth from the hearts of his own;
Christ in us the hope of glory:
Leading his family~ home.




(~sister Abby Elizabeth)