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Heaven's First Four Words
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Upon Hearing Music Tomorrow I may be called home
where all of Heaven's Joys are known;
God will receive me to Him there.
all gone will be earth's fret and care.
All deeds I've done in life below
will fade in meaning, charm, & glow
when, there, I finally can see
all that God has prepared for me.
(Chorus 1,2,3) There stand the Father and the Son,
my trials o'er, all battles won.
I've gained the Throne, my Crown, my Prize.
The hosts of Heaven will greet my eyes.
And then I'll hear my Savior say:
"Welcome, Child"---and endless Day
is just the start of my rewards,
the first two of "Heaven's First Four Words".
I'll take my place around the Throne,
receive God's favor, and my crown.
At last, to JOY there'll be no end;
I'll worship there, my Savior, Friend.
All of the beauty Heaven can give
I will enjoy--and forever live!
Eternal Life in endless Joy--
ALL my praises I'll employ! (Chorus)
For Eternity I'll praise God's Plan
that He designed to redeem Man.
O'er and o'er I will rehearse,
in praise and wonder each grand verse;
of how it all so wondrously fit,
and our saved-souls were the aim of it!
How He raises our poor lives, above!
Oh!, His Righteousness, Oh!, His Love! (Chorus)
Sunsets painted from Heaven's side;
art on earth remains, 'tho its young artist died.
My Maker's hand I'll recognize,
His helper's face--Oh, my joyous eyes!--
I turn and see again, so near,
this young face I loved dearly here!
I'll forget that I was EVER sad,
when I hear his voice say: "Hello, Dad!"
(last chorus):
Son meets his father; father meets his son.
Our trials o'er, our battles won.
Our joys, our thrones, our Crowns, our Prize;
all of Heaven's reunions flood our eyes!
x.....before
x.....any more.
I'll love these words I've so long rehearsed!
The next two of Heaven's First Four Words!"
A beautiful lyrical piece, with the right choice of words to create a lovely rhyme. Sad, though I found throughout this poem, a sense of comforting strength.
~Kathy
this brought tears to my eyes...lovely write...
Amberlee
Oh my God. This makes me cry. I'm at school and crying. I've thought so many times about how hard it was and still is for you with losing your only son. This is so lovely and TRUE!! That's why Jesus died and rose again so that Adam's fall would not take us all down to the pit of Hell. Joy comes in the morning, but sometimes he gives us a smile along the way to tide us over. This is beautiful and such a heart-wrenching look at the future. I believe that will happen one day, Teddy, and your empty hole will again be filled. You will never know how special I feel that this particular piece is. Lot's of others could get consolation from it. Thank you for posting this publicly so others could read it. I still pray for your healing.
In God's Love,
Jessica