One Life's Pilgrimage
WE ARE TERMINAL by Sonja
To live or not to live, is it for me to say?
I will do my very best to cooperate, to heal, and to pray.
I want so much to live with Thee.
But when I look into the exquisite eyes
of the beautiful children I love,
A deep painful shock shatters every fiber and I cry.
Will I ever be ready to say goodbye?
Knowing we part for just a short while
Doesn't help my human heart to smile.
But knowing that we will be together again
Does help me feel the Joy of Thy Plan.
So, I review my life, so filled with joy and strife.
I wonder as I ponder the miracle
and promise of the Atonement.
Is it really possible for a sinner such as me
To enter in through Thy gate
to a Celestial Eternity?
Is it possible that I, too, may be saved
Because I have sincerely tried to be obedient?
Is it enough that I praise Thy plan
And share my testimony with all that will listen?
Have I passed the test?
Can I relax and consider myself Blessed?
Can one so lowly be a neighbor
eternally living among Thy best?
Is it possible for me to pass the test?
I yearn, with all my heart,
To be Thy instrument.
To play some small part
To help my brothers and sisters find their way home.
I have experienced the agony found
On paths taken down the wrong roads.
I carry a heavy pack of remorse as my load.
And, once in awhile, in a moment filled with Thy Grace,
I find Hope cheering me on my way.
The cloud shroud is lifted
And Light fills my heart with love and joy.
Through the miracle of Thy Son's Gift,
My faith, good works, and Thy Grace
I am raised high above this dreary place.
I know there is a chance
that I may walk with Thee for eternity.
Until Thou calls me home the challenge is great.
I will simply work and wait
For Thy hand in my life to lead me each day
And for Thy arms to carry me
if that becomes necessary.
All I am, Thou gavest to me,
My devotional, obedient heart is my gift to Thee.
I thank you for the Mercy given to me
Long ago when I was fallen, alone, and lost.
Thank you for the life and challenges
Thou prepared just for me.
I pray Thou will accept me Eternally.
Copyright © 1-2000 by Sonja
I will do my very best to cooperate, to heal, and to pray.
I want so much to live with Thee.
But when I look into the exquisite eyes
of the beautiful children I love,
A deep painful shock shatters every fiber and I cry.
Will I ever be ready to say goodbye?
Knowing we part for just a short while
Doesn't help my human heart to smile.
But knowing that we will be together again
Does help me feel the Joy of Thy Plan.
So, I review my life, so filled with joy and strife.
I wonder as I ponder the miracle
and promise of the Atonement.
Is it really possible for a sinner such as me
To enter in through Thy gate
to a Celestial Eternity?
Is it possible that I, too, may be saved
Because I have sincerely tried to be obedient?
Is it enough that I praise Thy plan
And share my testimony with all that will listen?
Have I passed the test?
Can I relax and consider myself Blessed?
Can one so lowly be a neighbor
eternally living among Thy best?
Is it possible for me to pass the test?
I yearn, with all my heart,
To be Thy instrument.
To play some small part
To help my brothers and sisters find their way home.
I have experienced the agony found
On paths taken down the wrong roads.
I carry a heavy pack of remorse as my load.
And, once in awhile, in a moment filled with Thy Grace,
I find Hope cheering me on my way.
The cloud shroud is lifted
And Light fills my heart with love and joy.
Through the miracle of Thy Son's Gift,
My faith, good works, and Thy Grace
I am raised high above this dreary place.
I know there is a chance
that I may walk with Thee for eternity.
Until Thou calls me home the challenge is great.
I will simply work and wait
For Thy hand in my life to lead me each day
And for Thy arms to carry me
if that becomes necessary.
All I am, Thou gavest to me,
My devotional, obedient heart is my gift to Thee.
I thank you for the Mercy given to me
Long ago when I was fallen, alone, and lost.
Thank you for the life and challenges
Thou prepared just for me.
I pray Thou will accept me Eternally.
Copyright © 1-2000 by Sonja
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WE ARE TERMINAL by Sonja
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