Soldier Blue

Her hair cascades like waterfalls Crashing over her shoulders Her eyes are soft as pillows With a fire that slowly smolders A kiss as soft as cotton balls Her lips so full and bright Curves that move this way and that As I trace them in the night I watch her sleep so peacefully Her head upon my chest And I am so content As I close my eyes and rest I never really know her name I see her but each night For when I open up my eyes She's gone with mornings light

Heaven's gate has opened wide For I am coming home My God has called on me at last From high upon his throne This moment that I've longed for  His calling draws me nigh And I shall be obedient  To my Lord who sits on high I kneel before his mighty throne With head so humbly bowed And hear the whispers 'round the throne Of Heaven's fearful crowd What will, you think, become of him I hear their whispers grave Do you think that he believed Do you think he's saved  Now as the Lord commanded me And as I slowly rise I see the Angel wink at me Much to my surprise The trumpets blew as judgement came My Lord commanded me Come boldly to my throne my son For you have been set free Your sins have always been forgiven Since you were very little When first you called upon my name Your verdict was acquittal Now rise and cast your yoke on me Your place is now in Heaven In your Holy Father's house Your debt has been forgiven The crowd th

You spoke my name and I became Your breath fills my chest Your spirit gave me a name Different from the rest Fearlessly I walk as we talk No valley too low No mountain too high My heart only you know You made me strong gave me a song In my heart to share With one who is tender With one who will care You made me for a reason not a season My walk is forever with you Who lights my path The only One who is true

He said that love is patient He said that love is kind With Him there is no record Of your wrongs or of mine What are we then if not His works What did He come here for If we can't simply read His word And erase the bloody score My slate is clean and so is yours My journal pages white Now I choose to take a stand And walk out in the light Walk with me now if you dare Put your hand in mine Together we will stride the path He's left for us to find No day will be without my love I promise every moment true For you will be my purest friend And I your Soldier Blue

On bended knee I seek you My father whom I trust I feel your disappointment My pain and shame too much Too much for whom a voice replies You forget now where you tread When first you called upon my name My hand was on your head I cast your sins from east to west I forgive you now my son Your price was paid upon a cross Your soul at stake was won What's past is past I heard him speak Now go and sin no more Find a wife that loves me too And watch my blessings pour I'll teach her all about you What comforts you in pain And how you love to take a walk In the summer evening rain The man in you will quickly be The sunshine in her life She'll have your love the rest of days And be your faithful wife She'll have to learn how to forgive For you're a complex man But if she does her life will be Amazing through my plan So too it's you that now must learn To trust me in the rain For when you walk I walk with you That's where I heal

Winter skies bring longing gaze of promises amidst a haze of emptiness and loss In frigid cold the owl unfolds Her wings and takes to flight Natures tempest tossed Now sun shines upon the snow As dawn reveals secreted foe Amidst the floral moss She sweeps her wings wide Catching wind and slows Her speed to loss Talons wide with Spartan pride Her chick deep in it's grasp The snake is tossed Done and done the snake so shuned And so the mother knows Her fate is lost With exasperated breath the screech The mother owl doeth shrink Into the winter frost Owl resplendent in relief Her chick now safe at cost Her life now all but lost Will a bite within her feathers mend Mother Owl knows better friend Her save comes at such cost A bowed head for it is said God's love is ne'er for not But love is still so often fraught Raised head held o'er the dead Of he who promised hurt Snake in Eden naught

I know that life is sometimes hard It helps to have a friend I thought I'd found a friend in you So hearts could fully mend Now people sometimes grumble That's just part of life And when that happens wrap your arms Around unwanted strife Stand your ground with softened tone Hold your arms out wide Wounded hearts just need to see That love can master pride Don't run away when thunder rolls So anger can creep in Tell him that you love him true Do not empower sin You'll find that soon he'll wonder what He grumbled for to start And with a gentle hug and kiss You've healed a wounded heart