DESIGN FOR LIFE

 

When you look out

Across the cityscape

The first impression is one of planning

With order and method

A systematic landscape

Above a thriving community

Running as a well oiled machine

Every element doing its part

A symbiotic relationship

Every person a cog in the machine

A perpetual entity

Evolving and changing

Redesigning itself

Outside the conurbation

As if in stark contrast

The country side and nature

Appear chaotic and haphazard

Without order or method

Simple and ordinary

Lacking the sophistication of civilization

But in reality the urbanites live in chaos

Dysfunctional and self-destructive

While in nature there is structure and order

And the closer you observe it

The more of its complexities

And intricate structures are revealed

Everything precision engineered

With order and purpose

Every organism contains nature’s code

The building blocks of our world

And of our universe

True sophistication exists at every level

Complex and extraordinary

So let man builds his cities

While God builds everything else

CALLING ALL YOU ANGELS

 

Calling all you Angels

Amidst the heavenly host

Come in the name of God,

Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Answer the clarion call

Of the sombre Last Post

And take the fallen hero

Amidst the heavenly host

ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE

 

All across the globe

They are seen together

On every continent

And in every weather

The Christian cross

And the pagan tree

To celebrate the birth

Of Christianity

THEY FOLLOW THEIR HEARTS

 

They follow their hearts

A congregation of one accord

Singing the heartfelt lyrics

To make sweet music to the lord

A NEW DAY DAWNING

 

On the distant horizon

The embers of the dawn

Brightly glow

As God blows gentle breath

Upon the glowing coals

And lights up another day

IN THE GATHERING OF HOPEFUL HEARTS

In the gathering of hopeful hearts

The flame of peace does thrive

A flame whose embers glowed

When my granddad was still alive

The lads and pals in distant lands

To a man did purposely strive

They kept that tiny ember tended

To ensure that it would survive

And many a lad remained forever

To keep the flame of peace alive 

CROSS OF THE LIVING GOD # 3

 

Cross of the living God

Shine light into the darkness

To every corner of the globe

Embellishing the starkness

 

Cross of the living God

Keep us safely in your light

Protect us every waking hour

And watch us through the night