This Cross

I will always love you
I will always forgive you
All that you have done
All this suffering I face

For this I do for all my people
For this to share in my faith
This cross from whence I hang
This cross is what I will bear

 

copyright Chris Smith 2010

The Power And The Glory

When I fall and can not find my way
He gives me a hand to lead me home
When the times always seem bad
He shows me there always some good
When I cry and I feel I am alone
He puts an arm around me and is always there

All the people that dwell on this very world
Each one will find Him, on Him you can depend
So when you go and you seem to find the dark
He will be there to bring you back to the light
No matter who you are, no matter what you believe
Every man, woman, boy and girl He will protect

Each gift we have to share, is a gift given by Him
In my own way I know that He will be there with me
Because if I believe then I can live in hope this day
In my own way I know my soul will always shine
For he gave my soul to me, as he gave yours to you
Look for Him now, he is the power and the glory

 

copyright Chris Smith 2009

Story Teller

The story teller came to town

Long beard and flowing gown

He came with a smile

He would stay for a while



Told stories for all to hear

Old stories from another year

Always had a moral at the end

People came from afar to attend



He never had a bad word to say

Teaching stories of peace everyday

But some did not like the words he said

They put a price on his head



Said he was an enemy of the state

Arrested him to face his fate

He went with them with his own free will

Nailed him to a cross on a hill



People came from far and wide to cry

He smiled, for them he would die

Told them believe in him and he is here

Believe, and his spirit is always near

 

copyright Chris Smith 2002

In A Perfect Sky

His time is now and so he died

His soul departed as relatives cried

He floated up to the Heavenly Gates

His time had come by all the fates



He told Saint Peter what was his name

He entered, saw people walk, once lame

And everyone smiled as he passed them by

He could see beautiful Angels in a perfect sky



Somewhere a beautiful voice sings

Angels greet him with glorious wings

Over each head a halo did shine

People drank water that turned into wine



He was entranced by this wonderous sight

Nothing was dark for everything was bright

He felt tears of joy running down his face

For this was such an incredible place



Then he heard a voice next to him say

"Peace be with you my friend, each and every day"

And God smiled at him and touched his hand

"Always by my side you will forever stand"



And he now knew, from Death you do not fear

For there is a better place waiting here

He knew one day he would be reunited again

For his loved ones, he will wait until then

 

copyright Chris Smith 2008

Hymn

Glory be this day and bathe

To bathe in the holy light

Of Heavens' own bright radiance

To come and lift your spirit

Lift it upon the greatest high



Blessed be the best of friends

Who understand truth in all

They will always smile with you

As well as to share a tear

Always here to share their love



Holy be to the power of the Almighty

To grace us in his majestic presence

Guiding with a loyal and caring hand

For mighty be his wonderous love

To give to the world that need him



This is a hymn celebrated in glory

Shared with the souls of the blessed

With the celebration of the holy

Words shared for all who come to read

Reaching out to be able to touch you

 

copyright Chris Smith 2008

An Angel Came

Last night I had the strangest dream
An Angel came and took my hand
She opened her wings and we flew
Forever high until we reached Heaven
She showed me to another world
Unlike the world far down below

Children played, black and white together
All races and creed walked side by side
The lion walked with a baby lamb
A little three year old girl giggled
As she rode on the back of a white wolf
Up above I could feel the sun shine down

I saw John Lennon and Bob Marley laughing
John Wayne in talks with Buddy Holly
A mouse and cat played gently together
This whole world was a marvel to see
No ocean but fish swam in the sky
Dolphins swimming next to the sharks

The Angel turned and she spoke to me
"Please do not judge our God", she said
"Those little children tormented to die"
"When down below in the world of yours"
"Will be reborn here and be at peace"
"For God can not stop the evil below"

I understood, for all the bad that we see
Of people who suffer and the things we do
God will never tresspass in our dormain
The souls will be reborn in this perfect place
To begin anew and to always be protected
Away from all the hate and bathed in love

I awoke and wished I could still dream
And I knew I would return there once again
When the right time came for me to go back
So until then, I will walk in this place of ours
Knowing that Heaven is now waiting up above
While down here we are all living in Hell

copyright Chris Smith 2007

A Walk In The Park

The boy was walking with his father
Enjoying a walk through the park
He held his father's hand for safety
For his father was there to protect him
But the boy had some quesitions to say
So he looked up toward his father and said

"I believe in the heroes in comic books"
"That they save the day from villains"
"I believe God smiles down on us"
"And he keeps this world from any harm"
"I believe there are no real monsters to find"
"Because you are my father and I love you"

The father smiled down to his son
He rubbed the boy's head and the father thought
What could he say to his child the way things were
In this world where nothing was ever black and white
The father held back the tears and kept the truth away
He said "I love you too, my son", and would never say

"You believe in heroes that are from only a fantasy"
"Because real heroes are dying for us every single day"
"God may see us but we need to be able to see Him"
"Because all we ever see is the work of Hell on Earth"
"There are monsters all around us, we created them"
"That is the curse of mankind, I will love and protect you"

copyright Chris Smith 2009

A Sign

He asks his Lord to forgive
A preacher with a life to live
Somewhere his faith is lost
His religion has been tossed

How long can he preach in a world so wrong
A long time ago his belief was still strong
But as time passed he would then find
The true evil that lies behind man kind

Wonders this horror he sees, would any God allow
With so much death and destruction happening now
All that he wants is a sign that his God is out there
Show him what he believes in is still fair

So an Angel came to see him one rainy night
Told him that sometimes when nothing is right
The Lord is watching for the perfect day
Where He will then strip all the darkness away

Even though this may not happen for a long time
On this day, down from Heaven God shall climb
He will come and protect those who are just like you
And he will help this world begin again, anew

And the preacher had words he needed to be said
Would it be better if this was done now, instead
For surely, up in Heaven, our God really must know
That on every passing day Evil continues to grow

Nothing will stop me from still worshipping my God
I will still tell people to always follow our Lord
But Heaven can never see all the troubles down here
So many that go hungry and so many living in fear

But knowing he is there is what really guides me
Knowing that when I die my soul will float forever free
But if Heaven is up there, down here must be Hell
For if God is waiting for us then the Devil must be as well

copyright Chris Smith 2005

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