"SING IN THE 'VALLEY'!
(Dedicated to my Mother: Lorena E.)
© 2007 Patricia L. Carpenter
Are your burdens much too heavy
& do they weigh you down?
Take them ALL to Jesus
as He won't let you drown!
'REST' upon His Word
'LEAN' upon His Breast,
'RUN' to Christ for help
& He'll do all the rest.
Do the 'best' you can
don't worry & fret & stew,
For you've left JESUS in charge
of all you think & say & do!
Remember that He LOVES you
no matter what's happening,
And if you PRAISE HIS NAME
He will help you Sing!
Sing down IN that Valley *
of the Shadow of death, *
Just as He's doing with your Mother
giving her 'Sweet Rest'!
'Sweet Rest' right in the middle
of all her circumstance,
For she LOVES her Savior
& 'with Him' she will dance.
Dance right into Heaven
like David did of old, *
Because of His great LOVE for her
that never has grown cold!
JESUS never leaves us
once we fall in love with Him,
Even when all 'seems' black & dreary
He's THERE ~ with His lovely grin!
Suffering is a part of 'Life'
down here on Earth today,
As these old bodies of ours
One Day ~ will decay.
Turning back to dust *
but our 'spirit' will live on;
And if we've chosen JESUS ~ we will
'Eternally' SING ~ that Heavenly Song:
"Amazing Grace", ~ ~ that Saved a wretch like me! **
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see!
* Hosea 2:15; Ps.23:4; II Sam.6:14; Gen.2:7 & 3:9 2/20/07
** Mom sang this Song to one of the Nurses at Mt. Carmel West the other day.
This was JESUS' way of letting me know He was Caring for her
right in the midst of all her pain!
***
