Certitude

another from the archives

Somewhere beyond despair, I quietly wait

The gift not received, the tide to turn;

Upon that blessed hope I rest my pain,

My certitude possessing what I yearn.

Somewhere beyond this silence, there is song.

Somewhere above these clouds shines light so bright ...

Beyond this desolation - love, all love,

Eternal cherishing, and whole delight.

Bleak shores and storm-wracked seas. Take heart, lift sail!

There blows a wind that never blew before,

To take me through that tempest - dreadful place,

To haven-home, sun-lovely evermore.

Somewhere beyond the conflict, perfect peace!

Hands, which I cannot feel, are holding me;

And, underneath, the everlasting arms,

I am secure for all eternity!