Together

Fear gripped my mind whilst the papers I read,
And day by day it was increasing;
Bitterness everywhere made me wonder,
Will doomsday be rapidly coming?

Man poisons self and two of his children,
Businessman shot in the prime of life,
A pretty young bride commits suicide,
Husband says she was an untrue wife.

Alcohol takes the lives of so many,
Abuse of drugs kills many worldwide,
Lesbians and gays fight for recognition,
Don't they know why Christ was crucified?

Trembling I wondered what was happening,
Is it in vain our Saviour died?
Has God lost power now o'er His creation,
Is there no refuge where I can hide?

'Take courage child and bravely march forward,'
It seemed the Lord was speaking to me,
'Tell the lost world there is a Saviour,
We can together set sinners free.'


Published in The magazine of St. Andrew's Church, (The KIRK) Chennai
Kirkspire, August 2009.