Arc-angel

ol' chap

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God help your boy to keep in step with you,

and with his lady there, and others too

within the body of the Christ of God.

We're very glad that you with us have trod!

And we would tread with him, and follow close,

not just commands but  hopes that you disclose.

Your dreams, and what you're building where you are,

Lord Jesus, head, and our bright morning star!

(Which might be our old sun, itself a source).

And we reflect, as moons to earth, of course,

the light we get ourselves reflected from

the sunshine of your love and peace. That bomb

of nu-cle-ar proportions that would pow'r

these tiny little lives from hour to hour

and make our hearts to sing, at times so strong

that lives of yours might grow deep, if not long.

And we are yours; and you are ours; you said..

our god, our source of light, and life. You shed

your love & truth to ev'ryone who’ll bow

to enter grief as you have, thus somehow

it’s only those who love the truth or would 

be made so that they'll truly love what’s good

and not be sidetracked by strange shiny things

but keep our hearts and minds focussed, and sing

so that your harmonizing might chime in, 

and bring dimensions deeper. Fam’ly’s win

and reach and fill our longings deeper than

those who just twist and misuse what they can.

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