Love Beyond Degree

some have haunted eyes,

windows without light

do they know

where Comforts grow:

on the mount of crucifixion

at the feet of His affliction?

how, in grief, we contemplate our loss

in the Son of God upon the cross?

do they know

where Hope is found:

in Christ, where Grace and Love abound?

how Joy's pinions flutter in

to dance upon our sight

and usher in the ebbing of the night?

do they know

where Mercy springs:

from the grave with healing in His wings?

how by Faith in Him we too have died?

how through Him we shall be glorified?

all is vain, a striving after wind,

save if all our labors we rescind

are you weary, burdened, or oppressed?

come to Him, and He will give you rest;

Jesus: gentle, lowly, good and right,

His yoke is easy, and His burden light.

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sounding out the wonder

of the comfort, hope, grace,

joy, mercy & faith that are ours in Christ

(Eccl 1:14, Eph 2:9 & Matt 11:28-30),

for Lindsay

titled from "Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed"