One Voice
The following is a poem that David wrote before he went to be with the Lord....
One Voice
Within a sun of incandescent lightA rainbow prism of unrivaled awe
Sublime in splendor, fearful in its sight
A Throne established in the mists of yore
Reflecting on a sea of blazing glass
In mirrored pair, one glory seen twofold
The brilliance of the Face that none surpass
That gleams the eyes of those that do behold
The myriads who press around that Throne
A roiling sea of human hearts ablaze
All raise their voice in single blended tone
And crown Him with the thunder of their praise
Yet found amid the rapturous acclaim
A tune sets ringing heaven's rolling spheres
One voice amid the throng sings its refrain
And captivates the heart of Him who hears
You angels who approach the blazing coals
And dance the gyring circuit 'round the Throne
Shield not from me the Lover of my soul
But wed my song to echo with your own
Oh that my heart were winged and took its flight
Toward that burning flame, a moth enthralled
Drawn ever to the fire of intense light
Yet not consumed by glory's searing scald
David Collins
posted by David A.Collins @ 8:41 PM
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3 Comments:
That's beautiful, Paul and Bunty. We love you guys so much and our hearts ache for the loss of David.
Thanks for sharing.
Terri
Bunty & Paul,
Thank you for posting David's poem 'One Voice'.Thank you sharing from your hearts in the following post. God in His gentleness so graciously ministers to our broken hearts. I am discovering in the process of my own grief I had to come to reconciliation with the Father about my questions of 'Why'. This is what He showed me so that my heart would be free from any indictments against His ways that are higher than mine. Rather than asking 'Why God did You or did You not do this and this...? In love He showed me this perspective. Indeed, The Unchanging and Faithful One has promised to be with us even unto the very end: Qtn - Why,God, am I not trusting Your heart to carry me through this given situation? Indeed, He tells us that in His Presence there is fullness of joy: Qtn. Why, God, am I not joying in You in the midst of my trying circumstance? It put me into a humble posture to cry out to Him in the midst of my deepest pain and even mistrust to acknowledge my incredible dependence upon Him. He whispers such peace and rest when I am in that posture of submitting to His loving sovereign hand. It is so beautiful, Bunty, how you shared the effectiveness of His Word on our hearts not only in the hour of our need but for the strength to carry on. WOW! He pours into us His Spirit and Life through the Word. What a hope!
We love you so much. We miss David's encouragement online.
Gloria
Hi Paul and Bunty...beautiful poem! I left a comment on David's post about doing what we see the Father doing not realizing he had gone home to be with the Lord. I don't know him, but I feel the loss because the article blessed me so much! Amazing what God does through a man and his journey in trust of Him...praise God! :)
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