medley

THE YEARS IN BETWEEN

HE WORKED FOR HIS DAD

DROVE THE PHARISEES MAD.

LOOKED FOR A REASON TO LIVE

FOUND IN HIS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE

LEADING FRIENDS TO THE SEA

WHERE HE SET THEM FREE

TO FOLLOW HIS LESSONS

TO TEACH ALL TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER

CHILD, FATHER AND MOTHER.

BUT HE FOUND TROUBLE IN HATE

AND FELL VICTIM TO HIS FATE

OF DEATH ON A HILL

HE HAD WORK TO DO STILL

WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE TOMB

INTO A DIFFERENT ROOM

THE DISCIPLES BELIEVED

THE WORLD WAS RELIEVED

HE FOUND US A LAST

OUR TROUBLES WERE PAST,

AMEN

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DEATH ON HILL

He climbed that hill,

Knowing what he would find

That his guide on that climb

Had something in mind.

A Roman soldier with spear at the ready

Kept up with him

Walking slow and steady.

The sun shone bright

He continued to fight

Until mid day

Three hours later

What can we say

A man hung dying,

In a tomb soon to stay

But he outwitted them all

All men large or small

His father let Him go

To save us from woe

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I

ANGER AND RESENTMENT

DO NOT A HAPPY PERSON MAKE

BUT IF YOU TAKE SOMEONE BY THE HAND

AND HOLD ON TIGHT

YOU MIGHT FIND THAT ALL THAT BAD FEELING

WILL DISAPPEAR OVERNIGHT.

THAT SOMEONE’S HAND MIGHT BE IN TOUCH WITH GOD

SO KEEP HOLDING ON

UNTIL THE ANGER IS GONE.

II

GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU ACHE

AND FEELS YOUR PAIN FULL WELL

BUT HOLD HIS HAND AND BE PATIENT

HE’LL BE WORKING ON YOU FOR A SPELL.

III

SHARE YOUR HEART WITH OTHERS

UNTIL YOU CAN LET GO

AND THEN ANGER AND RESENTMENT

WILL BE BURIED IN WINTER’S SNOW.

BURIED OUT OF SIGHT

YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE IT

THE SNOW HAS PURIFIED IT AND

RELEASED YOU FROM ITS SIGHT.

SO CLEANSE YOUR HEART AND MIND

TILL ALL IS LEFT BEHIND

YOU’LL BE A BETTER PERSON

WITH CLEAN HEART AND MIND.

Jane p. Neale