I dreamed of death the other night,
And Heaven's gate swung wide,
An Angel came with halo bright
To usher me inside.
And there! To my astonishment
Stood folks I'd judged and labeled
As "quite unfit," "of little worth"
And "spiritually disabled."
Indignant words rose to my lips,
But never were set free.
For every face showed stunned surprise --
Not one expected ME!
Footsteps
By Ken Snyder
Footsteps I hear following me
Voices I hear but no one I see
Presence felt all around
Apprehension has no bounds
Look to the left and then to the right
I am the only one in sight
Turn quickly to catch a glance
No, I better not take the chance
Imagination playing tricks
Ignore this man, it will make you sick.
Another step I try to take
Every time I watch you I ache
Who said that I cried out
Don’t you know, we use to talk
I do not recognize the voice
Along time ago you made a choice
Perplexed as usual I fathom not
Sadly It seems to me that you have forgot
Cold chills have surrounded me
Immediately I dropped to my knees
Lord forgive me I am lost
I am here, and will not leave at any cost.
No Lord it is I who went away
My footsteps were behind you everyday.
'Twas the Night Before Jesus Came
'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house
Not a creature was praying, not one in the house.
Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care
In hopes that Jesus would not come there.
The children were dressing to crawl into bed,
Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.
And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap
Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.
When out of the East there arose such a clatter,
I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here.
With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray
I knew in a moment this must be The Day!
The light of His face made me cover my head
It was Jesus! returning just like He had said.
And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth
I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.
In the Book of Life which He held in His hand
Was written the name of every saved man.
He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;
When He said "It's not here" my head hung in shame.
The people whose names had been written with love
He gathered to take to His Father above.
With those who were ready He rose without a sound
While all the rest were left standing around.
I fell to my knees, but it was too late;
I had waited too long and this sealed my fate.
I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight;
Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.
In the words of this poem the meaning is clear;
The coming of Jesus is drawing near.
There's only one life and when comes the last call
We'll find that the Bible was true after all!
copyright © 1993 Bethany Farms, Carrollton, IL