Last
night I dreamed that this world had ended,
The
rules we now know were all rescinded,
No
darkness or night,
Just
heavenly light,
His
glory shone bright…
And
no one was hurting and all was well,
My eyes
saw things too grand for tongue to tell.
The trumpet
sounded, we answered the call,
Before
Him assembled the great and small,
The
strong and the weak,
The
mighty and meek,
All
heard Jesus speak:
To each
man his destiny was revealed
And
the final verdict no one appealed.
Rich
men and poor men alike had their turn,
For
just one more chance how some of them yearned:
“Lord,
it was not I…”
“Don’t
send me to die…”
“Please
bid me draw nigh…”
But
all their pleading was to no avail,
Without
Jesus their case was bound to fail.
I saw
some lowly servants drawing near
And
I could see that the Lord held them dear;
They
fell to their knees,
And
said, “Save us please!”
He
answered their pleas:
Saying,
“In life you trusted and obeyed,
Now
in death there’s no need to be afraid.”
The little
children were given a place
Where
forever they could look on His face.
Then
still grew the air…
None
moved anywhere…
At
Him did we stare…
We knew
that a verdict soon would be passed,
We knew
to damnation some would be cast.
One after
another their cases heard,
The
Great Judge would pronounce the final word.
Though
some men complained,
No
vict’ry was gained,
As Jesus
explained:
“You
all had a chance to do what was right,
And
yet you chose not to walk in the light…”
He came
to some people that I once knew,
And
said to them, “Go – I do not know you…
You
did not repent
As
through life you went –
To
hell you’re now sent…”
Oh!
How sad and alone I felt that day…
I longed
to help them, but there was no way…
Next,
I remember wondering just when
He’d
call me, and if I had died in sin,
Time
was drawing near,
My
heart filled with fear…
Oh,
what would I hear?
How
much more of this suspense can I take?
I heard
a noise… and then I was awake.
H. L. Gradowith
01-31-2002