A beginning not an end

Darkness falls but briefly
then I awaken from my sleep
everlasting love beneath me
to catch me and to keep

I go before, beyond your sight
to the place reserved for me
not towards the dark cold night
but to the light that sets me free

Though lost for now I am not gone
so do not keep on weeping long
rejoice, for now my crown is won
we'll meet again in the eternal song

Vastness

The singing of the sonorous spheres
whirling through the wastes of the vast unknown
The passing of the pressing, pain filled years
wandering through this wanton world alone

Far stars that light the darkened sky
stories from a past we cannot meet
No warmth they give on this most chilly night
their rays don't melt the ice beneath my feet

Full moon shines yellow 'flected sun
illuming night with eerie lunar rays
I know not what the coming years will bring
what outcome from this sacred tale of days

Keep me sane

I'm cold and dead inside
Lost in pain I can't abide
All the hope I had has died
The promise of tomorrow gone

Perhaps I should sever all life's ties
To silence all the endless whys
And escape the pretty lies
The promise of tomorrow gone

But you alone can keep me sane
You can make me whole again
If I invoke your holy name
and the promise of the life to come