For The Joy
All my anxious thoughts -present, behind, and ahead
Mountain high to Valley Green
Wind and strife seek to define
Oh, but for the Joy set before,
Oh, for the joy set before Him he endured the cross
Amazing grace a distant sound
often I forget the solid ground
Amazing mercies new each day
Seem covered by the clouds, dismay
Oh, but for the joy set before
Oh, for the joy set before he endured the cross
Daffodils and tulips new
Blossoms fall and green renewed
April snow may cover the seed
But flowers pierce the ground beneath
Oh, the joy set before
Oh, the joy set before him he endured the cross
When all seemed lost
Scattered hearts three days long
Early before the sun had risen
stone rolled away
in the garden His voice heard
his breath gave life
Disbelief’s hand to his pierced side
Later seen by many,
together, speaking, eating
Oh for the joy set before him
He endured the cross
Hope alive today, Victory sure
Death’s sting gone
Life forevermore
(For The Joy, Glimpse poetry, by Joe Holuta)
