Lingering At The Gate



Lord though I'm feeble and old,
My hair silver no longer gold,
Though my life's light is fading fast
I have just one last favor to ask.

Let me linger by the way
Just a few precious days,
Grant me just a little while
Before I go that final mile.

Childlike favors I pray of you
Ere my time on Earth is through,
Simple matters of mind and heart
Before my heavenly journey starts.

Let me smell a fragrant rose
Ere I lie where the wild ones grow,
Let me hear the songbirds sing
And distant church bells ring.

Let me feel the warmth of sunshine
Upon my back just one more time,
Let me gaze at the black velvet sky
As shooting stars flash quickly by.

Let me watch a glorious sunrise
As heavens open before my eyes,
Let me witness a special sunset
With brilliant colors not seen yet.

Touch my eyes that I clearly see
Loved ones gathered round me,
Give me breath to say goodbyes,
Give me courage to bear their cries.

I want to hug my children once again
Before my soul to heaven ascends
And say I love them just once more
Before you close my lifetime door.

Let me hold my wife in a last embrace
And kiss the sorrow from her face,
Give her the strength to carry on
And ease her grief when I am gone.

Lord God in heaven I Pray
You grace me with a few more days
Then I'll be ready to skyward fly
To my eternal home in the sky.



©Written By: Kenneth J. Ellison 06-20-05

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