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Beyond Seasons
The leaves of autumn’s
frosty winds,
red and gold and rust,
draw more beauty
from death
than sunlight
and gentle rain
on summer trees
could ever offer.
And this solitary pilgrim,
captured by autumn’s
blaze of color, when
he takes his final
woodland walk,
what then?
He lifts from this
tabernacle
of earthly shadow,
this life of vapor
and dust, to live
beyond the stars
and shine in the endless
fields of Heaven.
(First published by Halcyon Days)
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Sing
Oh, sing for the long night is over
Sing for the day has begun
Let darkness and doubt
Give way to a shout
Oh, shout to the Lord everyone
Oh, praise God all battles are over
Give Him praise for the end of all wars
We’ve soldiered all night
His dawn gives us light
For our road home beyond all the stars
Oh, sing for the long night is over
The towers of Heaven I see
No sorrow or hate
Shall pass through the gate
He’s waiting for you and for me
Oh, praise God this old earth has ended
The Heavens rolled back as a scroll
All evil has died
As Christ testified
We’re walking on streets made of gold
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Robert Funderburk was born by coal oil lamplight
in his home near Liberty, Mississippi, graduated from
Louisiana State University in 1965, and served as
Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force from 1965 to1971.
He now lives with his wife, Barbara, enjoying the peace
of home on fifty acres of wilderness in Olive Branch,
Louisiana.
Both of these are just beautiful!