Reunited

Reunited with the love of your life
Together forever in paradise
Walking the streets of gold
Hand in hand
Young again, not old
So many years together
And in the end
So many years apart
Embracing now in heaven
The holder of your heart
The pain is all behind you
It’s eternity you share
The love story of the ages
The final chapter standing there
The love you had on earth
Bore fruit for all to see
And you have reaped the fruit
That will reach eternity

Left Behind

(Today my Oma passed away - at 96 yrs.)


I’ve been told that you’re in Heaven
There’s no more pain for you
Your suffering on this Earth is over
Your living life anew

Jesus has you in his arms
All Heaven rejoices too
But I’m crying today as the angels sing
Because I’m missing you

I know the tears I shed today
Are not the ones you cry
Only tears of joy you bleed
With Jesus by your side

Some may tell me not to grieve
Because you’re in a better place
So understanding that
Should I have a smile on my face

I will laugh again
My grief won’t last
But I’ll not hide the way
I did in the past

I loved you
And now you’re gone
I will find the strength in time
And I will carry one

I’ll think of you fondly
And remember this time
You’re not the one crying
It’s the one left behind

Best Friends

(For Caelum, Jonathan, Pacifica and Kristen. May your friendship be rooted in the love of Christ. And may you always be as blessed in your love and friendship for each other as I have been blessed with the love and friendship of your parents.

Love Auntie Ruby)



God had a plan when we were born
He had a grand design
He destined us to be best friends
That your heart would link with mine

In youth and innocence we played
In laugher and in joy
We knew nothing but a world of fun
God’s plan for each girl and boy

But sometimes the world turns on God
And His plan for you and I
What He moulded into perfection
Sometimes goes awry

But if we keep remembering
God’s plan for us at birth
We’ll be best friends and our destiny
Will retain its Godly worth

I still love you and I pray that God
Will keep our friendship strong
No matter what the world thinks
With my best friend is where I belong

It wouldn’t be Christmas without You

It’s almost Christmas, Jesus
And I’m left somewhat confused
Thinking what would it be like
If we had Christmas without you

If come December and it all revolved
Around the presents and the food
If there would be no Christmas Spirit
What would be the mood

If Bethlehem had not seen its King
The wise men seen no star
No angels, no shepherds, no Saviour
No gifts come from a far

Would there still be a Santa Claus
Would we still deck out the tree
And shop for gifts and toys and such
Or would Christmas cease to be

Would there be a reason for the season
In our busy, fast paced life
If You had not come, would Christmas Eve
Be just another winter’s night

I see a lot of emptiness
Around this time of year
A lot of pain and anguish
And a lot of grief and fear

It’s in the hearts of people
A coldness through and through
Adults, children everywhere
Having Christmas without you

And what difference have You made
In the lives of those who know
That Christmas goes beyond
The decorations and the snow

Every year, at this time
Can I be a bearer of the truth
That no matter what the world claims
There’ll be no Christmas without you

You’re the reason for the season
You’re the Christ that’s in the name
It’s your birthday celebration
Jesus, You deserve the fame

So Happy Birthday Jesus
And a Merry Christmas too
And may the whole world know
It won’t be Christmas without you

The Chase

Jesus, once Lord of my life
I've taken You off the throne
I've cast away Your authority
And set out on my own

Shifting my focus inward
I've abandoned Your love and grace
And allowed my constant confusion
To be monarch in Your place

So unconditional is Your love
So unrelenting is Your search
To the ends of the earth
To the depths of my soul
Until again You become the first

Know this, my Salvation
When I run, when I hide
It's my weakened passionate love for You
That fights the outgoing tide

Jesus, my pursuer
Overtake me, stop the chase
My salvation is in Your hands, O God
My peace in Your embrace

Love Forbidden

By what right do I have to
Hold you in my arms
So tight as to not let go
How can I justify my thoughts and dreams
You invade them daily
And I am powerless to end the constant torment
I look in your eyes
And I can see your hunger
As I draw close
I breathe in your pain
Oh that you could know
How much I desire to remain
Locked in your embrace
Release me now before we become
Entrenched in forbidden love
Before what is safe
Becomes dangerous
And what is dangerous - kills
My love, you cannot have me

Wind of the Meadows

Wind of the Meadows
Strength of the hour
I feel your refreshing
But I see not your power

I seek for an answer
I look only to You
I have faith in your movements
But my sight is untrue

Believing in what
You are and You do
Comes only by trusting
Embraced by You

The answer I seek
Will come in Your time
And I will bathe in Your breezes
And Your strength I will find

Others will see
And ask how I wait
What gives me the patience
And passion it takes

I'll not prove you to others
They'll know when outdoors
They'll feel the wind in their faces
They won't doubt anymore

Wind of the Meadows
Strength of my life
All questions and answers
Rest with You tonight