24 May 2009
Sharon’s Sunday Blog
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: General .
The Distant Land
This week I received a very short email from a friend. It said simply, ”We know the end is good, so if it’s not good, it’s not the end.”
We know that eventually good will triumph over evil, that love and peace and freedom for mankind will come. But some days that time seems so far away. On those days we need to remind each other that all things will work together for the good of those who love the Lord. We can pray to have the peace and love of Christ in our hearts and homes. And, especially on this Memorial Day weekend, we can honor all the faithful who have preceded us, remember those who have given their lives for liberty, and appreciate those who even now strive to make the world a better place.
Below is a link for a beautiful video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-WhuLUzoXo
Distant Land
by John Rutter
I see a distant land; it shines so clear.
Sometimes it seems so far, sometimes so near.
Come join together; take the dusty road.
Help one another share the heavy load.
The journey may be long, no end in sight.
There may be hills to climb or giants to fight,
But if you’ll take my hand,
we’ll walk together toward the land
of freedom, freedom.
I hear a distant song; it fills the air.
I hear it, deep and strong rise up in prayer.
Lord we are many; help us to be one.
Heal our divisions; let thy will be done.
I know a time will come when war must cease
A time of truth and love, a time of peace.
The people cry, “How long
til all our world can join the song
of freedom, freedom?”
I touch a distant hand and feel its glow,
a hand I hoped was there. At last I know.
Swords into ploughshares. Can it all come true?
Friends out of strangers. Start with me and you.
I see another time, another place,
where we can all be one, one human race.
The walls will melt away;
we’ll come together on that day
of freedom, freedom.
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