ALL IS WELL AT THE CROSS
IN THE MIDST OF MY TURMOIL, I LOOKED ABOVE TO SEE THE LIGHT;
FOR ONLY HE, HE COULD DELIVER ME, FROM THIS PLIGHT!
HE GENTLY REACHED DOWN, HE SOFTLY CALLED MY NAME,
"COME, COME ON BACK, COME BACK TO CALVARY AGAIN.
FOR THERE IS HEALING IN THE BLOOD THAT YET FLOWS;
HEALING FROM YOUR HEAD, DOWN TO YOUR VERY TOES.
REST, REST YOUR LOAD HERE ON MY HILL,
AND IF YOU WAIT ON ME, YOU'LL KNOW MY WILL."
I WAS HAPPY WITH MY NEW FOUND JOY;
I HAD SOMETHING NO ENEMY COULD DESTROY!
I WALKED AWAY WITH COURAGE RENEWED;
AND FAITH THAT THOUGH TRIED, IS NOW TRUE.
THE ROCKS AGAIN HURT MY FEET, I STUMBLED AND FELL;
I LOOKED AROUND AGAIN, KNOWING TRIALS ALL TOO WELL!
AND AS I SAT THERE IN MISERY AND WOE;
I HEARD THAT VOICE THAT I LOVE SO!
NOW NO LONGER DO I WALK AWAY;
FOR I HAVE FOUND A PLAN THAT WILL NOT FADE!
IF I STAY, HERE, HERE, AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS;
NO SOULD WILL NEVER AGAIN WANDER AND BE LOST!
I JUST CAME FROM THE CROSS, AND I'M ON MY WAY BACK;
FOR I HAVE LEARNED THERE, AT THE CROSS, THERE, I STAY ON TRACK!
THOUGH JESUS IS NO LONGER HANGING THERE, HE'S ALIVE AND WELL,
HE STILL WAITS THERE TO SAVE EVERY MAN'S SOUL FROM HELL!
Joy Marie Parker