Leaves

On this nice refreshingly cool Autumn day
A slight breeze causes rustling of the leaves
Soon the hillsides will don their bright colors
As paint from God's brush each leaf receives

Each leaf will be different from all the others
No two will have either the same color or size
As the Yellows, Reds, and sparkling Orange
Look as though all could win the first prize

Although the hills will be so dazzling in color
It is a forewarning of the changes we will see
Cold weather will turn all the leaves to Brown
Then down on Mother Earth they soon will be

It seemed only a short time ago Spring came
Little buds were sprouting out on these trees
Now end of the Summertime has gone away
Leaves are sent to the ground by the breeze

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Up In Gloryland

A tired old man with haunted eyes
Thinks of the years that's gone by
He wonders where time has gone
As he brushes a tear from his eye

He thinks back to the Golden years
When life was happy as it could be
He had a beautiful wife at that time
And their children numbered three

But the time has changed all of that
She died when the baby was just four
It made him feel so lonesome and blue
He didn't know if he could live anymore

One day he found God and it changed
He found peace knowing God is grand
Once again he will find that happiness
With her eternal love up in Gloryland

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That City Above

Tomorrow will bring us peace and satisfaction
It will be better than we have ever seen before
Being called to be with our Lord up in Heaven
Where we will suffer pain and sorrow no more

Living a dreadful life of sin, Jesus has saved us
His blood was spilled while on a cross that day
Knowing his blood would cleanse us of our sins
He died for our sins so we would not have to pay

If you only think of the life He has given to us all
It really isn't hard to understand why we are here
His love for us is total and will be never ending
If you study the Holy Bible you'll see that is clear

To see that beautiful land that's the Sweet Forever
Believe in God and let Him fill your heart with love
Talk to Him and tell Him of your needs every day
One day you will find your home in that City above

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Always In Control

Jesus has given you an eraser for you sins
On the day He died on the old rugged cross
He took the sins of those who believe in Him
Believe in Him and your life will not be a loss

Surely you want to go up to Heaven one day
Jesus said only through me can you go there
In His Father's house He has a home for you
Seek the truth for Jesus will give eternal care

How can you not believe in our Most Holy God
Are you one who believes in the big bang theory
What way could you have arrived here on Earth
It was in God's perfect way anything else is eerie

Tell Him this very day you know He is your maker
Tell Him you will surrender to Him your very soul
To love and to worship Him with all of your heart
Ask Him to bless you, for He is always in control

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By Your Side

Without riches we are born into this world
We will leave without riches when we go
God will not judge us on our Earthly gain
But with the knowledge we love Him so

It is not important if you are rich or poor
God will treat you the same in every way
But if He sees your riches were illgained
You must atone or He will turn you away

God will love you, in that you can believe
His passion is for every one to be with Him
Even those who have committed gastly sins
Can find with Him there future may not be dim

Talk to God in prayer today, He will hear you
Don't think you are all alone without any hope
He is the power and strength you need now
He will not give a life in which you can not cope

Think of the eternal life God will provide to you
A beautuful mansion in where you can reside
No sadness or sorrows will confront you there
Forever you will have a loving God by your side

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Been Our Duty

As I look down across the Hickory ridge
On this quite warm early September day
I can see the leaves waving in the wind
Hear Squirrels frolic as they run and play

I shut my eyes and dream of yesteryear
When as a young man I walked these hills
Smiling I remember that time so long ago
As I saw the animals walking along the rills

Much has changed since those happy times
I can see a patch of the forrest that is clearcut
Large trees that once stood there now are gone
Leaving behind bush and a large and muddy rut

Sad, but I guess this is what they call progress
Don't worry it will come back a logger did say
But the beauty God put in this great woodland
Wont be seen here for a very long time anyway

There will be no clearcuts to see up in Heaven
God has planned everything to be only beauty
We should have preserved all that beauty here
As a matter of fact it should have been our duty

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