I landed on the plains of truth
it could have been in May
I don't remember much of it
since I had lost my way
...
Night now falls
the hour is late
time has come
it will not wait
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When I'm too frail to travel
and yearnings of my youth
to search in far off islands
for hidden tropic truths
...
All pretty maids and flowers fade
and treasure chests will rust
abundant pantries soon turn bare
and love may end as lust
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Oh stranger do not fear the road
there is a path, a way
a sure direction to the Lord
most any time of day
...
Someone from far off regions
wrote me a note of balm
describing me a lady
who dwells among the palms
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There are so many languages
and many countries too
with dialects and alphabets
some old and some brand new
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The wayside farms and homesteads
existed way before
the rumble of the bombing
was heard as ne'er before
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Where breathes the soul so jaded, cold
who cannot feel a thrill
when first submerging in a world
so deep so dark so still
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Show me how to live, oh Lord
guide what I must do
to be useful and to serve
those I meet and You
...