Astell Collins Poems

Will you be there when my enemies plot against me?
And temptation weakens my body
Will you be there when I’m frightened?
And my circumstances darkens
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I was neglected not just because
But for a divine and appointed cause
I had to be groomed by the master
And not by a man who was a quitter
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God is the light in the darkness
And His love reveals the method to the madness
They tried to defile my name
But His spirit in me kept me tamed
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God, you are so holy
And your righteousness covers me
For you I am thirsty
But I feel so unworthy
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How many more will have to die
Before we identify this lie
And how many families must be destroyed?
Before we turn our gaze unto the Lord
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'Ubuntu-the pulse of reconciliation'

As a people that testifies about togetherness
We have embraced the power of our oneness
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Where is the love?

After so many years
And way too many tears
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The man we call father
Has become the one we admire
You are now awaken
Poised, powerful and unshaken
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My will, my life and my soul
My ambitions, my desires and my goals
I surrender
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One year later
As a man I awoke better
Unto my left as I looked over
Was lying besides me, my dear Marcia
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