My friend I look at you
My friend I know what you do
Inviting all to come and see
Living free in simplicity
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Alone I walk alone I stand
known only to God's angelic band
Sometimes a blessing and a curse
Solitude my friend for better or worse
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From the circle of life we come
The circle of life is one
Without is within within is without
Innumerable forms from the sacred spout
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Long, long this pain has been
With its relentless instruction
The imperfections are revealed
For its lessons are a soul torn
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Upon this path my Lord has placed me
None like it, for it is my destiny
The path is arduous, hard to tread
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Life dries up
All things shall pass
Heed these words
We are like the grass
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Sinking sun tells of it's coming
To swallow and ingest the world
Subtly slow it conquers day
A silent mystery unfurls
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Oh glorious brilliance!
Fathomless your past and future
Overwhelmed am I by your days so vast
Overshadowing this spec of earth
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A most formidable foe this self is
Rarely its guard lowered for long
For when it does in the light comes
And the dark is dispelled by the sun
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For our salvation
Did the Lord come
With a pure heart
Wide open to all
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