Let not this dimmed light cease

Let not this dimmed light cease
May it strive within and without
To give this heart peace

When falling in failing
All conscious near spent
Renew and restore
Carry once more

Though all the weight be lifted
As to but blindly gaze
Eagerly with anticipation
And faint final hope lies
Beneath the blinking of eyes

Thy truth cannot lie
Thy hope shall not die
Thy peace is but pleasant
Ne'er passing

It comforts the most distraught of heart
And breathes a freshness and fullness
Of days yet to come

While mind is numb
And all striving seems dumb
Thy strength is sewn
In the inner parts
Of desiring hearts

Breathing new life
New love
Patience to endure
To persevere yet more

For eternity lies
But a hand breadth apart
And hope shines the path
To a more glorious art

Awakening to a time
Where all thy sorrows cease
And purpose is found
In all things round
To glory in
The creator of men

-Joshua Lee Foist