A rose is the loveliest flower to see,
It faces the heavens to grow,
Beautiful long stems expose veiled buds to be,
A blossomed rose grown upward so.
Unfolded is the sweetest fragrance we know,
Gathering in all who are near,
And humbly we speak forth the Lord did bestow,
Jesus' aroma we revere.
And in life we can yield as the rose does sow,
Giving the sweet is e'er favored,
It will grow a blessing to all which will flow,
Jesus' sweet fragrance so savored.
The sweet perfume of Jesus' Loving Presence,
Surrounds those facing Him to know,
Just as a rose unfolds it's sweetest essence,
Life's nourished by Jesus to grow.
My first love came suddenly,
When I never expected her to be found,
She finally appeared in my life,
And she has turned my life around!
We dated while she was in high school,
And I took her to her prom and graduation,
I feel in love with her quite quickly,
It's been a lifelong love and infatuation.
We were engaged a year later,
One of the happiest days of my life,
Because I knew that my lifelong love,
Would soon become my wife!
The years have aged us,
And they have taken their toll,
But there is one certain thing,
She has made my life whole!
I can now see the lines on my face,
But she still looks seventeen to me.
Although I have aged and she is still young,
She has fulfilled my lifelong dreams...
Oh how wonderful the scene,
so vivid and serene,
when I view my rendezvous
with God on high.
And how powerful I find
this dream upon my mind,
and this yearning in my bosom will not die!
Yes, the meeting will be great
when I reach the pearly gate,
leaving worldly trophies far behind;
where my Savior's arms will hold
my trusting, loving soul,
and the paradise of heaven will be mine.
So in the very end
I'll meet my dearest friend,
Jesus Christ who led me through the years.
He always held me up,
He always "filled my cup,"
and always brought me joy
and calmed my fears.
I passed not every test,
but held Him to my breast,
'til the vicious winds of turmoil would subside.
And after all is said and done,
I've relied on God's true Son,
Jesus Christ, the Savior
is my guide!
Tho' this world I'll be so leaving,
show no weeping or no grieving,
a simple "adios" will give suffice.
For I gave it all I had
in good times and in bad,
and rewards pay much greater
in God's own paradise!
