TREAD SOFTLY, STRANGER

I LIVE TO PASS
IN THE HOPE THAT WHAT HAS PASSED
MAY REVEAL THE FUTURE

I LIVE MORE AND MORE IN THE PAST
O!!! JESUS ! WHEN SHALL I BECOME A REAL SOURCE OF SATISFACTION TO YOU?
THIS ARE THE CRIES OF A LOST SOUL,
WHO TREAD SOFTLY STRANGER IN THE MIRE,

WHAT FALSE MOVE THY FEAR INSPIRE,
THE EVER DIMINISHING PATH YOU TREAD,
ONE FALSE STEP, AND THEN THE DREAD
THAT IF YOUR SOUL SHALL ROT IN HELL,
YOU ARE BUT JUST AN EMPTY SHELL.
FOR YOU DO NOT HAVE CHRIST IN YOU....

IF IN DEATH YOU SHOULD ASPIRE
AND ''REST IN PEACE'' BE YOUR DESIRE,
DESTINED NE'ER TO ROT IN HELL,
YOU ARE MORE THAN AN EMPTY SHELL...
FOR YOU DID NOT DIE IN CHRIST

YOU WERE BUT MORTAL,
AND THROUGH LIFE'S PORTAL
DID SOFTLY TREAD AND REMINISCED
OF DEAD AND WORDS UNSAID,
RECALLING THE SWIFT PASSAGE OF TIME
LONG SINCE DEAD,
WHAT MIGHTY HAND REACHED OUT TO SAVE
YOUR SOUL FROM SATAN'S FIERY GRAVE?
YET YOU CHOOSE YOUR MORTAL WAY..

FOR CRUEL IS SUCH THE DEVIL'S LANCE
TO LEAD MERE MORTALS AN INSANE DANCE,
TO JIBE, JEER, JOUST AND MOCK,
BLASPHEME THE HOLY FROCK.
SHARP IS SUCH THE DEVIL'S SWORD
TO SLAY THE POET'S INSPIRED WORD,
TO PIERCE THE SINEWS OF HIS THOUGHT,
WITH PROMISES FALSE THAT LEAD TO NOUGHT.

FIERY SUCH IS THE DEVIL'S CAVE,
THE EVIL DOER TO ENSLAVE,
AND BRIM FULL TO THE CORE
WITH OFFENDERS OF GOD'S HOLY LAW.

WICKED SUCH IS THE DEVIL'S TORMENT,
FORSAKING EVERY COMMANDMENT,
PIERCING AND COLD HIS EVIL EYE,
COLDER THAN A WINTER'S BLAST
OR THE REMOTEST STAR IN THE SKY.

DO NOT BE DECEIVED,
FOR THE DEVIL IS OUT THERE LOOKING
FOR WHOM TO DESTROY, KILL, STEAL ,..........
KEEP THE FAITH I BESEECH YOU
JESUS REALLY LOVES YOU
KEEP THE FAITH I PRAY THEE
FOR THERE IS MORE IN CHRIST THAN IN ANYWHERE ELSE