Till My Hope Is Sparked

Ukraine 2022 (February 26, 2022)

Though my eyes will close

When I think of pain

When I hear the news

Of violent way

Though my fear grows strong

And my heart gives way

At final moment

Will confidence fade?

The tears that run

As loved ones part

To see them again

Not known in heart

Will you be my hope

Will you be my strength?

When soul feels alone

And suffers at length?

The power of iron

And the strength of steels

Hold no great power

To the One that heals

Though my heart doubts it

And my mind grows dark

I will shout these truths

Till my hope is sparked

A Small Breath released

Has power to take

A fortress to knees

And solve this at stake

For A Mighty Arm

And All-Present Stare

Can remove our harm

And restore what’s fair

He fights for what's good

And never backs down

He is not pressured

By pain or war’s sound

He, louder than booms

That ring in our ear

Yet still more gentle

Than a mother near

To Him, we belong

With eternal fame

Who has seen it all

Experienced each pain

Been broken and torn

He too knows it well

Yet maintained His good

Though pressures of hell

He is not heartless

His love is not cold

Let evils of men

Yet, make us be bold

He could have kept secret

His kindness and truth

But instead reveals

And love, He proves

Breaks not a promise

Supplies each our needs

He, our strong fortress

Conquest of good deeds

They may hurt and harm

But we, loved and kept

For goodness will win

Hope, not go unmet