The Great Awakening

Rebel heart,
Weighed with care,
Gripped by fear;
Do not despair.

Darkened one,
Dawn will break;
You will soar
When you awake.

Joy, that gentle friend
You barely recall,
Waits for you
Outside your prison wall.

You will be lifted by laughter;
You will know sorrow no more.
Joy will remain ever after;
And with eagle wings you will soar.

Weary world,
Fallen race,
Wayward souls,
Bereft of grace.

Barren earth;
Dry, dead bones;
Skeletons
On rusted thrones,

You will listen,
And you will arise.
Love will come,
And open your eyes.

You will be lifted by laughter;
You will know sorrow no more.
Joy will remain ever after;
And with eagle wings you will soar.

You will escape your enslaver;
He will oppress you no more.
Love’s sweet delights you will savor;
You will rejoice evermore.

You will be lifted by laughter;
You will know sorrow no more.
Joy will remain ever after;
And with eagle wings you will soar.


© 2013 David Acosta Perez

Faithful Love

Love, lift the veil
And wash away the lies.
Come, search me now
With your soul-piercing eyes.
Drive out the shadows
And metamorphose
All you find.

Faithful Love,
Evermore before me,
Behind me, beside me;
Steadfast Love,
Evermore my soul’s might,
My heart sight, my true light.

Love, sing to me,
As the day begins to dawn.
Love, lead the way
Through this valley of despond.
No, not my will;
Only your will,
Day and night.

Faithful Love,
Evermore before me,
Behind me, beside me;
Steadfast Love,
Evermore my soul’s might,
My heart’s sight, my true light.

I will drink from the cup
You bring to me.
I will trust You
And listen earnestly.
Oh, living water,
Oh, living bread,
You have quenched my thirst,
And daily You have fed
My spirit, faithful Love.

Faithful Love,
Evermore before me,
Behind me, beside me;
Steadfast Love,
Evermore my soul’s might,
My heart’s sight, my true light.


© 2013 David Acosta Perez