Oasis

There are no church bells pealing,
No congregation kneeling;
Only the sound of the wind,
Blowing wildly across the desert sand.

No nightingales are singing,
No holy fountains springing;
Only a voice beckoning
Deep within, and an unseen guiding hand.

Thunder and lightning find me.
Lead me to safety; hide me.
My every doubt abate;
Comfort me with your all-sufficient grace.

Here in this sanctuary
My many cares I'll bury.
Here I will quietly wait
For the morning, resting in your embrace.


© 2017 David Acosta Perez

Judas Unbound

Oh traitor of traitors, why have you come here?
Who summoned you out of the cavernous deep?
No guilt in your eyes now, no visage austere.
From shadowy vale to heights glorious you leap!

What power unchained you and altered your fate?
Who lifted the veil of disconsolate shame?
Did love reach you somehow? Is it not too late?
How did your soul escape the consuming flame?

Did you not betray your true love with a kiss?

Did you not break his heart in Gethsemane?
Did he call you, bless you, and love you amiss?
Or did he know his love would set your soul free?

Remorseful you ran, for you could not undo
The vile deed. But now you believe that he cried,
"Oh Father, forgive; they know not what they do!"
Were you on his mind as he suffered and died?

The flames have engulfed you and thoroughly purged
The dark consequences of your wretched choice.
In garments immaculate you have emerged
Before the Almighty, O Judas; rejoice!


© 2017 David Acosta

Dancing in the Downpour

I was weary;
I was thirsty;
I had just about had enough.
I was drifting;
I was wasted;
And it hit me when you called my bluff.

You came my way
Like a mighty gust;
I left my doubts
In a cloud of dust.

Now I'm dancing in the downpour;
Gonna turn this road into a dance floor,
As you cover me with drops of love.
Oh, shower me with mercy from above.

I was leaving;
I was staying;
I really didn't have a clue.
I was fearful;
I was praying.
What could I do but call on you?

You came my way
Like a mighty gust;
I left my doubts
In a cloud of dust.

Yes, I'm dancing in the downpour;
Gonna turn this road into a dance floor,
As you cover me with drops of love.
Oh, shower me with mercy from above.

Fall, and fill
This stubborn, barren heart.
Fall, until
Love flows through every part
Of this dry, desert plain.
Overwhelm me now, blessed rain.

Instrumental interlude

Yes, I'm dancing in the downpour;
Gonna turn this road into a dance floor,
As you cover me with drops of love.
Oh, shower me with mercy from above.

Said I'm dancing in the downpour;
Gonna turn this road into a dance floor,
As you cover me with drops of love.
Oh, shower me with mercy from above.


© 2012 David Acosta Perez