I Will Rise
I will rise
I will rise
From the ashes
That remain of what
I fail to realize
Your kindness and your mercy
Leave me speechless in surprise
Instead of scorn you look on me
With understanding eyes
If souls can be reborn
Then you can make me be alive
Be alive
Be alive and rise
Arise my wayward child
Today be reconciled
Be open blinded eyes
Renew your mind with mine
It's time to leave behind
Regrets and wasted time
Arise
Arise today
The hour already late
For you and me won't wait
Get up don't hesitate
Pursue the path that's straight
Whatever it may take
Go through the narrow gate
So I will rise
I will rise
With every step determined
To retrace the painful miles
Because I know the kindness
Of your understanding eyes
I refuse to wallow in
Regrets and wasted time
I who once was dead to you
Have now become alive
By Vic Lortz
12/2013