The Wings of Faith



Lord, lift me up
Let me touch the sky
Let my wings spread
Let me Fly

Lord, touch my face
with the warmth
of the sun
Let me soar
through time and space

You are my wind
You are my rain
until the end of my existence
a storm may never rage again

You bring me hope
when my world is dark
you lift my spirit
on the wings of faith

Lord, I am waiting
Abide in me I pray
Here I am longing for You
Hide me in Your love
Bring me to my knees

Lord, live in me
All my life take over
Come breathe in me
And I will rise
On eagle's wings


This page and poem is dedicated to the Memory of Sally Lewis who in the chat rooms was known as Maine_Mommom. Sally passed away on Monday, January 24th, 2000 after a short bout with cancer. She was one of my dearest friends and one of the rare gems that grace the internet. I will miss her greatly. Sally you are now a Dragon and are free to fly.


-RyverDragon

The Weyr of the RyverDragon


Sally fully expected to reach 93, as had her mother and her mother's mother. She had many plans for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had many stories and much love to share for many years to come. My sadness at losing her is that I will miss so much of that. But my joy and consolation is that she claimed the blood of Christ and accepted His salvation just a few weeks before she was diagnosed as terminal. She shared that with her family over our Thanksgiving dinner. We were studying together every Tuesday in John and in Proverbs and coming to terms with the bright future that is now hers, but which was so hard to see through the tears of parting.

One of her requests was that I sing Deep River while her ashes were scattered at Pemaquid Point Light. I was honored to do so on a bright and beautiful day in June. As a contrast, I also sang the happy spiritual 'I'll Fly Away', which I sang at her memorial service in January. I am still, in May, 2002, very much missing my mother. Especially on a day like today when I need so badly to talk to her.

- Colin

		

DEEP RIVER - Classic American Spiritual Song - Anonymous, Public Domain


       Deep river,
       My home is over Jordan.
       Deep river, Lord,
       I want to cross over into campground.

          O don't you want to go
          To that gospel feast,
          That promised land
          Where all is peace?
          O don't you want to go
          To that promised land,
          That land where all is peace?

       Deep river,
       My home is over Jordan.
       Deep river, Lord,
       I want to cross over into campground.





  MIDI music file arranged from existing Public Domain
  sources by Bill McGinnis located at
  http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/deeprvra.mid