An empty soul just walking around
Wond’ring where the mercy and grace
of God can be found

An empty soul always choosing the wrong friends…
Friends hiding behind dastardly grins

Wearing the facade of God’s unfailing grace
Hiding behind a smiling face…

That never truly shows love or happiness beneath
Agony and torment are all they bequeath

Yet somewhere amid these calamitous ways
An eternal God hears us when we pray

Still a God who is there even when we feel obsolete
Still, there is a God who makes our lives complete

Out of this darkness, His light shines within our hearts
Forever giving us new and merciful starts

As the enemy tries to take that hope away
And in that hope, your joy, he’ll try to slay

But as Jesus said, “For it is written…”
Let not these astounding words be forbidden

For as long as there is a God whose words He oversees
There will always be welcoming arms of grace for you and for me.

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