The Dawn

All is dark

It is the pitch-black of night

All is lost in the aching - - the pain

There is a deep groaning

From the deepest place within

Oh to be free!

Oh to be whole!

It tangles me

It holds me down

No matter how I try

I cannot get up

I cannot get out

I am trapped by this darkness

I am being strangled by this death

Oh to be free!

Oh to be whole!

But then, I see a faint light

It is coming from the East

Just over the horizon

It grows stronger, brighter

Could it be?

I now have to shield my eyes

The brightness grows

It bursts through the clouds

It fills the sky

The Dawn has come!

All the darkness that binds me falls away

With this morning comes something new

I am free!

I am whole!

The darkness has been replaced

The aching and groaning is silenced

The tangled web is gone

Could this really be?

Am I really awake?

The Light has swallowed up darkness

The aching has been changed to peace

The groaning has turned into hope

The fresh air surrounds me

I breathe deeply and rejoice

I am free!

I am whole!

Oh how great a Savior!!