The nights of darkness endless pitch
The sunrise never dawns
Whilst others scurry to and fro
Midnight goes on and on
I’ve never known what others take
Advantage without thought
Enjoyment of creation seen
While darkness fills my lot
Nudged against familiar wall
Where lonesome beggars dwell
A gentle breeze taunts my lack
Delicious fares I smell
While others with extended hand
Receive goods to meet their need
The darkness hides the fares supplied
Merciful offers I cannot see
As years pass by I pine away
Skin over boney frame
A miserable existence continues on
Whilst nobody knows my name
The darkness becomes darker yet
More sufferings abound
When family abandons all hope is loss
Simple comfort can ne’er be found
Listening I hear voices strange
Whispers and shuffles amidst the dust
Sins of the parents or the man
But is this blindness just?
Sweeter words I never heard
Questions spawn a warming tone
Nay ”“ not the man ne’er the parents
For God’s glory to be shown
What is this touch ”“ this warm embrace?
Mud upon my eyes?
Siloam pool ”“ a bid to go
And wash ”“ to my surprise
As such waters wet my face
Trembling binds my soul
While beams of light sting my eyes
Amazing grace makes me whole
The first man seen since my birth
Now looking into my eyes
The Son of God this must be
Now fully realized
Debates abound questions asked
This man a sinner be
Whether a sinner know I not
But I was blind and now I see
This Jesus glorious Son of God
Infinite worth displays
Bids my life and loyalty
And worship all my days.
But what of you beggar man
Tho’ seeing yet still blind?
His story fills your hearing ears
Your need you cannot find
How long groping in lewdness dark
Content with sordid gain?
While nail scarred hands extended yet
You keep on with the game
While judgment day approaches
No serious thought of frame
Trinkets of destruction loved
Whilst ne’er the thought of shame
But for now there is mercy
That shall not always be
The day soon approaches
When opportunity doth flee
So heed this loving warning
Find safety in Christ’s ark
Lest God shall close eternal doors
While you have missed the mark