Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Mark

On August 3rd, 2015, our church lost one of its dearest elders, and our family lost one of its closest friends.  This poem is dedicated to him.

That was a valiant man of God,
He who died yesterday.
He is one we'll always miss --
For us he lit the way.

He walked the straight path of the Lord;
He strove to do the right.
He served God with all his strength,
His heart, his will, his might.

But though he traveled through the veil,
He is not far beyond,
For he's in heaven, now, with God;
He has his new life donned.

And so, we'll see him, when time ends,
When Zion has returned;
And we shall sing for joy abroad,
When we have new life earned.

August 4th, 2015
In Memory of Mark Ballantyne
Gone, But Never Forgotten

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