A New Day

A searing ache within my heart
Has taken hold of me.
I've been adrift without a chart,
Uncertain, lost, and drawn apart—
A lonely sailor lost at sea
In storms I didn't see.

A cheerful spring has kissed the day
And blushed the sky at dawn.
And ere the birds arise to play,
I cling to my dear love and pray
To have my woes forever gone,
A joyous day to don.

We rise and pray the day is blessed;
Her kiss expels my cares.
I rest my head atop her breast
And thank her for this time of rest,
For all her love and earnest prayers,
And for the pain she bears.