The Still Earth

As the silence walks through 
Where chaotic empires stand
Being shown what we already knew
We are one under God’s hand. 

This fear that has gripped us all 
Has stopped us in our tracks 
Once we ran in and out of a sinners call
Always placing the load on another’s back.  

Within this silence we began to hear 
Humanity within the human race
Slowed to a crawl from their own fear
Humiliated in the sight of a coming grace. 

This slowed pace of man
Which was forced upon our hands
Has shown us in just a short span 
How we poisoned the waters and land. 

Man has broken nature itself 
With our gluttony and greed 
The blame is on only ourself 
Taking much more than our need. 

Our only hope is from our own despair 
As we listen to the silent rage
And catch a breath of fresh air
Seeing in the distance the new age. 

Nations now crumble under an invisible host As leaders search for a solution 
Anywhere, except the Holy Ghost 
I worry for their own absolution.  

We are the cause of our own demise
Only Jesus, the son of God and man
Can and will devise
A healing upon our land. 

Use this gift of time
That has been placed on your hands 
It won’t cost you a dime 
To humble yourself as you seek the promised land.