July 12-19, 2022

Death Shall Not Have This

death shall not have this

it cannot!

death cannot ever have this

though it struggle fierce and strong

death shall not have this

this is ours

this love

though death took you

death does not have you

God has you

and I can still love you

this is ours

this grief

though real

is by joyful hope assuaged

death cannot destroy us

has itself been destroyed

this is ours

this joy

this hope filled

God-founded joy

it is ours

it is forever ours

though death has taken you

death does not have you

death cannot have what is God's

you are who you were

my great gift of God

though death assault

though death terrible and fierce assault

it cannot have

it cannot ever have

what is God’s

this is ours

we are His