One Quiet Morn

I can’t believe all I see

A radiant sunrise

Cascading o’er me,

For the morn is quiet

No sounds of war

As peaceful a day

As those of yore,

At home in the mountains

Where blue birds sing

Far away from this land

Of battle and fighting,

Ah tis’ so serene this day

I feel that God has been this way

And using his might

Stayed the death and lifted

The night,

So I could feel no terror, no fear

Giving me one morning of peace

The while I’m here.

by  Larry W. Gordon

©  1999