And Eternal Glory Shined

And my soul got so weary
It wanted to rest
It felt that now
It couldn't perform its best

It wanted to lie down
In Jesus' arms and sleep
And embrace the cold wind of Death
The fire of life it could not keep

And his terrible face came closer
And they all said goodbye
They wished me good luck
In my home in the sky

I screamed at them in horror
I told them to wait
I struggled along the corridor
My bones weighed down eith gait

They looked at me sadly
I turned around and wept
For I was in the passage
But my poor body slept

They buried me in finery
They remembered me well
I tried to speak to them
But my mouth would not tell

I tried to tickle their armpits
I tried to trip them over
But they only
Bowed their heads lower

In disbelief I was there
I went mad and crazy
They simply looked scared
Why didn't they remember me?

I was like a travelling nomad
Who didn't know where to go
Yet whenever Death came
I promptly said No

No, you cannot take me
This world may be full of strife
But I do not want you
I'll come back to life

I was there for years
More then a century and a decade
From all my mourner's minds
My memories began to fade

Those who wailed in agony
In my funeral, laughed again
They jumped, and twirled, and danced in joy
I soon became insane

And then I cried for Him
But He refused to listen
He said that I never came at the right time
And he was content to let me live
Knowing what I was missing

I curled up by the fire
I slowly closed my eyes
I woke up in a bed of cotton
In a world where there was no war, sin, or lies

And eternal glory shined
And my soul finally submitted itself
To the peaceful realms of heaven.