Author: Hillary van Eyssen

If only the whole world could see
How deprived they are, they’re not free
How empty the lives that they lead
In this world of corruption and greed

If only the whole world could know
The wonders that You have to show
Many would turn from the vortex of sin
Enraptured, they would enter in

If only the whole world knew of
The depth of Your wonderful love
If they sought Your glory and grace
Saw the beauty of Your holy face

But their hearts are bewitched, and their eyes
Are blinded by all Satan’s lies
And only a remnant are free
A people whose treasure is Thee

 

In this modern age where freedom
Is the cry throughout the earth
Woman’s rights remove the rights of babes
Who haven’t come to birth

China’s rights to communism
Overrule the right to teach
The beauty of the Gospel
They keep Bibles out of reach

Many people jailed and tortured
Inhumane, atrocities
Perpetrated against Christians
Because of their beliefs

In Uganda millions martyred
By Islamic radicals
Many more forced into slavery
For being in God’s will

Christians killed by their own families
In Islamic countries still
And many Islamic rulers shout
Death to the infidels

In Australia, gay rights remove
The Christians’ rights to preach
The unadulterated truth, the Word
Is being called hate speech

But more stupefying, the people
Who have Bibles of their own
Collecting dust upon the shelf
In many of our homes

They still have freedom of religion
Yet they turn their backs on God
Defame, blaspheme, and curse Him
Make a mockery of the Lord

On the right a people
Whose priority is God’s will
On the left those who despise Him
And to death will hate God still

In the middle, there’s another group
Lost, living in despair
Who need a light to guide them
To a loving God who cares

Wake up Christian warriors
Leave passivity behind
Strive to bring in all the lost sheep
We are running out of time

Precious moments fly away
Never to return again
In its wake lie wasted lives
Filled with deep regret and shame

So many moments wasted
As men strive for earthly gain
Like water running through our fingers
Disappearing down the drain

We can never more relive them
Can’t rewind the hands of time
We cannot change our yesterdays
We can’t rewrite one line

Oh that we could capture time
And lock it in a vacuum
Until we learn to treat it
As a rare and precious gem

Yet may experience teach us
That although we cannot change
The past, there’s still the present
To be lived and well arranged

 

 

 

 

If I could see what lies ahead
Would it be good for me
Would I be satisfied, dear Lord
To know my destiny

Or would I cringe away from it
And rather want to die
Would I just shrug my shoulders, Lord
Or would I want to cry

As long as You are with me, Lord
I know I need not fear
For You’ll protect and guide me, Lord
And dry my every tear

Thankless jobs for little pay
Their lives in danger every day
They strive to curb the needless crime
Yet they’re perpetually maligned

They’re stalked and ambushed by vile men
Who prey upon the innocents
And while it’s true some are corrupt
They’re not the ones who are snuffed out

Without them crime would escalate
Till all that’s left is fear and hate
A lawless country cannot stand
But will become a desolate land