These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

The Blessed Hope

The Blessed Hope of Christ's Return
to whisk His Bride away
is Joy for which she now doth yearn
through ev'ry passing day.

"When will He come to take me Home?
When will the evil end?
When will I rest, no more to roam?
When say I, 'Bye' to sin?"

Do wear, thee, garment for the Feast?
Is decked thy robe all white?
Is the oil lamp trimmed by even the least?
Is the extra oil made right?

When The Trumpet Call and the Shout is made,
The Bride must ready be.
Thy sins upon The Groom were laid.
The Bride made ready He.

The Blessed Hope is by His Hands.
The Bride He chose by His Will.
The Everlasting Day by His Plan
He evermore fulfills.

by Jay O’Toole
on March 12th, 2024