Jan Bagwell Ministries

LOVE THAT LIGHTS THE EVENING SKY

O Love that lights the eastern sky
And shrouds the evening rest ,
From out whose hand the swallows fly,
Within whose heart they nest!

O Life , content beneath the blue !
Or if, God will, the gray ,
Then tranquil yet , till light breaks through
To melt the mist away .

O Death that sails so close to shore
At twilight ! from my gate
I scan the darkening sea once more ,
And for its message wait .

What lies beyond the afterglow ?
To life’s new dawn how far ?
As if an answer ,spoken low ,
Love lights the evening star .
Jan Bagwell