Standing as I Do Before God

I have seen death

Seen death so often

That it is not strange or fearful to me

I have seen death

So often

It is not strange or fearful to me

Standing as I do in view of God

And eternity

Eternity

And eternity

I realize

I realize

Patriotism is not enough

I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone

And when the time was close

Time was close

For once her eyes filled

With tears

Then she quietly rose

Walked quietly

Rose, rose, rose

Quietly rose

Through the stilled

Prison, the grey dawn light

Grey dawn light

Passed gas flame, tired flowers

Out beyond her final night

A flame alight in hours

Hours

In hours

Before, before

Infinity

In the presence of death

Leaving

Leaving all enmity

Enmity

Leaving all enmity

We, we are

We are air

We are air after breath

Are air after breath

Standing as I do

Standing as we do