A Bright New World

A BRIGHT NEW WORLD

by HELEN STEINER RICE



WE FEEL SO SAD WHEN THOSE WE LOVE
ARE TOUCHED BY DEATH'S DARK HAND,
BUT IT WOULD EASE OUR SORROW
IF WE COULD BUT UNDERSTAND
THAT DEATH IS JUST A GATEWAY
THAT ALL MEN MUST PASS THROUGH
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH,
IN A WORLD THAT'S BRIGHT AND NEW,
OUR LOVED ONES WAIT TO WELCOME US
TO THE LAND FREE FROM TEARS
WHERE JOY BECOMES ETERNAL
AND TIME IS NOT COUNTED BY YEARS.





FOR YOUR UNFAILING LOVE
IS AS HIGH AS THE HEAVENS.
YOUR FAITHFUNESS REACHES
TO THE CLOUDS.



PSALM 57:10
NLT



SHEW THY MARVELLOUS LOVINGKINDNESS,
O THOU THAT SAVEST BY THY RIGHT HAND THEM
WHICH PUT THEIR TRUST IN THEE FROM THOSE
THAT RISE UP AGAINST THEM.



PSALM 17:7
KJV



WHEN I AM AFRAID,
I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN THEE.



PSALM 56:3
NAS



BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE
LEARNED TO ACCLAIM YOU,
WHO WALK IN THE LIGHT
OF YOUR PRESENCE, O LORD.



PSALM 89:15
NIV



HELP ME, O LORD MY GOD;
SAVE ME IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR LOVE.



PSALM 109:26
NIV



OUR SOUL WAITS FOR THE LORD;
HE IS OUR HELP AND OUR SHIELD.



PSALM 33:20
NAS



COME QUICKLY! HELP ME, O MY SAVIOR.



PSALM 38:22
TLB



GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH,
A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.



PSALM 46:1
NRSV