Sunrise Story

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter until the full light of day. ~Proverbs 4:18

As I awake here on my bed,
I am thinking of the day ahead.
There's quite a long list of to-do's;
Oh, which priorities will I choose?
My walls are golden glory;
The sun has begun this day's story.

And my soul is found in You,
A sunrise, beautiful and new.
First gleam growing to full light;
Radiant colors burst into sight.
When evening comes, let me say,
"I chose You above all today."

There was a man who had no bed;
They laid a crown of thorns on His head.
The Morning Star and Great I Am
Became my own sacrificial Lamb.
Giving up His heav'nly glory,
He completed Redemption's story.

And my soul is found in You,
A sunrise, beautiful and new.
First gleam growing to full light;
Radiant colors burst into sight.
You chose Night so I could see
The righteous path blazed just for me.

I'm here upon my final bed;
My mind wonders of the Night ahead.
My life is now over, now through.
And did I do all I could for You?
Now I see the golden Glory,
Sunrise of my eternal story.

Now my soul is found in You,
A sunrise, beautiful and new.
First gleam growing to full light;
Radiant colors burst into sight.
Evening now will never come;
My eyes have seen the eternal Son.