WHY DO I LIVE

[Guest guest]

Why do I live?

I live for those who love me, for those I know are true,

For the Heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit too;

For all the human ties that bind me. For the bright hope left behind me,

And the good that I can do.

I live to hold communion with all that is divine, to feel that there is union 'twixt nature's heart and mine;

To profit by affliction, grow wiser from conviction, fulfilling God's design.

I live for those who love me, for those who know me true,

For the Heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit, too.

For the wrongs that need resistance, for the cause that needs assistance,

For the future in the distance and the good that I can do.

L. Banks

[Guest guest]

Beautiful

Peggy 09/04 ipf

Why do I live?

I live for those who love me, for those I know are true,

For the Heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit too;

For all the human ties that bind me. For the bright hope left behind me,

And the good that I can do.

I live to hold communion with all that is divine, to feel that there is union 'twixt nature's heart and mine;

To profit by affliction, grow wiser from conviction, fulfilling God's design.

I live for those who love me, for those who know me true,

For the Heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit, too.

For the wrongs that need resistance, for the cause that needs assistance,

For the future in the distance and the good that I can do.

L. Banks