A ROSE IN BLOOM
by Caroline Gavin
Lovely rose,
Brilliant in bloom,
Beautiful vision
My heart to consume.
Lord Jesus, may I be
As one of these:
Beautiful, fragrant
Your heart to please.
As the bloom withers,
As the petals do fall,
May I remember
Dust we are all.
As the rose petals
With earth become one,
May I recall the promise
Of You, God’s Son.
Eternal life we find
When to ourselves we die;
We become one with You
When flesh we crucify.
Glorious truth
Expressed in the flower;
Over death my Savior
Holds eternal power.
I recall always You:
Your pain on Calvary;
I envision always You:
Your agony in Gethsemane.
Lovely You are, Master
Loveliest of all;
Deepest of pain You embrace
To save me from the Fall.
As the soft bud, then,
Emerging from earth,
I stretch and embrace
You and Your Rebirth.
Lord Jesus, I vow to be
Ever as one of these:
Beautiful and fragrant
Your heart to please.
You are the loveliest Rose,
Brilliant in bloom,
Your love for me forever
Does my heart consume.
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