I Used to Sing (A simple Testimony)

In the shadowy fields of mind

Where nothing seems to bloom
There lies one individual
Whose laughter was consumed

This person was once brilliant
Aglow with vivid light
But wouldn't stand up for himself
When doubt put up a fight

"What caused this pain?" He wept one night
"I used to stand so tall
I used to sing so blissfully
But my heart won't sing at all"

Time kept going despite his pain
He didn't recognize
The years he simply let pass by
While darkness swelled inside

"There is no love for life." He said
While tears fell on his hands
Hands that had succored long ago
And helped his peers to stand

One night at last he could take no more
While sallow and distraught
He thought that he might end his life
But stopped at a simple thought

"My mother taught me long ago
Of a man who for me died
And only for my happiness
He had been crucified"

Then amid that shadowy field
A splendid sight erected
It was Christ upon His throne
Clearly resurrected

He realized then his pain was gone
And with an honest grin
He knew in Jesus misery
Could not abide therein