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Beyond
The
Clouds
No,
Lord,
not
the
pleasures
and
goods
of
this
life;
I
don't
want
the
rewards
gained
by
sin
and
strife.
Don't
let
me
covet
earth's
monetary
gifts,
but
help
me
follow
after
Your
love
which
lifts
me
to
a
joyful
refuge
beyond
the
clouds,
far
removed
from
the
world's
avaricious
crowds.
Let
me
walk
after
the
heavenly
treasures
beyond
those
clouds,
and
make
my
worldly
pleasures
to
become
as
naught
as
nothing
in
Your
eyes,
while
visioning
a
heavenly
paradise.
Let
me
cease
from
thinking
one
covetous
thought
and
only
seek
wonders
that
by
You
are
wrought.
Let
me
work
for
You
while
on
this
earth
I
dwell,
happy
to
go
with
You
when
I
say
farewell.
No,
Lord,
I
want
nothing
of
earth's
fleeting
prize
--
give
me
a
home
beyond
the
clouds
in
the
skies.
~Copyright
©
1995
Ruth
Gillis~
Previously
published
in
the
September
1995
issue
of
RB's
Poets'
Viewpoint
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