Back To The Front

As I watch through smoke filled eyes

And strive to peer through clouds of black

I scan the East and Western skies

And brace against the next attack

The few of us that still remain

Rally to defend our keep

Some wonder if it’s all in vain

For most, conviction’s running deep

We hammer dents out of our shields

We sharpen swords and check supplies

We turn to face the war-torn fields

Our enemy is on the rise

The flaming darts come driving through

Our shields we lift to stay the blows

We yell defiance, though we’re few

And stand up tall to fit our bows

Returning fire, we loose our flight

Our arrows punching fast and low

With words of God, they take our fight

And slam into our deadly foe

The ranks of black recoil in fear

They flee the power and its’ source

Though hatred drives them ever near

In vain they march to reinforce

The distance yields a cry for aid

A broken creature tries to run

We leave defence behind to raid

And lift our swords to save just one

We break our lines and dash towards

Paying no heed to Sirens’ song

Our flag reveals The Lord of Lords

We smash into the darkened throng

We find the one whose soul was lost

An empty husk, a wretched waif

She’s done with evil and its’ cost

She’s searching for a haven safe

We enfold her in a ring of steel

And cover up her naked plight

Our foes resist with fervent zeal

And strike to halt her desperate flight

We rush her back to safety’s keep

And teach her of her life, the lie

She knows now that she’s been asleep

She marvels with an opened eye

She marvels at the love around

The friends, the Church, the place called home

The forgiving grace that’s so profound

She marvels that she’s not alone

Arising from a cleansing stream

Her sin and guilt are washed and gone

Dressed in white, her eyes agleam

Her loving Saviour gazing on

She grabs a shield, picks up a spear

And wraps herself in Holy Word

Armed with His sword she holds no fear

Her steel resolve no longer blurred

She marches hard and leaves the Keep

Even though the war is won

She joins me in the trenches deep

The sounds of battle raging on

With vigour we defend our prize

Waiting for that day avowed

When angels’ armies fill the skies

And Jesus comes on Heavens' clouds