The poem I have written to fit the topic “Heaven our Hope” is written in dialogue form. That means, two people – or two groups of people – read the two columns of the poem simultaneously. When a reader’s side has only a blank line, he waits for the other reader to recite the “solo” piece, then joins in again where the next line picks up. It can be tricky to get it right on the first attempt, so select a partner and run through it a couple times until the harmony and the message shine clearly through.
Heaven is our hope!
The fact that we know
our work is complete,
that God the Lord
of heaven
will call and bring us home
to be with Him in mansions of glory.
Heaven is our hope.
Heaven is our hope!
The fact that we know
when our journey is done,
that God the Lord
and earth
will call and bring us home
to be with Him in mansions of glory.
Heaven is our hope.
This hope of ours
should bring us
together
as a church
…the Body of Christ.
Every sister,
every father,
every child of the Father
has the same home
A place in glory.
Heaven is our hope.
This hope of ours
together
the Church—
…the Body of Christ.
every brother,
every mother,
every child of the Father
the very same home,
A place in glory.
Heaven is our hope.
So we live together,
each member of the church.
Young and old.
Shy and bold.
With words and actions we say we love Christ
by loving His church,
our church family
because heaven is our hope.
So we live together,
each member of the church.
Big and small.
Short and tall.
With words and actions we say we love Christ
our church family
because heaven is our hope.
We all have something
in common
Christ that lives within us!
Christ that lives within my heart
It does not matter
if you are athletic or not
It is the beauty within.
The Christ within!
So no matter what we think of each other,
together
common
Heaven is our hope.
We all have something
(very personal)
in common
What is that?
and my heart.
It does not matter
outwardly attractive or not,
It is the beauty within,
The Christ within!
So no matter what we think of each other,
God put us here
together
as a church, with this in
common
Heaven is our hope.
Christ is there in heaven is He not?
Savior, holy and fair,
We have a guarantee
that since Thou art ascended,
that’s where we will be.
Heaven, heaven, heaven. .
Heaven is our hope.
Yes, He is! For lowliest of sinners,
has conquered death and sin
Ascended to His throne in heaven
and gathers us to him.
Heaven, heaven, heaven
Heaven is our hope.
Now this should tell us something
about our closest friends
Let’s go and make amends.
For those we never think about,
Let’s try a little harder
Our time and hard-earned money,
Because of what we have
in common.
All we have is theirs.
(slowly) We all have the same home…
Heaven.
Now this should tell us something
and those we never talk to…
and those we never talk to…
Let’s go and make amends.
(perhaps not even care)
to love and give and share.
our thoughts and fervent prayers.
in common.
All we have is theirs.
(slowly)We all have
the same home…
Heaven.
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Tom is a member of Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan.