A new song

I stood on high so I could stare

at the world that spread out everywhere

and in my heart I held on tight

to what I knew was wrong and right.

The world bombarded me with wealth,

entered my thinking with skill and stealth

and before I knew what was happening,

I danced to words that the world would sing.

But as my eyes focused on the cross,

I sensed I had suffered a terrible loss,

and slowly I began to free my mind,

left the worthless things of the world behind.

At the cross I knelt in deep despair

for my sin had struck me everywhere,

but my Lord held out a bleeding hand

that eternally changed how I understand.

At the cross I learned a whole new dance

different from callous sex and romance,

for I learned about self-sacrifice

and that self-absorption had a steep price.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

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