My nightmare came to an end when I was 11 years old and this song tells you how I felt that night and the days that followed.
The song is in two parts - Death and Life. You should sing Death very slowly and solemnly and Life very quickly and cheerfully.
There is no tune to go with this song.
FROM DEATH TO LIFE
by
Becky Rene
Death
Vainly that night I lay down in my bed
Events of the day spun around in my head
All of my feelings were out of control
The shame and the guilt were taking their toll
The darkness around me turned to despair
Nothing much mattered, I just didn't care
No blood in my veins, no thoughts in my head
The darkness had rendered me lifeless and dead
More terrors await in the depths of despair
With an evil intent dark spirits lurk there
They fill up your head with blasphemous lies
Anxious to see your impending demise
Life
But then came a day of rare respite
That I heard a word of pure delight
A word that gave me strength to fight
A word that freed me from my plight
The gospel gave me life again
It freed me from despair and pain
Yes, I was raised to live again
My heart and mind I now reclaim
So now I live to praise my Lord
In depths of love yet unexplored
I only live to do His will
I'll serve my God come good or ill