I pray to The Lord....

Oh Lord, I pray, take me in my sleep,Where quiet shadows fall and secrets keep.The past decades are gone, a fading shore,And time moves on to what I know no more.The future is not for me, its frantic pace,A crowded world that lacks a resting place.We need to go back to more simple times,To honest labor and the evening chimes.When faith was certain and the air was clear,And what we loved was what we held most dear.For beauty was what God said beauty was—Not passing trends, nor man's erratic laws.So close my eyes beneath Your watchful sight,And lift my spirit gently through the night.