My Spirit Satisfied

Cemetery in Northern Ireland, April, 2011 

(To the tune of Danny Boy)
The years have flown,

Another season ending;

The seeds I’ve sewn

One day will catch the sun.

My children grown,

My fences now passed mending.

The friends I’ve known,

I’ll miss them everyone.

Though memories fade,

My heart retains life’s essences;

The souls I’ve touched,

God’s blessings all arrayed;

My sins confessed,

Forgiven all my offenses,

As God recalls

My humble service to His son.

Though flesh is weak

And all my efforts frail at best,

My faith is strong,

My chief desire, to serve.

I know that God above

Rewards all faithfulness.

Saved by his love,

I’m spared the judgment I deserve.

When I am gone

My loved ones will remember me.

They know I love them,

Each and every one.

They know despite

The humble means God granted me,

I’ve lived my life

In faithful service to His Son.

So when my soul

Discards the robe of flesh I’ve worn,

And when my spirit

Lingers here no more,

Know that my heart is full,

My spirit satisfied,

As I embrace at last

The Savior I adore.

May 5^th, 2011

Shannon Thomas Casebeer