The Vineyard
So many who are standing in the vineyard of the Lord
Who know not by experience the One Who is adored
By angels up in heaven and the few who know Him here
Who serve with adoration the Almighty they hold dear
Have need to know Him likewise in their heart and mind and soul
The Carpenter from Galilee Who works to make men whole
The Master of the universe Who walked the stormy sea
Yet longs to live within the hearts and lives of you and me
For if they truly knew Him those who live within His church
Would not they be like beacons to the world for those who search
For meaning and salvation for that hope that never dies
That's seen within the windows of the souls through people's eyes
But most are just too busy in their worldly ways to care
For all the souls who're searching for some meaning way out there
Too busy seeking fortune and the pleasures that they find
That stifle their convictions God would press upon their minds
That times not for our pleasure not our own commodity
To be expended freely on the trinkets that we see
That have no place or purpose in the service of the Lord
Who's soon to come like thunder to the ones who have ignored
That shakes the world with warning that the storm will soon be here
And fills the souls not ready with an ever present fear
That talents they have wasted will return to cause them pain
And anguish without measure that will drive the lost insane
To realize they had Him Who is coming once again
But chose to just ignore Him Who for them had suffered pain
And selfishly apposed Him Who had died to take their sin
When they preferred the pleasures of the world we're living in
But those who choose to follow in the path that Jesus laid
Who choose to work with diligence no matter what they're paid
Will find that peace that passes everything they can perceive
When they by grace obey Him through that faith that they receive
That works while in the vineyard with the talents they possess
Not fearing only trusting that in God they'll have success
To be revealed in heaven when they meet the people there
Who tell them of salvation God brought them through those who shared
Isaiah 5:1-16; Matthew 25:13-31
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