a rainbow romance

Believe in life and love believing
Loving life in ever living hope

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A delicate dream starlit shadows
Sparkling fantasy dazzling visions
Transports of love light of rapture
Icy tingling quiver gentle tremble

In the vivid mirror of truth
Without lies without secrets
Through a mystic glass
You're misty really real

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Your youthful smile all ashine
Your eyes all alive my child
Adored and beguiled are mine
On forceful quest live and wild

Lonely alone is rain on moonstone
I'm brave I'm lost in a twilight zone
Born baptised purified
Sworn to die to rise glorified

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Pale rider on cloud and wind
Ancient hunter of the night
Across celestial crystalline spheres
Myriads of glittering diamonds

Body of desire glowing at the touch
Moment of an endless moment
Iron blood chained lightning
Bolt of forever terrible thunder

Silken shining blinding cloak
Rises from shadows deep below
Magic circle ever rippling
Ghostly moonshine in the lake

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Angel of tears calling out yearns
Crying echoes through endless caverns
Foretold seas of white gold
Pools silent lie still icy cold

Astral body soaring high
Butterfly firefly dragonfly

The curse is sworn fate befell
Earthly body forlorn farewell
Life's breath arcs sparks and burns
Slain pain desolate dark returns

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Alone ever yearning sobbing wind
Fiery desire aching wishes
Comfort lonely mad tears
Overflowing with kisses cried

In love living like madness
Dancing with the wild wild storm

Onslaught of thundering legions
Raging tempest torrents attack
Battalions march as a dark shroud falls
A battle of clouds war in the heavens

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Raise the wind oh father of storms!
Raise the storm oh father of waters!

Release in force of untold hordes
Dread warriors from the sky
Unleash merciless black darkness
Night of anarchy and terror

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A wicked beast lightning astride
On thunder to ride
Black dog in rage on rampage
Brutish hellish savage

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The monster abates and releases
Subsides eases and ceases
Mourning sounds the rain's lullaby
Calling meekly mild the reply

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Pleading with prayers of living faith
Lilies spring from repentant tears
Soothed by the lady of gentle sorrow
Our salvation is written in blood

Sacrifice wood weeping mercy
Flowing of blood and wine
Moonlight peace on the fields
Touched of love divine

A quiet celebration feast of harvest
Rose of Jericho cups of grace
Days of whispers secret devotion
Sacred hymns songs of exaltation

Life of quiet childly kind lovingness
Dreaming sighs timid in mild shyness

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Green of creation's crawlers entwine
Rich forest creepers ferns and vine
Choirs' praising worship and psalms
Earth's wonders blessings and balms

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Oh noble Prince of Peace!
Merciful Grace Truth and Light
Rock of ages water of life
Lilly of the valley bread of heaven
Great Redeemer strong Deliverer
Lion of Judah holy Messiah

Lord of lords our mighty Saviour;
Joyful Hallelujahs to the King of kings!

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‘How fair and how pleasant art thou,
O love, for delights! ’

‘A fountain of gardens,
A well of living waters,
And streams from Lebanon ’

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Overwhelming loveliness unbearable beauty
Sublime canticles hush before dawn

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You are the truth of morning the dew on Eden
A royal vineyard a secret orchard
Abundant peace in lush green clover
Clean as first rain you're tears you're joy

Cool and fresh as mist over paradise
You are a rainbow romance

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Your blush oh darling aglow in the shade!
In coolness we brush and touch in the glade
Of reed and flower a skilful bower
Chilling rain midday shivery shower

In wooing living loving longing eyes
New life springs overflows and jubilates
A lover's vow a kiss of life
Wedded maiden bride and wife

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Oh vestal fair behind a silken veil!
Of pristine innocence undefiled
Heart pierced by many fiery arrows
Flames in dew ponds quenched

Let there be feast and celebration
Sound the precious crystal glass!
Ring the merry silver bells
Turn the golden key!

All my treasures all my riches
Hidden garden of delights
With joyful songs I sing
‘ All my fountains are in thee! ’

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Every fruit each blessing of earth to adore
Cared cherished in bliss endeared
Gladness and love from all springs pour
God the Creator for ever revered

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By peace gentleness and love enticed
Spirits cleansed by the Lamb sacrificed
His favour and grace afresh radiates
Living and life ever perpetuates

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Star of ruby's blood immaculate
Eternal Stone of Bethlehem
Ignites blazes dark night screaming
Shining ice alive on brilliant fire

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Scent of the ocean with breaking day
Majesty of all nature glorious sky fair adorned
Sight of awe with chorus of day-spring
Gift of fire glorious is the sunlight

Oh great Jehovah king on the waters
Master of seas Lord of skies
With holy silence the birth of lucid truth
Comes the Star of morning on the clouds

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Vast deep blue He reigns
Streams as blood in veins
Raw energy alone rules the symphony
Wind and gales roam forever free

Endless gold grained dunes
Hiding shy silvery moons

At springing of the tide
From a white crown's pride
Foams slide as in pulsing swell
Waves live play dwell

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As one tear falls
Touched of salt a drop of Heaven

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To the Northern Muse
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For Auntie Martie and the Browns of East London
October 2013