Never Ending Story
Crying in her pillow 'til the dawn of morning light
Again the morning saved her from a terrifying night
A night of pain and anguish to be rescued by the sun
But this time something different as not for what she had done
For all the years before this time the dark of her retreat
Had been her place of hiding from the light of her defeat
A woman of the evening noted for her subtle charms
That paid her well for being in another stranger's arms
But this time all her anguish was for Someone not herself
Someone Who truly loved her for her soul and nothing else
Who saw in her the virtue she had thought was gone away
The virtue He provided for which she could never pay
And though she knew He loved her still she did not understand
Her part in this adventure God was working out for man
For that was not the reason her heart loved this Stranger so
It was for that one reason every Christian ought to know
That she was very special just as special to her King
As though she was His only child to gain His offering
Of honor in His Kingdom not for anything she'd done
But simply as the purchased child found by His only Son
For whom He'd left His Kingdom to go ransom in the earth
Whom He had seen and known before her great ancestor's birth
And whom though stained and fallen saw her only as a queen
Within salvation's story to be by the whole world seen
As she who loved her Saviour far beyond all worldly gain
Who saw in Him expression of the Father's perfect pain
When tears coursed down His hallowed cheeks while hanging on the cross
Not for His own deep suffering but for the ones He lost
Who could not see the Lamb of God He was for them to be
Who willingly gave up His life for their iniquity
If they would only listen and receive the love He shared
And wrap themselves in righteousness His sacrifice declared
But little did she realize that morning she would find
She'd be the first to hear His words and leave her pain behind
And embrace all eternity when there before His feet
Her heart would be alive once more as again the two would meet
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 7:36-50; Mark 16:9; John 20:11-18