Fight at Night

Even in the darkest night
The stars sing their enchanting verse
My blood boils up to fight
On the battleground, against the curse


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Joshua Fahey

Arise

Chasing after virtue
Slower than I want
Stumble, stumble, stumble
The devil and his taunt
Beaten, bruised, and broken
Soul stands thin and gaunt
The devil runs away
From the Holy Spirit haunt


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Joshua Fahey

Evening Zeal

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Joshua Fahey

Wishes

I wish I could, with a straight back,
Greet you, Lord, with dignity
But my eyes aren't blind to what I lack
My limbs are heavy from the chains on me
From down here I beg with all I've got
For your peace and your mercy
But I calmly accept Justice's lot
I do not deserve to be free


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Joshua Fahey

Let us Kneel

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Joshua Fahey

Keep Me Restless

Keep me restless while I look away
Call me calmly as I kneel to pray
Be my vision for this blind act
Hold me closely, Giver of what I lacked


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Joshua Fahey

In Time

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Joshua Fahey

Seasonal Pun

Dust and leaves floating
Clouding vision with the clouds
Falls the sun, this autumn


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Joshua Fahey

Fear and Pride

Out of fear, my eyes keep shut
Sealed away from sight of the night
Illusory comfort that has brought
My ruin nigh, with nary a try
I beg you, Lord, if not my eyes
At least grant me the courage to stretch my hand
To grasp friend or foe for help
The humility needed to rely not on sand


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Joshua Fahey

The Eyes?

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Joshua Fahey

Poison

Poison that tastes delightful

Is poison that's most spiteful

But even that cannot fight

The plain bread taste of the light

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Joshua Fahey

Keep on Knocking

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Joshua Fahey

Are You There?

This infernal speaker that understands nought
But obeys with unbending alacrity
Though I cry twenty times in a day
Could not save me in a calamity

Yet God, Blessed Lord, who understands all
Commands obedience, worship and prayer
When I cry but once in my lowliness
Shows me His Love and care


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Joshua Fahey

Landing

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Joshua Fahey

Work

Treat the madness with the method
Hammer the nail, drink the gin
Work the spirit, free the body
Bathe in grace, out and in
Slowly race the lazy hare
The worker, in the end, shall win


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Joshua Fahey

Humbled

Never thought I'd flatten colors
Never thought I'd cool the flame
Never thought I'd give up on God's great plan
Never thought I'd forget my name

Once more I find out my mortality
Once more I discover sin and death
Once more I must repent
Once again I need His love and breath


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Joshua Fahey

Gander?

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Joshua Fahey

Shadow of the Valley

Unable to see the next step

But needing to take it

Easily lifts a gripe on the tongue

Forced to swallow it

Knowing the path is good

Needing the courage to brave it

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Joshua Fahey

Give Him a Hand

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Joshua Fahey

Know and Rise

I know and know and rest and breathe
I arise with the grace to please
With a gratitude that doesn't cease
Though at last they've hung my wreath

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Joshua Fahey

A Head for Books

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Joshua Fahey

Reliable Lunch

Have a little faith
Or a small dash of mustard
Smother the hot dog


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Joshua Fahey

I am not a Saint

I thought I was an honest man

I was deceived

I thought I had a solid plan

Which I've now grieved

I thought I'd do what I can

What have I achieved?

I'm but a poor mortal man

Petty and peeved

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Joshua Fahey

Gazebo

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Joshua Fahey

Call to Thee by Day

Westerly as the winds talk
Down the devil's whirlpool chilled
Eternally hungry, unfilled
Alone upon a hellish rock
Depressions slops, around me spilled

And in the torment a silent mind
Graced to hark to angelic staid
Within a purging tempest find
Pain and suffering does fade
Peace and the Cross eternal bind


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Joshua Fahey

Uproot

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Joshua Fahey

Misery

I wonder how many times I forget
How blind I am, how insignificant my role
And every time I blunder, I remember
And for a little while that humility keeps me whole


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Joshua Fahey

Fresh Pie

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Joshua Fahey

Dust

Bone and dust, ash and rain
A man is made of grace and pain
A child of God is hope and love
The Breath raises dust to home above


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Joshua Fahey

Untwisting of the Heart

That spike that hits the heart
And twists like a bitter knife
Letting pain to do its part
Reflecting on my sin and strife

I wish I hadn't needed it so
That push out the comfort zone
In order to healthily grow
Rather than rot to the bone

Still though it seems the pain a loss
I move and arise from sleep
To pick up daily that cross
And be nearer to thee when I weep


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Joshua Fahey

Tea

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Joshua Fahey