To tread the path

The cross has paved 

To pass through the gauntlet 

Whole and unscathed

That high place

Where the table is prepared 

And the enemy sees you feast

Every chain falls away

And you journey forth in peace 

I call you up!

Warrior poets!

Come out of yourselves 

And find your worth once more 

You belong at the Father’s side

Under the banner of the Love of the Lord

I impart wholeness and freedom

I declare passion and strength in your wings

There is hope in your song now

And gladness in the heart of those who sing

Come around

Gather to hear this word:

Your voice matters 

It is time to be heard! 

Relinquish the grief

Let pain fall away

Rise up, warrior poets

Be released and unleashed this day

Lift up your heads

Let fire burn once more in your eyes

Wisdom is alive in the mountain of faith

Warrior poets, arise! 

© James Welch 2019