At the Beach with Friends

At the beach with Friends, there was laughter and there were tears.

There was sorrow, pain and grief, yet hope that forever endears.

Promise of a place that will take away the tears.

A place where our Saviour reigns, and hope is always sure.

This earth is not our home, and it can't compare to the wonderful crystal sea,

as we gaze eternally on that distant shore.

The cares of this world will no longer weigh us down,

praising the One and surrounding His throne.

At the beach with Friends, the past became just that.

Time became a symbol of a temporary load,

that one day we won't carry on that clear glass road.

Forgiveness is the answer that only He can give.

And Death is swallowed up by His sacrifice of love.

We as sisters were compelled onward to follow in His ways,

to show the world around us His love that He gave.

At the beach with friends, there was laughter and there were tears.

The future became a symbol of friendship on and on,

forever will it carry the force of that song.

The song of redemption, of ultimate relief,

of a time when sin will forever cease.

The tears became a symbol of a love that never ends.

The laughter of the redeemed as we will witness to the world,

that one day our friendship will never be rent in two,

Because of sin, or of time, or of distance.

We will one day be all together and love will be the key,

that takes us once again to the beach beside the crystal sea.