A BATTLE CRY

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="0440eb82ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> "EDELWEISE"</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-474/edelweiss.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>BACK TO HOME 3</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>BACK TO "TURMOIL''</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>SELECTION PAGE</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT TURMOIL</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#003300" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>A BATTLE CRY</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="242" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2645 WIDTH="238"><bR> <bR> <div> "Battle Cry"</div> <bR> <div> It's not a war that's fought</div> <div> at sea,</div> <div> nor land  where caissons roll;</div> <div> not one where guns and cannons roar,</div> <div> nor bombs that take their toll,</div> <div> but in the minds and hearts of some....</div> <div> and the battleground is their soul!</div> <bR> <div> There's been wars upon wars, </div> <div> and rumors of wars, </div> <div> this one, the greatest fought;</div> <div> a battle within the bosom of man,</div> <div> and web in which he's caught.</div> <div> He tugs each day to find a way</div> <div> to tread a life he sought.</div> <bR> <div> A war of sin by women and men,</div> <div> the war zone is their soul;</div> <div> the games they play with reckless joy...</div> <div> are played without a goal.</div> <div> it's nothing new, since winds first blew,</div> <div> a story often told!</div> <bR> <div> And this trend glides like ocean  tides</div> <div> that lap upon it's shore;</div> <div> and on man speeds with thoughtless deeds...</div> <div> 'til he can go no more;</div> <div> and it will last, 'til lives have passed...</div> <div> that strayed therein before.</div> <bR> <div> So, how many times must people sin</div> <div> without a thought of care?</div> <div> How many times to shun the Lord</div> <div> and live in doubt and fear?</div> <div> It's a tough, rough row, that all must hoe,</div> <div> but...  they must switch the gear!</div> <bR> <div> To gain the will to bow and kneel,</div> <div> without any fear or shame;</div> <div> and ask dear God to come and fill</div> <div> their hearts in Jesus' name;</div> <div> to stop deceiving and start believing</div> <div> that Christ died not in vain!</div> <bR> <div> Still, all the while, others will file</div> <div> along some sinner's trail,</div> <div> they too will lose with sex and "booze",</div> <div> and show their lives for sale;</div> <div> and they'll go on, 'less they atone</div> <div> from their self-made private hell!</div> <bR> <div> And so, beneath each silent voice,</div> <div> are yearning battle cries;</div> <div> and there within each burning breast,</div> <div> an inner spirit lies;</div> <div> so therein marks the battleground...</div> <div> to win, or face demise!</div> <bR> <div> Now, who am I to say what's best,</div> <div> or anyone to rate?</div> <div> Because I knew that wayward path</div> <div> led to a dismal fate!</div> <div> and now I feel my life is sealed</div> <div> by God , and trusting faith!</div> <bR> <div> By William E. 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