THE MASTER'S VOICE

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background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT INSPIRATIONS</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="380" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2359 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <B>"The Master's Voice"</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>'Tis morning, I wake with solemn care</B> </div> <div> <B>from sleeping in dismay,</B> </div> <div> <B>for I dreamed I'm in a boat somewhere</B> </div> <div> <B>out on a water way.</B> </div> <div> <B>It all was stark and very dark,</B> </div> <div> <B> black as the ace of spades;</B> </div> <div> <B>no sound, no light, not one small spark...</B> </div> <div> <B>just silence and the waves.</B> </div> <div> <B>I squirmed and groped in that small boat,</B> </div> <div> <B>and paddled with  my might;</B> </div> <div> <B>I clung to hope to stay afloat</B> </div> <div> <B>and keep the craft upright.</B> </div> <div> <B>and as I fought, I had this thought,</B> </div> <div> <B>while waves around me tossed,</B> </div> <div> <B>that I was on the open sea</B> </div> <div> <B>and I was surely lost!</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>About, abound, in darkness found</B> </div> <div> <B>a frightful stillness there;</B> </div> <div> <B>'twas so profound, no sight or sound</B> </div> <div> <B>while struggling in despair.</B> </div> <div> <B>And for my life I shook in strife</B> </div> <div> <B>while bearing woeful bind;</B> </div> <div> <B>'cause there was I in dreadful lie....</B> </div> <div> <B>I dreamed I'm deaf and blind!</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>'Twas one nightmare too hard to bear,</B> </div> <div> <B>that scene that frighten so,</B> </div> <div> <B>for striving there in desperate fear</B> </div> <div> <B>in search of where to go.</B> </div> <div> <B>But I began to wonder then</B> </div> <div> <B>if this was just a sign;</B> </div> <div> <B>of how good life has really been,</B> </div> <div> <B>and how it's been so kind.</B> </div> <div> <B>Then, while coping on that stormy sea</B> </div> <div> <B>in fright and fight out there,</B> </div> <div> <B>A sweet soft voice astounded me,</B> </div> <div> <B>and suddenly, I could hear!</B> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Those words, they came so very low,</B> </div> <div> <B>and yet, they came so clear:</B> </div> <div> <B>"Be not in dismay or woe,</B> </div> <div> <B>there's nothing here to fear;</B> </div> <div> <B>My will and love I now bestow,</B> </div> <div> <B>and with you, I am near."</B> </div> <div> <B>That lit the night with casting light,</B> </div> <div> <B>my heart began to soar,</B> </div> <div> <B>for God, His might, brought forth my sight,</B> </div> <div> <B>and faith, forevermore!</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>The ocean's crown then settled down</B> </div> <div> <B>with calm that crept the sea,</B> </div> <div> <B>and when I cast my eyes around,</B> </div> <div> <B>a shore was plain to see;</B> </div> <div> <B>for on my right, appeared a site...</B> </div> <div> <B>for which I set to oar;</B> </div> <div> <B>for now I see with precious sight</B> </div> <div> <B>a brilliant golden shore.</B> </div> <div> <B>I lost all pain when once again,</B> </div> <div> <B>His voice came back real strong:</B> </div> <div> <B>"You will make it to that promised land</B> </div> <div> <B>where nothing will go wrong!"</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>'Twas just a dream while here asleep,</B> </div> <div> <B>but feel it was God's voice;</B> </div> <div> <B>to bring me to Him closer keep,</B> </div> <div> <B>and in my soul...rejoice!</B> </div> <div> <B>And now the wake-up time is here,</B> </div> <div> <B>I've opened up my eyes;</B> </div> <div> <B>to me, believing things are clear,</B> </div> <div> <B>these facts I now realize:</B> </div> <div> <B>that there are folks in their sad world,</B> </div> <div> <B>born deaf and cannot see,</B> </div> <div> <B>but the Master speaks to them, behold,</B> </div> <div> <B>just as He did to me;</B> </div> <div> <B>but their ordeal is very real,</B> </div> <div> <B>mine, was only dreaming,</B> </div> <div> <B>never the less, God does instill,</B> </div> <div> <B>in all... a precious meaning!</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15d034d0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="77" ALIGN="BOTTOM" 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