Choose Joy

The sun climbs slow through the whispering pines

A river hums its hymn

A song divine

I stand at the edge of the day

Bare feet in the clay

Shadows try to claim my soul

But grace

It pulls me whole

I choose joy

I choose light

In the breaking dawn

In the endless night

Through the storm

Through the flame

I choose joy

In His name

The wind it weaves like a holy thread

Through the tapestry of words unsaid

I breathe in hope

I exhale the dread

Though the path twists wild and steep

His promise holds me deep

I choose joy

I choose peace

When the burdens rise

They're released

Through the pain

Through the fight

I choose joy

I choose light