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Eternal Ink
I dreamed I was in heaven
Where an angel kept God's book
He was writing so intently
I just had to take a look.
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It was not at first his writing
That made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle
That was marked eternal ink.
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This ink was most amazing
Dark black upon his blotter
But as it touched the parchment
It became as clear as water.
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The angel kept on writing
But as quickly as a wink
The words were disappearing
With that strange eternal ink.
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The angel took no notice
But kept writing on and on.
He turned each page and filled it
Till all its space was gone.
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I thought he wrote to no avail
His efforts were so vain
For he wrote a thousand pages
That he'd never read again.
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And as I watched and wondered that
This awesome sight was mine
I actually saw a word stay black
As it dried upon the line.
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The angel wrote and I thought I saw
A look of satisfaction.
At last he had some print to show
For all his earnest action.
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A line or two dried dark and stayed
As black as black can be
But strangely the next paragraph
Became invisible to see.
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The book was getting fuller
The angel's records true
But most of it was blank with
Just a few words coming through.
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I knew there was some reason
But as hard as I could think
I couldn't grasp the significance
Of that eternal ink.
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The mystery burned within me
And I finally dared to ask
The angel to explain to me
Of his amazing task.
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And what I heard was frightful
As the angel turned his head
He looked directly at me
And this is what he said
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I know you stand and wonder
At what my writing's worth
But God has told me to record
The lives of those on earth.
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The book that I am filling
Is an accurate account
Of every word and action
And to what they do amount.
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And since you have been watching
I must tell you what is true
The details of my journal
Are the strict accounts of you.
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The Lord asked me to watch you
As each day you worked and played
I saw you as you went to church
I saw you as you prayed.
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But I was told to document
Your life through all the week
I wrote when you were proud and bold
I wrote when you were meek.
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I recorded all your attitudes
Whether they were good or bad.
I was sorry that I had to write
The things that make God sad.
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So now I'll tell the wonder
Of this eternal ink
For the reason for its mystery
Should make you stop and think.
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This ink that god created
To help me keep my journal
Will only keep a record of
Things that are eternal.
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So much of life is wasted
On things that matter not
So instead of my erasing
Smudging ink and ugly blot.
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I just keep writing faithfully and
Let the ink do all the rest
For it is able to decide
What's useless and what's best.
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And god ordained that as I write
Of all you do and say
Your deeds that count for nothing
Will just disappear away.
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When books are opened someday
As sure as heaven is true
The Lord's eternal ink will tell
What mattered most to you.
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If you just lived to please yourself
The pages will be bare
And God will issue no reward
For you when you get there.
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In fact, you'll be embarrassed
You will hang your head in shame
Because you did not give yourself
In love to Jesus' Name.
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Yet maybe there will be a few
Recorded lines that stayed
That showed the times you truly cared
Sincerely loved and prayed.
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But you will always wonder
As you enter heaven's door
How much more glad you would have been
If only you'd done more.
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For I record as god sees
I don't stop to even think
Because the truth is written
With God's eternal ink.
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When I heard the angel's story
I fell down and wept and cried
For as yet I still was dreaming
I hadn't really died.
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And I said O angel tell the Lord
That soon as I awake
I'll live my life for Jesus
I'll do all for His dear sake.
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I'll give in full surrender
I'll do all he wants me to
I'll turn my back on self and sin
And whatever isn't true.
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And though the way seems long and rough
I promise to endure
I'm determined to pursue the things
That are holy, clean and pure.
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With Jesus as my helper
I will win lost souls to Thee
For I know that they will live with christ
For all eternity.
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And that's what really matters
When my life on earth is gone
That I will stand before the Lord
And hear Him say, well done.
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For is it really worth it
As my life lies at the brink?
And I realize that God keeps books
With His eternal ink.
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Should all my life be focused
On things that turn to dust?
From this point on I'll serve the Lord
I can, I will, I must
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I will NOT send blank pages
Up to God's majestic throne
For where that record's going now
Is my eternal home.
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I'm giving all to Jesus
I now have seen the link
For I saw an angel write my life
with God's Eternal Ink.
~Craig F. Pitts~
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