No Night

February 2, 2017 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

An angel showed me a river,
Flowing with the water of life;
The water so cold made me shiver,
But relieved me of all my strife.

It was like crystal, pure and clear,
As it flowed from the throne of God;
Where angels gathered to revere,
Worshipping to honor and laud.

Next to the street of the city,
By the river there was a tree;
The fruit was life looking pretty,
I stood and admired to see.

The tree produced twelve kinds of fruit,
One type for each month of the year;
The river fed the tree through its root,
So tranquil without any fear.

The leaves on the tree heals the nations,
No longer will there be a curse;
The righteous have celebrations,
Life will no more be getting worse.

The throne of God and of the Lamb,
Will be reigning over the city;
And also known as the I AM,
Whose compassion will show pity.

All His servants will worship Him,
As they will be seeing His face;
Nobody will be feeling grim,
As I AM started to embrace.

His name tattooed on each forehead,
Showing that they were of His own;
As His children easily read,
So everyone has been known.

So there will be no longer night,
Or light emitted by a sun;
The Lord God is giving them light,
Shining by the Anointed One.

No longer light coming from lamps,
As the Lord God will rule as king;
And the servants set up their camps,
Receiving blessings that they cling.

Copyright © 2017 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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