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FAITH DOES NOT COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Once loved, outcast upon the street Treading sharp-stoned roads upon bare feet They're bloodshed brings no sympathy From souls clouded by such apathy Still they fight on, physically tortured and torn Ablaze with the fire of the Lord to whom they've sworn Eyes are widened by courage and bravery Be steadfast and God will not forsake thee A brown-eyed boy, orphaned because of belief Alone he cries tears of sorrow and grief Faced by a sandy city full of his foes Who haunt his nights like the coos of crows Even the kind man does not offer refuge To this boy faced by isolation and deluge Until he returns showing the battle scars he bears And God relieves the man of his faithless fears Homes of the innocent stoned and set on fire Families branded traitors, charlatans and liars By their fellow men, their fellow villagers Whose murky faith has turned them into pillagers Minds of children are forever impressioned By these scenes of terror, trauma and oppression They'll not forget these acts of shame Nor will they be so quick to dismiss Baha'u'llah's name Faith does not come to those who wait Just as happiness is nobody's fate Those who face up to struggle and strife Know the true gladness of this life Written by Vincent Afnán-Murray |