In
My
Valley
The darkness deep
At times I could not see.
At the midnight hour, in the shadow of that dark valley,
There was placed, as a hint of hope and promise for me,
A Lily that shone so true, saying to me,
"Hold on, this night is almost through."
At first that Lily was covered by brush,
Its beauty I could not behold through the maddness of the rush.
But soon, as that night drew closer to dawn
That Lily was still there that I might look upon
The brush that covered it was hiding the true beauty within.
But there in that valley, that brush could not win.
For the Lord had placed that Lily there and nothing could hide
The beauty that My Father had intended for my life.
As I looked deeper, the brush He removed,
Little by little, the true beauty shone through.
The thorns in the brush, at first seemed to me so fierce
That I nearly walked away in fear of my heart being pierced.
But I thank God that I could not run,
For this Lily had been chosen for me by Him and His Son.
As My Father proceeded with His awesome plan,
He gently picked that Lily and placed it into my hand.
There in the valley, in that midnight hour,
I knew morning was coming. It spoke from the beauty if this simple flower.
As the night drew to an end and morning drew near,
That Lily picked for me to my heart became dear.
As last, the night was over, the sorrow and pain,
That had darkened my life I would never see again.
The morning was so bright, so beautiful, so clear,
The night was over, and so was my fear.
The thorns and the brush that had covered me Lily,
The Lord had removed, they lay dead in that valley.
I thank God for that night that was so long,
For in the end, through the trials, He gave me a song.
A song to praise Him with rejoicing and glee,
For from my past and from fear I am now set free.
When I think back to that night, to that midnight hour,
I could not have made it through
Without the hope that was given in the message of that simple flower
Written By: Angie L. Hebert
I Love You, Mark Anthony Hebert
