So Many Songs

If the hope that we have of paradise

Is just a big mansion where we can dwell

And strutting our crowns before everyone’s eyes

A heaven without Jesus would be Hell

Or it would be just like a hall of mirrors

Where our infinite face we would see

A circus filled with narcissistic leerers

Consumed by self eternally

There are so many songs about heaven

Lord, that never even mention your name

I can’t even begin to imagine

Without you it wouldn’t be the same

For a heaven without my dear Jesus

Wouldn’t be a heaven at all

If it only existed to please us

It would be a prep for another Fall.

A kingdom without a king will not last

Our first thought of it should focus on Christ

To dwell in his courts when this world is passed

Without him it would never suffice

There are so many songs about heaven

Lord, that never even mention your name

If its about streets of Gold it’s a given

Without Jesus it would just be a game

If its just about the things that would please us

A reunion of family and friends we recall

Then a heaven without my dear Jesus

Wouldn’t be a heaven at all

No, a heaven without my dear Jesus

Wouldn’t be a heaven at all

March 6, 2025

Anthony Foster