Bright Eternity

The light of this eternity

Is glory all around of me

The life and joy that never ends

Is brightness shining into me

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For now I know my fate is bright

I feel my joyous doom take flight

Forever, death that turns to life

The sun will rise from deepest night

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The future – bright eternity!

Undying life that never ends

It clings to me, for now I’ve learned

To spurn my fear that never ends

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This fate of glorious light is born

It chases me and hunts me down

My fear, my hopelessness is gone

This happy doom, this end is good

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The truth of bright eternity

Is written on the heart of me

This endless, boundless, lasting day

This blessed gold eternity

Will ever, always make me free

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O, hope of bright eternity

I’ll never run away from thee

For though I turn, you capture me

Your light is mine eternally

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Read the original poem in this duology, “Dark Eternity,” here.