Hope Deferred

Hope Deferred

Hope deferred makes the heart sick

My heart has been ill.

Hoping to be reconciled,

Hoping to be loved,

Hoping to be accepted as his daughter,

Hoping to be brought in close,

And now it is final.

He has passed from this life into the next

These hopes will not be fulfilled.

Yet ALL hope is not lost.

My hope in God the Father remains;

My heart will be healed.

I am reconciled to Him,

I am loved,

I am adopted,

I am brought in close,

It is final.

This hope has been fulfilled!