The Joy of Living
By Ruth Y. Nott
©2005
There is a joy in living,
in each touch and sight and sound,
in a world so full of wonders
where each day new hope is found
There is a joy in living
when we give our lives to God
and follow in His footsteps
on the ground where He has trod.
There is a joy in living
when first we hear the cry
of a child so long awaited…
in its whimper, in its sigh.
There is a joy in living
which only comes with age
when we see the years are flying by
and weep as memory fades.
There is a joy in living
when life, so precious, falters
and we must face a certain death
that none on earth can alter.
There is a joy in living
when life on earth is gone,
when we awake in heaven
and find that life goes on.
There is a joy in living,
a joy in coming home,
a joy in resting in His arms
nevermore to roam!
