\nShining the light and keeping men from their graves.<\/span>
\nInfinitely alive, the completed lighthouse stood so proud;<\/span>
\nThe constant salt spray against its painted boards the ocean raves.<\/span>
\nNight after night, lighting the channel through the eerie pitch-black hole;<\/span>
\nIts light, its heart keeps man alive and well, its very depth – its soul.<\/span><\/p>\n
Many a day and night, thunderstorms prevailed;
\nVaried trials, storms, the lighthouse never failed.
\nThousands of suns, moons and plenty of swells and tides very high;
\nSeasons came, went, uncountable months and years, and waves crashed by.
\nWeathered, broken boards, fixed leaks, squeaks; never failing to light the rocky shoal;
\nIts light, its heart keeps man alive and well, its very depth – its soul.<\/p>\n
Ages had gone by, changing clouds passed and went;<\/span> Feeling outdated, no longer of service; ___________________________________________________<\/p>\n Down, kneeling before the Lord, man\u2019s soul poured out; Daily reading God\u2019s Word, growing in the Lord;<\/span> Going to church, praying, trying to live right; Many testings, temptations, and hard trials;<\/span> In my heavenly mansion I do live on; High up on the rocks, so tall the lighthouse stood; Facing north and south, the glass was set in wood. Like an arrow pointing to … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[338,94,337,78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIron tools taking down boards so warped and bent.<\/span>
\nOne day, men with new noises, saws, hammers, all windows cut out;<\/span>
\nSpread across the shore, lighthouse boards and windows were all about.<\/span>
\nA tall, modern, steel lighthouse now seen on the daily coastal stroll;<\/span>
\nIts light, its heart keeps man alive and well, its very depth – its soul.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAll people shouted, \u201cYou helped to preserve us!\u201d
\nA memorial under a blue curtain. Off went the sheet!
\nThe lighthouse\u2019s soul illumined the town square and felt complete.
\nShinning down main street and resting in peace was the lighthouse of ole;
\nIt\u2019s light, its heart kept man alive and well, its very depth – its soul.<\/p>\n
\nA new Christian born; angels shouted about!
\nThe man cried, \u201cSave me from hell\u2019s torment. I want life eternal!\u201d
\nNow joyful, burdens cast out, a soul filled with peace internal.
\nGod\u2019s grace, mercy, living faith, learning to let God have all control;
\nGod\u2019s light, his Word keeps man alive and well, man\u2019s very depth \u2013 man\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n
\nFinding out not all men are of one accord.<\/span>
\nTalking heaven with people, the glories of eternal life;<\/span>
\nMany men have uncertainties, troubles, and much daily strife.<\/span>
\nPeople here, people there, no Godly concern just a worldly goal;<\/span>
\nGod\u2019s light, his Word keeps man alive and well, man\u2019s very depth \u2013 man\u2019s soul.<\/span>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sonbeamsandshadows.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Lighthouse-vert-LQ-Topaz-scaled.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
\nOh! What a constant spiritual, daily fight.
\nSatan\u2019s intense fiery darts, temptations here, there, everywhere;
\nFighting \u201cspiritual wickedness,\u201d without the Lord could not bear.
\nWitnessing and \u201cfishers of men,\u201d the Christian must steadily troll;
\nGod\u2019s light, his Word keeps man alive and well, man\u2019s very depth \u2013 man\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n
\nGrey hair, \u201cMirror? Who is this?\u201d gone many miles.<\/span>
\nDoctor, bank appointments, shopping, computer issues, oh my;<\/span>
\nMedicines, surgeries, barely strength each day to utter \u201cHi.\u201d<\/span>
\nFriends at bedside, God\u2019s comforting peace, soon into heaven will stroll;<\/span>
\nGod\u2019s light, his Word keeps man alive and well, man\u2019s very depth \u2013 man\u2019s soul.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEvery day\u2019s so great, life\u2019s problems now are gone!
\nBeing \u201csteadfast, unmoveable,\u201d my labour was \u201cnot in vain.\u201d
\nUnbeknownst lives I touched, joyful reunions on golden lane.
\nBasking in the Son and enjoying family, friends and saints of ole;
\nGod\u2019s light, his Word kept me alive and well, my very depth \u2013 my soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"