The Chasm

I've tried yes I've tried
and I've strived and I've strived
to reach the other side
but this chasm between us
is just too wide...

I've begun to despair
there seems to be no way
to get from here to there.
Oh my God my sin is so great!
How can I escape my fate?

As I looked with longing at what I could not reach,
I saw, oh my God, you were coming to me!
My heart beat excitedly, as finally,
hope rose within my breast,
You've not abandoned me or left me homeless.
As you approach closer to the ridge
I see your plan
is for your cross to form a bridge
on which I can stand!
I am so overwhelmed
that I can now go
from earth to Heaven's realm.
Now that I've begun to go
I hear the cries of the damned from far below
I feel the flames of that eternal inferno
And I see as I continue my journey
the Cross's beams are narrow, no room for straying
from side to side,
I must go straight as an arrow
that the Lord's hand has let fly.
And I see the beam is straight
no crooked way is in it
So I must not deviate
from your path, not for a single minute.
And this too I see -
I cannot walk this path comfortably
Fleshly pleasures cannot come with me
Worldly pursuits I may not carry
I must give up          so much
only your yolk may I touch
only your cloak may I wear
only my brother's burdens may I bear
So now I see, as i continue my journey
the Cross is your extended mercy
and the path on which I may escape your wrath,
Eternally.