High in the Himalayas
hidden from view
Far from prying eyes
known to but a few
a distant paradise....

Shangri-la
Perfection on earth
No war, no sin, no harm, no hurt
Food, shelter, pristine weather
All that brings man pleasure.

This is man dreamin'
of the long lost garden of Eden
A place we know deep down exists
It's more than just a myth
For God never destroyed it
but set an angelic guard
One day intending to reinhabit
The place from which man was barred
the place of man's betrayal so tragic.
This place is real
more than a dream
The way concealed
now clearly seen
By following Christ
in sacred Fellowship
The path of Life
in no longer hid.
The tree of Life is ours to ingest
for it's Christ himself - our wine and our bread
Our ressurection, our life from the dead
Our only key to the garden's reentry....

As he said to the dying thief -
"Soon you will find relief
for today you will be with me in paradise
where I will wipe every tear from your eye
The pain you now feel
is a temporary thing
What you'll find is real
is the love I am now sharing.
I, your Christ, choose now to forgive
that you, my son, will not perish but live"

And he breathed not his last breath
but merely took his rest
from this mortal soil
He went to Hell to release
those in captivity
Setting the captives free
in a magnificent burst of Glory!
Those who died in faith
received Faith's reward
As those in Abraham's bosom
were delivered by God's mighty sword
to dwell on high
in paradise
with God forevermore.....