From Time to Time We are Deeply Touched

From time to time
We are deeply touched
By something kind
And our pain is hushed

Alone one Eve
Many years ago
A man in grief
Faltered in the snow

Until he thought
That he heard something
For strength he fought
As a bell did ring

In the distance
Was a lit hillside
This was his chance
And how his legs tried

But, he staggered
Then fell to the snow
Old and haggard
With no one to know

To a small church
He'd set out to start
There perhaps to search
For solace to his heart

An angel's voice
Whispered to his ear
"Come and rejoice
You are but so near"

"Life's something more
Than feeling all alone
Beyond that door
Is Christ who did atone"

"He's in the song
And in the words spoken
There... you belong
And He'll heal what is broken"

The man more neared
To the sound of voices
Then in he peered...
Smiling as one who rejoices

He stepped inside
To warmth, friendship and love
Thanks to his guide-
An angel from above

That needed hour
Though the night grew chill
Heaven did shower
Blessings down to thrill