These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Joyfulness

Joyfulness upon the Earth
is joyfulness fore'er.
Beginning with His Grand New Birth
the road is paved to there.

But is it paved with smoothness free
from earthly rocks and cracks?
Or is our Hope in Grace with He,
Who knows our earthly lacks?

Our days of Earth are Bootcamp few.
We're tasked with learning Truth,
that when our Terran days are through,
we'll be renewed in youth.

The joyfulness we know each day
is not always in bliss
for Christ, the Lord, we ought obey,
to grab His Feet and kiss.

Some days below we're caused to know,
that happiness is naught,
but when we sing Above I trow
new happiness is wrought.

The Joy of all His service true
is peace within His Wings
for Joy will last when Happy's through,
a steadiness it brings.

Will awful days dance 'cross our path,
while breathing earthly smog?
'Tis often true, before we laugh,
we drain the muddy slog.

Though trying days we live down here,
the best days will ne'er end.
'Twas Christ, the Lord, for Joy most clear,
rose Victor o'er our sin.

For Joy, we've longed to fully know,
now beds and boards with us
to nerve our arms with strength below,
our hearts to lately truss.

The Lord of Glory knows our frame.
His Joy makes Hope abound.
Please, list for when He calls our name
in Him, we're fin'lly found.

by Jay O'Toole
on July 18th, 2020