FATHER OF THE BRIDE
Saturday 27th October 2007

A lioness is Lucy
And carries my pride
She's often been a fighter
Swimming against the tide
Of secularism and unbelief
She's been a relief
To many love has betrayed
With life and laughter visited
Those with Aids
Caring and cleaning - no glamour
In that work! Often the clamour
Of London dragged her down
But I call on you all here to notice
That Lucy is still around
 
She's worked for many projects
And she's been torn inside
By armchair critics - voices have criticised
Her work and motives but
She did not give way to fear
She helped organise the London churches for a year
With Esther and Linda and Claire,
In powerful prayer and intercession
And led through many a session
Herself, thus showing she can lead
As well as follow,
Though as her Dad may I say
She's been slow to learn her lesson; the need
Is not always the call
There - let that be a pompous message for us all!
 
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