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The Machine

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30

The days cascade into weeks gone by
and the old man sighs
The pursuit of survival has quenched his life
and the old man cries

In sorrow the old man tills the earth
under his father Adam's curse
It is I, yes it is I, The old man is I

No time to give, no time to live
No time to see, no time to breathe
It is me, yes it is me, The old man is me

No time to share, no time to care
No time to stop, no time to spare
I am he, yes I am he, the old man is me

Again I lay down my soul trying to find rest
only to awake again to dress
And to restart the Machine
Cursed I am enslaved to this world
The Machine

A new day cascades into a revolving past gone by
and a new man cries
The pursuit of God has brought new life
and a new man opens his eyes

In joy the new man has come to birth
crucified with Christ now blessed not cursed
It is no longer I; No, no longer I, The new man is Christ

Now time to give, now time to live
Now time to see, now time to breathe
I am free, yes I am free, Jesus Christ now lives in me

Now time to share. now time to care
Now time to stop, now time to spare
It is He , Oh yes it's He, Not I no more , It is Christ God in me

Now I lay down my soul to a new found rest
only to awake more gloriously blessed
To overcome the machine
Blessed I am free from this world
The Machine.
© 1998 Raymond Bolton Pena

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20

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