Faith, Love and Hope

You let me lie in love for my belief,
for faith beneath Your shining love I bask,
forever love for loving faith so brief,
so large a love for faith I only ask.

My faith allows a love I have not known,
Your love enlarges love I have for all,
love only grows a lot when faith has grown,
love more will live as You forgive my fall.

I used to have a litte hope for heaven,
but faith and hope together stronger grow,
for gift of faith means hope is also given,
my hope is high to heaven I will go.

No longer needed, faith and hope will end,
when, Lord, I'm Your forever-loving friend.

                          -- by Pete Voelz      9/10