Into the Known

I am not dead, just departed
From this body, into life
I am more living than ever I have been
Free from toil and from rife.

Cry only for yourselves, please
Do not cry for me
You are still in bondage
But I have been set free!

If only you could understand
The parting that occurs
When breath retires from this body
Evermore allures.

It draws me to its pother
And Christ is dwelling there
Ever interceding
Lifting all our care.

So don’t be sad down here
Christ covered this past sinner
And one thing is for certain
I’ve been declared a winner.