On This Tolling Tide of Seasons...

On this tolling tide of seasons

As the raindrop turns to snow

And we cannot halt the hasting

In life’s holding, letting go

Still beneath, above, around it

As Time’s fretting fingers steal

There is One whose love eternal

Keeps His hand upon the wheel

While we worry ‘bout the future

And the world-state of affairs

As we look about and wonder

*Where are men of courage; where?

Ageless is the loving promise

Everlasting Armistice

Nothing here can separate us

From the love of Jesus Christ

Though the battle-cry is grueling

And the price so hard to pay

Oh, this tolling tide of seasons

Carries us toward the day

When we will lay down our weapons

Like a tattered teddy-bear

Ushered through the gates of heaven

And there is no sorrow there

Thus we press with fervent passion

To a place certain, surreal

On this tolling tide of seasons

While mercy and grace appeal

And in turn we cling in fervor

To a blessed certainty

Where its sight will ever sever

Faith; In God’s eternity

© Janet Martin

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Here is the final speech from the Courageous movie
    "There are some men who, regardless of the mistakes we’ve made in the past, regardless of what our fathers did not do for us, will give the strength of our arms and the rest of our days to loving God with all that we are and to teach our children to do the same—and whenever possible, to love and mentor others who have no father in their lives but who desperately need help and direction. And we are inviting any man whose heart is willing and courageous to join us in this resolution. God’s Word shows us that God desires for every father to courageously step up and do whatever it takes to be involved in the lives of his children. More than just being there for them or providing for them, he is to walk with them through their young lives and be a visual representation of the character of God, their Father in heaven. Who will accept the responsibility of providing and protecting my family? Who will ask God to break the chain of destructive patterns in my family? Who will pray for, and bless my children to boldly pursue whatever God calls them to do? 
In my home, the decision has already been made. You don’t have to ask who will guide my family because, by God’s grace, I will. You don’t have to ask who will teach my son to follow Christ because I will."


So where are you, men of courage? Where are you, fathers who fear the Lord? 
It’s time to rise up and answer the call God has given you and say, 
I will! I will! I will!