Mysterious Star

Mysterious Star
Warwick Allen
Saturday, 12 December 1998

Upon the starts I gaze
Into the heavens I stare
I find some comfort there
Though star seem so far away

I've been here for sometime
Staring, watching, waiting
Praying, always hoping
A bright star might be mine

Past me, sometimes, a star will fly
A beautiful, radiant shooting star
Travelling by me not so far
For my heart to singe as it passes by

I see a new star now coming towards me
From the others, somehow different
More intensely radiant
With a light greater than its own, for all to see

With that light, I'm quite familiar
That holy, pure light
Potent enough to pierce the darkest night
My heart this light does lure

Never before has a star of this nature
Glowing with holy radiance
Shinning with natural brilliance
Never before has one come so near

Will this star come close enough for harm
Burn my soul and then depart
Fly harmlessly into the distance, or crash into my heart
Or float like a butterfly into my arms

Where Shall I Go from Here?

Where Shall I Go from Here?
Warwick Allen
Wednesday, 25 March 1998

As a planet circles its sun
To you my heart seems eternally bound
Through an irregular ellipse I run
Drifting nearer and farther, around and around
But always ending up where I began

If only I could get enough speed
To break free of the pull
The relentless attraction, the incessant need
To escape this agonising orbit, this endless cycle
I would finally be freed

As it is, I can discern
The light and warmth you radiate
To come closer, I desperately yearn
But I know what would be my fate
The light would vanish, but the heat would burn

Oh, where shall I go from here
This place where wisdom and emotions clash so violently?
All I ask of you, all I dare
Is that you'll forgive my weakness graciously
And you won't take from me any of that I hold so dear

All is Well with My Soul

All is Well with My Soul
Warwick Allen
Wednesday, 25 February 1998

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Original poem (1998)

I feel my soul
Is in need of nourishment
But deep within me
I hear the whisper
The gentle whisper
Of the Spirit of God

A thick cloud has enveloped me
Cold mist has surrounded me
Only some
Of the joyful banter of friends
Of their light
Filters through
And it's muffled
Dampened by the darkness
And through that darkness
They only
See part of me

But the whisper remains
Continuing to encourage

My heart is heavy
Anxiety, fear of failure
Letting others down
Weigh on my mind
And my body
Is reluctant to move

But still I hear the whisper
That blessed whisper
And I know
All is well with my soul

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Song arrangement (2025)

[Verse 1]
I feel my soul
Is in need of nourishment
But deep within me
I hear the whisper
The gentle whisper
Of the Spirit of God

[Refrain]
And the whisper remains
Continuing to encourage

[Verse 2]
A thick cloud has enveloped me
Cold mist has surrounded me
Only some
Of the joyful banter of friends
Of their light
Filters through

[Chorus 1]
Their joy is muffled
Dampened by the darkness
And through that darkness
They only
See part of me

[Refrain]
But the whisper remains
Continuing to encourage

[Verse 3]
My heart is heavy
Anxiety, fear of failure
Letting others down
Weigh on my mind
And my body
Is reluctant to move

[Coda]
But still I hear the whisper
That blessed whisper
And I know
All is well with my soul

(recording on Suno)

My Shepherd

My Shepherd
Warwick Allen
Sunday, 18 January 1998

Often I wander
Often I stray
From the path You've chosen for me
From Your blessed way

Often I declare
My love for You
Yet that same love I deny
In the things that I do

But just when it seems I've gone that little too far
When my will differs from that of Your own
When Your love isn't my guiding star
When I try to go it alone

You reach out Your hand
You draw me near
You wrap Your arms around me
In a hug so dear

And I know Your love
A love so true
And I wonder why I do
Those things that don't please You

Then You set me back down on my way
The path that You'd have me journey
And gently squeeze my hand to say
“Child, all the way—it's you and Me.”