19. Born Again

It’s been many, many years since I walked in through the narrow gate again,
It has not been very easy and there’s often been a lot of terrible pain.
There are times I felt forlorn,
And so totally alone,
There’ve been moments of despair that filled my soul;
But I’m glad it’s the path I took,
‘Cause everything forsook
Brought me close to Christ and that is to my gain.

Born again, born again,
In Jesus Christ I’m born again.
Born again, born again,
In Jesus Christ I’m born again.

I have travelled ‘round the world with the message of salvation for mankind,
It is something that I do each day because it is the job that I’m assigned.
Though I sometimes feel discouraged,
As the message is disparaged,
I just press on with the task just the same;
And as the word is spoken,
To the people that are broken,
They are changed in heart and spirit, soul and mind.

Born again, born again,
In Jesus Christ we’re born again.
Born again, born again,
In Jesus Christ we’re born again.

© Aneel Aranha
[written on July 13, 2019]