The
Solemn Vow
1998 - ASCAP/Mysterion
Act
1
Prayer To The Guardian Angel
Angel Divine to you I pray
To guard my soul from evil ways
With shield and sword continue this day
To defend, prevail, provide and save
The Struggle Within
The ailing body is troubled
An issue of grave concern
A faithful belief in question
Temptation at every turn
The fight of the fallible spirit
Confronting tempestuous skin
The passion and yearning up against
The light of natural reason
in the seam of indecision
Life's eternal plan
The good and evil recognized
Divine grace withstands
A prayer for divine guidance
A reflection on a moral code
Counsel of a wise advisor
Ordinary providence shown
The power of the worldly soul
Overcome the struggle within
The trial of the human will
To conquer desire for sin
Act Of Hope
The times of torment depression despair
Bring forth an act of hope
Expressing fearless possession of
The Eternal Lord Of Hosts
Promises made mercy bestowed
Power and wisdom shown
The infinite goodness to pardon sins
By the light of the Living Stone
The soul has made a faithful step
To obtain the glory and grace
Through the merits of the Chosen One
A life with ageless saints
The Seat Of Life
No shadow seen in the darkened cell
No judgments to be made
A chamber filled with guilt and sorrow
A chain of secluded days
A trace of light ignites the rage
That scars the torrid soul
Immersed in flames the failings clear
A blaze with no control
Mirrors reflect the face of sin
And magnify the pain
Shattered glass the consequence
Of nothing more, nothing more to gain
Pictures torn with repulsive eyes
Embracing the thought of blindness
Free from the lurking material world
Of pitying delusive kindness
A look within the seat of life
Reveals the essence of grace
A glimpse beyond the mortal frame
Unveils the purest faith
Secrets Of The Soul
Anguished eyes reveal
The pain mortally concealed
Silence to deceive
Emotion that's perceived
Written thoughts destroyed
Speculation to avoid
Memories that remain
Not tainted or depraved
The Secrets of the soul
So hidden never told
The life spent in disguise
With masks to hide behind
The secrets of the soul
Out From The Shroud Of Darkness
The spirit darkens with a weakening flame
Overcome by a cloud of despair
The fire dims and begins to tremble
Afraid of that final gust of air
About to expire wind breathes new life
Restoring light through the eyes
Burning brighter its fuel desire
The soul beams with evils demise
Out from the shroud of darkness
To escape the shadow of death
The rising sun has brought salvation
With an angle's sweet caress
The Enduring Flame
The burden of time is visible
The aged effects so clear
The facial expression a permanent work
Of anger through the years
The stages of life are quickening
The grateful decline so near
Without recourse the calendar turns
Facing the imminent fear
No child or love is occurring
The dreams just washed away
But the enduring flame will not be overcome
When the beauty in spirit remains
The Path Of Desire
Flooded by beauty and sensual charms
Control of the will intense
Immodest looks engage the mind
Freeing the lustful sense
Yearning immoral urges of passion
Craving an evil embrace
Salacious eyes and wanting flesh
Burn for the illicit date
Consuming emotions and wild devotion
Inducing the pleasure of sin
By physical means or with stirring thoughts
The allure of carnal relations
The finite self solicits deeper
Searching finding less
Never enough of a false ambition
Not enough for enduring interest
The path of desire a selfish goal
Enlightened by faith an reason
Beyond the self a quest for meaning
Announces the birth of religion
Two sides to every wrong
The ills of lust and pride
Turning to a fleeting thirst
Shunning the Righteous Guide
Weigher Of Souls
The mortal mass with its ending breath
Releases the seat of emotion
Ascending on to the panel divine
To consider the hearts devotion
The love bestowed - The love passed on
Determines the lightness within
The final page in the book of life
Awaiting the measure of sin
A feather placed on the golden scale
To balance a virtuous state
The fearsome beast or eternal light
Is held in the hands of fate
Contrition
The immersed in sorrow and grief
Detesting the committed sins
Words, thoughts and deeds expressed
Causing regret within
Determined to avoid iniquitous states
And overcome the shameful snare
A decision made to never return
To the lustful demonic lair
The desire to regain Eternal Friend
With a decisive prayer of volition
And wishing to withdraw the evil wrongs
With a faithful act of contrition
Penance
Holy Father forgive me this day
For offending you by Turning away
My body is wounded and weakened by sin
Heal, embrace and restore me within - Amen
Words Of Absolution
I absolve you from your sins
So we may rejoice
I absolve you from your sins
To thee who hears the eternal voice
I absolve you from your sins
In the name of the Father and of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit - Amen