[Lyrics: Robert Joseph]
[Music: Ole Borud]
Like dust in the wind
A man's heart goes unseen
His labors forgotten at
the threshold of time
The grass withers, the flowers fades
But the word of his testimony stands forever
The man's honor was his
love
Faithfulness - his pledge
But his memory - a pearl to the swine
One man walked tall
Faced the devil with his back
against the wall
To the ground, the blood ran off his fingers
Scorched from fire in his bones
Yet today, his last thought
lingers
Around his neck, against his heart
He wore a silver cross
- He knew what freedom cost
His voice only an echo in
the wind
Freed those golden shackles
A child of time no more
A mirror of the crimson thorn
That the man of sorrow wore
He
gave unselfishly
The devil stole his life, love
But not the hope of his soul
If he'd only died in her arms
His dream
would have been complete
Yet can such love dwell in a man
If God is his witness, I know it can
Would you plant the seed
Of
that martyr's last creed
Proclaim God's gospel
Raise your head, heed his hope
Did You stand by the week
Whom the angels
serve
Will you dare to hold
A martyrs hand
And guide the unseen host
Who with him stand
Will you share that vision at
death's door
Stand proud by his side
To serve the Lord
