The Shattered Fortress
X. Restraint
Freedom calls my nameSerenity keeps me saneHappiness it dulls the pain
Honest to see my placeOpen to other waysWillingness to understand
Justice but do not judgeCourtesy for others' flawsKindness it's not that hard
Self-restraint of tongue and penInventory my daily friendAnalysis let down your guard
Look in the mirrorWhat do you see?The shattered fortressThat once bound me
Fateful ascentThrough darkest firesI've found the pathTo take me higher
You're smart enough for me to trust go live your life nowJust keep these steps in your life and you'll know howIf you're not sure, ask yourself"Have I done to themAs I would have them do to me?"
Look in the mirrorWhat's that you see?The shattered fortressFly now be free
Fateful ascentThrough darkest firesI've found the pathTo take me higher
I once thought it better to be rightBut now I have finally seen the lightSometimes you've got to be wrongAnd learn from mistakesI live with serenity nowNot self-righteous hate
XI. Receive
(Help me be a channel of Thy peaceThat where there is hatred, I may bring loveThat where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgivenessThat where there is discord, I may bring harmonyThat where there is error, I may bring truthThat where there is doubt, I may bring faith)
Now that you can see all you have done(That where there is despair, I may bring hopeThat where there is shadows, I may bring light)
It's time to take that step into the kingdom(That where there is sadness, I may bring joy)
All your sins will help to make you strong(That I may seek rather to comfort, than to be comfortedThat I may seek to understand, rather than to be understood)
And help you break right through the prison wall(That I may seek to love, rather than to be loved,For it is by self-forgetting that one finds,And it is by forgiving that one is forgiven)
Keep all of meThe desires that once burned me deep insideHelp me live todayAnd help to give me graceTo carry out your way
I am readyHelp me be all I can beI am readyHelp guide me and keep me free
XII. Responsible
I am responsibleWhen anyone, anywhereReaches out for helpI want my hand to be there
I am responsibleWhen anyone, anywhereReaches out for helpI want my hand to be there