Get Your House in Order

Ours the cross

Ours the shroud of one who dies

Ours the grave

And only then the skies.

We carry the cross to the place of loss

Only then shall we see the crown

We drink the cup then we are lifted up

But not before we lay it all down.

So get your house in order

Lay it down, lay it down

Get your life in order

The cross then the crown

The seed must fall upon the earth

Before there can be a new birth

The rain must fall from its place in the skies

Before we can see one flower rise.

So get your house in order

Lay it down, lay it down

Get your life in order

The cross then the crown.

Anthony Foster

April 18, 2006