From these trials
I shall rise
Becoming anew
I will trade these ashes for beauty
I will shine like the Son
No longer in darkness
Forgiveness will be my crown
Covered by a robe of mercy
My soul consumed by grace
Upon my heart a golden band
My lips shall sing His praise night and day
With my feet planted deep within the solid rock
Patricia Gale
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/from-ashes-to-beauty/
