When A Musician Dies

WHEN A MUSICIAN DIES
By Greg Presley

WHEN A MUSICIAN DIES,
AND HIS LIFE’S CONCERT IS ENDED,
AND HE PRESENTS HIMSELF AT HEAVENS GATE;
WHEN HE HEARS A VOICE FROM WITHIN SAYING,
“YOU HAVE PLAYED WELL,“
“ENTER NOW INTO A PLACE PREPARED FOR YOU
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME”

“WELL DONE, MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT,
YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL…”

AT THIS TIME WE SEE TWO VERY DIFFERENT REACTIONS:
THOSE WHO ARE LEFT HERE AND GRIEVE HIS PASSING,
AND THOSE BEYOND THE GATE WHO REJOICE AT HIS
HOMECOMING.

FROM LOVED ONES LEFT BEHIND COME SOUNDS OF
GRIEF AND SORROW.
FROM THOSE BEYOND THE PORTALS OF HEAVEN
THERE IS A HEAVENLY APPLAUSE.
AND I FANCY THAT I HEAR IN THE APPLAUSE
THE CLAPPING OF NAIL-SCARRED HANDS!