Things

<p>Things upon the mantle<br/>Things on every shelf<br/>Things that others gave me<br/>Things I gave myself<br/>Thing I&#x27;ve stored in boxes<br/>That don&#x27;t mean much anymore<br/>Old magazines and memories<br/>Behind the attic door, things<br/><br/>Things on hooks and hangers<br/>Things on ropes and rings<br/>Things I guard that blind me to<br/>The pettiness of things<br/>Am I like the rich young ruler<br/>Ruled by all I own<br/>If Jesus came and asked me<br/>Could I leave them all alone<br/>Oh, Lord, I look to heaven<br/>Beyond the vеil of time<br/>To gain eternal insight<br/>That nothing&#x27;s rеally mine<br/>And to only ask for daily bread<br/>And all contentment brings<br/>To find freedom as Your servant<br/>In the midst of all these things<br/><br/>For discarded in the junkyards<br/>Rusting in the rain<br/>Lie things that took the finest years<br/>Of lifetimes to obtain<br/>And whistling through these tombstones<br/>The hollow breezes sing<br/>A song of dreams surrendered to<br/>The tyranny of things