If one could have anything he wants
limitless in his dreams
would that really be happiness
with fulfillment serene
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can a heart be sustained in goods
in power or in wealth
enough to bring an inner peace
enjoyment in good health
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what if the pleasures of this world
could be a dream come true
is satisfaction then fulfilled
is purpose known then too
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for tempted are we to believe
that all these things can be
in what we hear and what we read
the things we watch and see
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the world does have a charm for want
where evil has a way
destroying lives because of sin
in tempting one to stray
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then Satan keeps a person bound
a blinded one can’t see
that blessed truth of all God’s word
is what will set one free
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and when the truth is acted on
the blind will see the light
and then the world with all its charm
lacks luster in one’s sight
