Buckle Down Buckle Up

 

 

When pressed hard to buckle

Buckle down to the task,

Gird your loins with the Truth

And make your buckle fast.

 

Buckling up in pain

May impress you to go under

But buckle up for the journey

And brace against hunger.

 

Buckle down and buckle up

Do not fold in or fold up,

Buckle your belt and hold fast

To the brighter outlook.

 

Buckle in and buckle tight

And expect a roller coaster ride,

Buckle your harness and keep the faith

Whatever may betide.

 

Faith in the God of the Bible

That strengthens us more and more

That comforts us in life’s challenges

And makes our buckle secure.

 

Do not buckle, I entreat you,

When buckling under seems best

But stand firm with your trust in God

And He will do the rest.

 

 

So, buckle up as in fastening

Not just buckle up in pain,

For where the physical loses ground

The spiritual will reclaim.

 

Keep on the buckle of Truth

With its insignia indelibly inscribed,

In no other one, I beg you,

But in Jehovah God confide.

 

Buckle down and buckle up

Buckle in and buckle tight,

The battle is not one’s imagination

But is, in fact, a real fight.

 

Not all buckles are desirable

Collapse and cave-in, despise!

Stand with resolve and unbroken spirit

And refrain from, I’d rather slide.

 

Stewart Russell © November 9, 2021