Fortress

No walls of stone were ever cast Nor yet as such defined To equal thus the fortress built Where I be so confined And ever shall this fortress hold My soul within its keep That none shall deem to touch or see Whilst there it lingers deep Enclosed within, this fragile heart Then finds a refuge there Away from all to trouble me Hid low from worldly glare Yet if true love these walls could shake And tender words could raze Then merrily I would rejoice To welcome sweeter days So ever shall I seek release Through love`s redeeming grace - This fortress then would, crumbling, fall To show the sun`s bright face