Christians in the Middle East

For two thousand years they have lived in the lands
Where Jesus once walked, but their history now stands
At a crossroads, where they may be forced to depart,
To move far away and to make a new start
In a place they'll be safe, where they still can adhere
To the faith of their fathers, without constant fear
Of murder and rape and enslavement for girls,
That in many cities around them now swirls.
For hundreds of years they had no wish to flee
And only have now since they wish to be free
To worship their Lord as they have in the past,
Out of the reach of their enemies' blast.
What does the future hold?   No-one can know,
But Christians who've fled now need somewhere to go
Where they can be certain that they will find peace,
And from persecution,a needed release.