One night a few years ago, I had a dream. In the dream I was sitting at a piano figuring out the harmony to a melody I was singing. I awoke from my dream and surprisingly remembered that melody. Seeing this as a gift from the Lord, that day I took out a guitar and composed a song based on that melody.
Having the music for a song, I then began to write the verbal accompaniment. The three verses to the song came quickly:
- In the morning, Lord,
I wake to find You waiting.
You so deeply long
For the love from ones
Drawn near to hear the whispered
Voice of Your heart-song.
Lord, You are so dear and sweet;
Your longing I long to meet…
In the morn… - Through the day when needs
Demand my heart’s attention
You, Lord, simply are.
Through Your heart’s touch, Lord,
You call me one step further
To the endless Calm.
Lord, You are so dear and sweet;
Your longing I long to meet…
Through the day… - In the evening, Lord,
My heart can’t but surrender
To Your beck’ning call.
Though through tears I weep
O’er times that we remember,
Your love conquers all.
Lord, You are so dear and sweet;
Your longing I long to meet…
In the eve…
In the morn…
Through the day…
In the evening, Lord.
In verse 1, the wonderful Jesus meets us as we awake. He longs to be near us, even to be one with us. He sings to us, attracting us closer, although His song can easily go unheard, due to the deafening roar of the world around us, or to our own insensitivity.
In verse 2, the Lord stays with us throughout the day. Even when we are being attentive to our daily needs, He is here. He touches us gently within, calling us forward to our God—the endless Calm.
In verse 3, as our day comes to a close, our Jesus continues to work. Sometimes He shines on something from our past—some failure of ours—something showing us our hardened heart. There, in that memory, confronted by our great fault, we weep in repentance. Yet, as we face our own godlessness, He remains with us. His love overcomes our failure.
How dear and sweet our loving Lord is!
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