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I look in the mirror, but for the life of me,
canât remember what I look like once I leave.
But I recall a photograph of me
laughing on a greybeardâs sturdy knee.
He said, âthereâs no stream flowing to the sea
that doesnât need the help of every cloud and leaf.â
Awake! Awake! Shake yourself from the dust!
Arise! Arise! With fire in your eyes!
We were feeding on each other like snakes
eating ourselves alive.
No wonder we were starving,
reaping only what weâd sown.
Teach us to work with our own tender hands.
We water and we plant
but only You can make things grow.
But sometimes my hands remember her hair
and I canât help but smile.
And sometimes my bones remember her laugh
and I canât help but listen.
Its true, Iâve been babied my whole life.
No right of passage in an age as fast as light.
But when I rise above these city lights,
Iâll be a living man for the very first time.
And the dew clinging to my fingertips
will magnify the life in everything I touch.
Alive! Alive! O, child of the wild!
O, Mother Hen! Gather Your children!
My brittle mind was wearing so thin,
though sharpened like a spear.
But the woods are all ablaze,
how can I not sing in praise?
Sing out at dawn and at eventide,
âsoften me like clay, unrelenting as the grave!â
Sheâs more than just auburn and dreamy gold eyes,
she is You in disguise.
Iâm more than my jealousy, pain, or my pride,
Iâve been given new life
by the One who said gently, like ash in the dirt,
âtell Me where it hurts.â
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- When I Rise