Hope

I feel the earth trembling under my feet

I feel the waters churning, rising from the deep

I know the trees are swaying with their family's seeds

And I feel the harvest returning, no more dust and weeds

I've seen fathers running for their prodigal sons

And I've seen the nooses empty and the chains undone

I've seen beggars leaving their crumbs of bread

And I've seen orphans dancing with crowns on their heads

And I hear the King whistling through the trees

To meet Him at the sea, all the murderers and thieves

And there amongst the tide and all the judges of the land

He will wash every foot and take His children by the hand

And I've heard the forest singing as it prepares the table

For the feast to come, glimpsed in parables and fables

And between every mountain and every shore

And through every season we will hunger no more

All hope rises from the dead

All hope springs up from the ground

From a desert to a garden

From a trickle to a stream

From the dust, my love, you've risen

From the ground you've been redeemed

But you've always been my firstborn

And you've always been my prize

All creation has been groaning for

The waking of your eyes

All hope rises from the dead

All hope springs up from the ground