In the Garden

Lyrics: YOU fragrant roses, speak to me Scarlet mouths in morning rain Open wide to every traveler Wicked hands and humble hands Sun on your shoulders, rain on your skin You drink the sky and give it back Till autumn comes with quiet cloth And folds your perfume into white I walked the garden path With tired feet and dust Fruit bent low with plenty The earth was breaking into bloom And the garden sang to me The garden sang to me Love in every breath of green The garden sang to me (The garden sang to me) Under the trees, the fruit was heavy Branches bowed like patient prayers From a small hut came silver echoes A lute of fire, a voice of peace I stood still and let it find me That shining line went through my bones The singer’s gaze, the owner’s mercy Put a light on all I knew I listened, and the melody Took hold of my soul Longing knelt beside me And turned my wandering heart home And the garden sang to me The garden sang to me Love in every breath of green The garden sang to me (The garden sang to me) Then in white, they came like morning Bright as washed hands in the sun I asked the worker at the doorway “Who are they in glory?” He said, “Believers” He said, “Believers” And the stream went on and on Blessing all my distance And the garden sang to me The garden sang to me Grapes in hand, and mercy free The garden sang to me And the garden sang to me The garden sang to me I keep walking, but it stays The garden sang to me (The garden sang to me)