Tender Dreamer - Christmas 2009

Have you looked into the heart of night, my tender dreamer?
Can you see past the infinite, into the spirit of hope soaring beyond the darkness?
There, our souls discover destinies long past horizons yet unseen.
There, eternal lives smile down upon our restless journey, waiting for days of joyous reunion.

Have you your pathway discovered, your true passage to where rivers run with gold?
Can you quiet the crashing symbols of the dark passenger and carry her along in peace?
There, found in magnificent, soundless beauty is fate unseen through mortal eyes alone.
There, divine hands sculpt days of glorious wonder and deeds unseen in our dreary days gone by.

Have you lifted the infant from the place where He rests, this quiet corner of heaven’s open gate?
Can you feed upon His precious gift, indulge in the sweet taste of tomorrow’s promise?
There, our journey begins and ends, where God alone reaches out through the star above.
There, we kneel, as terrors come ripped from the deepest chasms of our hearts, buried and forgotten.

Have you, my tender dreamer, you of royal and heroic blood, taken up your soul renewed?
Can you, my tender dreamer, climb great peaks, wallow through, as you must, lowly valleys?
There, upon the rock we stand this day, this outrageous day of love most gracious and profound.
There, we step into lands unknown, vast worlds filled with dangers and delights.

Have you looked into the heart of night, my tender dreamer?
Can you come with me as we find the child waiting in peace, in hope, in faith?
There, I see it now. In your eyes I do behold so excellent a vision, waiting beyond the darkness.
There, my tender dreamer, I see in you the grandeur of things in heaven and earth,
of promises made revealed to us this day.