Mercy Grows Here

I used to worry where the rain would fall

Checking the cracks inside the garden wall

I counted seeds before they hit the ground

Afraid of silence, afraid of the sound

But the earth was wet before I woke

And the bread was broken before I spoke

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

I used to watch the sky for signs of gray

Hoarding the light of a single day

I asked for water, just a cup to keep

You gave a river while I was asleep

You built the roof

You laid the floor

You planted vines beside the door

Oh, the gardener's hands are stained with clay

He works the soil while we're away

There is no hunger in this house of stone

We are together, but not alone

Look at the harvest, look at the field

Look at the love that the seasons yield

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Nothing is missing from the table here

Nothing is broken, there is no fear

The cup runs over, the well is deep

Promises kept that we didn't keep

We wake up happy, we lie down still

Safe in the center of a sovereign will

For You are the sun that warms the world

Everything given is wildly good

We didn't plant it, we didn't sow

We only watched the mercy grow

Gratitude rising like a heavy tide

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

From the goodness following all our days

In this architect's garden, we stay in praise

It's all here

Everything we need