I Saw You...

I saw you in the garden
when a moonbeam gently caressed the air
A fleeting shadow like an old memory
had crossed a path I never knew was there
Soft sprinkles of a fountain
flowed down a path bringing twelve gems to bare
In its mist was the secret of your presence
when the light of your love made me aware

I saw you in the dessert
when a whirlwind briefly covered the glare
A creeping serpent bent in its camouflage
whispered of the glory that we could share
The waters of its mirage
ever calling out my thirst with its stare
In its sand was the secret of your judgment
when the light of your love made me aware

I saw you in the darkness
When hate mongers peddled fear as their ware
Those who live by the sword will die by the sword
Those planting without hope will reap despair
But in darkness grows each seed
till daylight reaches to build each a stair
In that nighttime was the secret of your grace
when the light of your love made me aware

I saw you in the graveyard
when the bereaved wallowed in their nightmare
A sad legacy is death our enemy
trapped by our brief mortality in its snare
But coffins, like a cocoon
reopen with great eternal fanfare
In that gain was the secret of your wisdom
when the light of your love made me aware

I saw you in a mountain
when a river of life flowed everywhere
A king of kings ruling in His righteousness
to reconcile all things under His care
Death and son are defeated
There's unspeakable joy beyond compare
In their height was the secret of your glory
when the light of your love made me aware