Rejoice

And our laughs crack through this tension
For our mourning must mingle with joy
When we in dumbstruck wonder believe
That the love we may know is in answer
To the Love Who calls us by name

Imperfect images of the perfect Creator
Known in the depths of this ache
Hungry and heartsick we are embraced
Fed and invited as the King-Servant stoops
To wash our filthy callused feet

How small we are in this
And still this sovereign Shepherd reaches
Endures our scratches and screeches
Takes the brunt of the beating we deserve
And meets us in the eye with love

In this song that transcends the ages
We may yet offer a note if we will be unyoked
From our sin and instead step into the rhythm
Miraculous and immaculate in its splendor
And sing glory glory hallelujah