Look back then ahead
Look back then ahead
by Joel Howard
I saw as I prayed
Early on yesterday
God turned my head back
Then ahead, after that
So I calmly retrace
My past from this place
Fear not what's to come
Fear not what's to come
No fear of bad news
No fear of bad news
Instead thank him
Thank you
For your promise
It is true
Each decade, each hour
My life in the past
Has proved you true
Has proved you who
Who all my failure
Who all my joys
Has watched me near
Since I was a boy
You touch me here
In prayer you do
Hug and embrace
Kiss and me hold
Aware of my breathing
Feeling each tear
Each sob each sigh
Meet your eyes with mine
My question, my yearning
You meet with your smile
You hold me God
You care for me too
As I clench my eyes closed
You see all things with yours
Not afraid of proximity
Not unsure of your words
Re-affirming me Jesus
Hands empty are mine
When I meet with you here
You've nothing in hand
Though I want to open it
There nothing I find
I too am emptyhanded
I too am resting
My head does the work
Looking back then ahead
Come away my beloved
Come sit with me still
Hold hands with your Father
Hold hands, be still
Then, letting go of past cares
Holding hands with mine
You'll have what you need, child
You'll my path surely find
From there I send you
Your path surely find
