Father and be fathered
Father and be fathered
by Joel Howard
I woke up
With a whisper from You:
"Father and be fathered"
It's funny - I understand:
Be filled up
Then give again
Find a home
Than lend a hand
Grasp a thought
Then pour it out
So I fly to You my King
To You, Father
I now cling
To all you are
And all you have
That I might be
That I might give
Lest I cling to those
Who ought to be
Fathered by
none but me
Lest I throw my burdens on
Ones whose weight
I to carry ought
Make me pleasantly surprised
At You, Creator
You, whose eyes
You, whose eyes
Carry me through troubles deep
Grant me wisdom
Grant me sleep
Fill me now another day
That I might turn to give again
Grace for 'morrow
Help for 'ere
As I father, be my fatherer
Release me well-fed
Into harvest fields
