*grinz*

i’d love to see you smile, to hear you laugh,

i’d love to know that i can never get enough

of you,

of everything that makes you YOU.

your presence makes me smile unconsciously,

your words bring out joy in me,

i forget

the things that get me down

when you’re around.

but you’re still a mystery, a mere dream,

a mere image, mere visual words,

but you’re sincere, kind and true,

and i long to know all there is to YOU.

only time will tell where this will go,

only God knows,

and for once i’m willing to wait and see.

i hope you feel the same about me.

to all the travelers

pilgrims longing for a home

from one who walks with you

on this journey called life’s road

it is a long and winding road

from one who’s seen the view

and dreamt of staying on the mountains high

and one who’s cried like you

wanting so much just to lay down and die

i offer this, we must remember this

we are not home yet

we are not home yet

keep on looking ahead

let your heart not forget

we are not home yet

not home yet

so close your eyes with me

and hear the Father saying, "welcome home"

let us find the strength

in all His promises to carry on

He said, "I go prepare a place for you"

so let us not forget

we are not home yet

we are not home yet

keep on looking ahead

let your heart not forget

we are not home yet

we are not home yet

keep on looking ahead

let your heart not forget

we are not home yet

i know there’ll be a moment

i know there’ll be a place

where we will see our Saviour

and fall in His embrace

so let us not grow weary

or too content to stay

’cause we are not home yet

not home yet

so let us journey on…

– steven curtis chapman –