travelling down a road
to a place I've never been
dashing in my own direction
getting lost once again

hearing the patient voice
calling me back home
saying "follow the road"
but I too often roam

thinking I have a pack
of heavy weight and care
the voice says "I have it"
and suddenly it isn't there

tripping over the rocks and roots
my feet just plod along
he tells me to look up and dance
and starts to show me the song

it sings of sorrow and of grief
of love betrayed and promises unkept
but there's a thread of faithfulness
and joy at which hearts have lept

the voice tells me this measure is mine
and shamed I hear the minor key
until suddenly brightness fills the song
he explains this is his work in me

the new beat floods my soul
and my feet find life of their own
for joy I dance, to joy I dance,
and I do not dance alone