City Side

I've seen you in the mountains
you've shown me the trees
I can see your imprint
in the fragrant ocean's breeze.

The flowers are your thumbprint
the very rocks cry out
every work of nature
to it's Maker forever shouts.

But where can I find you now?
so unsure of your place
I find myself ever searching
for a glimpse of sweet grace.

I can see you even now
so far from what I've known
everything looks so different
from the place I call home.

You whisper in the wind
that sweeps across my face
reminding me that I am called
to always sing your praise.

So I find you on the sidewalks
in the grit of city air
I search in people's glances
creation reflected in the stares.

I hear your voice
begging mercy for the poor
as your children sleep on sidewalks
hoping to live one day more.

I sense your grace in gardens
in smiling beautiful hearts
in my brothers and sisters
who bring light into the dark.

In church we praise in harmony
a blessed human rainbow
we all reflect your lovely face
glimpse of heaven on earth below.

At first I did not find you
I saw suffering and only pain
then I saw you would use me
sunshine through the rain.

So I thank you for the city
and I thank you for the grime
I thank you for the subways
and I thank you for this time

I will thank you for the children
and I thank you for this place
I thank you for showing me
the city side of grace.