Be Still and Wait

Be still before the Lord and wait
     For He will be here soon,
And He’ll step through our Mary’s gate,
For Him an open womb.

As Virgin Maid, our “yes” she said
And welcomed Father’s Son
Into a world that is not dead
     But longs for life to come.

And when He comes, He’ll have the key
Of gate to Paradise.
When opened we’ll New Eden see;
     For us He’s paid the price.

The fruit of His new Tree of Life
He gives to us to eat;
In midst of eastern storms and strife
     He brings His mercy seat.

His Body, Blood, for us foretaste
Of meal that is to come–
Brings life into our barren waste,
And we new selves become.

Then through us, all the earth redeemed
     As Paradise floods earth:
New Eden comes on heaven’s beam;
     All earth knows His new birth.