How long have I missed you?

How long have these rough, hardworking hands
Blurred in motion
Tools of all kinds used to build
Board by board, nail by nail

How long have I missed you?

How long have I been building our home
Tightening screws and painting walls
My watch has never worked here
No days or nights, all things just are

How long have I missed you?

Ever since I got here I have done what I always did –
Build and fix and repair
in this lush garden, a home for us to live
A green and fertile land, fresh water, clean air

This is the place for us to live forever
This has always been the place
And always will be
By the love and grace of God

How long have I missed you?
Warm days under a perfect sun
Humming the songs the birds above sing
In harmony with all things
I have been building our home

Missing you, waiting, building
Our place in eternity
I have been busy making things ready
And now they are

Now I no longer have to miss you, for our time is here
On one of God’s perfect days
I open the door to our beautiful world
And we can finally embrace

Together in spirit for all time and in all ways…