We dwell in thee Oh God <br />As the fish dwells in the sea <br />We find our place in you <br />As a lock is to a key <br /> <br />To walk outside your presence <br />Is like a bird that has no wings <br />This bird that cannot fly <br />Is the bird that cannot sing <br /> <br />When we have left our first love <br />Then we stand outside the door <br />When this lion opens up its mouth <br />This lion finds it cannot roar <br /> <br />To dwell in any other place <br />Than deep within His heart <br />Is to stand upon the platform <br />And watch the train depart <br /> <br />Oh Lord we find our place in you <br />As the bird soars in the sky <br />If our place is not in you <br />Then we must surely die <br /> <br />Can a fish live out of water? <br />Can the wingless bird begin to fly? <br />Could a flower bloom in perpetual darkness? <br />Or would the flower surely die? <br /> <br />You are the wings that give us flight <br />You are the Sun that ends the night <br />You are the waters of the deep <br />You are the harvest that we reap <br /> <br />I am your exceeding great reward <br />Seek me with all your heart <br />Dwell with Me, your King, your Lord <br />And we shall never be apart<br /><br />Frank McEleny<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-wingless-bird/
