until

you don't know the colors
until the last stroke.
you don't know the song
until the last note.
you can't see the temple
until you know the priest.
you can't enjoy the wine
without tasting the feast.
i can't see your soul
until i've wept over my own.
i can't love my neighbor
until God is my home.

you can't see the light of day
until you go through the night.
you can't expect to grow
until you've given up the fight.
you can't even expect to live
until first asking to die.
you can never cross the standard
until you finally cease to try.
i can never ever do better
until i see God's Ebeneezer.
i can never pray rightly
until i know God's sees her.

you can never taste the sweetness
until you've admitted the sorrow.
you can never know today
until you forget about tomorrrow.
you can't delight in forgiveness
until its delighted to find you.
you can never love in purity
until you've told the truth.
i can never rejoice in the mountains
until i learn to walk the hills.
i won't see the heavens
until i dare beyond the windowsills.

we won't get in
until He comes out.
and He has.