The Country, a Taste of Heaven

I am a country girl through and through

But I live in a loud bustling city.

Sometimes I feel out of place

Because my heart always longs for the country again.

For the mountains and hills and fields,

For green grass beneath my bare feet

and a tramp through the woods,

For long meandering country roads,

And barns and old houses that tell stories,

And creeks and rivers, and lakes or ponds,

For cattle and farms and horses and chickens, too.

All these things my heart longs to see again.

 

So sometimes when I can't stand the city no more

I just up and run away, I run away with a friend

To her Wisconsin home where beauty is just outside the door.

You look out the back door and all you see

Is land and sky and birds flying high

And the heavens declaring the glories of God

And the earth showing forth his handy work

And I smile because I am mostly home in this place.

Its not the same as my southern home,

But its close enough and beautiful enough

And all I asked is to be out of the city

Where peace is real and life grows calm.

 

All I need is a few days to breath fresh air

But I'll be back in the city before long

Back to the hustle and bustle

Back to the clanging and banging.

But my heart won't forget what its like over here

And it will always turn back and look and smile

While still pushing forward and laughing nonetheless.

While I am a country girl entrapped in the city

I smile and remember the tastes of heaven I get.

And though its only a taste while on this side of eternity,

I smile and rejoice because I know

That some day it will be mine to enjoy forever.

 

And all tears will be wiped away

And my hope will turn to sight

And I'll never have to long for the country again

Because then I will live in a world perfected by Christ

And only his children will reside in this renewed place

And no more sin will taint and destroy

But perfect peace will fill our hearts as we rejoice

And worship at the throne of his grace

And live in a world with Christ on the throne

And he alone shall reign.