we need each other

perfect ocean scene, from shore to sun
where cloud meets the sea, and sea meets the sand
how could we miss that he is there?

but, how much more in our voices here
conversation, sweet... laughter, near.
these hands, they comfort. these words, they heal.

we need each other. like the sand needs the sea
like the flower needs the sun. like the vine needs to be
wrapped around the tree. without you
there's no me

when will we learn? that what's simple is true
our friends will carry us home, their hands we'll hold
a hug, a kiss, can save a life. mostly your own

how can we return? from shore to sun
from sand and sea, to a home with thee
to say it all, in a word: free

we need each other. like the sand needs the sea
like the flower needs the sun. like the vine needs to be
wrapped around the tree. without you
there's no me

and in the end, we'll see
what we were made to be
as we our brothers' burdens hold
shoulders bruised from neighbors' toll
and in that day, a gracious friend
will reach aside with open hand
with all the love and hope you've shown
at last, my friend, we'll make it home
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"The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart;
devout men are taken away, and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
...they find rest as they lie in death." Isaiah 57:1,2


...at last, my friend, you've made it home