The way you look at me

Give me a diamond helmet

But a heart that really feels

Give me hands of softest velvet

But a will of tempered steel

If my heart is hard please melt it

Let nothing be concealed

I long to be authentic

Transparent, honest, real

‘Til my eyes can see the splendid

Miracle of every soul that breathes

And everyone’s befriended

As I pray for the fulfilment of their dreams

But above all else, my Daddy

Lover of my soul

Help me look at others

And all these glorious wonders

Of the world

The way you look at me

Free me from obsessions

And wash me in your light

So what’s okay in heaven

I release into my life

Give me the same lenses

Through which you always see

Dismantle the defences

That blur my destiny

‘Til my eyes behold the wonder

Of everything, the flowers, the colours, the trees

And when it rains and thunders

I speak your words of mercy as decrees