After the Storm

Doug and I were introduced to Mumford and Sons after watching the Grammys a few weeks back. If you know me, this band is right up my ally. We both immediately took to their catchy, folksy sound - with an alternative jazzy beat - A "new" genre of music and one that I like, because they obviously are true musicians.

Doug downloaded their album for his birthday and this song was on there. I found myself listening to the cd the other afternoon and this song, "After the Storm," specifically caught my ear.

After The Storm
And after the storm,
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up, I look up,
on my knees and out of luck,
I look up.

Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won't rot, I won't rot
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won't rot.

And I took you by the hand
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

And now I cling to what I knew
I saw exactly what was true
But oh no more.
That's why I hold,
That's why I hold with all I have.
That's why I hold.

I will die alone and be left there.
Well I guess I'll just go home,
Oh God knows where.
Because death is just so full and mine so small.
Well I'm scared of what's behind and what's before.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.

The chorus got me thinking about what is ahead... heaven. Thankfully, I feel like I have come out of a little personal cloud, but life, in itself, can be hard, tearful, love - of all things - breaking your heart, and oh the fears, they are so many.

With grace in my heart - so thankful for that grace from my Savior - I will one day know no fear, have no tears, and never a broken heart. I pray you, too, know that grace and the life it brings to your soul!