Oh God!  I wish my beloved 
and I were already mated. 
Eternally and completely 
One together, in every way. 

Please God, I plead, let it be soon. 
I've been long on my knees, begging. 
You put me there.  Love put me there. 
Now, I get on my face to pray. 

My God, I know that You were right 
To bring me to my knees, my face. 
I sink from the weight of this love. 
A burden I bear every day. 

Praise God, I see much more clearly 
With my face to the ground, heart crushed. 
I close my eyes, see only You, 
Feel only Love, and in it stay. 

With God, I will take one more step. 
From my knees to my face, I've gone. 
Face on the ground, to lower still. 
Buried beneath it, will I lay. 

To God, I lose my life.  Leave it. 
Freely, happily I give it. 
Bury my heart, entomb my soul! 
For love, any price I will pay. 

Through God, I must go.  Trusting 
my life, death, and resurrection 
to Him.  Open grave, open door 
Within Gods hands, my life to slay. 

In God, I have strength, bravery 
enough to die.  Forsake the life 
I've always known.  No turning back. 
Going forward, come what may. 

From God, I will gain His promise. 
My love-longing He will fulfill. 
My beloved waits for me there 
beyond this life, not far away. 

Thank God!  I feel my heart is joined 
With my beloved's, even now. 
Its his heart that draws me to him. 
That put my face groundward, today. 

Dear God, I have to, need to, must! 
And You showed me what it will take: 
One last step, for all to come true. 
It will come true, without delay. 

Oh God! I and my beloved 
Are predestined to be mated. 
I rejoice that we soon will be 
One together, in every way.