Tell me now--where your heart is resting
Tell me now--where do you belong?
Do you know who really loves you?
Are you tired of standing on your own?

Well I know of a place where you're accepted
Where the parents tell their children what is true
Follow me to a home beside the river
In the rocky, arid desert, He's waiting for you

Tell me now--do you know who God is?
Do you think He's an old man, full of hate?
Or is He political--a narrow-minded bigot
Who gets His jollies out of making people wait?

Now the family and friends have joined you here today
May the bonds that connect us be with us always
When you need to rejoice, may we double that joy
May we split up the burden when the time comes to cry

May you grow with the laughter, may you grow with the pain
And may praise and thanksgiving be your lifelong refrain
To the One Who has sent you all the ones that you love
A lifelong community all around from above

Like the wind as it tiptoes
In rows on the lake
Like the cycle of breathing,
Through the give and the take
May the Spirit of patience,
And kindness, and love
Be your Guide from within
And around and above