A Tenuous Garden

1 Corinthians 13:7 - describes a love that “bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” It is not instant, not easy, but grown into, and is worth every bit of effort you put into it and much more. Lyrics by Pingkian Saria [Verse 1] From high above I see our garden Lush and wild Alive with color Paths we take Pressed deep into the soil A map of love and storms and springtimes But even strong trees Bend in the wind And brightest blooms Fade in the downpour [Refrain] Tend this garden Don’t let it fade In every season Love remains Through sun and storm Through joy and pain We grow again We grow again [Verse 2] Step closer now And see the roots How deep they run How tangled they’ve become You are woven through every part of me When we speak When we clash Not just noise but thunder in my chest [Chorus] So I will love you like He first loved me Not holding back but giving everything Through joy and sorrow I will remain a covenant written deeper than pain [Verse 3] Your words don’t fall Only on the surface They saturate the soil where I planted my trust in You reaching to where only love can go [Refrain] Tend this garden Don’t let it fade In every season Love remains Through sun and storm Through joy and pain We grow again [Verse 4] Still I would not Choose safer soil or a simpler love without these roots Here in this depth where I’m breakable is the place I choose to grow with you [Bridge] Seeds that die watered by tears Green shoots arrise from flooded soil We persevere We persevere [Refrain] Tend this garden Don’t let it fade In every season Love remains Through sun and storm Through joy and pain We grow again [Final Chorus] So I will love you like He first loved me Not holding back but giving everything Through the long night Into the day a covenant written that will not fade Blooms redeemed It blooms redeemed.