Peace

I met a man from a faraway land Where the ground has given up waiting on rain The children go hungry, they cry on their beds While their mothers pray silently This is the world that he sees every day Though his eyes held no storm He smiled at me with the warmth of the sun Like he owned everything He had peace down in his soul He had peace down in his soul We stood at the ocean that he saw for the first time Oh what a sight to see Just like a child, he swayed side to side Singing "Glory, Glory" He had peace down in his soul He had peace down in his soul So wide no storm could blow it over So deep no grief could swallow it whole So high it goes all the way to heaven He had peace down in his soul He had peace down in his soul He told me his stories of loss and goodbyes Of a sorrow not easily erased But there was no thunder in the tone of his voice No anger held in his face Just a gentle sound like an old melody That my heart has been waiting to hear So I leaned in to that song that he sung And it carried off all of my fears He had peace down in his soul He had peace down in his soul He had peace down in his soul He had peace