What We Hope For
Beyond Dreams: Embracing God's Boundless Love
Lyrics
I remember waiting up 'til it got dark
I recall staying awake until darkness fell
Searching 'til I found the brightest star
Searching until I located the brightest star
Making my wish with all my heart
Making a heartfelt wish
But we grow up and so do all our dreams
As we mature, our dreams also evolve
Somehow without us even noticing
Our dreams change subtly, often without our awareness
We set our sights on lesser things
We redirect our aspirations towards lesser goals
Oh, to go back when we still believed
Nostalgia for a time when belief was unwavering
What we hope for
Our desires
Is not too much to ask for
Reasonable aspirations are not too much to request
What we prayed for
Our prayers
Isn't nearly big enough
Are often smaller than what is truly possible
What we dream of
Our dreams
Cannot compare to God's love
Are incomparable to the vastness of God's love
What he wants for us is so much more
God's desires for us exceed our own
More than what we hope for
Far surpassing what we hope for
We start out so innocent and wise
We commence with innocence and wisdom
Before we cut the world down to our size
Before reducing the world to fit our perceptions
We still have that wonder in our eyes
We retain the wonder in our eyes
So maybe that's what Jesus said to come
Perhaps this is what Jesus meant for us
With the faith we had when we were young
To approach with the faith of our youth
Trusting in a world beyond this one
Trusting in a reality beyond the present one
Letting our imaginations run
Allowing our imaginations to roam freely
What we hope for
Our desires
Is not too much to ask for
Reasonable aspirations are not too much to request
What we pray for
Our prayers
Isn't nearly big enough
Are often smaller than what is truly possible
What we dream of
Our dreams
Cannot compare to God's love
Are incomparable to the vastness of God's love
What he wants for us is so much more
God's desires for us exceed our own
More than what we hope for
Far surpassing what we hope for
More than what we hope for
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