Let Me Lay Down in the Valley ft. You Lyrics

I want to be down in that valley

By that stream all framed in jewelweed

And the cottonwood, proudmasted

Swaying gently overhead

Oh, the lilies and the asters

And the goldenrod in glory

It's the holiest of places that I have ever tread

Let me lay down in the valley

In the early days of autumn

Let me lay down in the valley

With its furrows and its farms

If I whispered thanks one thousand times

I could not make you more holy

A berth of so much beauty

Woven with ten-thousand charms

Oh I want to feel the textures

Of these neighbors and companions

To be curling in their petals

To be twining in their strands

I want to dive like some kingfisher

Through the dappled light around me

Bathe in its warmth and sweetness

Feel its coolness in my hands.

I have often heard it spoken

That this world is just a foil

For a greater glory elsewhere

For a glory yet unseen

I don't think I need that glory

I don't need its power to blind me

When the beauty of the valley

Can bring me endless ease

If I whispered thanks one thousand times

I could not make you more holy

I can only ask the blessing

To be nested in your arms