The Gardener

This life is so very strange to me
It's a vapor all is vanity
But I'm entangled in the earth
Implanted in this cursed land
That I've come to love too much

Only sojourners we will not stay
In this world so green, bound to decay
Oh, why do I hold so dear
To this fading garden of tears?
Oh God, life is not found here
Oh God, life is not found here

Uproot me from the ground
Shake me from the earth
That's wrapped my heart in thorns
Sow me in your word
Until my heart's transformed
And I'll be brought to life, be brought to life

Death is the seed of life
Death is the seed of life
You are life

Oh, you are life
Jesus you are life
Jesus you are life

Uproot me from the ground!
Shake me from the earth
That's wrapped my heart in thorns
God, free me of these thorns!
Sow me in your word
Until my heart's transformed
And I'll be brought to life, be brought to life
Ooh, and I'll be brought to life, to life
Because

Death is the seed
Death is the seed
Death is the seed of life