after the last tear falls

'after the last tear falls
after the last secret's told
after the last bullet tears through flesh and bone
after the last child starves
and the last girl walks the boulevard
after the last year that's just too hard
there is love

after the last disgrace
after the last lie to save some face
after the last brutal jab from a poisoned tongue
after the last dirty politician
after the last meal down at the mission
after the last lonely night in prison
there is love

after the last plan fails
after the last siren wails
after the last young husband sails off to join the war
after the last "this marriage is over"
after the last young girls' innocence is stolen
after the last years of silence that won't let a heart open
there is love

and in the end, the end is oceans and oceans
of love and love again
we'll see how the tears that have fallen were caught in the palm
of the Giver of love and the Lover of all
and we'll look back on these tears
as old tales

meadow green, river wide valley deep, mountain high there is love'

-andrew peterson