A Solitary Place

 

A Solitary Place

by Richard Lawry

Now in the morning long before the light

I rise while the world is still asleep

Cold air on my breath gravel under my feet

A quiet road is calling me

The sky is filled with diamond fire

No sound but my heartbeat here

In the stillness I remember why

In solitude I feel you near

When the noise falls away

And the dark feels alive

I hear your still small voice

Come and be with me

So I find a solitary place

Where heaven feels close

I lift my eyes, I slow my pace

And my cares melt away

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

A dark night road beneath my wheels

Stars like a thousand burning flares

The Milky Way stretched across the sky

Majestic brushstrokes everywhere

No city lights, no borrowed glow

Just grandeur in an open space

The heavens sing what words can't hold

Creation testifies your grace

When the noise falls away

And the dark feels alive

I hear your still small voice

Come and be with me

So I find a solitary place

Where heaven feels close

I lift my eyes I slow my pace

And my cares melt away

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

Teach me how to rise and seek

To love the stillness love the calm

To filter out the world's doublespeak

In the early morning balm

No spotlight, no crowd, no sound

Just you and me on silent ground

The darker the night, the brighter you shine

Eternal stars, eternal light

So I'll find a solitary place

Again and again I'll return

Where every fear and every tear

Is met with mercy I don't earn

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link