A Beautiful Rose

I DREAMED OF A ROSE GARDEN
SO MUCH BEAUTY WAS THERE
BUT ONE ROSE CAUGHT MY EYE
I HAD TO STOP AND STARE
I SAW HER BEAUTIFUL PETALS
SOME WERE IN DISARRAY
LIFE HAD BEEN UNKIND
AND HURT HER ALONG THE WAY
HER PETALS WERE BEAUTIFUL
EVEN THOUGH SOME WERE BRUISED
LIFE HAD NOT BEEN KIND
HER PETALS HAD BEEN ABUSED
YET SHE HAS SUCH BEAUTY
HER FRAGRANCE FILLS THE AIR
THOUGH LIFE HAD BEEN UNKIND
ALL HER BEAUTY IS STILL THERE
INSIDE ME STIRRED COMPASSION
FOR HER I SHED A TEAR
I STRETCHED FORTH MY HAND
WANTING HER TO DRAW NEAR
COULD I BE THE ONE
TO SHOW HER TENDER CARE
TO TAKE AWAY THE HURTS
FOR LIFE HAD NOT BEEN FAIR
COULD I BE THE SUNSHINE
THAT WOULD NURTURE AND GROW
TO HEAL THE TATTERED PETALS
AND CAUSE HER LOVE TO SHOW
COULD I WARM HER INSIDE
AND ABIDE IN HER HEART
COULD SHE FIND THE TRUST
THAT LOVE I MAY IMPART
FOR DEAR LORD YOU DO KNOW
THAT I WANT TO DO MY PART
TO SHOW FORTH YOUR LOVE
YOU PLACED WITHIN MY HEART
FOR LORD GOD YOU HAVE SHOWN ME
SHE IS NOT A TRINKET, NOR A TOY
THAT SHE IS YOUR CHILD
IN HER YOU FIND MUCH JOY
STILL YET YOU AMAZE ME
IN THE WAYS THAT YOU BLESS
I ONLY ASKED FOR A FRIEND
YOU SENT YOUR VERY BEST
FOR SHE BARED HER SOUL BEFORE ME
THE VERY ESSENCE OF HER WOES
I SEE NO TATTERED PETALS
ONLY THE BEAUTY OF YOUR ROSE