He watches

He watches,
as a little cry
carries out into the night,
a first breath sucked in,
a life.
A light behind the eyes of a baby girl.

He watches,
as she takes in the world,
runs into life with her fists unfurled,
a princess, crowned with ribbons and curls
And oh! The dreams in the mind of this little girl

He delights
when she takes a breath,
excited about something she doesn't understand yet.
As He shows her His love,
 and she responds "yes"
Salvation changed the heart of this little girl.

He delights,
as she grows with Him,
as she comes to Him,
as she gives love to Him,
and He gives her His,
because He made her for this.
Oh, the love He pours on this growing girl.

He watches
as the world takes a hold,
as it draws her gaze,
as it pushes her down.
As the lies sink in,
and her heart grows sad,
and her eyes fill with despair.

He watches,
as she struggles to find
a love that fills the hole inside.
As she fills that hole
with satan's lies,
oh, the longing in the heart of this young girl.

And He fights,
because she is His,
and He did not create her for this,
to have her princess gown torn
and her heart flung aside
so He fights for the heart of His precious girl.

He watches,
as she realizes
she is loved fully,
that she is desired.
That His delight is in her,
and He's given her life.
He watches as she chooses Him instead,
Oh, the joy it brought His heart when she did.

And so He watches,
as she stands on His promises,
embraces His plans,
and soaks in His presence.
He delights
in this woman she's become,
the one He knew that she was all along,
and He delights in the praise that pours from this woman's heart.

And He watches,
as another cry
pierces through another night,
a first breath taken in the arms of a woman
holding her baby girl.