BETTER WINE (BALLADS OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON) There was once a Garden sin and shame eroded If I close My eyes, I can feel the implosion Yet in the holy mind, not a day is wasted To dig The buried wells for the water of Eden I could spend eternity without you by My side But we would miss the whole point of this sacrificial life Hidden in the Vine are the deepest mysteries Eve was just a shadow of the bride made ready I am your better wine And darlin, you are Mine It's in the way you choose to think of all things good and true The way you serve and nurture everyone surrounding you How you're given to Me with no hesitations Fidelity is best expressed in free obedience I am your better wine And darlin, you are Mine I am your better wine And darlin, you are Mine We have come so far from where we started out from Every valley and mountain where you learned to trust I can feel the cost—I know the weight of your cross But you have got Me wrapped up, dear—it only takes one look Even when you don't get it right, I see every time you try And in My best bottles, I've kept every tear you've cried Bathe in this "better word," abide in this Vine I am your better wine And darlin, you are Mine I am your better wine And darlin, you are Mine Darlin, you are Mine