The Knight October 4, 2002 My love doth in a castle live The walls are Heaven high Thicked around with ivy thorned Which climbeth toward the sky A'times he leave the drawbridge down That I might cross the moat A'times the bridge is nowhere seen So I must take a boat Across the per'lous lake sail I In hopes his heart to catch But still the wall to scale have I If I would lift his latch A dragon fierce ofttimes I find Guarding his tenderness And so I draw compassion's sword To lay that beast to rest Heart of the knight I offer thee My love, devotion pure I will stand by and stand at guard Until thy mind is sure Til, darling mine, thou rest at ease And let the drawbridge down Til every meeting brings a smile And never once a frown Patience I offer, when I may Though it be hard for me But faint heart ne'er a fair lad won So patient I must be Some night I'll tear thy castle down And set thy spirit free To soar the sky and touch the stars To skim the azure sea The walls put up to keep thee safe, The ivy boundary Devices you no longer need Safer thou art with me And when thy castle is no more A new home will I give A meadow sweet with evening dew Will be where we shall live An open place, teeming with life That lacks in cares and sorrows There will I love you for all time For all the sweet tomorrows...