The Turtledove [AIU Spring Festival]

Verse 1 The winter is past, the rain is gone The snowfall melts—what was frozen is thawed The birds sing out, all creation arise Revealing the power of our God ⸻ Pre-Chorus Out of all creation You were made for me ⸻ Chorus Rise up, my love Come away The winter is gone Come what may Only You Can fill my heart with love Sing Your song Like the call of the turtledove ⸻ Verse 2 The winter clouds hovered in gray I thought it would never break Every day felt stuck in the cold Like the light had slipped away But then I heard Your voice in the still And it warmed what I couldn’t feel You called me out from where I was And showed me a path that was real ⸻ Pre-Chorus Out of all creation You were made for me ⸻ Chorus Rise up, my love Come away The winter is gone Come what may Only You Can fill my heart with love Sing Your song Like the call of the turtledove ⸻ Bridge Arise, my love, my beautiful one And come away with Me For the winter is past And the rain is over and gone The flowers appear on the earth The time of singing has come And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land ⸻ Final Chorus Rise up, my love Come away The winter is gone Come what may Only You Can fill my heart with love Sing Your song Like the call of the turtledove ⸻ Outro (Soft) Oh my love—my time has come Spring is here…I’m coming home