[Verse 1] Morning leaves a ring beside the sink A paper crane unfolds beneath the books You tie your apron, pause to let me think Then ask me how the tired part still looks [Pre-Chorus] No thunder in the kitchen doorway No answer written in the steam Just your hands making room for mercy Just a life more kind than it first seems [Chorus] Wash the cup—hear the world begin to sing Fold the towel—feel the quiet take its wing Pass the bread, leave the better piece Small enough to miss, deep enough for peace Love is hiding where the ordinary clings Wash the cup—hear the world begin to sing [Verse 2] A neighbor leaves tomatoes by the gate The cracked red ones, soft from yesterday You carry soup before it gets too late And learn a holy language on the way [Pre-Chorus] No halo over every doorway No trumpet when the giving starts Only someone staying through the silence Only room made in two human hearts [Chorus] Wash the cup—hear the world begin to sing Fold the towel—feel the quiet take its wing Pass the bread, leave the better piece Small enough to miss, deep enough for peace Love is hiding where the ordinary clings Wash the cup—hear the world begin to sing [Bridge] In the button sewn back on a winter coat In the name remembered when the room is full In the chair pulled out, the door held open In the gentle answer when we could be cruel There You are, not distant, not above us There You are in all we do for love [Final Chorus] Wash the cup—hear the whole house start to sing Fold the towel—feel the quiet gathering Pass the bread, leave the better piece Small enough to miss, deep enough for peace Every little mercy has a hidden spring Wash the cup—hear the world begin to sing [Outro] Set the table, let the daylight in Begin again with something small Set the table, let the daylight in Love is here, and here is all
