The Shepherd's Point of View

You are standing on the mountain

Holding to the Shepherd's hand,

The valley you just came through

Was hard to understand.

Then the Shepherd draws you closer,

There's something He wants you to see,

And He points back to the valley

And unfolds its mysteries.

As the eagles soar around you

And you look back on where you've been, 

One by one He answers questions

That He did not answer then.

He now shows you the danger

Of going your own way

All those roads you thought were better

Would have led your soul astray. 

He reminds you of that moment

When you could not make it through.

Now you see one set of footprints

Where He reached down and carried you.

As your tears fall on His shoulder,

And you thank Him for His love,

He says, "Child, I knew that one day,

You'd see this valley from above." 

Things look different on the mountain

From the Shepherd's point of view

Standing high above the trial

That He brought you safely through. 

All the valley's disappointments

Will never look the same to you

For things look different on the mountain

From the Shepherd's point of view.

The McKamey's