I knew you would come home I have dreamt so long that we would meet again I never doubted you, I knew that you would return I have longed to see the moment you would come to me Through an open door bearing all the love we’ve known. Oh I trusted you, I loved you so, I hoped in you, I knew you would come home And, Oh I believed you were here: Sometimes my heart could see you! Oh I believed in you, somehow could sense you near me. I have longed to say so many things to comfort you. To hold you safe and welcome in my arms. In the long and silent moment when the stars appear, To speak the love that keeps you from all harm And gathers you and holds you still, Guarding your fear while the loneliness and darkness disappear. And Oh, I have called in my heart for you, searching this lonely time, wanting to tell you that even in the darkness our love has grown. And Oh, I believed you were here. Sometimes my heart could see you! Oh I believed in you somehow could sense you near me. I trusted you, I loved you so, I hoped in you, I knew you would come home. I trusted in you, I knew you would come home. Tom McGuinness S.J. ( Convent priest.)