Text:

We see how milkweed pods split wide in autumn,
letting the wind pick up seed after seed.
Strawberry plants, in summer, send out runners,
and flow'rs' bright pollens travel forth on bees.

We know how monarch butterflies begin... long...
journeys that only offspring will conclude;
how many years cicadas pass while hidden;
how birds arrive in spring while it's still cold.
             
We might detect, among these risks and patterns,
a sense of "hope"—but God supplies us more:
Enduring Word, new Spirit interactions,
proclaim our living hope rests in the Lord.

This song is designed to go with themes of hope during Advent,
but it can be used anytime. (If you want to use it at times besides Advent,
try the alternate title, "We See How Milkweed Pods....")

The audio file here is quite basic. Most guitar players will add their own strum or finger-picking elaborations.