The African silence crept back into my heart
and made its home in me today:
Peace and rest and waiting
Speaking in different languages
braiding hair, eating fruit and sharing stories
'n Child sleeping silently on my lap
A slowly-bumping vehicle,
Rolling out mats in the shade of a tree
Being together, speaking and laughing without words
This is the Africa that I know.
And the fellowship of the Spirit
Now, the heat is becoming more bearable
and the longing melts away
And in this I get to know You
and the heartbeat of Africa
Thank You that You came to do this under that tree,
in the shade of Your presence,
here in the middle of Zanzibar
My heart beats Af-ri-ca, again!