We have returned now to Galilee After Dear Jesus last appeared As he instructed us so to do Telling us to await for him here
We now have traveled so far To return to our former home place And need to feed those we love As we wait to receive his grace
So now we fish along with Peter Who led us and whose voice we hear To catch the food which we need And once again cast our nets, just here
Disappointment fills our nets just now As we try and try once more Doing what we know so well To no avail, no catch off this shore
Yet now a voice comes from a way Calling us and asking us why And with a certainty in his tone Sends us to cast on the other side
It is he! I see, as I cry out loud Peter swims as soon as he heard So we cast in faith this one more time On the other side, at Jesus word
Oh, the catch is now immense So fast and vast and much It’s so clear that he is the One And we long now for his holy touch
On shore with Peter we pull in the catch As he waits at the fire with a smile We all we recognize him now for sure Here for us at this meal, all the while
Oh, that he would stay we pray As we listen and feel such love Yet he told us now that he leaves today Returning to his father above
He talks now with Peter of love As I follow them along the shore And stopping he asks Peter once again If he can truly love him for sure
He talks now with Peter of love A love of dear friends to see And tells him once again How surely this love must be
He talks now with Peter of love A love so deep and profound And tells him once again With this love he will so be bound
He talks now Peter of love About a love beyond this life And tells him once again With such love there will be strife
And as Jesus looks at Peter With deep and gentle love He talks of a garment he will wear If he serves the One above
I follow behind and wait to see When Jesus brings Peter to us And long to keep our Lord just here Sadly knowing that leave us HE must
Dear Jesus, Help me to trust in you Help me to recognize you In the face of all and other. Help me to cast the net you have given As you have told us to do To all sides of the boat of my life In total trust in your love. And I pray, That as I live and give your love You may be recognized again As I cast the net you have given On all sides of the life I lead In how I live and the work I do.