Behind My Veil

There is a veil over my face,

You do not want to see what is underneath.

There is a veil over my face,

It is just hurt and pain that lies beneath.

You do not know what I have been through,

You do not have a clue.

Man, you cannot relate to the pain I have felt,

You do not walk a mile in my shoes so you cannot know.

The struggle to be free has been going on for long,

The freedom so I can sing a new song,

A song of praise, a song of joy,

A song of freedom, playing with a different tune.

But he came, man, God came near.

He came and looked behind my veil,

The things he saw made Him take up that cross,

The things he saw made Him conquer the grave,

You cannot understand.

I am telling you God came near,

He came and looked behind my veil,

He came and He ripped it,

He ripped it so I can see things with perfect clarity.

I look into the mirror and I do not see me, I see Him,

I see Him, smiling at me, loving me,

I am transformed gradually into His image,

All because He came near, Yes, God came near

And looked behind my veil.