Though the desert's baking under endless sun,

And the nights are desolte when day is done;

A fragrant rose bush lives and safely grows,

And a kid lamb grazes 'neath A TREE NAMED JOE.

 

Like an oak is mighty and an elm is full;

Like a cedar's sturdy, like a pine tree tall;

Like them all together, yet just one alone;

Firmly rooted is A TREE NAMED JOE.

 

One day a seed was cast--

Thrown there in ages past;

Fed by the sun and a hidden stream,

Raised up a giant to fulfill this dream.

 

When the storms are rumbling or the land sees drought;

WHen the threats keep coming and the problems mount;

The rose keeps blooming in the shade below;

And the lamb grow stronger 'neath A TREE NAMED JOE.

 

He was meant to stand and in the silence, teach;

Royal roots sprung up to mighty reach;

The rose keeps on blooming in the shade  below,

And the lamb grows stronger 'neath A TREE NAMED JOE.