God's art cafe

Laurika Rauch (a well-known Afrikaans artist) recently released a new CD and I just love the track "God se kunskafee". It can be loosely translated as follows:

"It is five o'clock in the morning and God sits and paints
He treasures every drop of yellow-golden art
and hangs it on the heavens
for us to look at
I hear the creaking of a door and then Piet
shouts from the stable "We had rain!"

And as I wander through God's art cafe
I feel more and more blessed with every step,
because with a cup of coffee and a paintbrush
He sits there all day, thinking
how to show me His joy...

But uncle Ben's winefarm, with the old Cape-Dutch house,
He paints the most beautiful, after a long day's journey.

I walk past the image of a farmer on his John Deere
who hopefully ploughs the red earth
and I see dust, but smell the rain coming.
I hear the whistle of the workers bringing the cattle home
as the sun sets over the farm road.

And as I wander through God's art cafe
I feel more and more blessed with every step,
because with a cup of coffee and a paintbrush
He sits there all day, thinking
how to show me His joy...

But Dad's farm close to Leslie
where clay oxen bake in the sun
He paints the most beautiful, after a long day's hiking.

The painting of the full moon was ready long ago
And tonight He hung it behind the dark grey mountain.
I hear the crickets close by
and warm against my skin, the Bushveld passing by.

And as I wander through God's art cafe
I feel more and more blessed with every step,
because with a cup of coffee and a paintbrush
He sits there all day, thinking
how to show me His joy...

But the Meyers' game farm , at Vaalwater,
with the campfire and company
He paints the most beautiful, after a long day's driving."