In the stillness
In the quiet
In the predawn dark
A thought woke me
And it stayed there to park
Who is perfect?
How can that be?
The word complete
Came circling me
Rising, falling to see
Each little bud
Will be complete
When it grows up
To become fruit
And that will be us eventually
The Lord's command
Be ye perfect
I now understand
We've potential
Our goal is a distant end, eternal
A small bud now
Growing for the perfect day
To be picked, ripe
Fully developed with faith
Nourished by Christ light always
Verse 1] In the stillness, in the quiet In the predawn dark A thought woke me And it stayed there to park Who is perfect? How can that be? The word complete Came circling me [Pre-Chorus] Each little bud Will be complete When it grows up To become fruit And that will be us Eventually The Lord's command Keeps calling me [Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day [Verse 2] Growing for the day To be picked, ripe Fully developed With faith and light Nourished by Christ Day by day This life, this journey Teaches me the way Keep moving forward Keep looking high For what we're meant to be In Christ, eternally [Pre-Chorus] Each little bud Will be complete When it grows up To become fruit And that will be us Eventually The Lord's command Keeps calling me [Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day [Bridge] Not all at once But step by step Grace for the road And the soul He kept Incrementally We grow in You Till faith is finished And love breaks through [Final Chorus] Be ye perfect I now understand Be ye perfect By the Savior's hand We've potential Our goal is set A small bud now For the perfect day Be ye perfect Till the end of time In Christ, eternally We will shine
“In Matt. 5:48, be ye therefore perfect The infinitive form of the verb is teleiono, which means 'to reach a distant end, to be fully developed, to consummate, or to finish.'
Elder Bednar’s recent explanation of perfection will help set your mind at ease
https://www.ldsliving.com/elder-bednars-recent-explanation-of-perfection-is-a-must-read/s/12255
“In Matt. 5:48, the term perfect was translated from the Greek teleios, which means 'complete.' Teleios is an adjective derived from the noun telos, which means 'end.' The infinitive form of the verb is teleiono, which means 'to reach a distant end, to be fully developed, to consummate, or to finish.'
“Please note that the word does not imply 'freedom from error'; it implies 'achieving a distant objective.’ . . . The perfection that the Savior envisions for us is much more than errorless performance. It is the eternal expectation as expressed by the Lord in his great intercessory prayer to his Father—that we might be made perfect and be able to dwell with them in the eternities ahead.”
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