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Lyrics born from real life, real faith, real moments
Be Still
On the horizon The bright north star Though we’re cold and it’s dark and we’re lost You know where we are Whether deep in the valley Or high on the peaks You’re healing each time that Your Still small voice speaks You work as we wait Be still Open your eyes Hear the hope in the whisper Echoing through the lies Be still Wait for the dawn You will find that you’re resting In the Father’s arms Oh This life is Just the blink of an eye Like a dream when it’s fading In the morning light But like a blossoming flower Every moment is dear And with each passing day It’s becoming clearer You work as we wait Be still Open your eyes Hear the hope in the whisper Echoing through the lies Be still Wait for the dawn You will find that you’re resting In the Father’s arms Ohhhh ohhhhh Just rest I am working in the waiting Whether deep in the valley or high on the hill Though our hearts may be broken Your love carries still
Because I Belong to You
You take my darkness Light up my way You give me peace Til the grief starts to fade away And now I I belong to You You see the chaos Before my eyes I need Your wisdom To see hope through all the lies And now I I belong to You Give me kindness when my heart is black as night Compassion when all words will fail Help me forgive as you have chosen to forgive me So that I I’d belong to You And now I I belong to You Show me Your love that can Conquer my fear Show me Your face Until everything else disappears I know I I belong to You For those who are hurting Give me Your grace For those who are lost Shine Your light to reveal the way So they can find Find their way to You Give me kindness when my heart is black as night Compassion when all words will fail Help me forgive as you have chosen to forgive me So that I I’d belong to You And now I I belong to You Like an eagle that’s soaring Wind in its wings Like the rocks on the earth Of Your praises I’ll sing When a fatherless child finds a home From the rooftops it rings I belong to You! Like the lightning that follows A thunderous cry Like the dawn when it breaks Through a shadowy sky Like the truth that remains still the same Til the day that I die I belong to You! Give me kindness when my heart is black as night Compassion when all words will fail Help me forgive as you have chosen to forgive me So that I I’d belong to You And now I I belong to You
Fare Thee Well
It was on that wayward journey Reft of home and hearth and kin And a glimmer in the distance Of a bitter beckoning It was oft I heard it echo On the shores of that fair sea “Will you find a better answer And once found bring it home to me?” I can walk a trail of silence I can walk a trail of tears But to find what you would have me Would i face a thousand fears? Fare thee well You may never come along this way again Fare thee well Fare thee well And welcome home It was on that trail of silence That I heard the word anew And it walked that road beside me Bittersweet, and wholly true What the darkness wants to swallow Will burn brighter than the night For the Word grips blind and shallow Takes them deep and gives them sight Fare thee well You may never come along this way again Fare thee well Fare thee well And welcome home So Hunger on you restless pilgrim Desperate for that sweet relief When to satiate the yearning Lose it all to eat the peace After all the waves have carried In the current by and by It’s Another’s hope you carry It’s Another’s praise you cry Fare thee well You may never come along this way again Fare thee well Fare thee well And welcome home And I've come to realize as the scales fall from my eyes The bitter taste of sacrifice eclipsed by only sweet Shiny things I thought my soul required Now pale beneath Your perfect Light Led through fire that burned away the dross Now that I've found the greatest treasure I will follow You forever Though the way is dark And I may feel afraid Cause on this long and winding road You've never once left me alone I realize that all along I’ve walked beside my one true home Fare thee well You need never come along this way again Fare thee well Fare thee well And welcome home
Good Times
Darlin it’s almost time to lift your head The night is nearly drawing to an end A line of gold Is stretching out on the horizon I know your heart is wearing thin But a new day is about to begin Hold on Darlin hold on I think we’re finally comin around to the good times I feel a bright hope stirrin inside And a light in my eyes Are we finally comin around to the good times I don’t know how we made it this far But I’m smiling Smiling inside Inside At the good times Though it may mean the death knell of your dreams Losing all is not as grim as it seems A certainty You’ve never known’s on the horizon So Darlin raise your head up high Though Hope is hard to hold, the day has arrived Surrender the fear Darlin He is here I think we’re finally comin around to the good times I feel a bright hope stirrin inside And a light in my eyes Are we finally comin around to the good times I don’t know how we made it this far But I’m smiling Smiling inside Inside This world is a battlefield Lord knows we’ve got reason to fear Scars come with the journey But it’s sweeter knowing we don’t belong here This world is a battlefield But Lord knows we’ve got reason to hope So Lay hold of the promise Though it scares you to your bones And I think you’ll find That you’re finally comin around to the good times You feel a bright hope stirrin inside And a light in your eyes Yeah were finally comin around to the good times And just knowin how we made it this far Gets me smiling Smiling inside Inside At the good times
Hold it for Me
Can You hold it for me? Carry it for me? The weight of worry Fear, anxiety Too many Thoughts Unknowns Judgement calls I should have known Regrets and what I wish I’d done When I’m not enough In Your hands are all the skies The void of space and all the stars You hold the weight of all the seas So this burden that’s too much For these small arms to bear I lay it at your feet Oh God Can You hold it for me? You can hold it for me Friends Ive made along the road And Friends that Ive lost To walk beside the heartache Inflicts a heavy cost The future of my precious ones Panic as days slip on by Wondering if I’ve done enough Tear soaked pillow in the night All the ways I’m not enough So many ways I’m not enough I am weary I am broken Feels like Whatever I touch turns to dust I am aching Yet somehow numb But When I know I can’t I know that You can Cause You’re not feeble You’re not frail It’s like Whatever You touch comes to life You’re not anxious You’re not lost And even now You’re reaching For the burdens of the weary Offering peace and hope and rest
Hope in Our Bones
December bears the weight of more than childlike Joy For Weary disappointed grown up girls and boys We long to feel the wonder long outgrown A glimpse of hope forgotten Bow your head and Lift your broken heart Gaze upon the mystery Eternal power wrapped in baby’s skin It can put the wonder back in our eyes Cease the striving, come and see This love that longs to draw us back to Him It can put the hope back in our bones Finally hope in our bones The manger bears the weight of more than a baby boy Abundant life personified, the thrill of Joy The God who sees The God of peace Says come to Me and find the rest you seek So bow your head and lift your broken heart and Gaze upon the mystery Eternal glory wrapped in baby’s skin It can put the wonder back in our eyes Cease the striving, come and see This love that’s strong enough to draw us back to Him So See Him In the lights, the Light of the World In the gifts, “For God so loved the world that He gave” In the tree, the one that satisfied the wrath And swallowed death And brought the victory Now Gaze upon the majesty The Son of God now wrapped in rags for me It can put the wonder back in my eyes His love poured out in flesh and bone And hope pours in my heart of stone Never alone Finally home Hallelujah! Now Gaze upon the mystery Eternal mercy wrapped in baby’s skin It can put the wonder back in our eyes Cease the striving, come and see This love that longs to draw us back to Him He can put the hope back in our bones Marvellous hope in our aching bones Finally hope in our bones
I Forget
Flashback, I’ve seen this all before How do I get back to where I used to be? Write it down, turn around Watch it all play out again And again and again When the clouds cover the sun Do I believe it never shone? When my will to fight is gone Do I believe the battle’s already won? I believe that you are faithful As your Spirit melts my heart But a day goes by and I forget Flash forward, step off this carousel About time to get back to where it all began Write it down, gain some ground Truth will stand the test of time When the clouds cover the sun Do I believe it never shone? When my will to fight is gone Do I believe the battle’s already won? I believe that you are faithful As your Spirit melts my heart But a day goes by and I forget In shame I admit my heart is washing up once more The tide of my next crisis pushing faith up on the shore I crave the sweetest sound It’s the whisper of Your voice The whisper of Your voice When the clouds cover the sun Do I believe it never shone? When my will to fight is gone Do I believe the battle’s already won? I believe that you are faithful As your Spirit melts my heart But a day goes by and I forget
In that Garden
a grove of trees on bended knee Father take this cup from me this cup from me a moonlit sky still darkness lies a whispered cry an anguished sigh Your will, not mine with every word spoken Your heart was broken Your bitter sorrow my hope for tomorrow Your precious tears falling redemption calling in that garden Your yes made the way for me an oath I make again I break to watch and pray just watch and pray even as You speak I fall asleep yet with Your blood Your word You keep with every word spoken Your heart was broken Your bitter sorrow my hope for tomorrow Your precious tears falling redemption calling in that garden Your yes made the way even when I'm lost You are the Way even when I doubt the Truth Your words remain the same I was dead but eternal life invades my hopeless grave You are the Life with every word spoken Your heart was broken Your bitter sorrow my hope for tomorrow Your precious tears falling redemption calling in that garden Your yes made the way with every word spoken Your heart was broken Your bitter sorrow my hope for tomorrow Your precious tears falling redemption calling in that garden Your yes made the way in that garden Your yes made the way for me
Lost
I hear words but I don’t know what you’re thinking Satelites drifting further out of reach I blame the stars For their light and misdirection Then sadly float away Then sadly float away System’s down I can’t see you Floating in this sea of stars System’s down I can’t hear you Floating in this sea of stars And I know oh oh oh oh oh oh I’m lost And I know oh oh oh oh oh oh I’m lost Close my eyes/mind Close my heart Pulling back Won’t let the healing start Crying out The past is overtaking Don’t want to float away Please don’t let me float away
Never had to Lose
Imagining a blank canvas Productivity Possibilities endless My day stretched out before me Queen of my destiny When suddenly the daydream ends I look around at all the mess Toys and dishes and a heap of stress I breathe a tired sigh Well thank God for my beautiful man He loads em all up in the family van I wave goodbye And step inside The quiet descends Turn my head and rest my gaze On a moment captured in a frame And suddenly like a tidal wave I realized what I missed Cause If you were erased Wouldn’t I miss socks on the floor And if you were erased Wouldn’t I wish for a little more noise If you were erased My time alone would be The only time I’d have Wanna live like this picture has What I’ve never had to lose It’s easy to be a complainer Life is hard At the heart I’m a bellyacher But in my life, these beautiful ones Are here for a reason They stretch and grow my selfish heart A bullseye pulling at the dart A candle’s glow against the dark I breathe a prayer of thanks Cause If you were erased Wouldn’t I miss socks on the floor And if you were erased Wouldn’t I wish for a little more noise If you were erased My time alone would be The only time I’d have Wanna love like this picture has What I’ve never had to lose So dance barefoot in all the noise Twirl among the mess and toys Breathe it in and thank the Lord again It’s never been yours to keep Give it back to Him Cause If you were erased Wouldn’t I miss socks on the floor And if you were erased Wouldn’t I wish for a little more noise If you were erased My time alone would be The only time I’d have Wanna live like this picture has What I’ve never had to lose I Thank God I still have What I’ve never had to lose
On the Throne
Where are we going? When is the end? And what is waiting for us just around the next bend? Will we ever dry off after this pounding rain? Will we lose what we have worked so hard to gain? We have this fear You have this love It’s all unclear but not to You You see it all from above You have control Help us let go Jesus it’s still just You sitting on the throne Hands reaching out For something sure It’s hard to grasp where wisdom is Beyond anxiety’s allure We want to steer But are we willing just to be a part of Your story written here We have this fear You have this love It’s all unclear but not to You You see it all from above You have control Help us let go Jesus it’s still just You sitting on the throne Sovereign Lord Give us wisdom as Your will unfolds Give us love instead of selfish hearts The light looks brightest When the night is dark So in this fear We have Your love Though the future is unclear it’s not to You You see the plan from above You have control Help us let go Because it’s still just You sitting on the throne Jesus it’s still just You sitting on the throne
Only You
When the burning fires rage My spirit stills within The quietness reveals The space inside Not evil there concealed But emptiness Void of life, of hope of purpose It took all this for me to see That there’s nothing there to bridge the gap To offer in exchange for life Only You Can fill my broken spirit Only You Can bring life to my dry bones Nothing else inside Has any lasting value Come and satisfy Light my way with hope
Plans
Making plans Trying to keep my world from falling apart Never sure How much will be enough to ever be enough You keep the stars all spinning You see every flower, every bird and tree And yet you’re making plans for me To break me out of my selfishness My brokenness My own desires and To draw me into Your plan of grace For Your Name’s sake And Your Glory in this place You made a plan To keep this world from falling apart Your sacrifice Is enough to set us free So order my steps Teach me to follow after You Help me to walk On Your path as you guide me through And break me out of my selfishness My brokenness My own desires and To draw me into Your plan of grace For Your Name’s sake And Your Glory in this place So break me out of my selfishness My brokenness My own desires and Draw me into Your plan of grace For Your Name’s sake And Your Glory in this place Break me of my ungratefulness My discontent My need for more and Draw me into Your plan of grace To see Your face Jesus And Your victory Break me out of my self reliance My distracted mind My filled up time and Break my heart for what breaks Yours Each day transform me To be more like You Lord You’re making plans for me to be more like You Lord
Song of Victory
Standing on holy ground We see the fire We hear you speak Laying down everything With open hands It’s you we seek Chorus You bring us out To bring us in We are no longer slaves to sin You make a way When there is none We claim the victory… (to ending) (1st ending) That You’ve already won You’ve already won Oh oh-oh, hey Oh oh oh-oh oh, he-ey X2 Verse 2 Freely you fill our cup Flow into us That we might show The love of your sacrifice The Lamb of God The blood of Christ (To CHORUS with 2nd ending) Chorus You bring us out To bring us in We are no longer slaves to sin You make a way When there is none We claim the victory… (to ending) (2nd ending) That You’ve already won (to bridge)
The Debt That
You Owe Me
Finding it hard to believe What my own eyes have seen As we walk On the way A Voice not born of this world Cuts to the core with a word And I know That my heart is bound to shatter How can I allow what You’re offering me? As You kneel to wash my feet Maker of everything How can I bear this humbling? Are you saying that this is Your plan and Your way? Then fully baptize me in the waters today I hear You say “You don’t understand This debt that you owe Me” It’s come down to this at the last All my proclamations are dashed On the rocks of despair Wasn’t it I who had said “I’ll always be here” But you bled And my fear Had the last word spoken louder How can I admit what is torturing me I’ve worn out the soles of my feet From wandering the streets of this self-made purgatory I never intended to renounce or betray Now Shame is the prison That compels me to stay Saying “One more day And you’ll finally pay This debt that you owe me” Independence rises up My hard heart sizes up The greatest gift Rather self-dominance Than trust in providence Feel my soul shift A new way of submission Lay down no conditions? Confess my need to receive Like a fledgling child Without pride, undefiled Be served and believe I want to receive what You’re offering one Such as I, But oh God, don’t You know what I’ve done? I swore I’d never run Then I broke all my promises, every one When You said “It is finished”, did You mean it’s the end? How could You ever suffer to love me again? I hear You say “Do You love me? (Let it pour in, let it pour in) Do You love me? (Let it pour in, Let it pour in) Do You love me? (Then) Let it pour out on the thirsty” x2 Are You saying it’s never too late to be saved That a cold, shattered heart can be raised from the grave I hear that Voice again “It is still your choice in the end So lay facedown and howl amen As I’ve already paid This debt that You owe me”
The Fire
Not well spoken Not best looking Not put together Bits are broken Not a preacher Not a teacher Not the best player in the bleachers Not professional Or congressional More like skeptical And confessional Not rolling in it Not so brilliant But willing And that’s enough Cause You are the fire that’s driving me forward You are the meaning behind every word You are the love and the power and the glory And that will always be enough For me Not forgotten But begotten Not unknown But taken in I may be broken Scattered heartache Wounded, worn And wearying But sky is breaking Grace is waking Darkness mocking On it’s leash Wait for the shaking Cause when I’m broken Grace is released Cause You are the fire that’s driving me forward You are the meaning behind every word You are the love and the power and the glory And that will always be enough You made me You know me So use me And show me You made me You know me So use me And show me More of Your glory You made me You know me So use me And show me More of Your glory More of Your glory You called me So use me To show everybody More of Your glory Cause You are the fire that’s driving me forward You are the meaning behind every word You are the love and the power and the glory And that will always be enough Cause You are the fire that’s driving me forward You are the meaning behind every word You are the love and the power and the glory And that will always be enough For me
The Shelter
of the Fold
Setting out to find the light To find the beacon in the night Beckoning with the hope it wields O’er frozen lands and snowy fields The deep wild joy And dark vast dread Are facing down Inside your head But the song of those you left behind Is ringing still Inside your mind Bring us hope, Bring us hope Find the light And bring us hope From the dark, From the cold Into the shelter of the Fold Find the light And bring it home Within the walls a world awaits The pleasure raw inside these gates Electric lights that veil the stars With platitudes That veil their hearts Look to the East and you will see An army of ghosts Pale and weak Their voices cry you hear them call From just outside the city wall Bring us hope, Bring us hope Come outside And bring us hope In the dark, In the cold Just waiting for a hand to hold Open the door And bring us hope They scratch your arms and Slap your face Even as you run Your desperate race Against a clock that wants to slay These precious ones along the way The hunger, and the anger wait Over each rise Around each bend To take a life or three or ten So you take a breath and start out again Bring them home Bring them home Guide the little ones And bring them home Through the dark Through the cold Into the shelter of the Fold Find the lost And bring them home My love Your love is dew and rain It holds my heart It keeps me sane So hold my hand through fire and pain And love will Bring us home again Though We as sheep Have gone astray (Gloria) Each one wanders Our own way (Gloria in Excelsis Deo) The Perfect Shepherd Came to save (Gloria) That we the lost Little ones may say Bring us home, Bring us home By Your love Bring us home Through the dark, Through the cold Into the shelter of the Fold Find the lost And bring us home Shepherd Your love will Bring us home
Threads
I don’t know what it is I’m hoping each day will hold But today I’m missing whatever that thing is Discontent breeds in my soul Like a virus in the cancer ward But even I-I-I know When I can’t find my way on my own And I can’t see Your face in this storm Then even I-I-I see the threads The perception of my life is skewed by subjective perspective Circumstance Is wreaking havoc on my feelings Expectation puts to death Every pure and precious offering And even I-I-I know When I can’t find my way on my own And I can’t see your face in this storm Then even I-I-I I hear You calling Pieces are falling into place I know You’re working Catching glimpses of what You are weaving When I can’t find my way through this mess And I can’t see how any of this makes sense When I can’t find my way on my own And I can’t see Your face in this storm Then even I-I-I see the threads You’re weaving And weaving the threads
Where the Light Comes From
Time Flowing by Watch it slip through your fingers And try not to cry One more hour fades away Holding tight Choking life in your desperation But wait and see Where the light comes from Wistfully wish That your cards were not what were given and Waste one more breath on a dirge, not a song Lift your eyes To the One who offers redemption Come and see where the light comes from Oh soul awake And hope again Come and lay your burdens down Give it away And let it break To see where the light comes from Rest In His arms Even without full Understanding And take one more step One more bond falls away Peace be still Learn to breathe And savour the treasures And find the life You were waiting for Oh soul awake And hope again Come and lay your burdens down Give it away And let it break Come and see Who the light comes from It is He, Who the light comes from
White Flag
One step forward Two steps back Lost your beat Like a heart attack Road block So you go around Every step like you’re losing ground Got got no No momentum Time’s ticking like a pendulum Can’t stop pushing You wanna stop But it feels like this battle is all you’ve got Stop running Turn around Wave the white flag And lay it down Surrender your one broken heart Lay it all out And let the healing start What’s your motivation? Fear or love? Push yourself to a world above Keep fighting to be seen Make them think You’re living the dream Battle scars accumulating Enemies lying in waiting Can’t stop pushing Cause when you stop The emptiness is all you’ve got Stop running Turn around Wave the white flag And lay it down Surrender your one broken heart Lay it all out And let the healing start Why are we living? We’re giving and taking and hoping That someone will open up and show us a way That ain’t just coping And we’re scratching and clawing and Working and dreaming And trying to get enough To ease the pressure that’s screaming Meanwhile We fight and we wrestle and struggle Against the powers that be Authority Majority We bring the hate home To our families Friends and neighbours and exes And others we ain’t even met But let us never forget That these are not the real threat Yes we’ve got enemies But they’re not flesh and blood These are our brothers and sisters And we are being numbed Lured into battle Where we don’t belong Gotta be strong Gotta right the wrong that’s in our minds Can’t see evil as it really is It’s so disguised Lord, open my eyes To see that You’re the Someone fighting for me Waging this war for my liberty I can be free if I Stop running Turn around Wave the white flag And lay it down Surrender your one broken heart Lay it all out And let the healing start Stop running Turn around Wave the white flag And lay it down Surrender your one broken heart Lay it all out And let the healing start
Willing to Walk
Wait a minute Will someone tell me what’s going on? Thought I had this Under control but now it’s spinning wrong Don’t stop moving Even when the best laid plans are gone I can’t see but I believe At the end of the night Always comes the dawn I see the mess that I’m Making Can’t tell the left from the right Don’t even know what I’m doing But I walk by faith not by sight I know I’m in over my head Shook up but I’ll be alright Don’t even know what You’re doing But I’m willing to walk in the unknown by Your side Wait a minute Can everybody please just slow down? Cause with every breath I’m feeling more and more like I might drown And though I fear them The eyes that hunger in the dark I can’t see but I believe When I am weak You can make Your mark CHORUS I feel You close I’m not Alone I believe You know Which way To go I see the mess that I’m Making Can’t tell the left from the right Don’t even know what I’m doing But I walk by faith not by sight I know I’m in over my head Shook up but I’ll be alright Don’t even know what You’re doing But I’m willing to walk in the unknown by Your side