For Life
For Memories on a starlit night
North of the Denbigh line, oh Lord
For frosted pines shining like diamonds in the morning sun
For a pretty girl and for falling in love, oh love
For spring ice churning the driftwood shore
For birdsong air and windswept hair
For fiddle head strings and flower bows
For thunder clouds rolling in a purple evening
While Aspen leaves play tamborine
For a soul, a song, and a voice to sing,
Just what I'm thinking
Chorus:
Thank you God for the open sky
Mysterious depths of her ocean eyes
Thank you for my dreams.
My dreams
A poetry
Both tragic and beautiful
Thank you for life.
For everything revealed to see
For what's kept in mystery
Oh Lord,
From the finer things to the shirt on my back
The less I have, the less I lack
The passion and all that's within me
All that's within me
Thank you God for the open sky
Mysterious depths of her ocean eyes
Thank you for my dreams.
My dreams
A poetry
Both tragic and beautiful
Thank you for life.
Behind every wonder I find a clue
Beginning to believe that it's coming true
I look unto a new rose dawn debut
Because of every breath You make me new
Before I turn it in tonight
Thank You
Thank you God for the open sky
Mysterious depths of her ocean eyes
Thank you for my dreams.
My dreams
A poetry
Both tragic and beautiful
Thank you for life.
Behind every wonder I find a clue
Beginning to believe that it's coming true
I look unto a new rose dawn debut
Because of every breath You make me new
Before I turn it in tonight
Thank You, Thank You
Before I turn me in tonight
Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all weÂ’ve projected
A child in a manger
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a child
Is this who weÂ’ve waited for?
Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross heÂ’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who weÂ’ve waited for?
ItÂ’s who weÂ’ve waited for
How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me
All for me
All for you
All for me
All for you
How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me
All for me
The brightest stars of history
The triumphs, failures, infamy
Just blend into tapestry
The ebbing waves of memory's beach
Will mark the sand where waters reach
Impressions are all they leave
Words forgotten, never to return
But these precious few are flames that always burn
"Remember Me, remember Me
Every time you drink, and every time you eat
Remember Me, remember Me."
So we drink the wine and break the bread
Our senses will remind our heads
From now until Kingdom comes
Proclaiming what is carved in stone
A death that only One could own
So many would come to know
A life begotten which cannot be earned
The promise that will not be overturned
The blood that spilled, the body broke
Will not depart my frontal lobe
The Great Rebirth of 33, it was, it is, will always be
"Remember Me, remember Me
Every time you drink, and every time you eat
With every word you speak, and every breath you breathe
Remember Me, remember Me."
So take the bread, take the wine
Look beyond this mortal time
How can a day be a day without a night? How can a win be a win without a
Fight? I will not be shaken by the troubles up ahead; I'd rather trust Your
Goodness instead...
Thank you for the heartbreak, thank you for the pain. Thank you for the
Sadness on the gloomy days of rain. Thank you that the hard times have a
Reason and rhyme. Thank you that the healing makes the beauty shine. Thank
You for the heartbreak.
How could a love be a love without a cost? How could a life be a life
Without the lost? No, I won't trust my senses over anything you say, oh it's
Harder, but it's better this way.
Thank you for the heartbreak, thank you for the pain. Thank you for the
Sadness on the gloomy days of rain. Thank you that the hard times have a
Reason and rhyme. Thank you that the healing makes the beauty shine. Thank
You for the heartbreak.
When there's no sign of you. When I'm lost, hurt and used. You are there
Hurting too...
Thank you for the heartbreak, thank you for the pain. Thank you for the
Sadness on the gloomy days of rain. Even in my worst times your my reason
And rhyme. Thank you that the healing makes the beauty, it makes the
Beauty shine.
Thank you for the heartbreak.
Oh, thank you for the heartbreak.
Thank you for the heartbreak.
What if the road to the goal were the easiest road and I never learned what
Jesus on the radio, Jesus on a late-night show
Jesus in a dream, looking all serene
Jesus on a steeple, Jesus in the Gallup poll
Jesus has His very own brand of rock and roll
Watched him on the silver screen
Bought the action figurine
But Jesus is the only name that makes you flinch
Oh, can anybody show me the real Jesus?
Oh, let Your love unveil the mystery of the real Jesus
Jesus started something new
Jesus coined a phrase or two
Jesus split the line at the turning point of time
Jesus sparked a controversy
Jesus, known for His mercy, gave a man his sight
Jesus isn't white
Jesus loves the children, holds the lambs
Jesus prays a lot
Jesus has distinguishing marks on His hands
If anybody walks behind the Good Shepherd
If anybody holds the hands that heal lepers
And if you recognize the eyes that see forever,
please...
Jesus, Jesus
Oh, can anybody show me Jesus
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory, the real Jesus
Oh, can anybody show me the real Jesus?
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory of the real Jesus,
I can hear the people
I hear the ideas they love
I can hear preachers, the pleas of their seekers
The message of heroes and proclamation of kings
I hear the messages
I hear the debate
I hear all the love songs
I hear all the promises
I hear music that dreamers create
I won’t take advice from cynics
I won’t listen to the word of fools
Sure, everyone has their own take
On what I should do, but…
I will follow Your voice
I will follow Your voice
I will trust Your choice
I will not fear
I will follow Your voice
I will follow Your voice
Not my will but Yours
Be done here…
I can hear the questions
With answers that breed doubt
The spiritual poison of hecklers and demons
Who whisper in corners hoping for a sell-out
I can feel the pressure
To filter everything I say
To sit down in silence
Put up with injustice and turn the other way
I hear about a war
I lose with tragic force
I hear I’m going down
I’m headed for the ground
I hear I should panic
I should be afraid
I hear through all the noise
A still and steady voice say, “wait”
With every channel on
We don’t know where we belong
Help me to hear Your voice
I met you like a little child
Wide-eyed and mystified
That You could love even me
So I'm here to testify
That it's been an amazing ride with You
And I have never walked alone
Wanna give You every moment, every minute
It takes a lifetime to know You, to know You
And the more You show me, the more You grow me
The more Your glory becomes all there is
And the more I know You, the more I need You
The more I love You, the more You become to me
Fast-forward to the golden years
A smaller pride and a bigger fear
But still, no way are we done yet
I pray that You would keep me mystified,
In every way that I will still abide in You
Till You come to take me home
Wanna give You every moment, every minute
And take a lifetime to know You, to know You
Wanna give You every moment, every minute
I’ll take a lifetime to know You
Hold me Lord, keep me
Does each new day seem harder than the last one?
Are you weary in well-doing?
And if you pray, do the words sounds like a rerun - a cliche?
And the constant ache is wearing out your faith
Chorus:
Come to me, you tired and heavy-laden
Come to me with all your weariness
Here with me is where you'll find your haven
And I will give you rest
Yes, I will give you rest
Are you afraid that you've gone too far to come back?
Wondering who could love you now
You never dreamed you'd fall this far to doubt that
You could let it go and live again
Well, I can show you how
All you weary, all you broken
Come to me, my arms are open
Come to me, and I
Hey, how are You today?
It’s nice to know You’re always here to stay
Hey, if I’m to be sincere
I believe You're close to me
But still, I miss You here
Can You hear me?
Can You reach me even now?
On my worst day
I am innocent somehow
But I miss You here right now
Hey, I’ve thrown it all the way
I can’t believe the distance I can stray
Hey, how did I get here?
I've so subtly veered so many times
And now I miss You here
I need to tell You how
I miss You here right now
Hey, how long will You delay?
I can't go on a day without You near
I miss You here
So turn my world around
You somehow reach all the way down
From Heaven to the ground
Yeah, somehow
Turn my world around
I need to tell You how
You keep laying down hundred dollar bills
On the counter of your untamed guilt
And you’ll keep paying out from your empty purse
Until you feel you’ve satisfied your curse
No one here is throwing stones
But you have got to drop your own
Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Anyone who bears a scar wants to forget it
Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Nothing ever frees you more than just believing
That you’ve been forgiven, come out of the prison
Can you tell me how you spend every day
Looking in the mirror of your shame
And staring like a judge, you are ruling for yourself
You tied a stone around your neck
You’re drowning in a past regret
Don’t believe it’s okay to be like this
Don’t believe you deserve to live like this
‘Cause every part of you wants to know
Just one reason why you should let go
Forgive yourself, forgive yourself
Nothing ever frees you more than just believing
Come out of the prison
Oh, oh ho, ready to turn back, I've still got far to go
I'm done with anesthetic
My destination mind, fights my identity
All I lost, my love for every mile from here to there
Hey, everyone come on back 'cause you're comatose
And everyone has got the right to know, oh, oh ho
Hey, everyone come on back for the Mighty One
To everyone's supposed to carry on
Are you comfortable being so comfortable
You don't seem to mind at all
Now, could you run this race, could you find your place in the wars
Among the tides, beyond the comfort zone you're living in
Hey, everyone come on back 'cause you're comatose
And everyone has got the right to know, oh, oh ho
Hey, everyone come on back for the Mighty Ones
And everyone's supposed to, everyone's supposed to
Everyone's supposed to carry on
Sea song, the shores are far, the depths are low
Sea song, the faithful swim, the sleeping ones drown
We've got the strength to carry on
Yeah, hey, everyone come on back 'cause you're comatose
And everyone has got the right to know, oh, oh ho
Lend every fear to the Mighty of Mighty Ones
Dust, generations, thousands of years of beautiful hope
Men long gone before me, sang to God from this hymnbook
I can hear singing, I can hear singing
Oh, Your love is so unbelievable
It won't be long and we'll need another song to sing
Your love is so unbelievable, we sing through the ages
Your love is unbelievable
Buildings, stone by stone, choirs of angels still sing on
Sunday mornings
Through the wood, and stained glass windows, paintings of
story, dance in
colour
I can hear singing, I can hear singing
And can it be that I should gain, unbelievable love,
unbelievable love
Amazing grace how sweet the sound, unbelievable love,
unbelievable love
For the Lord God omnipotent reigns in unbelievable love
Songs, dust and ashes, I'm not afraid of my journey home
We've both been mistreated, no wish to repeat this no
But you're sorry, you wonder
If ever I'll show you grace again, yeah
My vision is tunneled, my motives, oh so rageful
The mirror I'm readin'
Says, "Forgive and then forgive again"
Though there's a wrong
A grudge will tear us down
We wait too long, the air turns stale
So will we reconcile?
It's all we're needin' reconcile
It's all we're needin' to mend these broken smiles
Oh miserable me, miserable you
The walls erected between us
You keep your side, I'll not intrude
So we'll get used to this denial
And turn our heads a while
And wait too long, the air turns stale
Will we reconcile?
It's all we're needin' reconcile
It's all we're needin' to mend these broken smiles
These broken smiles
Broken smiles
Broken smiles
It's all we're needin'
We gotta reconcile, reconcile
It's all I needin' reconcile
It's all I needin' reconcile
It's all I needin' reconcile
It's all I needin'
It's all I needin'
It's all I needin'
Iliad, tragedy, miseries all subtracted
A chosen one, I'm a Father's son
I'm the one You attracted
For this lame world
Where the blame grows
You died upon it to redeem it
I believe it, I receive it
So forever, You'll inhabit me
You wouldn't walk out on this tragedy
Never give up on Your Iliad
You suffered for the victory
'Cause its always been Your labor of love
For this lame world
Where the blame grows
You died upon it to redeem it
I believe it, I receive it
So forever, You'll inhabit me
When the story of love began
From the starting until the end
The hero wins
Come tomorrow, no one knows
But when everything unfolds
The hero wins
For this lame world
Where the blame grows
You died upon it too redeem it
For this lame world
Where the blame grows
You died upon it to redeem it
I believe it, I receive it
So forever, You'll inhabit me
When the story of love
I believe it walk out
Never walk out
In my life all the strife is getting in the way
And frankly I did not plan on getting hurt today
From Your chair in the clouds benevolent are Your ways
While the beggar bleeds, the children play and everyone wants to know why
Isn't it always the question?
How do You know my condition?
You came down to me to know what it's like
To know what it's like to hurt
You came down to me to know what it's like
To know just what it's like to be me, to be us
In the wake of the last decades and centuries past
Who's to blame for this mess and who's gonna take the rap?
We're quick to judge and discard, a God who lets you choose
Whom and what to love
Isn't it always the question?
Do You really know my position?
You came down to me to know what it's like
To know what it's like to hurt
You came down to me to know what it's like
To know just what it's like to be me, to be us
To be one with the dust and to be lost
You know what it's like to thirst, to bleed
And You know what it's like
You came down to me to know what it's like
To know what it's like to hurt
You came down to me to know just what it's like
To know just what it's like to
You came down to me to know just what it's like
To know just what it's like to hurt
You came down to me to know just what it's like
To know just what it's like to be me, to be us
There's got to be some reason for all this misery
A secret evil corporation somewhere overseas
They're pulling strings, arranging things
It's a conspiracy
Or what about the ones who shape the course of history
What if we petitioned for one grand apology?
I'll write to my prime minister
You, write your president
Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much
pain
It's not the age-old mystery we made it out to be
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
And the problem with the world is me
Some will say the devil and his legions
They put us in a headlock of submission
But they lost all power over me
A long, long time ago
And since I was a kid you know I've caused a lot of
hurt
And no one ever taught me how to put myself first
It came so very naturally
But I'm not a prodigy
So I will look no further than a mirror
That's where the offender hides
So great is my need for a redeemer
That I cannot trust myself
No, I cannot trust my self
I dare not trust myself
So I trust in someone else
The sooner you can sing along
The sooner you can sing this song
The happier we'll be
So much for fame and things you can lose
So much for substitutes
So much for the strain of playing a game
Where champions always lose everything
I won't treat Your love
Like an adolescent fling
'Cause when everyone's gone
You're the only one who stays
And I'd rather be Your stone
Than light up another's sky
I'd rather be Your stone
'Cause all Your stones become Your diamonds, diamonds
You gave me a name I could never gain
With even my college try
Convinced by Your touch, it was more than enough
I'm leaving old treasures in the dust
'Cause I found this pearl
I'd give everything to have, I have it
I'd rather be Your stone
Than light up another's sky
I'd rather be Your stone
'Cause all Your stones become Your diamonds, yeah, yeah
Out of darkest deep, You dig me up
And You crush me and You lift me up
And to give You thanks
I can only love You more
I'd rather be Your stone
Than light up another's sky
I'd rather be Your stone
'Cause all Your stones become Your diamonds
From the ashes, and the dust,
We have found where we belong
Renewed our bonds, of soul and voice,
We cry out our anthem song
Be thou our strength, to carry through
The hope of grace and bear the truth
As we wait for you to
Reveal the unseen Kingdom
The glory of the new Son
Where ever more His love imparts
The kingdom in our hearts
Reveal the Kingdom
And reveal the Kingdom
Reveal the Kingdom
Though we are strangers,
We must not appall
But rise to answer the call
Tis whose life compels us to serve in love
The same who died for us all.
And rose to be our strength, and carry through
The cross of grace, and bear the truth
May we live, may we live to
Exsiccatum est foenum, et cecidit flos;
There's a guy, he's thinking about high school
Stuck reminiscing on the wonders of the glory days
There's a girl - day after her wedding
She doesn't feel any different than before in many ways
"Such is life," you whisper passively
"Where did my dream go?"
This is not what I imagined
But this is real life in the trenches
And we are living the dream
Every day comes with the promise that
It could be great if you want it
And we are living the dream
We're living the dream
As for me, I'm singing a new song
I'm not gonna dwell inside some alternate reality
I feel free - I'm making the best of it
Seeing with eyes that find the heart and soul of true beauty
Cuz every breath can build up something
Tear it down, or just leave it be
What'll it be?
Those with the richest lives
That could be you and I
Let's answer the call to die
We could be satisfied
This is not what I imagined
But this is real life in the trenches
And we re living the dream
Every day Love makes the promise
That we can be great if we want it
And we are living the dream
Highs and lows we'll take on together
Choosing joy whatever the weather
Now we are living the dream
Your Spirit hovers over my waters
Your love burns longer than the sun
The skies of thunder echo Your wonder
Your praises can't be over-sung
The whole universe is witness
To only a part of what You've done
Let me rediscover You
And breathe in me Your life anew
Tell me of the God I never knew
Let me rediscover You
You see my weakness, my pride, my blindness
You wield Your power through them all
Of all the mysteries, still,
The greatest to me is that You're faithful when I fall
Let me cry "Holy, Holy, Holy"
Let me awaken to Your majesty
And see a glimmer of Your glory
Let me abide in You
Let me rediscover You
And by Your grace I'll follow through
Father, Composer of Love
Oh great God of Abraham, who gave his only son
You are the same, Yesterday, Today
Forever you are faithful
And your covenant remains
Holy is the Lord most high, whoa
Holy is the Lord of lights
Holy is the Lord of life
You are holy, holy
You are holy God
Spirit, a flame in my heart
The same who burned in Isaac calls, and sets me apart
You are my joy, my comforter and peace
You guide my dreams, reveal the truth, and move in me to sing
Holy is the Lord most high, whoa
Holy is the Lord of lights
Holy is the Lord of life
You are holy, holy
You are holy God
Who was and is and is to come
The Father, Spirit and the Son
Holy, holy, holy one
Holy, holy God
Who was and is and is to come
The Father, Spirit and the Son
Holy, holy, holy one
Holy, holy God
Jesus, my brother, king and friend
The heir of Jacob, Son of God
Beginning and the end
You bore my shame, and in death carried my sin
Worthy lamb, who gave your life
Now I can live again
You are holy, holy, you are holy
Holy is the Lord most high
Whoa, holy is the Lord of lights
Holy is the Lord of life
You are holy, holy, you are holy God
Who was and is and is to come
The Father, Spirit and the Son
Holy, holy, holy one
Holy, holy God
Who was and is and is to come
The Father, Spirit and the Son
Holy, holy, holy one
I knew the times would come
And now the times have landed with stinging abrasion
As ready as I seem to be
It's never like I planned it yeah
I'm wrestlin' my thoughts, I'm overcome
Would you give me up, I'm askin', Lord?
There's nowhere I sense Your presence here
So I will cry out until I go
From protest to praise
You're always amazin' me
You're changin' me slow but surely
And You're gonna see me to the end
How long will I be forgotten by You forever?
'Cause You're not makin' sense here
It seems like eternity has made a home between us
Yeah
I'm wrestlin' my thoughts, I'm overcome
Would you give me up, I'm askin', Lord?
There's nowhere I sense Your presence here
So I will cry out until I go
From protest to praise
You're always amazin' me
You're changing me slow but surely
And You're gonna see me to the end, to the end
I'm wrestlin' my thoughts, I'm overcome
Would you give me up, I'm askin', Lord?
There's nowhere I sense Your presence here
So I will cry out
From protest to praise
You're always amazin' me
You're changing me slow but surely
I just can't help but see it that way, 'cause you're gonna see me
From protest to praise
You're always amazin' me
You're changing me slow but surely
And You're gonna see me to the end
Oh yeah
The life you chose -
There's never a list for it
Of cons and pros
You find what you love, and you commit
And you're looking so far down
The road so well
That you could forget your crown
Isn't just somewhere else
You get bumped and bruised and worse
For choosing the road less traveled
You know the reward is rich
If you persist through the darkest battles
Open your eyes,
Your prize is right before you, somehow
Whatever you do, just don't miss now
You're on a bus
Don't notice the miles and months fly by
To the rest of us
You're living the highest kind of life
And though the price you pay
Is costlier than it seems
It's worth another day
The end justifies your means
All that you're working for
Could blind you to the treasures all around you
So don't miss these moments, please
After the longest exile
Trying to make it on my own
aching for my home
I've been astray for much too long
Knowing I've done you so much wrong
just makes me feel that much more alone
But in my sadness I hear you calling
Chorus:
So I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
left my world in shambles
Only this time I'll let you wear the crown
Oh Woah
coming back home to build what I tore down
You won't fail me
You won't let me down
I've been afraid of what I'll find
I open the door to what's inside
I'm back but all's not right
'Cause there is still a mess to clean up
There are wars to fight and be freed up
But if you're there with me I will have no reason to fear
(Chourus)
Into Your arms this wayard son is
Well we're thrown in on a stage
To find our paths to yesterday
When the world seem so much smaller
And we were free, free to be
Well we all moved to the big town
And we all put on the big sound
Truly what would we sing for
If it wasn't for Your Grace
And we sing 'cause You are bigger
Than any reference we could make
And we dance until we're tired
Because we know Your name is great
On our journey give us Grace
As we follow lines Your hand will trace
You have called us to a crown
But for a time, to taste the ground
Give us edge by ones You love
Shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves
Songs will always find their endings
But Your story never dies, that's why?
We sing 'cause You are bigger
Than any reference we could make
And we dance until we're tired
Because we know Your name is great
And we sing 'cause You are bigger
Than any reference we could make
And we dance until we're tired
If they shut down the churces where would you go
If they melted all the stain glass windows
Replaced every sanctuary, with a condo
Where would you go 2x
Chorus
We are a cathedral made of people
In a Kingdom that the eyes can see
We're a house, we are the bride
Where God's Spirit lives inside and nothing ever can stand against her
If they burn all the bibles what would you know
If they .........how would you grow
And declare your devotion to the criminal
What would you know 2x
Chorus
Instumental
Chorus
When they throw you in prison what will you do
When they hate you for the things you know are true
They can tear down this temple but they can't touch you
Surely the Heavens declare the glory of God
The open skies proclaim the work of His hands
They never stop putting His knowledge on display
All through the night and through the days
Listen to the stars sing
We are the dreamers from the other side
We are the dancers who cannot be denied
We are messengers that no one can hide
And there's no language on earth
Where their voices are not heard
They sing
People, people, surely the Lord lives
People, people, Heaven and earth are His
People, people, lift your souls in wonder, in wonder
The stars watch the sky and angels gather the wind
A call to the loveless, the listless, the dim
The King is alive, the King is alive, the King is alive
Now we are the stars and if we're to shine
We'll hold out the truth as we give lift up the light
We are worshipers that no one can hide
And there's no language on earth
Where His praises are not heard
We sing
People, people, surely the Lord lives
People, people, Heaven and earth are His
People, people, lift your souls in wonder, in wonder
People, people, surely the Lord lives
People, people, Heaven and earth are His
People, people, lift your souls in wonder, in wonder
And there's no language on earth
Where His praises are not heard
We sing
Surely the Lord lives
Heaven and earth are His
Lift your souls in wonder, in wonder
People, people, surely the Lord lives
People, people, Heaven and earth are His
People, people, lift your souls in wonder, in wonder
People, people, surely the Lord lives
People, people, Heaven and earth are His
All the angels see all the angles
with a view from both sides of the line
If I had not such a blind spot
would I have a less difficult time?
Surrendering my ways
I would hang on every word you say
I'm so far from what I wanna be
oh I really am my own worst enemy
Please don't let me get the better of me
take this earthly thing and make it finally
something heavenly
I wanna be heavenly
Air is cleaner
grass is always greener
for the crowd of hosts up where they are
If I could visit I'd just contaminate it
why so big a place for me in your heart?
to leave your glory home
just to make a broken man your own
I'm so far from what I wanna be
oh I really am my own worst enemy
please don't let me get the better of me
take this earthly thing and make it finally
something heavenly
I wanna be heavenly
If I try to soar
I will fall for sure
so let your grace break through
and lift me up upon it to be with you
I'm so far from what I wanna be
oh I really am my own worst enemy
please don't let me get the better of me
take this earthly thing and make it finally
I'm so far
stay close to me
oh oh oh
I'm so far
stay close to me
your making me
something heavenly
From the corner of my eye
There's a tear I'm trying to cry
But the feeling can't be found
Like a note thrills in a song
When I play it again, it's gone
Cuz it was never in the sound
And it keeps me wanting
That mysterious thing
Like a night is waiting for a dawn
Every prayer I say (a little closer)
To my resting place (a little closer)
Where my final breath
is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
my last Amen
I could swear I have two hearts
One to stay, one to depart
This sad, tragic kingdom
And it burns me down to the core
Because I know
there's so much more
It's just a pale reflection
And it keeps me wanting
That mysterious thing
Like an outcast waiting to belong
Every prayer I say (a little closer)
To my resting place (a little closer)
Where my final breath
is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
my last Amen
And while the thrills are fading
The joy is in the waiting
Somewhere in the grand design
It's good to be unsatisfied
It keeps the faith and hope
a little more alive
oooooohhhhh (a little closer)
ohhhhhhhhhh(a little closer)
Where my final breath
is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
my last Amen
Better not to look back
Or should we dust off our journals
Step deep to the feedback for the new day
Like the distortion has things to say
Is it better to ignore it
That these bomb shelters are built of sand
Scoring themes from our views, making movies of tragic news
Does this helpless picnic have its own Neverland
America never hurts
They say America never cries
Like no one's lost in America
No one's lost in America
And listening to pink noise yeah
We make mirrors out of shop windows
No one dares to pull the red card
Conscience is scared by truths we'd discard
And now we've Arilius
But soon comes Decious
And perhaps Constantine is a devil keen
On making things easy
They say America never hurts
They say America never cries
Like no one's lonely in America
Like no one's lonely in America
They say America never hurts
They say America never cries
No one's lonely in America
Like no one's lonely in America
Come alive, come alive
Come alive, come alive
The prophet's still silenced
If love burns us down to violence
If the whims of the nations cater elation
Will we not need a soul to blame?
He has to take it all alone
Is His move political, play for the people, no
He takes one for the little guy, yeah
He takes a hit for the little guy, yeah
They say America never hurts
They say America never cries
Like no one's lonely in America
Like no one's lonely in America
They say America never hurts
They say America never cries
Like no one's lonely in America
Like no one's lonely in America
The walls are all surrounding
What's behind the paint?
I put up all my hangings
But do they hide the stains?
All the pictures on the paper
Never changed the way I look inside
I'm surfacing to the light
And walls peeling around me
Crumbling, falling
I can't hold them up
Walls peeling around me
We're standing so proudly
Can't hold them up to Your light
The truth is now likening
The rich to the beggars, oh
A name is just a name
When you're powerless and pained
And Shalom's far away
See, the mighty walls will tremble
With nothing left to keep this front alive
Held up to the light
Walls peeling around me
Crumbling, falling
I can't hold them up
Walls are peeling around me
We're standing so proudly
But I can't hold them up to Your light
Walls all crumble around me
Tumbling, falling
I can't hold them up
As hard as I try
Walls, peeling around me
And You see through the proudest
Now I can't hold them up to Your light
I'm learning to stand the more that I fall down,
It's the law of inversion, and it's all turned around,
And I'm staggered by the clash inside my soul,
So purposed for good but inclined for evil
It's justice and mercy the old dichotomies,
All along the frontlines of my heart in both doubt and
belief
The sinner and saint, the old arch enemies,
All at war, in me
I was born depraved, but created for the divine,
With death in my bones, in my heart eternal life,
I'd love for Eden, but I'd kill for Rome,
I'm native in a land that is not my home
You are the beginning, and you are the end,
Into your great reversal, I am born again,
A beautiful redemption, you leverage even sin
In me your final victory, I know you'll win
Into light, from the shadows,
Into life, from the grave,
Clearly, this is out of my control
Tried every solution, still feels impossible
It's a cycle and I'm stuck playing a part
Can't fix the trail I've left behind or mend a broken heart
If there's hope for the helpless
Would You answer me?
I'm asking for a miracle, because I believe
Only You can turn this around
I'm at the end and falling fast
A moment to redeem
Only You can turn this
Only You can turn this
Only You can turn this around
It's not a case of "Doctor, heal thyself!"
So insidious the symptoms;
No one can even tell
But I feel the toxins in my veins
And deeper routed through my heart
I don't want to stay the same
If there's healing for the broken
Save me from me
I'm calling on the Man of Sorrows,
Acquainted with grief
It's only beginning it's true
Just when I thought my time was through
Oh the stirring I feel inside
Is the voice I know I cannot deny
This is only the beginning
Press ahead forget what's behind,
Forget what's behind
And the good work,
He is still perfecting
A new name, a new dream, a new life
And this is only the beginning
This is only the beginning
I've seen things I never thought I'd believe
The hand of God brings about mysteries
Rolling waves, rushing wind and water
Swept away and dripping with wonder
Rolling waves, rushing wind and water
Swept away and dripping with wonder
It's His calling, it's His fire
This dream is real,
I'm looking for a friend to hold the door
It's cold outside when you don't know where to find
A sheltered place, secluded from the race
Of this old life
When I walked out in the downpour with no raincoat
I was soaked down to the bone from head to toe
Without my raincoat, anywhere I may go
I get wet somehow
I found that friend and He's with me till the end
And He's promised me that He won't forsake His own
And when a promise never ends
It can only mean one thing, it's from above
And when I walk out in the downpour with my raincoat
After all is said and done, He's still the one
With my raincoat, anywhere I may go
I know, I'm all right
Yeah, yeah much better than[Incomprehensible]
And when I walk out in the downpour with my raincoat
And after all is said and done, He's still the one
With my raincoat, anywhere we may go
I know, I'm all right
I'm all right
I'm all right
I'm all right
I’m in a constant freefall
When I’m following You
Can’t see the next step’s footing
But I know that You do
And life is all just a bunch of work
Nothing more than a climbing fall
Till I surrender, surrender, surrender
All these things to You
All my life to You, to You
I was a meteor burning
With a need for Your rescue
And it’s the safest kind of falling
Now that I’m falling into You
And it’s true I still don’t have control
'Cause You’ve got it all along
So I surrender, surrender, surrender
All these things to You
All my life to You
All my dreams to You
I keep falling in surrender
I end where you begin
Lose it all to win
A constant realign
Beneath Your love divine
In this fall without a bottom
The deeper my surrender
The higher we will rise
Surrender
All these things to You
All my life to You
Surrender, surrender, surrender
All these things to You
All my life to You
All my dreams to You
Hear the words of the quintessential Lover
Feel the urgency
The Designer of the heart is beckoning
Those He longs to reach
No whims of emotion
It's heart-wired to my soul
The call left unanswered
Will quickly takes it's toll
(CHORUS)
Seek while he may be found
Delight him in this times
This is the invitation
We've been waiting for
Seek while he may be found
Call on Him while He's near
Don't you fear, He won't hide
And He's calling you back
Bold, He makes no hesitation
Like a kid with a crush
Proved it all in the instigation
When I was way out of touch
Oh, come all you thristy
You broke and sorrowful
His justice and mercy
Will mend and make you whole
(CHORUS)
Seek while he may be found
Delight him in this times
This is the invitation
We've been waiting for
Seek while he may be found
Call on Him while He's near
Don't you fear, He won't hide
Just come like a child
Don't you fear, He is here
And He's calling you back home
In the opera of life the Composer is clear
Not cliched or love is sincere
(CHORUS)
Seek while he may be found
Delight him in this times
This is the invitation
We've been waiting for
Seek while he may be found
(And) Call on Him while He's near
Don't you fear, He won't hide
Just come like a child
Don't you fear, He is here
I got stir crazy, could not rest my mind
In to familiar surroundings.
So I walked out, ran out in a field
Or maybe You brought me there.
Chorus:
To remind me, 'cause I forget so well
I fence me up, and I lock You out
Your greatness comes, rushes in
And You revive me.
It dawns on me, when was the last time
I saw these Northern Lights
It cripples me, when was the last time
I cried to You for sight.
Anchor up, tow me out
Of this pit I'm dreading
Turn this vessel's
Path around
I look above, I'm in love
With the pace you're setting
From this stream
We're ocean bound
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
'Cause that's just where You are
I'm the son
You're the King
Makes me royalty now
It's no title without pain
In the end it is well
After storms and beatings
These muddy rivers
Empty out
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
'Cause that's just where You are
Just where You are
That's where You are
That's where You are
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
And I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
I know for sure I'm headed
Straight for the edge
'Cause that's just where You are
Anchor up, tow me out
Wake dove, stretch your feathers,
Worry not love, how far you could fall.
Fly now, darling find how;
A broken wing can feel the best to soar on.
It's not the perch you've climbed to reach,
But the broken wing that's made you meek;
that's when He lifts you high.
Believing is not about seeing,
Faith is not about reaching,
and on this journey I keep learning,
Flying is not about wings.
Sparrow trapped by a window,
every resource spent for just one goal.
It's not by work you find your escape,
but in your defeat when you seek his face;
that's when He lifts you high.
Believing is not about seeing,
Faith is not about reaching,
and on this journey I keep learning,
I'm moved by this grace again and again,
Your love so complete how can I explain
I want to live for you,
I want to live for you,
With wonder and beauty and mystery and meaning,
Filled with your joy oh hear me sing,
I want to live for
The rythem of your presence beats steady in my soul,
Let this be my prayer as the melody rolls,
From my heart into yours
This is all I have to give you back in spirit and truth
I want to live for you,
All of my days from here to ever after from this life
to the new,
I want to live for you.
Every morning your mercy is new.
I know as the sun rises into the blue,
I want to live for you
I want to live for you
I know with out shadows I love without fear
You are so faithful I see it clear
I want to live for you
I want to live for you
Prepare now the mission,
Plant in me a dream,
I'll give you back the life you've given me,
What is the measure of a life well-lived
If all I can offer seems too small to give
This is a song for the weaker, the poorer
And so-called failures
Little is much when God's in it
And no one can fathom the plans He holds
Little is much when God's in it
He changes the world with the seeds we sow
Little is much, little is much
Who feels tired and under-qualified
Who feels deserted, and hung out to dry
This is a song for the broken, the beat-up
And so-called losers
Consider a Kingdom in the smallest seed
Consider that giants fall to stones and slings
Consider a child in a manger
Consider the story isn't over
I can't say what brought me
Down this far, it's complicated
Face down and bleeding
From this war
Could you forget
'Bout figuring me out
And be glad I made it
From face down and bleeding
From this war, from this war
From this war
And it feels like winter
On a perfect summer day
If I convinced my heart
To believe my mind
It might just go away
I can't say the last time
I really smiled, it takes a lot now
You're face down and bleeding
From a war
Well, I know exactly where I've been
And I can't go there again
I need a lot more
I need a lot more than thoughts
I need your touch in my war
And it feels like winter
On a perfect summer day
If I convinced my heart
To know you really love me
It might just go away
It might just go away
When it feels like winter
Would you come and save the day
When you touch this heart
I know you really love me
And you'll never go away, away
And never go away, away
And it feels like winter
On this perfect summer day
'Cause you convinced my heart
To know you really love me
It might just go away
It might just go away
Ive lost all my earthly optimism
that its all gonna be alright
that the good will win this fight
somewhere between youth and disappointment
the dream became dispare
the love became a lie
just now I've reached the end of my line
just now im too tired to keep on trying
hope
it is rising
its a sunrise
from me
hope
it is rising
and its breathing
There are no mystic jewels, embedded in my prose,
No moonlit haloed cherubs, perched on my piano,
No lyrics laced with pixie dust, no angels sings along.
I am just a beggar who gives alms.
Chorus:
Gold and silver have I none, but such I have give thee,
Borrowed words from the one, who gave the gift to me,
The pearl that I could never buy, this life, this dream, this song,
And I am just a beggar who gives alms.
I am not the creator, but a scribe with a pen,
I'm recreating visions, through a cracked and broken lens,
Only one has ever seen the home for which we long,
And I am just a beggar who gives alms.
Chorus:
Gold and silver have I none, but such I have give thee,
Borrowed words from the one, who gave the gift to me,
The pearl that I could never buy, this life, this dream, this song,
He ran away from home at the age of seventeen
For years he drank himself to sleep
Under the bridge of Saint Stephen Street
Dad I'm stopping by
Can you look me in the eye?
He left the message by the phone
At the bus stop he cried
His father held a sign that read
Welcome Home
Glory by the way of shame
Bear a cross in Jesus name
Glory by the way of shame
It's an amazing grace
Glory By the way of shame
She cheated on him twice
But for fear she never told
She finally confessed before her heart ran cold
With pain in his eyes
He walked out of the house and drive her to town
Bought her a white wedding dress
Came home to her and danced
To the song of forgiveness
If these stories are true
I really couldn't say
But of my own heart I know
When everything is wrong, the day has passed and nothing's done
And the whole world seems against me
When I'm rolling in my bed, there's a storm in my head
I'm afraid of sinking in despair
Teach me, Lord to have faith
In what You're bringing me will
Change my life and
Bring You glory
There on the storm I am learning to let go
Of the will that I so long to control
There, may I be in Your arms eternally
I thank you, Lord, You are the calmer of the storm
You rebuke the wind and the waves, once again I find I'm amazed
By the power of Your will
'Cause I'm a child of little faith, I feel the wind and forget Your grace
And You say, "Peace, be still"
Teach me, Lord to have faith
In what You're bringing me will
Change my life and
Bring You glory
There on the storm I am learning to let go
Of the will that I so long to control
There may I be in Your arms eternally
I thank you, Lord, You are the calmer of the storm
Oh, when the torment blows, the middle of the sea
May I never trust, never trust in me
'Cause there in Your arms I find
No tragedy
There on the storm I am learning to let go
The white wave's high, it's crashing o'er the deck
And I don't know where I go
Where are You Lord, is my ship going down?
The mast is gone so throw the anchor
Should I jump and try to swim to land?
There on the storm, teach me God to understand
Of Your will that I just cannot control
There, may I see all Your love protecting me
Old streets don't lead back where they used to
We blaze new trails to ancient places
I still love You just like I used to
But this love won't fit spreadsheets
I don't just want to hear it
I want to feel it too
It's less like I'm trying
It’s more like I'm dying to know You
New day, new wave, same destination
With all this new change, lest we forget our beginnings
But I’m done with lip service
You look through the skin to the heart that drives this
Beyond trying, I’m dying for love
I’m dying to swim in Your sea
I’m dying to taste and see
I’m dying in all that I do
Death is no conflict, for those who do belong
The very last life breath, starts a brand new song
Promised to find, what I?ve been looking for
I guess then we will meet right at Heaven?s door
As I wander the streets of gold
Talked to all the friends I?ve known, yeah
We?ll go adore the Master King
Then only then, I?ll be breathing in
Breathing at Heaven's door
For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain
When I leave this earth, I?m not coming back again
So I wear this life like a dirty coat
Give up my tattered threads when I cross the moat, yeah
As I wander the streets of gold
Talked to all the friends I?ve known, yeah
We?ll go adore the Master King
Then only then, I?ll be breathing in
Breathing at Heaven's door
Life has no conflict for those who do belong
This very moment can start whole new songs
When I pass through die, as we all shall do
I?m gonna fall at the feet of the one who created me and you
As I wander the streets of gold
I've talked to all the friends I?ve known
We?ll go adore the Master King
Then only then, I?ll be breathing in
Breathing at Heaven's door
I'll be breathing in
I'll be breathing in, hey yeah
Only peace, no disease, no more rain
No more pain, no more tears, no more fears
Breathing in
Only peace, no disease, no more rain
No more pain, no more tears, no more fears
Breathing in
Only peace, no disease, no more rain
No more pain, no more tears, no more fears
Breathing in
Only peace, no disease, no more rain
No more pain, no more tears, no more fears
Sometimes Your calling, comes in dream.
Sometimes in comes in the Spirit's breeze.
You reach for the deepest hope in me,
And call out for the things of eternity.
But I'm a man, of dust and stains,
You move in me, so I can say,
Here I am, Lord send me.
All of my life, I make an offering.
Here I am, Lord send me.
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan.
Here I am.
Setbacks and failures, and upset plans,
Test my faith and leave me with empty hands.
Are You not the closest when it's hardest to stand?
I know that You will finish what You began.
And these broken parts You redeem,
Become the song that I can sing.
Here I am, Lord send me.
All of my life, I make an offering.
Here I am, Lord send me.
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan.
Here I am.
Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness,
And the fear that I'll fail You in the end.
In this mess, I'm just one of the pieces.
I can't put this together but You can.
Here I am, Lord send me.
I want to live my life as an offering.
Here I am, Lord send me.
All of my life, I make an offering.
Here I am, Lord send me.
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan.
Here I am.
Here I Am, all my life an offering to You, to You
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan
