Coordinates: 5°00′N 58°45′W / 5°N 58.75°W / 5; -58.75
Guyana (i/ɡaɪˈænə/ gy-AN-ə), officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and (for over 200 years) the British. It is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America, and the only one on that continent where English is an official language.It is one of the few Caribbean countries that is not an island. It is also a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which has its secretariat headquarters in Guyana's capital, Georgetown. Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966, and became a republic on 23 February 1970. In 2008 the country joined the Union of South American Nations as a founding member.
Historically, the region known as "Guiana" or "Guyana" comprised the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the "Land of many waters". Historical Guyana is made up of three Dutch colonies: Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice. Modern Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil, to the west by Venezuela, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean.
How many days, Lord, have I walked in this wilderness?
A thirsty pilgrim with no water to drink
And this barren place is making me crazy
In my desperation I am forced to think
Seems like I have spent so much time searchin
In a dry and weary land where there's no truth
But I think I'm finally realizin,
That my only hope of water is the well that comes from you, So
Rain down your love upon me
Pour out your mercy on me
Please won't you take me to your springs of life
Cause I'm dyin for deliverance, only you can save me,
I'm waiting, please won't you take me
To your springs of life
Oh God, you are my God,
And my spirit seeks you,
But my flesh has failed you time and time again.
And now I've chosen this desert when your love was waiting,
But your stubborn child longs to understand-
So I'll not waste another minute searchin
In a dry and weary land where there's no truth
Cause I think I'm finally realizin
The pathway is broken
And The signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to
Chorus:
CauseI'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to
It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone
So When the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the valley
If You want me to
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Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower.
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'ns Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
face lost in a crowd
feet wondering empty streets
voice crying out loud
heart aching with every beat
someone searching
searching for someone
everywhere and endlessly
wishing waiting
could there be someone searching for
someone searching
soul battered and bruised
cry wounded left for death
ears deaf to good news
eyes tear drenched in sleepless red
someone searching
searching for someone
everywhere endlessly
wishing waiting
could there be someone searching for
someone searching
oh I hear their cries
and I know the pain
can it be denied
that everyone has been and will be
someone searching
love standing alone
hands scared by the nails of hate
hope suffering gone
faith urging that its not to late
someone searching
searching for someone
everywhere and endlessly
loving longing
always theres someone searching for
someone searching
searching for someone
everywhere and endlessly
loving longing
always theres someone searching for
someone searching
This road is winding, narrow and steep
And I can't keep walking with frozen feet
My spirit is not willing, my heart is cold as ice
Thaw out my convictions, the passion's left my life
And I don't wanna be a flame
I wanna be a raging fire
Tired of my will, my way
Your calling's higher
And I know it's time I stopped running from the truth
So I'll stand here still until I'm filled
I wanna be moved
Oh yeah, I wanna be moved by you
Wanna be a rebel with a holy cause
Stand against the devil and have up my cross
You have a mission for me, a reason why I'm here
To radiate your glory, with sweet songs to your ears
I don't wanna be a flame
I wanna be a raging fire
Tired of my will, my way
Your calling's higher
And I know it's time I stopped running from the truth
So I'll stand here still until I'm filled
I wanna be moved
Oh, moved
I don't wanna be a flame
I wanna be a raging fire
Tired of my will, my way
Your calling's higher
And I know it's time I stopped running from the truth
So I'll stand here still until I'm filled
I wanna be moved
Oh yeah, I wanna be moved
I wanna be, I wanna be moved
I wanna be moved
Turning molehills into mountains
Making big deals out of small ones
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens
This is how it's been
Fear of coming out of my shell
Too many things I can't do too well
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail
This is how it's been
'Til the day you pounded on my heart's door
And you shouted joyfully, "you're not a slave anymore"
You're free to dance (free to dance)
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing (free to sing)
Even joyful noise is music to me
And free to love (free to love)
'Cause I've given you my love and it's made you free (free)
Free
My mind finds hard to believe
That you'd become humanity
And change the course of history
Because you loved me so
And my heart cannot understand
Why you'd accept me as I am
But you say you've always had a plan
And that's all I need to know
So, when I am consumed by what the world will say
It's then you're singing to me as you remove my chains
You're free to dance (free to dance)
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing (free to sing)
Even joyful noise is music to me
And free to love (free to love)
'Cause I've given you my love and it's made you free
Oh, free from worry, free from envy and denial
Free to live, free to give, free to smile
And you're free to dance
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing
Even joyful noise is music to me
And you're free to love
'Cause I've given you my love and it's made you free
I've given you my love and it's made you free
I could travel over oceans
Cross the deserts, climb the mountains
Just to share Your story
Bring You glory and win souls for You
And I could sing like an angel
Songs so humble and so thankful
Full of drama and emotion
So the world would know Your truth
I could give away my money
And my clothes and my food
To restore those people who are poor
And lost and down and out
Oh, I could succeed at all these things
Find favor with peasants and kings
But if I do not love, I am nothing
I could live a flawless life
Never cheat or steal or lie
And always speak so kindly
Smile so warmly and go about doing good
I could dedicate myself to do
What everyone else wants me to
Listen to them, compliment them
Say the things I should
I could show up every Sunday
Lead the choir and Bible Study
And they all might come to know me
As a leader and a friend
Oh, I could achieve success on earth
But success cannot define my worth
And all these actions, all these words
They will not matter in the end
'Cause songs will fade to silence
Stories, they will cease
The dust will settle
Covering all my selfless deeds
So as I strive to serve You
Won't You make it clear to me?
That if I do not love, I am nothing
And if I cannot live my life
Loving my brother
Then how can I love the One
Who lived His life for me?
Oh, sent to earth from Heaven
Humble Servant, Holy King
Come to share a story, get no glory
And save my searching soul
You knew that I'd deny You, crucify You
But nothing could stop You
From living for me, dying for me
So that I would know
That songs will fade to silence
Stories they will cease
The dust will settle
Covering all my selfless deeds
But Your life here has made it
Clear enough for me to see
You find this situation just a bit uncomfortable;
You'd rather stay far away from reality.
For you to understand would be clearly impossible;
So you shut your eyes and swear you can see.
Claiming there is a God, but does that mean anything?
So condescending to those that you don't understand;
Just too easy to make them your enemies.
Like an ostrich, you bury your head in the sand,
And then shout about all the things you believe.
But if there is a God, don't you think He can see
What you really mean? What you're doing?
[Chorus:]
You can't find the answers
Till you learn to question;
You won't appear stupid
Just ask for direction.
You're insecure and it clouds your perception
So stop and listen
And learn a lesson in love without condition.
So place all the souls that you know
in their own little box;
Quite convenient to handle them that way;
You're the only one you know who carries a cross
You don't care what they care about anyway.
And You talk to your God,
Prayin' for those who sin,
For their eyes to be opened.
[Chorus:]
You can't find the answers
Till you learn to question;
You won't appear stupid
Just ask for direction.
You're insecure and it clouds your perception
So stop and listen
He could have prospered in the suburbs
Instead of working for the poor
Down at the inner-city mission
Where there's so much disappointment
And very few rewards
For every victory there's a failure
On these harsh and empty streets
But if you ask what keeps him going
He'll say, "I know where I'd be
If Christ had given up on me"
Beneath the symbol of a lost cause
Is where I take my stand
Beneath the emblem of a Roman cross
Of a Sacrificial Lamb
'Cause love never claims the victory
Till it finally gives it's all
And that's why the grave is empty
Beneath the symbol of a lost cause
I've been a slave to popular opinions
And I've memorized the gospel of success
I've had a taste of the politics of power
And the glamor that commands the world's respect
But when my eyes are turned to Jesus
Nailed on a Cross to die for me
I hear a cock crow in the distance
And it shatters my illusions
And drives me to my knees
Where the last and the least
Meet the Prince of their Peace
Where the humble are honored
Got a stack of books
So I could learn how to live
Many are left half read,
Covered by the cobwebs
On my shelf
And I got a list of laws
Growing longer everyday
And if I keep plugin away
Maybe one day
I will perfect myself
Oh but all of my labor
Seems to be in vain
And all of my laws
Just cause me more pain
So I fall before you
With all of my shame
Ready and willing to be changed
Own me
Take all that I am
And heal me
With the blood of the lamb
Mold me
With your gracious hand
Break me until I'm only yours
Own me
Oh you call me daughter
And you take my blame
And you run to meet me
When I cry out your name
So I fall before you
In all of my shame
Lord I am willing to be changed
Own me
Take all that I am
And heal me
With the blood of the lamb
Mold me
By your gracious hand
Break me until I'm only yours
Rim music (administered by bmg songs, inc.) (ascap)
There's a young mother with three children
Got a stable income and a faithful husband, too.
She's searchin' for her life's meanin',
So she says to her shrink, "i'm leavin' home soon!"
Just decided that she couldn't take it anymore,
Didn't look back, she just snuck out the back door-
Chorus:
What is wrong with this picture?
We applaud this behavior
Admire how she breaks away-
Oh, it's so clearly cloudy, in the land of the grey.
There's a young senator,
Gifted politician,
So consumed by pursuing his career.
Use to care about what the people wanted,
But now he's learned how to say what they wanna hear.
A million lies and scandals bear his name,
But you'll never see him hide his face in shame-
Chorus:
What is wrong with this picture?
We applaud this behavior
He's a hero if he makes mistakes-
Oh, it's so clearly cloudy in the land of the grey.
What's wrong? what's right? absolute confusion.
What's black? what's white? everything looks hazy.
Such scenarios bring me to only one conclusion-
Maybe we've all gone crazy.
Three little kids are prayin' mama comes home,
And a little town feels violated and betrayed.
Meanwhile, two very unhappy people
Try to excuse the messes that they've made.
But you'll never hear it stated quite that way,
Idiots! Are mastering dominance through negative
reinforcement.
Uneducated. Ignorant and fucking mentally incompetent.
Wife-beater bro needs to die.
Tonight's the night we bite back -- revenge!
We'll dance in our master's intestines
And then go after his friends those motherfuckers.
Turn on the masters
Turn on the bastards
Die! They deserve to die
For their lack of compassion, for human pride.
To turn against what represents the resentment, our
discontentment.
Terror! Bloodshed!
Uncontrolled vengeance by maniac on four legs
Get set to self destruct [x3]
No hope, no hope at all.
Nobody wins. No future.
Nobody lives. No hope at all.
Nobody cares. No Future.
We just go on and let suffering reign.
I crawled along the harvest floor
In my enemies shadow, last kicks of life
Out of the pale, into the night.
The brain is dead. Neurons have stopped.
Nobody wins. No future.
(no hope, no hope at all)
Nobody wins. No hope at all.
Diarrhea comes quickly
Cup your hands to catch it
Use your tongue and lap it up.
Feces.
Anus starts to percolate
Dilated and impregnated with
Disease
Choking and suffocating and
Gagging from the smell
This shit ain't Hormel!
Disgusting.
The anus:
A dispenser of chili made from human meat.
Chili dispenser.
Meat and feces marinate in blood.