i don't understand your ways, and perhaps i never will
i can't see past these scars of mine
these bruises and scabs still waiting to be healed
i'll never understand the way you love me
how you could see past my blood-stained scars
to see in me an undeserved worth and beauty
or how you could pursue me as i stumble in the dark
it's so hard to be still and find you in the silence
to trust you've got it all under control
it's so hard when i feel like i'm riding a fence
waiting on you to push me, to watch me fall and then soar
you're taking me down the road less travelled
the steps laid out before me are few
and in this haze i question if all will be well
can i find your hand in the midst of it, do i follow after you?
so grant me an unyielding hope
pour out Your grace like rain
shower Your love and fill to the outermost
this heart, this soul, to You may self be slain
2006-09-15
2006-09-09
who will speak into this heart of mine?
who will call it his prized desire?
who could challenge this love divine -
this love which creation's fall inspired?
from where will you come?
which path will lead me home to you?
when will Your will be done?
til then, Your hand i will strive to cling to
Lord, i need your light to guide me
out of these dark times i have traversed
shine bright onto this road, up and out of this valley
save me from this path and this self-imposed curse
i need Thee every hour
though too often i forget
you have promised on oath salvation's power
to redeem and fulfil til every need and want is met
i am weak, Lord, i need not confess
for You see plainly into this heart
still somehow beauty You find in this mess
as You hold me close, your love for me to impart
what could i have done to be honored like this
to sit at the King's table
to be rescued from death's steely kiss
the cost to save this life found now justifiable?
who will call it his prized desire?
who could challenge this love divine -
this love which creation's fall inspired?
from where will you come?
which path will lead me home to you?
when will Your will be done?
til then, Your hand i will strive to cling to
Lord, i need your light to guide me
out of these dark times i have traversed
shine bright onto this road, up and out of this valley
save me from this path and this self-imposed curse
i need Thee every hour
though too often i forget
you have promised on oath salvation's power
to redeem and fulfil til every need and want is met
i am weak, Lord, i need not confess
for You see plainly into this heart
still somehow beauty You find in this mess
as You hold me close, your love for me to impart
what could i have done to be honored like this
to sit at the King's table
to be rescued from death's steely kiss
the cost to save this life found now justifiable?
Come What May...
what dreams may come
to a heart like mine
broken and longing
to be found in Your Son
what fears may rise
flooding into my heart
who will come and rescue?
who will open these eyes?
what hope is found
at the foot of the cross
where dreams are tangible
as Your grace and mercy resound
to a heart like mine
broken and longing
to be found in Your Son
what fears may rise
flooding into my heart
who will come and rescue?
who will open these eyes?
what hope is found
at the foot of the cross
where dreams are tangible
as Your grace and mercy resound
2006-09-03
Dear Sister...
[Edited: 2006/9.03]
the night lingers
dawn wrestles to rise
she's a bit groggy this morn
as she rubs the sleep from off her eyes
it's time to shake off the dust she thinks to herself
wipe the cobwebs clean from my mind
the day is calling
and it's time to start anew, to enter into the daily grind
but i urge you to look on with hope, dear sister
to the opportunities that lay ahead
"i would, but you see...
it's so hard to get out of bed!"
press on, dear sister
for though you aren't aware
you are where you were meant to be
more today than the day before
you are in the process of becoming
and believe me when i say
though it may seem to have only been a moment
you are more you now than you were just yesterday
so press on, dear sister
for grace and mercy are arising
with you and for you
faithfully fresh and new each beautiful morning
so i urge you
to please hear my plea
stand tall and walk on, dear sister
embrace the life and the morn that is calling you to become your very best ME
[I originally wrote the above one morning as I was struggling to get out of bed to make it to morning prayer. It was the first day that I could remember waking up before the sun]
the night lingers
dawn wrestles to rise
she's a bit groggy this morn
as she rubs the sleep from off her eyes
it's time to shake off the dust she thinks to herself
wipe the cobwebs clean from my mind
the day is calling
and it's time to start anew, to enter into the daily grind
but i urge you to look on with hope, dear sister
to the opportunities that lay ahead
"i would, but you see...
it's so hard to get out of bed!"
press on, dear sister
for though you aren't aware
you are where you were meant to be
more today than the day before
you are in the process of becoming
and believe me when i say
though it may seem to have only been a moment
you are more you now than you were just yesterday
so press on, dear sister
for grace and mercy are arising
with you and for you
faithfully fresh and new each beautiful morning
so i urge you
to please hear my plea
stand tall and walk on, dear sister
embrace the life and the morn that is calling you to become your very best ME
[I originally wrote the above one morning as I was struggling to get out of bed to make it to morning prayer. It was the first day that I could remember waking up before the sun]
2006-09-02
Questions on the Mount
i'm wondering where You'll take this
and how far You'll see it through
by faith do i follow?
can i surrender and give in to You?
what is it You want from me?
and how much is it going to take?
will i find Your peace as You promised,
or is self-destruction lying in the wake?
i can't find my way alone
and i'm searching in the dark
confused by the voices
but it's Yours i want to hear most
here in my heart
i don't want fame
Yours is the one i'll treasure
help me, dear Lord, to seek You
the love that lasts forever
and how far You'll see it through
by faith do i follow?
can i surrender and give in to You?
what is it You want from me?
and how much is it going to take?
will i find Your peace as You promised,
or is self-destruction lying in the wake?
i can't find my way alone
and i'm searching in the dark
confused by the voices
but it's Yours i want to hear most
here in my heart
i don't want fame
Yours is the one i'll treasure
help me, dear Lord, to seek You
the love that lasts forever
Lullaby for the Lonely
there's a chill in the air tonight
and i wonder as you dare me
to dream and to hope for things unfathomed
the rain falls now
gently rapping against my pane
the wind whispering across the night sky
it is the lullaby for the lonely
those who wander in silence
searching for the warmth of a lover's embrace
the rain calls me to sleep now
the wind whispers an urge to rest my head,
my heart and my mind
so to bed i must go and to my dreams i will retreat
and i will wait for you there -
in the sweet lullaby of the lonely.
and i wonder as you dare me
to dream and to hope for things unfathomed
the rain falls now
gently rapping against my pane
the wind whispering across the night sky
it is the lullaby for the lonely
those who wander in silence
searching for the warmth of a lover's embrace
the rain calls me to sleep now
the wind whispers an urge to rest my head,
my heart and my mind
so to bed i must go and to my dreams i will retreat
and i will wait for you there -
in the sweet lullaby of the lonely.
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