Poetry & Lyrics
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You Are All I Need
I fill my life with so much I wonder when I’ll be satisfied I fill my time with so much more I wonder why I feel so empty I try so hard to make a difference If for no soul but my own In search of my reason for being In search of my reason for hope Then I see you standing there Reaching out to me Amidst the storm and the waves Calling out my name What am I looking for that I don’t already have? What more is there to be Than that which you made of me? When I seek my own I am lost But in…
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Do You Believe?
O, you of little faith Why don’t you understand? With God, there’s nothing you can never do O, my poor little child Why can’t you clearly see? With faith, you can make the mountains move But day after day As you walk along the way You trip on the things that you used to do And step by step Though you hear what I say You depart from the words I’ve taught you to be true If you trust in me I will give to you All the desires of your heart If you follow me and do my will We will never be apart Do you love me? Do…
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Artificial Light
2 Timothy 4:3-4, Matthew 23:26-28, Matthew 15:14 In the morning when the sun does rise The shadows awaken with a tempered flare Following and leading the prideful heart To the darkened pit of despair As the darkness hides the sins of the day And befriends the secrets of the night There are those who stand terrified That what they’ve done will be brought to light To feel better about who they are Some gather others like them near They talk and sing and listen To what their itching ears want to hear There are some whose lives stay hidden Though the pain is seen so clear It’s the light which…
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All of My Heart
With all of my soul I worship You With all of my joy I sing With everything I have in me I sing praises to thee With all of my heart I lift my voice With all I have I cry “You are my God, my Lord and King!” And it’s to You I sing… Before the world began, You remembered me When I was at my worst, You set me free Your smallest drop of mercy is greater than an ocean of my sin Because of Your abounding love, it’s You my hope is in With all of my soul I worship You With all of my joy I…
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In Your Glory
Hear us, O Lord, as we joyfully pray All you have given us, we can’t repay We lift up our hearts, we lift them up unto you Bringing us closer to the one that is true Happiness follows because you are near And we have to sing so that the whole world may hear God our king, thanks to thee For the world’s greatest gift when you died Blessed are we unconditionally As we stand with our hearts held high Hear us, O Lord, as we thankfully sing Of the wonderful gift, called ‘Life’, that you bring It lifts up the body and strengthens the heart From you that connection…
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I See You
You’re always on my mind You’re always on my heart I can’t imagine a world without you I love being your partner And I love being your friend But you can’t read my mind And you can’t feel my heart And I know I must express myself to you But circumstances separate us And the days get in the way But I lay here now at your feet And I let go all my fears Wanting nothing more than to hold you Even closer after all these years You are my everything Though I know it’s rarely shown I want to take you on an adventure Where only we can…
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Holding the Reins
Not long ago My heart was in despair For I’d hurt those around me By thought, word, and deed Chaos gripped me with fear I couldn’t see the boundary lines And in a panic, I rushed To make them clear It must be this or it must be that No mediocrity accepted In or out — on or off If the wall is firm then I’ll be safe To the untrained eye Things often seemed Very black and white And if it appeared to live in the haze I’d push it to either the darkness or light For clarity gave me peace of mind While my soul had to live…
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Sing a New Song
Psalm 40:3 Love flows around me; joy flows through my heart For it was not a year today I was given a brand-new start To live a new life and die to the old; Out of the darkness and into His fold. I came from a place that was lonely and dark; Hiding in the shadows; swimming with sharks. The blind lead the blind into the pit of despair: No love, no truth, no hope, no care. I ran with the wolves and sang songs to the dead. Praying that I was elsewhere instead. My family was crumbling, my marriage on the ropes I was failing in my journey, devoid…
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More Than a Hammer
How many more times must I strike a nail’s head? Have I no greater purpose than to pound it ’til it’s still? I see no need to do a hard stone’s deed, why must I yield to another’s will? I could have been cast as a centurion’s spear Or a sword that would make its owner’s intentions clear Given a chance at the end of a lance to be a hero the people could cheer But instead I’m just a hammer that some nameless carpenter swings Held in the hand of a simple little man to make simple little things Indeed I’m just a tool to help another extend his…
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O, My Strength
Psalm 16 O Lord, your love surrounds me It gives me strength inside The power to live The power to change From you, I will never hide O Lord, your love consumes me! A love you have proven true You gave your Son Your only one So what can I do for you? You lift me high up on your shoulders Like a child I have become Willing to learn Learning your will For on earth, your kingdom has come I follow because you have called me To be greater than the sum of my parts You strengthen my spirit Encourage my soul From you I shall not be apart…
