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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…
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Is God Enough?
Father, don’t you hear my prayers? I praise and glorify your name But you don’t seem to care my cares Father, don’t you see my deeds? I humble myself for you But you don’t seem to need my needs I told you I would die for you Aren’t my words enough? Why must you take good things from me? Why must this life be so rough? Why do you continue to test me â?? Isn’t my devotion clear? What must I do; what must I say So I know that you can hear? Father, won’t you feel my love? I give you all I am I’ve set my heart on…
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Turn Away
Time after time we slip away We do our best yet fail the test Every single day We fight so hard to do it right We get back up but fall back down Why do we even try? Year after year we crumble away Like a stone that shatters the bone Or cancer that feeds We give up hope of victory We scorn those who’ve led us to fail And it multiplies our pain. Turn away from it all And say you’re sorry Recognize the error of your ways Turn away from the past And promise not to return Trust and obey; do not run away And He’ll be with…
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Shine the Light
Matthew 5:14-16, 2 Corinthians 4:6-12 Let your light shine on the world Lift it high up in the air For all to see Let your lamp burn in the night And you will see How many will draw near to the flame Many more will run from its heat Some will come close and be Scorched by the fire But never bow in defeat Shine, shine the light His glory will keep it bright He is the Truth and the Way We need to trust and obey And let His glory shine Let your light light up the darkness Bring it out from beneath the bowl So all can see…
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Riches
Matthew 6:19-24, Psalm 39:11, Psalm 49:10, Psalm 16:5-6, Luke 12:16-21 Fix your eyes on things of Heaven Not on treasures of the earth Set your sights on things eternal Not on those of passing worth For the moths will come And the rust, it will destroy And the thieves will come and take it all away Store up the everlasting And the blessings they will flow He will keep His promise to you Keep His words and you will know What it means to be A rich and wealthy man The life of whom will never see decay And the riches of His love rain down from Heaven The river…
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Looking Back
Numbers 11:18-20 Out of slavery; into the desert Out of bondage; into Life We need only walk the path He leads But sometimes it seems too much Where are we going, Lord? Where are you leading us to? How much longer until we’re there? When will we be through? This road is rocky, this way is hard There must be an easier way Maybe it’s not too late to return To that place from where we came You promised us a special place That we could call our own And be with you forever and ever Please bring your people home We’re happy that you’ve rescued us We’re thankful for…
