It's been a hard year But I'm climbing out of the rubble These lessons are hard Healing changes are subtle But every day it's
Less like tearing, more like building Less like captive, more like willing Less like breakdown, more like surrender Less like haunting, more like remember
And I feel you here And you're picking up the pieces Forever faithful It seemed out of my hands, a bad situation But you are able And in your hands the pain and hurt Look less like scars and more like character
Less like a prison, more like my room It's less like a casket, more like a womb Less like dying, more like transcending Less like fear, less like an ending
And I feel you here And you're picking up the pieces Forever faithful It seemed out of my hands, a bad situation But you are able And in your hands the pain and hurt Look less like scars
Just a little while ago I couldn't feel the power or the hope I couldn't cope, I couldn't feel a thing Just a little while back I was desperate, broken, laid out, hoping You would come
And I need you And I want you here And I feel you
And I know you're here And you're picking up the pieces Forever faithful It seemed out of my hands, a bad, bad situation But you are able
And in your hands the pain and hurt Look less like scars (x3)
I am long on staying. I am slow to leave, Especially when it comes to you my friend. You have taught me to slow down, And to prop up my feet. It's the fine art of being who I am.
And I can't figure out why you want me around. I'm not the smartest person I have ever met. But somehow that doesn't matter, No it really never mattered to you at all.
And at the risk of wearing out my welcome. At the risk of self-discovery, I'll take every moment, And every minute that you give me.
And I can think of a time when families all lived together, Four generations in one house. And the table was filled with good food, And friends and neighbors. That's not how we like it now.
'Cause if you sit at home you're a loser, Couldn't you find anything better to do? Well, no, I couldn't think of one thing I would rather waste my time on than Sitting here with you.
And at the risk of wearing out my welcome. At the risk of self-discovery, I'll take every moment, And every minute that you give me.
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And I wish all the people I love the most Could gather in one place, And know each other and love each other well. And I wish we could all go camping, And lay beneath the stars, And have nothing to do and stories to tell.
We'd sit around the campfire And we'd make each other laugh, Remembering when... And you're the first one I'm inviting. Always know that you're invited, my friend.
And at the risk of wearing out my welcome. At the risk of self-discovery, I'll take every moment, And every minute that you give me. Every moment, and every minute that you give me. Every moment, and every minute that you give me. Every minute...
Speak in a summer tone, Pause in the afterglow. Tenderly whisper my name. Tell me once again, why I am your bride. So I can fly. So I can fly.
Pause in your busy day, Look extra long my way. Wink at me across the room. Kiss me longer, Touch my arm when I am by your side. So I can fly. So I can fly.
Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh...
Oh, how the little things stregthen my tiny wings. Help me to take on the world. When you love me, there's nothing I wouldn't try. I might even fly, I might even fly, I might even fly.
I don't have to cry anymore I don't have to worry about what's in store I've walked that road exhausted and poor I don't have to cry anymore
And I don't have to know it all I don't have to be so proud and stand so tall I climbed that mountain only to fall I don't have to know it all
You did that for me Oh, you did that for me You wore the chains so I could be free Yeah, yeah You did that for me
And I don't have to be ashamed Hang my head or shoulder the blame Wondering if my life's been in vain I don't have to be ashamed
Oh, you did that for me Oh, you did that for me You wore the chains so I could be free Yeah, yeah You did that for me
Man of sorrows Well acquainted with grief Drug down to the city dump Spread eagle on a cross beam Propped up like a scarecrow Nailed like a thief There for all the world to see
You wore the chains so I could be free Yeah, yeah Oh Lord, you did that for me Oh Lord, you did that for me, You wore the chains so I could be free
There's always just one more thing There's always another task There's always I just have one more small favor to ask And everything is urgent and everything is now I wonder what would really happen if I stopped somehow
I'll be there in a minute Just a few places to go You wake up a few years later and your kids are grown And everything is important But everything is not At the end of your life your relationships are all you're got
And love to me is when you put down that one more thing and say I've got something better to do And love to me is when you walk out on that one more thing and say Nothing will come between me and you Not even one more thing
There will never be an end to The request upon your time It's your place to stand up and tell the world You've got to rest awhile And everything is important But everything is not At the end of your life your relationships are all you've got
And love to me is when you put down that one more thing and say I've got something better to do And love to me is when you walk out on that one more thing and say Nothing will come between me and you Not even one more thing
It's every loss and every love It's every blessing from above Here I am, all added up Oh, it's all right here
It's what I know, and what I'm guessing Half truths, and full confessions It's why I choose to learn my lessons Oh, it's all right here
(Chorus) And I'm not God, I'm a girl - I confess That I don't have a sea of forgetfulness No, it's all right here It makes me stronger, it makes me wince Makes me think twice when I pick my friends Oh, it's all right here It's all right here
It's caution and curiousity And tt's all the things I never see Welling up inside of me Oh, it's all right here
It's what is best, and what is worse It's how I see the universe It's in every line and every verse Oh, it's all right here
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Every heart has so much history It's my favorite place to start Sit down a while and share your narative with me I'm not afraid of who you are
I'm all here, and you're all there Some of this is unique, and some of it we share Add it up and start from there Well, it's all right here
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It's caution and curiousity It's all the things I never see Oh it's all right It's what is best, and what is worse It's how I see the universe Oh it's all right, it's all right here I'm all right here
I'm trying to work things out I'm trying to comprehend Am I the chance result Of some great accident I hear a rhythm call me The echo of a grand design I spend each night in the backyard Staring up at the stars in the sky
I have another meeting today With my new counselor My mom will cry and say I don't know what to do with her She's so unresponsive I just cannot break through She spends all night in the backyard Staring up at the stars and the moon
They have a chart and a graph Of my despondency They want to chart a path For self-recovery And want to know what I'm thinking What motivates my mood To spend all night in the backyard Staring up at the stars and the moon
Maybe this was made for me For lying on my back in the middle of a field Maybe that's a selfish thought Or maybe there's a loving God
Maybe I was made this way To think and to reason and to question and to pray And I have never prayed a lot But maybe there's a loving God
Maybe this was made for me For lying on my back in the middle of a field Maybe that's a selfish thought Or maybe there's a loving God
Maybe I was mad this way To think and to reason and to question and to pray And I have never prayed a lot But maybe there's a loving God
And that may be a foolish thought Or maybe there is a God And I have never prayed a lot But maybe there's a loving God
So many words to say, but I'm opting for silence So many days to live I thinking I'm sitting this one out Cause something I've been chasing finally stop to let me catch it Something I've been longing for and dreaming about
It's a whisper in my ear It's a shiver up my spine It's the gratitude I feel for all that's right It's a mystery appeal that's been granted me tonight This peace
It's something so elusive Something close but far away It's the home that I can't live in yet somewhere in outer space And sometimes I barely miss it when I walk into the room The curtains are still swaying and I feel the air move
And it whispers in my ear and it shivers up my spine It's the gratitude I feel for all that's right It's a mystery appeal that's been granted me tonight This peace
No time to grab a camera No time to write it down Just time enough to breathe it in And linger
It's a whisper in my ear It's a shiver up my spine It's the gratitude I feel for all that's right It's a mystery appeal that's been granted me tonight This peace This peace
You live your life like a tornado. Destruction follows everywhere you go. And you have no plans to stop or slow (oh). I will not let this bitter root grow in me. I will not let you leave that legacy, But it gets so hard when pain is all I see (oh).
And every time I find healing, you're making a new mess, And I am learning the real meaning of forgiveness.
And I tried to remove myself from your path, But I keep on waking up in the aftermath. So I pick up again and say I won't look back (oh). And I will not let this bitter root grow in me. I will not let you leave that legacy, But this constant fight is breaking me (oh).
And every time I find healing, you're making a new mess, And I am learning the real meaning of forgiveness.
And it hurts when you hit at the hearts of the ones I love; When everything you touch is rubble and dust. And it gets so hard to know how to trust, But I will not let that bitter root grow. I will not let it, no no. But it gets so hard (oh).
And every time I find healing you're making a new mess, And I am learning the real meaning of forgiveness. And I could move and never send you a forwarding address, Or I could learn the real meaning of forgiveness.
In the morning when I rise Help me to prioritize All the thoughts that fill my day Before my schedule tells me that my day is full Before I'm off and on my way * I want to praise you I need to praise you Let the first song that I sing Be praises to my God and King * Before the curtains part Before my day is starting Before I make up the bed Before the snooze alarm reminds me that it's morning Before the dreams have left my head * Before my feet hit the floor, I'll praise you Lord, I'll praise you Lord Before I fill my cup, I'll lift you up, I'll lift you up Before I start my day, I'll sing Your praise, I'll sing Your praise Before I start my car, before I get too far.... *
You will lose your baby teeth. At times, you'll lose your faith in me. You will lose a lot of things, But you cannot lose my love.
You may lose your appetite, Your guiding sense of wrong and right. You may lose your will to fight, But you cannot lose my love.
You will lose your confidence. In times of trial, your common sense. You may lose your innocence, But you cannot lose my love.
Many things can be misplaced; Your very memories be erased. No matter what the time or space, You cannot lose my love. You cannot lose, You cannot lose, You cannot lose my love.
JesusJesus, bright as the morning star Jesus, how can I tell you How beautiful you are to me Jesus, song that the angels sing Jesus, dearer to my heart Than anything Sweeter than springtime Purer than sunshine Ever my song will be Jesus, You're beautiful to me
Jesus, bright as the morning star Jesus, how can I tell you How beautiful you are to me My Jesus, song that the angels sing Jesus, dearer to my heart Than anything Sweeter than spring time Purer than sunshine Ever my song will be Jesus, You're beautiful to me
Oh, You are so beautiful Oh Beautiful So beautiful So beautiful Jesuys, you're beautiful to me Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful, Jesus, You're beautiful to me Beautiful, wonderful, everything Beautiful, Jesus, You're beautiful to me Wonderful, morning star, Lord you are, Beautiful Jesus, You're beautiful to me Ohh, so beautiful
Sweeter than springtime Purer than sunshine Ever my song will be Jesus, You're beautiful to me
I don't know how to say this I don't know where to stand I don't where to put my feet Or where to put my hands I've got them in my pockets My fingers are freezing cold They're wrapped around a ticket stub That's four weeks old And I don't know how to say this
I think we figured out This world is bigger than you and I We've exhausted our wealth, knowledge, Have no more answers for mankind
And we've had every conversation in the world About what is right and what has all gone bad But have I mentioned to you that this is all I am This is all that I have
And I'm not trying to judge you No that's not my job I am just a seeker, too In search of God
Somewhere, somehow the subject became taboo I have no other way to communicate to you That this is all that I have, this is all that I am
And we've had every conversation in the world About what is right and what has all gone bad But have I mentioned to you that this is all I am This is all that I have
And I would like to share with you What makes me complete I don't claim to have found the truth But I know it has found me
The only thing that isn't meaningless to me Is Jesus Christ and the way he set me free And this is all that I have, this is all that I am It's all that I have, and it's all
The only thing that isn't meaningless to me Is Jesus Christ and the way he set me free And this is all that I have, this is all that I am It's all that I have, and it's all that I am It's all that I have, and it's all
I don't know how to say this I don't know where to start Just know that I care for you And I'm speaking from my heart
I've done every devotional Been every place emotional Trying to hear a new word from God And I think it's very odd, that while I attempt to help myself My Bible sits upon my shelf With every promise I could ever need
Chorus: And the Word was And the Word is And the Word will be The old Word is the new Word is The old Word is the new Word is...
People are getting fit for Truth Like they're buying a new tailored suit Does it fit across the shoulders Does it fade when it gets older We throw ideas that aren't in style In the Salvation Army pile And search for something more to meet our needs
Bridge: I think it's time I rediscover All the ground that I have covered, like Seek Ye first what a verse We are pressed but not crushed, perplexed but don't despair. We are persecuted but not abandoned We are no longer slaves we are daughters and sons, and when we are weak we are very strong
And neither death nor life nor present nor future nor depth nor height can keep us from the love of Christ And the Word I need is the Word that was who put on flesh to dwell with us. In the beginning....
Verse 1: I don't want to leave here I don't want to stay It feels like pinching to me Either way And the places I long for the most Are the places where I've been They are calling out to me Like a long lost friend
Verse 2: It's not about losing faith It's not about trust It's all about comfortable When you move so much And the place I was wasn't perfect But I had found a way to live And it wasn't milk or honey But then neither is this
Chorus: I've been painting pictures of Egypt Leaving out what it lacks The future feels so hard And I want to go back But the places that used to fit me Cannot hold the things I've learned Those roads were closed off to me While my back was turned
Verse 3: The past is so tangible I know it by heart Familiar things are never easy To discard I was dying for some freedom But now I hesitate to go I am caught between the Promise And the things I know
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Bridge: If it comes to quick I may not appreciate it Is that the reason behind all this time in sand? And if it comes to quick I may not recognize it Is that the reason behind all this time in sand?
Hello Lord, it's me your child I have a few things on my mind Right now I'm faced with big decisions And I'm wondering if you have a minute, cuz Right now I don't hear so well And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil So I could sit with you in person And hear what you're saying but Right now, I just can't hear you.
I don't doubt your sovereignty I doubt my own ability to Hear what you're saying And to do the right thing And I desperately want to do the right thing But right now I don't hear so well And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil So I could sit with you in person And hear what you're saying but Right now, I just can't hear you.
And somewhere in the back of my mind I think you are telling me to wait And though patience has never been mine Lord, I will wait to hear from you Oh Lord, I'm waiting on you
Right now I don't hear so well And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil So I could sit with you in person And hear what you're saying but Right now, I think you're whispering
I can taste the fruit of Eve I'm aware of sickness, death and disease The results of her choices are vast Eve was the first but she wasn't the last
And if I were honest with myself Had I been standing at that tree My mouth and my hands would be covered with fruit Things I shouldn't know and things I shouldn't see
Remind me of this with every decision Generations will reap what I sow I can pass on a curse or a blessing To those I will never know
She taught me to fear the serpent I'm learning the fear myself And all of the things I am capable of In my search for wisdom, acceptance and wealth
And to say that the devil made me do it Is a cop out and a lie The devil can't make me do anything When I'm calling on Jesus Christ
Remind me of this with every decision Generations will reap what I sow I can pass on a curse or a blessing To those I will never know
To my great, great, great grand daughter Live in peace To my great, great, great grand son Live in peace To my great, great, great grand daughter Live in peace To my great, great, great grand son Live in peace, oh, live in peace
Remind me of this with every decision Generations will reap what I sow I can pass on a curse or a blessing To those I will never know
Oh, remind me Generations will reap what I sow I can pass on a curse or a blessing To those I will never know Oh, I may never know
When I stand before the Lord, I'll be standing alone This journey is my own Still I want man's advice, and I need man's approval This journey is my own
Why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price What does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life
So much of what I do is to make a good impression This journey is my own And so much of what I say is to make myself look better But this journey is my own
And why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price And what does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life
And I have never felt relief like I feel it right now This journey is my own Cuz trying to please the world, it was breaking me down It was breaking me down
And now I live and I breathe for an audience of one Now I live and I breathe for an audience of one Now I live and I breathe for an audience of one Cuz I know this journey is my own
And why would I want to live for man, and pay the highest price And what does it mean to gain a whole world, only to lose my life And you can live for someone else, and it will only bring you pain I can't even judge myself, only the Lord can say, 'Well done.'
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed, the wrong side of the room, the wrong side of the world. Can't put my finger on the mood. It's not melancholy, anger or the blues. I love my husband, my house, my job. Couldn't be any better, and really what else is there? Then I realize I'm forgetting God, and that's the root of all my misery. Lord, first of all, how is it between you and me? . Chorus: How is it between us? How is it between us? When did I talk to you last, and what has happened since? How is it between us? How is it between us? When did I talk to you last, and what has happened? . When I wake up I am on my way, reinventing the wheel and saving the day. I have learned this lesson a thousand times, I am the branch, and you are the vine. Apart from you we are mice and men, with our fancy dreams of grandeur and no way to get there. Oh I can think about you now and then, or I can make a mark on eternity. Lord first of all, how is it, between you and me? . Chorus . So let the wicked prosper, let the oceans roar, let the mountains crumble, and fall into the sea. There's something more important weighing on my mind. Lord first of all, how is it between you and me? . Chorus
