TEARS

Oceans inside me, tears welling up inside
Remembering the Word of the Lord
And the hope that I have in life
I wait and my vision clears
I take the next step as it appears
Lamp unto my feet
Lead me and guide me
Light unto my path
There is no other way
Strength for the journey
Word for the weary
Walls crumble at your command
Father, I am letting go to leave
All in Your hands.

STILL ME

STILL ME THAT I STRIVE NOT
KEEP ME EVER TRUE
MAKE ME UNAFRAID TO GO ON
TO TAKE UP MY CROSS AND FOLLOW AFTER YOU

STILL ME THAT I MAY HEAR
YOUR VOICE LORD ABOVE MY VERY SELF
LET ME BECOME MORE DEPENDENT
UPON YOU AND LESS TRUSTING OF ALL ELSE

STILL ME THAT I MAY FALL APART
AND LAY HELPLESSLY UPON YOUR CHEST
BROKEN AND MENDED BY YOUR EVERY WORD
AWAKENED BY LOVE AND SUSTAINED BY YOUR REST

UP DOWN

Coming up from the bottom
to breathe again
I am going back down
I am going back in
Cannot stay where it is comfortable
while the world drowns in sin
I must go into all the world
and tell the good news again
To the tired, lost, and poor
Sharing the Way, the Truth, and the Life with at least one more.

LET ME KNOW

Blue skies, storm clouds
Feeling nothing sometimes
Except the constant eternal battles of life
The skies seem dark and heavy, my heart races on
With expectation of what might appear
after the night is gone...

Changing seasons, heading home, and the yet unknown
The journey is relentless, traveling through
The path is not seen but You let me know
There's more to what I see if I will only look to You

Facing difficulties and hardships
Faith refuses to give up
Hope always believes, seedtime and harvest
Love conceives and gives birth to promise
Part of growing up is not avoiding pain
Facing the fires of love, not giving up is what remains

The look in Your eyes draws me in
I love You, I adore Your presence
I want to be with You, Holy Truth
I need to be found in You
My Protector, shielding me from what I do not know
Draw me to Your side to obey, to grow
Meeting me even in my dreams
Teaching me, holding me, helping me to patiently wait...

Let me know
how I may please You, my King.

SANCTUARY

O King, I come to Thee
Bowing low at Thy feet
My eyes behold Thy glory
I can scarcely speak
Be not far from me, O Lord
Shine ever bright in here
Let me but hear Thy voice, O God
And by Thy grace draw near
I remember back when Thou awoke me first
Yearning every look of Thine eyes
Always every word Thou hast spoken to me
Has kept my heart alive...
Deeper daily I live for Thee
Increasing desire I find
To ever know Thee more
My dearest friend of all times
Thou art with me as no one else can say
Through the watches of the night and in the dawn of every day
Thou alone hast become my greatest comfort and song
My secret sanctuary all the day long.

23 May 2006

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A sudden whisper I hear
My Lord, The King is near
And with Him a procession of purpose, endless courage
Write it down, mix it with faith, be nourished
Look upon the truth, let it fill all of you
Let freedom sanctify, wash, and cloth
Make you ready and be all that you know
An assurance of change somehow sustains
Inspiration like sunlight dancing in the rain
A gentle joy comforts my mind
You're in me and I'm in You forever in time
Though now, through daily duties and chores
I miss you, I seek you, I long for more
While all else continues to come and go
When the day is spent, keep me close
I will gladly wait and live to explore
Guarding attentively all my windows and doors
Choosing the blessing and not a curse
By letting everything else take second, I put you first.
Shaken I shutter to think, to feel, I must
No presence is more real, I receive, I trust
What I have known in you
Your blood poured out to prove
True love surpasses flesh and bone
It gives, it does not seek its own
Overlooking mistakes, empowering deep within
Giving vision desire with a hunger to begin again
It pleases you to delight in me
This free-willed little one who sometime cannot see
Your love does not change
Good or bad day
You want me just like this
No matter how unprepared, unsteady, every bit, all the way.

Marcie L. Mayo
2 Jan 2006
I Thess 3:8

PSALM 56:4-9

"In God I praise His word,
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."

Something more beautifying the meek
Sacrafice that is pure and sweet
Something of precious worth to me
Beautiful and deep
Teach me to exercise the authority given
and remember that the darkness is under your feet

"Thou knowest my wonderings:
Put thou my tears into Thy bottle...

When I cry unto thee,
Then shall my enemies turn back:
This I know;
God is for me."