REMEMBER LOVE

I will not give up
I will not lose hope
I will continually wait
I will remember love

I will take the next step as He leads
I will fix my gaze
I will not hold back
I will remember love

I will always forgive
I will not complain
I will believe in what I cannot see
I will remember love

I will be still
I will not doubt
I will see the answers to my prayers
I will remember love

I will receive the truth
I will keep on giving all I have
I will cling to God
I will remember love.

NIGHT SEASONS

Watching the day slip away
listening to the whispers of the wind
So much is stirring inside my heart
I hardly know where to begin

How do I begin to express
worthy thanks for all You are
For the depths of love that You make known
By allowing me to lean into Your heart

Standing in the waves and touching the sand
reminding me this many are Your thoughts towards me
and How can I truly rest
Except that You outstretch Your hand and show me

I run into the night
seeking to lose myself and find You there
I am strengthened by the resistance I feel
And filled with hope through every prayer

To keep on singing, to keep on standing
To dance though victory seems far away
I will keep on believing and speaking the truth
Being confident You hear me when I pray

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