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people speak of love sometimes like this
in that solemn and timeless line,
“someone died for you..”
speaking of the great honor and selflessness those words hold for you
well i say what is more,
“today, yesterday,
and everyday
someone is living
living for you.”
deny yourself to find it anew
and in the fullest
lose your life to find it
and find it eternally
LIVE “a life you love”
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wake me up
sleeper arise from your slumber
and fight for what is right
fight, fight for what you hold dear
stand up for what is greater than you
protect, guard with all of who you are
the wellspring of life that is your own
from the darkness that comes from within and without
the frosts of bitter winter can turn to joyful white
of new birth and redemption
where you to only open your soul
to the light and the flame
that is love
wake me up
from the death that un-feeling has bound me to
break, break these chains!
bleed, bleed my callous, hardened heart!
feel, weep from eyes tired and swollen
rage and destroy, light the fire
burn away the dross of self
wake me to a love that overflows
to feeling, to living
wake me to the dawn of a new day eternal
with you
i am broken
and it is beautiful
because you have done what is good
on the verge of an empty despair
what holds me back from the dark edge of night
is only You
who am i that you are mindful of me
this son of man that you should care for him?
how majestic, how sovereign
are You
when all the mountains crumble to dust
when the oceans dry up
and the stars fall like lightning
how blessed are we
when we cried out to the Lord in our trouble
and He delivered us from our distress
let me give thanks to You for your unfailing love
and His wonderful deeds for men
my heart is weak
in the deathly silence of the night
the enemy surrounds me
and traitorous thoughts take me captive
i surrender willingly to wrongdoing
and foolishly i plot my ways against you
by Your just hand Your spirit puts my soul to the test
and burns away all that is not of You
leaving whole and clean what was once dead and defiled
please guard my life
for i am devoted to you
You are my God; save your servant
who trusts in You
have mercy on me, O Lord
for i call to You all day long
bring joy to Your servant
for to You, O Lord
i lift up my soul
far from home
sojourner and alien
in a land that is not my own
You have redeemed me wrapped me in Your arms
Your son
adopted, free
heir to the riches of grace, abounding in love
an ambassador and soldier for Your eternal kingdom
how i enjoy all of who You are
before the sun rises in the morning
when all Creation rests in slumber and the frost is still on the leaves
and when the evening comes
how in the sunset i can only glimpse just the barest fragment of Your glory
out amidst all the stars and space where i will never tread
here on this earth that You simply spoke into existence
when life is sweet like honey
and all is well with my soul
You are there
when i am consumed by pride
weighed down by this world of care
You are there
where can i go from Your spirit
where can i flee from Your presence?
You are my beautiful Savior
You have given me life and life in the fullest
how we walk together:
i weep and shout for joy all at once
for i am broken
and it is beautiful after all
because You have done all things well
and will forever and ever
amen
”i desire to be strong: but a strength that no man may take credit for. i desire to wait in the desert, to climb the mountain, to sail in the storm, to defeat the giant, to humble kings, to wrestle the angel i desire to be rid of this selfish heart and to grow it anew in Him - pure as gold. O Father, be strongest in my weakness! shine your light through me.”
