Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Stillness Sometimes I can’t find it Where is your peace? My head’s so out of focus I want your voice Yet, the echoes of the world Seem so present Will you quiet them and reveal More of you In the moments when my heart strays  Into the commotion Of another busy day When I look up Let me see more of all you are Even when I’m scared and alone Let me know you’re never far Away From me You  I long to see Still me from inside And let me be Close to you. 10/14/26 clc

Dear Lord, I hear You Sometimes resonant as a gong Other items so gently  like lilting morning birdsong  And even when there’s silence Feel the wind blowing through the trees You are ever present Even when I can’t see In the breath of autumn As Your creation sheds rainbow leaves You present the colors So my eyes will look, And see Not that we can comprehend  all the ways You make yourself known But the reminders are always ready So many ways that You have shown Our hearts may not be ready You still move through the seasons, Through each day Giving us ways to hear you, To see you If we just wait  Upon you - You present  Your grace As we repent And feel you close You Provide  So many ways In our lives As we carry on. 10/11/26 clc

  When I don’t have words to say Can’t express all that I feel How in awe I am each day Knowing that you’re real So many words touch my tongue Though they never seem just right At Painting a picture of what you’ve begun In my heart, so far from sight Most people don’t see the valleys As you urged me to march on And when I stepped over the mountains You are my victory song But these lips cannot express Your sweet mercies, your tenderness With me You took me from my darkest moments Took the bottle, you wouldn’t rest Until I realize there was more here And that, my soul must confess As I Look up to towards heaven I see you in the skies How do I thank you? When I want to ask, “why?” Why you love me? And even greater still Will you take this offering? As in your peace, I still I don’t need an answer In each breath, I know you’re there Amidst the moments when I struggle I know you care But my words still fail As they often do When it comes to trying to describe How deeply, truly I love y...

  We never Have to be alone again In the nightmares that surround us In this world so full of sin Never did I think That I could stand within my mind Without falling to the doubt As my insides would unwind Sinking ever further into the darkness Always knowing so clearly How bad my heart was That’s the trick we fall for When we’re surrounded by the lies filling us with sadness Asking us to compromise All that we are We fall deeper, More alone Right where we are But we never have to be alone again Always right beside us Is the most intimate of friends The one who recognizes Our brokenness and needs Instead of holding us captive to the dark We find release In the light Like a candle burning Becoming a flame  that lights inside You are not alone Nor am I When we open up our hearts to the one Who owns the night And believe 09/28/26 clc

What if in the silence Before we face the world We sat there with the maker Took those moments and asked,  “Dear Lord… Will you carry me through the hard times? Will you show me more of your joy? Will you let my heart beat freely? As I work, Help me find you more Take the fear that often snares me Cut away that bitter seed Open up this vessel In each breath, let me believe More of your message, more of your truths And when I can’t see you Lord, Let Your spirit be the proof In breath in my lungs Wind across my lips Skies that paint majestic As I take in each sip of You.” 09/28/26 clc

  Waters run through the canyons Early morning chill West beneath the Rockies’ heights God, if it be your will Move this vessel forward Steer my heart amidst the rocks Keep me ever mindful As I journey through my thoughts That run like this river Small against the tapestry Of all You place before me Oh, God You are all I need. 09/25/26 clc “God does not row for me, I have to row for myself.” ~ Anonymous