Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Don’t always know it Often times don’t understand How something so quiet Can slip so quickly through my hands You say be still, Lord I never really tried Until in the darkness I was desperate and I cried Still find it elusive Wonder some days  if it will ever come Yet in the whispering wind I feel a touch  of what you’ve begun Inside my chest When I find rest I know it comes  From nowhere else  Peace isn’t a potion Or some passing fantasy It rests in the midst of trouble Helping us to see That even when the struggle  rises up ahead You open your arms And say “Pick me instead I will steady the ship I will calm the storm I will shelter your spirit When you’re weary and worn I am here All you have to do Is call out my name  I have loved you From the very first day I remain” Breath starts to flow Shedding tears Letting go Peace  Comes  In the midst Of the storm. 02/13/26 clc

See me  Here So small Utterly aware Take my hand Search my heart Find in me That smallest part Where love grows Plant a seed Beyond all  That I have known Send the warmth To touch my face Opening before me As my spirit waits For what you show This bigger love Known to me Over and over How you pick me up When I’m not enough Take my words Let them be More than just Hollow thoughts Let each statement Breathe  With you, You provide The oxygen  That fills me up inside See me Make me aware Of what you have  This moment I await The very air  You bring. 02/12/26 clc

Struggle with the cold When it reaches to my soul And feeds the hurts within Taking away joy,  Not letting light shine in Oh help I’m So cold  These are the times When I want to let go Silent screams Followed by guttural pleas I don’t understand I keep trying But I’m such a frail man Wanting to feel a little heat This morning there’s none, And it chills my beliefs A little more Cold day in store… 02/09/26 clc

You find me In the moments  just before the dawn When soreness clears your body  as you let out a mighty yawn When your days have been troubled You can find my rest In the stillness of the morning  Waiting for sun to crest  Over the horizon Above waiting skies Wipe away those tears Clear the sadness from you eyes You find me In the simple When you take a breath Like an inhaled prayer And let out all that hinders As you stand, fully aware Of skies and time and being Still feeble as you ask For a little peace - I bring you More than you could ever have grasped  Now hearts that are heavy Seem less so As you look to me And let go You find me When you seek me Though I am always there In the trouble In the joyful I await you And if you dare Take the moment To lift your head I am here child I’ve never left You find me. 02/03/26 clc

I don’t know which direction I can see so many roads ahead But I have to trust the savior Who saved me from the dead Dead man walking  Heading to my demise Only wanted the end Until I heard the one  who made the skies Whisper “What do you want?” I trembled  What do I want? I want to see the sunrise Without fear of what’s ahead  Want to touch the mountain top  Without faltering in my steps  But more than anything I want to live Even amidst uncertainty Deep down I still have  More to give Want to see my children And build bridges Where once  I was tearing them down Want to hear the morning song Of the birds filling their lungs  I want to walk With someone special Next to me I want to breathe  Where before  I didn’t know how to To be… Alive Hopeful Even when my tears Say something else I long for the day When I don’t  Beat myself up  For where I’m at And even on mornings  When I can’t see I pray (the way I pray) And lift...

I see the distance  Looking on ahead Often stumble Over the obstacles in my head But you know the path One step at a time That I should take Leading to you Drawn in a straight line I see clouds I see the sun I feel the rain And you gave that all to me  Yet, often I still refrain From looking down  At my feet You have me right where I am As I look off  Toward where the horizon meets Help me to stop See right where I stand  And know I can still look ahead But never forget  Whose I am Under the tapestry  Of your hand Lead me where you’d have me Help me to not over-plan Amidst the clouds The sun The rain Feeling your presence My spirit remains Yours. 01/21/26 clc “A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬