Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

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

Do you hear me  when I call out in frustration? Waking this way Taking in all the pain  and making clear The fact that I still live  with a fear That doesn’t come from  anywhere other than myself And I struggle to cry out  When all I want  Is for the hurt to disappear  Yet I hold it close And let no one else Realize it’s there Masking it with the silly  or sincere  Keep praying… I so want you to hear and help me walk through The dark when it closes in and  The light disappears… <breathe> Sun is coming up Moving slowly A one step at a time This is where I am. 01/20/26 clc “Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.” Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The Saints go on before us Clearing the path as we let them go And all the things they taught us We now hold closely, As tears flow A river of grief Running to the sea Of all those Memories  Never perfect,  but what man is? They still walked before us As we watched what they did Sometimes in the words they said, But more in their actions  They proved  A testimony of years Now silent  Yet still runs through me and you The saints were never silent And even now  ten thousand angels rise above Opening the way to heaven  Where finally, he can give up This weak and weary form And be clothed With righteousness of our Lord This Saint  Soon heavenly bound Let the peace  Of Heaven rain down In each single tear That we wear As they go home. 01/19/26 clc

See my heart Even when it’s shattered When I’m hurting  And nothing matters But my hope Where I have laid  My burdens down In the silence When no one is around That still, small voice Booms throughout the darkness Tears flow  and I’m reminded That nothing else Can save me  from myself There is nothing else Lift up my eyes Through moments  when I’m just trying to survive When the hope I hold Seems to hide I know it’s there I remember what it’s like I’m painfully aware Of how small I am And I need you here Here Where I am sitting Taking a few moments Really pleading  For you to know I am smaller Than I ever thought  Yet, my heart wants to show I am just trying to move I’m moving slow, but I’m still holding out for the hope  I know is there I know you’re there I know you’re there I am aware. Hear the cries of my heart This is my prayer. 01/14/26 clc “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because ...