Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

I will fail Fall down weeping My soul  Broken in defeat My hopes  Long ago shattered  From promises I just didn’t believe Until I raised my eyes to the  Maker of the skies Let go  All my worries Tears still streaming  from my eyes You are my portion When I hunger You feed my soul When I’m standing  on the precipice You never let me go You are my strength When I’ve lost the will to carry on You are the stillness  in the morning You are my heart’s true song Each day  I find new challenges  Will come Some mere distractions  Others I face Some I just have to run You  Guide the way through the muck and mire  You don’t pretend You are real and present  You are my  Greatest friend  and my champion  Til the end  You are my portion When I hunger You feed my soul When I’m standing  on the precipice You never let me go You are my strength When I’ve lost the will to carry on You are the stillness  in...

Still, still waters Testify of the way your love Quiets the storms in my life Restless yearnings  are made complete When I lay them  fully at your feet Find the lonely days  begin to open up like spring Filling with your presence I hold fast to what you bring The dark that settles  as my spirit seeks rest Covers like a blanket held warm in your tenderness Awakening  Dawn not quite ready  to be seen I know that you are with me As my heart simply brings A prayer of joy. 02/26/25 clc “He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.” Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.” Psalms‬ ‭42‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

How long I wept in silence Years of holding on so tight To the fear that surrounded Lost in the darkest night Shame  became my companion Always telling me  the same rotten lies “You’re dirty, You’re broken If they only knew how  Ugly you are inside” The light couldn’t penetrate my sin I didn’t want to let  anyone in I stumbled as I fell further To the thoughts within How wide was the chasm that stood between me and you Lord, I don’t understand I was just a boy  Now a man who keeps  wandering through Life  With fear and a longing To be loved But I couldn’t love myself If you couldn’t save me then Why should I cry for help? More lies Told to me By the devil inside High on your mountain I saw you but I was lost below Why should I believe in a ‘savior’  When you’ll be like all the others  At some point you’ll go Away Leaving me by myself It’s funny how when I look back now  It was your presence  I always felt Your spirit  I just co...

You are the Bread that fills my inner need You are the Water that washes over me Fill me with Your Spirit in you I am complete In You I find refuge my soul longs to be  Forever Yours. 02/23/25 clc “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We cannot reap Where we do not sow  There is no peace  Without letting go  There is no victory  Without the fight  But in the end,  It’s not about might It’s about standing  It’s about dirty knees  Fallen and broken When we cry out “Please” The past can bind us  Hold us in place Even when it tries to  Bring us down Persevere, run the race Hope is eternal Pain will cease There is victory Though some call it defeat Lay down your burdens Cling to your faith Let it be manna Given new each day 02/21/25 clc “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened th...

Lord, I am weary This rattling in my chest My breath labored, Cannot rest Long night, Now I confess I am so tired Need your help I know that sickness Is part of this life The feeble nature Of our strife Often times just  Trying to survive Today, I hope I pray  Please take  this burden away Wrestling With the thoughts That often come As I’m trying to be strong I come undone Just want to rest To find a little Peace To numb The aches In my head The fear Rises instead Of totally giving  myself to you  Yet, I am here I know exactly what  To do Knees find their place, I wait I hope I pray In you. 02/21/25 clc ““Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.””‭‭ Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?  The h...

Magpies sing in a gaggle Chattering on about the day Watching these humans Scurry and scatter along their way Cackling as they witness All the folly we humans bring From sitting in lines for hours (traffic) To their cookie cutter palaces and all the things Each laughs, Scratches its beak At the madness They see Brought to worship Inside a building? When God is everywhere Raising their chorus Under a roof -  Doesn’t seem clear As the magpies raise  their voices wide Nothing to block their worship Except the skies “Do not worry, Look to the birds” They know how To make their praises heard! Often times without a word - They sing. 02/20/25 clc

Wilder woods To run through Deeper waves to embrace Feel life around you Open, grow Resonate Mockingbird sings  Calling us to pray ‘Do not be silent Listen to what your heart hears’ Then flies away Take the fruit of years He’s been strengthening your vine  Breathe in the essence Of His path, Seek the divine Even as the day begins With cold, damp rain We don’t have to stay that way We can change And look To all he gives And say ‘Thank you’ 02/19/25 clc

When you’re restless… “Be still and know  that I am God My hand holds the mysteries  of the stars The moon pales in the glow Of all I am Of all I’ll show If you listen Take each breath Find those moments  When you rest  In me you are complete Lay your burdens At my feet I rise above the  mountain’s highest peak The windsong worships  from the steep But I am also  in the rain That washes over your heart  sore with pain So many times  I slipped away From the crowds, the noise Simply to pray And I am here When you don’t understand All the world is telling you, Laying out ‘it’s plan’ I whisper ‘I am here’ When the path ahead  isn’t clear Be still And know I alone Hold… The universe in my hand At the same time I will hold you close I understand. So be still Rest Is what you need. In me. 02/19/25 clc “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”” Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

He brought light Out of the darkest night Set the tapestry of the sky Painted the heavens With great delight All before our eyes He shows  How Great is His love There is no measure To define The works He set in motion  before time So why would I question  such a simple thing As the path that led me  to your side? I have to believe To trust Him And breathe I can’t imagine What He’ll do next Yet, I have seen the wonders  with my own eyes Years spent in brokenness  Replaced with a kaleidoscope  of delight Grateful to be Part of this living tapestry  Still amazed At the way He sets the path I just have to take a step. One day at a time. Knowing I will find… More. 02/16/25 clc “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬ ‭

Your eyes shine upon me when I’m covered in the mud  You raised me from the bottle,  Immersed me in your love  Your hand guides me,  sometimes with a gentle nudge  Other times you bind me,  hold me close when I’m not enough  Whatever it is I’m doing Dreaming of Heaven  or just hopes down here When I recognize it You are always Standing right here Skies over Alabama Misty mornings in the northwest The taste of ocean’s breath or Georgia Pines I know I can rest In you You help the little boy Through the storms  in darkest night When I am afraid You keep me safe And let me hide Within your heart I won’t let go Whatever the circumstance You are my strength, My truth, My hope Whatever it is Whatever is right Whatever is pure, lovely Whatever you ask I’ll try to abide In you, my heart will find Peace. 02/13/25 clc “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and s...

Wake Oh Spirit Wake and see the light Heed  The calling and let you heart find life Amidst  The struggles Fear in a fallen world Remember His promise Given to you, girl You Are not strong enough Alone You stumble, feel the pain But you Know the strength That comes in the pouring rain Wake Dear heart Let your spirit rise Knowing The peace That comes beyond the skies See the hope Before your eyes Even when  You don’t understand  Why… Let your spirit sing  The truth His presence brings. 02/11/25 clc “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Woke up to the music Playing in my brain My soul lamenting All the joys and pain Melody comes easy  And I don’t think I’d change The road that I have traveled Echoed in those lonesome strains I’m up early The tune I sing to myself Has changed so much From the boy who cried for help Do I deserve this? A life full of something more  Still fight within myself Though I’ve forgotten  what I’m fighting for Whisper softly -  a prayer deep within Lord, I’ve been the devil But I’ve also been a friend Take away this feeling That I don’t deserve much of anything Remind me of the truth When the lies creep in my brain The song keeps playing Like the playlist of my mind Knows me so deeply I don’t need to hide And those who hear it This song within my soul Are the ones I trust With the parts of me I’ve not often told I’ve been broken I’ve been beaten I’ve been tossed And full of shame But I’m still here And I have walked  through the flames Through the bottle Through the darkn...

Some struggle with the bottle Others struggle with the lie That they can never be free Of the hurts that terrorize Some seek forgiveness Others hide away their sin Oftentimes spend their lives Fighting battles they’ll never win Takes a second To lose sight of all we are Filled with the pain Of a thousand little scars Some think a needle And a high will ease the pain Until they’ve lost it all All their hopes flushed down the drain I’ve lost some To the disease within the mind Heard the news And tearfully asked God “Why?” I know - I am one of those Hell, We all are fighting To be heard, To be seen, To be known… Surrender Is More Than Giving Up True Surrender Is Falling Down And Looking Up  “There Is More!” I’ll keep shouting At the top of my lungs Please hold on You’re not finished The battle isn’t done One day that bottle Will finally be put away One day that needle Will have no power to sway  One day the victory Will be within your sight One day hope will overcome the night An...

Brokenness of humanity... Lost pieces scattered on the floor Sorrow fills what’s left of them Can’t seem to find the joy That permeates our beings Even as we’re still messed up Of dear God, I surrender Please mend me And fill my cup Fill me up. 02/07/25 clc

Lord, I get lost Fear comes  And I surrender Worn And tossed Like the seas I meander Through  Each problem I face Another day, Another fight Please Dear Lord Help me When I question  “Why?” Why Would you Send your son To die upon that tree? Why  Would you Give his life For a man  Like me? But more now Will you Help me Lord As I’m  Carrying this load? Will you Show me The next step? I just want To know Lord, Show me  where to go. Still amazes me  As sun wakes The day starts  To unfold Each ray of light Reminds me Of how little I truly know That’s where trust Is found And it grows In the light Of your presence I know. Lord, Thank you For your love. 02/05/25 clc “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,” Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

You see me When all I want to do is hide You follow me about  Always by my side Even when my heart aches From all the world has shown You still stand beside me Whispering “Child, I know” “Child, I know the problems That bring you to your knees I can feel the sadness when it’s so tight It’s hard to breathe” “I remember What’s it’s like to lose a friend I know the sting of tears, the hurt that never seems to end” “But I also know  That daylight comes  from out of darkest night I remember three days, And then I saw the light” “Child, I am the light!” I pause I know you are always here,  ready to rescue me Today, I just ask you To help me to say goodbye  and leave. Give me all your peace. I need you Please. 02/03/25 clc

In those moments When I struggle And I wish I knew the way I find the road less traveled  Leads me deeper towards a faith That holds me when it’s rocky It reminds me when I’m down That I am not alone here That hope is always found  Deep inside the River Running down into my soul I may see the darkness But light is present And will make me whole I know. Just have to let go. Along the road I travel Hope will show… 02/02/25 clc “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Birds dance on the wind Whispers rise from within Each feather He knows, he has a plan From down here We may not understand As the sun rises They make their way Flittering about On wings and Faith What if we followed As they Looking up We oft forget the way Right in front of us Ready to show us He never forgets Each day a new Journey begins We just need to realize Like the birds in the sky That our hearts Are all intertwined  Take that leap And fly… 02/01/25 clc “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”  “For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Psalms‬ ‭91‬:‭1‬-‭2‬, ‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬