Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Fearing the dark Our sinful days Brought us to ruin Yet, we stayed in places made of Darkness and of stone There - We were always so alone Then light shined Blinding as we drew near We didn’t understand We’d lived so long With out any clear Direction  Our path seemed straight Until the light shone And showed us  The way And the dawning  Of our hearts  Into a world we’d  Never known Walking toward redemption Never again alone All that fear Though it may Rear its ugly head Can simply ‘Go to hell!’ That’s where it  Will find itself In the end And the light shines And we still reckon With its might On cold, cloudy mornings  It keeps shining bright From deep inside Where we like to hide… It now resides. 11/30/25 clc “Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— The...

Oh, Israel  Will you not see? There is coming A babe, a newborn king In a stable Adorned in light From the single star Punctuating the night No ceremony Proclaiming his birth The lowliest of circumstance  This child would walk the earth A stranger Among your streets Oh, Israel Why would you not believe? All it takes Is to believe… Oh, Israel  11/30/25 clc “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Isaiah, we are ready You shared the news,  We humbly wait  Until God opens the heavens  And we’ll sing  our song of praise  Ten thousand angelic voices At the ready for this good news As the world rests Unaware  The time is coming soon Hallelujah From the heavens Bursting forth In jubilee We sing  Our mighty anthem For the king of kings Born a babe In Galilee  in a humble stable While angels sing The earth awakes  While angels sing  11/30/25 clc “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God is with us in the weary when our bones start to bend and break God is with us as the tears flow when our insides start to shake The breath He gives, Gives us life puts an end to our strife If we stop try to listen deep down - His presence stirs All our hope thought lost, forgotten slowly, will emerge He gives us life all He asks is that we try To open eyes ears and spirit our body weak He already knows But He is there He is with us ready to show Us life He did - He gave His life For you and I. 11/30/25 clc Immanuel - translated ‘God with us’

Struggling  Early morning Sitting listening To the sounds  Life starts around me Yet, often I am found Restless My spirit lacking hope I know that I am  Not alone There are many  who share my feelings  Those who wrestle With this world Even when it’s all silent It’s the battles in my head That press into the peace That you bring Help me find it now I’m struggling  Voices Of hope  From those who share This fight Walking on All seeking the light That is shared 11/29/25 clc

Oh, I just wanna be  Out among the evergreens Stars beholding  Nightsong sings  Stirring spirit Longs to be Where my lungs fill, Breathe And dream Decked with tinsel Lights and string The luster lacks What nature brings Illumination  Poured out so loud Do we forget  The simple vow That was made In the midst of  This illusion  Do we still see The way? Told under a starless night Well, one star brightly Shined its light On a miracle, A humble birth That would go on To change the world And the symphony  That sang Above the quiet To proclaim How a silent night Could pale The glow of modern lights  And change the world So when I take Deepest breath My soul looking  For its rest I find it out  As if I could be Under the same sky That once proclaimed To the night  Among the trees Under the sky I breathe. 11/26/25 clc

Told me how I oughta, Said, ‘son this is how you pray’ And started speaking words That seemed a little out of place But the words seemed  to carry importance As if they’d mastered this magic skill “Hallowed and Our Father” Guess they’d figured out the right way To seek his will? And I tried Really hard, I tried  Remember I was 13 Sitting in those wooden pews  Pastor man he looked around Guess I’d found favor ‘Son, why don’t you?’ And I pulled up those prayers I’d listened to as each Sunday service  came to an end  Opened up my mouth And played pretend “Dear Father…” But I didn’t feel like it was real I was saying words I didn’t really feel And maybe that’s not a bad way to pray But looking back Guess I always felt like there was another way So years went by And I let my voice be silent on the wind  Through times of desperation, always thought My words would just offend And I stopped Feeling like I could pray Because I just couldn’t do it  The right way...

Bottles been empty For quite a while now  And the life I knew Is just a vapor All the changes I’d never make Came crashing down As I sat amidst the quake Of sanity and piety While all I wanted Was to ease The pain… It was always about the pain. Sometimes hard to remember  Last time I found liquor And I thank the God  I didn’t understand For finding solace Within my skin As the pain Came rushing back again But this time  there was no plan Other than to take a step Find the strength to stand And face the pain That still remained Walked a few steps Then a few more Could hardly see the light Couldn’t make it to the door But instead of hiding Inside the walls of my cave Somewhere, there came The call to be brave The pain Didn’t have control  Anymore. And this world… Started to open Like a book I’d seen But never thought I’d ever read With stories of redemption found The openness to be myself For the first time. Without all the lies. Finding solace Inside And I remain...

In this world  Where lightning strikes  and cold winds blow Hunger pangs and heavy loads Trouble comes and our hearts lose hope There still is hope Deep down we know When fear steals our last shred of peace Darkening thoughts  and leading us  Toward the dangers of that precipice  We want to fall That’s being human, after all But deep inside There is a glimmer, a small light That burns like embers Longing to be stirred The fire just waiting  to be given breath From those simple words “I need help” Inside the fire ignites Warming those places that we hide Wanting to bring life To weary souls Those of us who fight the bitter cold That tries to bring us to our knees All we have to do Is ask “Please… I just need Your Peace.” 11/12/25 clc “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭33‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Cold wind blows over even colder souls The night finally relents This is how it’s been for so long The world keeps howling Mocking our beliefs Telling us we aren’t enough  Laughing at our defeats And when the temperatures drop Inside our weary hearts That is where You are That is where it starts The battle isn’t waged on fields of glory  Where life is lost This battle wages deep inside The tender folds of each person’s heart And the one who gave Gives it all again To hold us, when we’re shivering As we finally relent And let go Lay this burden down There’s nothing more to fight for Once we’ve truly found The light which guides, The strength beyond our bones It comes from surrender This victory is found  in being known  As we get up From knees that have  prayed that desperate prayer We become aware of the truth that brought us here And breathe This is what we need To truly believe. 11/11/25 clc “Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.” Psalms‬ ...

Let the night surround you  like a blanket under the stars envelope you in loving hope bringing peace where you are Nestled in his spirit breathe in the cool fresh air as the miracle of moonbeams makes you suddenly aware Where once you thought the night divided your spirit from the day now you feel the openness as his hand touches your face With moonbeams and star light and hope that never fades 11/09/25 clc

Be still before the morning Crests the sky  with awaiting dawn Sitting for just a moment As darkness lingers and I yawn  The coming day will soon rise above the night And I take a sip  of coffee My spirit awaits  the light And inside this old heart Finds solace knowing I’m not alone The first streaks  of day Just hints of the hope I still know The day soon alive Bids me on… The rustling  in my heart  Awaits the dawn 11/04/25 clc

Rustled like the tender reed  My soul falters in the slightest breeze My hope weary Barely hanging on  Lost in chaos  Forgetting the one Who sent that whisper On the wind Eyes surrender Breathe deep and begin to pray. Might as the oaks that reach Toward the sky Seem to always seek But they move gently In that same brisk wind Guess we all Get to contend With the rustling heart  Tears, Joy, Even when we’re sad All of heaven All of earth Surrender To the holy word Whispered on the wind. 11/02/25 clc “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.” Psalms‬ ‭56‬:‭3‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Nestled in the morning As a single birdsong fills the air The world around starts stirring I sit quietly aware This new day of autumn Rises to greet me through painted trees I sip from my cup Taking the chance to just be… And breathe. 11/02/25 clc