Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Sidewalk preacher Some kind of teacher Who is this man That walks among the thieves? What is this gospel He keeps proclaiming? Saying he’s the son of man Asking me to believe They speak of miracles The crowds adore him He just walks along I sit here at the gate I see him coming I hear the whispers wondering if he even sees me All I can do is wait And he comes Right to me ‘Pick up your mat There’s a world I want you to see If you can just believe’ He brought no kingdom No worldly riches But he gave a gift So these very feet  Can carry on now With his message Proclaiming the glory Out among the streets And he came Right to me Spoke the words that echo ‘You are my child, And you’re set free’ 08/31/26 clc

Inside Where my Spirit often quakes  My resolve fumbles and I shake ‘Oh, won’t you hold me’ I continue to pray Darkness Lingers at the door Always wanting a little more Please shine your light I ask for Your… Power Your love Holy Spirit Shine on me More In this Quiet The still moments before the day Sit and meditate The best I can Asking you To walk with me Hold my hand Throughout This day. 08/31/26 clc “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 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...

When I run There’s nowhere I can flee That escapes your presence Even the dark inside you see You see it all As if standing in the sun I cannot hide There’s no need to run You are there When the tears begin to fall When lost in my own wilderness Your voice still calls “My child I see you, please be still I love you when you’re hurting I will always be right here” But God, I’ve asked so many times For you to take away This misery inside It’s still there Shows up even on sunny days Will you take my heart And wash it all away You know my spirit Longs for your touch  I crave the way you fill me Those moments mean so much So please hear me Hear this cry I want you to multiply Your light shining inside of me. 08/30/26 clc “Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” Then the...

I’m still me as I’m siting here this morning Feeling alone Even as I know your glory Sits waiting for me to see That you’re here  Holding me Even as I walk through the loneliness that lingers You’ve been the constant When I lose my step, meander Through the hurts That I just don’t know how to let go How many times have I simply asked ‘Take this pain from my soul’ In the stillness The only sound, my flowing tears  You are here Asking me to let go of my fears Again So I do Please take away the pain Again. 08/29/26 clc

Why do I forsake you When you’ve given me so much? The heart that beats inside my chest Still remembers the touch Of your spirit as I was sinking Yet some days I’m so far away From the memories of that moment That’s when my heart seems to sway I know I wouldn’t be here Without the stillness that you bring Regardless of my circumstance, You would think my voice would sing But I still live in sin And some days feel so far away I take it all for granted As I walk the other way I haven’t forgotten you That I never do But I’ve been born of flesh And sometimes I just weep like dew So please forgive me if I question (‘cause) Maybe the questioning is when I see That you don’t mind the questions You just want the heart inside of me. 08/26/26 clc

When words fail And voices grow still When the music fades And we lose all of the feels The spirit stays Not banging like a drum The instruments go silent And beyond all that we’ve sung  The worship of our hearts Isn’t written on a screen It resonates within a heart That has truly changed In our motives And our actions The stirrings as we live In quiet meditation It shows clearly as we near The throne of Grace Our days are full Of so many ways to praise…  08/26/26 clc

In ocean waves And newborn babes In rain that falls Leads to thunder’s wake In choirs that sing Birds wake the day Even city streets Announce the name Of the creator In each little thing So many ways His voice rings In subtle whispers Shared between two Or raucous laughter That shakes the room His voice carries  Beyond Heaven’s Gates He brings the storm As the universe quakes And when his voice Comes amidst the still I tremble and realize His voice echoes like the hills That bear his name. 08/24/26 clc

Be still, my child I’m here now You can rest your weary head The world may keep On pushing you But I hold you  So go to bed Don’t worry about tomorrow Rest the future to my touch With all my might I cover you I love you Oh, so much As you drift  Know I am with you Let your spirit be set free And wake up tomorrow To a new day With me. 08/16/26 clc

Oh, Lord Meet me in the morning Send your presence Like dew upon the ground Clothe me with your sunshine Let your radiance abound In me Let me see Each cloud that forms a picture Ever changing as I breathe In this day set before me Oh, Lord Show me your way  As I walk on Let me hear the birds  Finding solace Even though I can’t make out the words As they praise Lifting up the first song Of this day Take the dark that wants  to hide within me All the trappings  I fall into as I trod Shine your light surely  upon my middle Where nothing can escape you Oh, my God This I pray Today Meet me in the solace Before I go on my way Knowing you’re beside me Walking with me as  Your light illuminates  Each step I take. Today. 08/16/26 clc

Amidst the splendor that was Rome With its shiny cathedrals made of stone The crest of civilization at the time Where the glory of man could shine Under the gaze of the Pharisees Those so religious, making a spectacle of  just bending to their knees As they took the scriptures and made a point Of drawing a line between those not worthy,  those who they would anoint Isn’t it perfect This being the place Where a savior comes in the midst  of the grandeur and brings grace A teacher who taught those in law how to be free A savior who came and shed his blood  to make a reprieve So me,  someone who dwells  between religion and faith Can just let it go And find my way As I look up and I look around The grandeur of Rome The history of Israel Still resounds Yet what matters more to me Is how a common man, a carpenter, a teacher - my God  would die for me 08/14/26 clc

How do I worship you? With every breath I breathe What song in my lungs? Not a hymn or some righteous cackling Everywhere I go I feel the pressure try to crush Though if I stop and listen I can feel your touch Not in a box Not on the stage But in misty mornings When I feel the rage Of living in skin So far from the divine Just hoping you hear me One more time As I praise you with mumbling Through fallen tears  That’s how I worship you Amidst all my fears That’s when I know And I grow Hopefully, closer to you 08/12/26 clc

Sometime it’s the silence That seems so fucking loud When everything is quiet Alone with thoughts, that’s where I’ve found My soul opens to the promise I’ve heard so many times But even in salvation, I still struggle deep inside Not with man, not with substance, Though I lived there far too long I struggle with this deity That I love, singing his song Cause even those of us who wander Are not always truly lost Some of us just meander through Exploring the world, and that can cost A price I know I don’t owe anymore Though the hurts may sting at times But they are not my burden If I will just stop and take the time To raise my hands to heaven, Or fall down in the mud Realizing I’m not enough That’s where I often get stuck Because I was taught I needed to do more,  I needed to be pure I needed to sing But the words weren’t always present,  or the music just too deafening To truly let him love me Yet recently I find more and more That’s the only solution Church Hurt sucks And I im...

“ You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Even the demons believe And shudder at the thought  Of all the winds that carry Each moment we have sought God amongst the chaos When we’re lonely and can’t see The Earth may not see his presence But when we earnestly believe We hurl missiles at the devil By the power of the blood We regain our footing, As he shows us his love Let his love rain down Let us open up our eyes For all that he has done Whether scene or in disguise We know a beautiful secret One we should share That in the moments we are hurting He is infinitely aware And doesn’t run from our iniquities He holds tight when we can’t stand When our souls seem to be burning He calls the winds at his command To give us peace To ease our doubts As we fall down to our knees Trying to sort it all out But we can’t We just have to believe And shudder in the presence of a God who breathes His life into us 08/04/26 clc

‘Come to me and drink You tired and thirsty soul I am the one who anoints within  I can make you whole  And when you lay down That heavy yoke That binds you to this world And truly let it go I will give you All you need Like the farmer gives the earth It’s seed See how it grows Within your heart  With the beauty Only I impart Come to me Come to me And as the spirit grows From the depths of where you’ve been Keep this process a reminder Of the pain and suffering That I release As you grow Your spirit soars As you learn to let go and Come to me’ 08/02/26 clc “Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ”” John‬ ‭7‬:‭37‬-‭38‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ ““Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble ...