Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Last drops of rain fall Storm has passed  as I sit Hear the stillness As the night rises  and begins  To settle  into the rhythms of the dark Just as in the aching  of my heart The storm was violent, crashing through the night Now, as I sit  Think about the way it  echoes how our lives are tossed and beaten torn apart and left  To pick up the pieces  the storm reminds us  of how we’ve wept But the storm will always pass, troubles will fade and cease It’s how we weather the moments when all we want is a little peace Holding on to salvation Even as fear beats us down Rising our heads to heaven This is where peace  is found  In the morning,  maybe a ray of sun  Or the clearness that comes inside when our hearts surrender  and we’ve begun To see All that is bigger That opens up our hearts  And lets us breathe. In Peace. 04/26/25 clc “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwar...

Hold me when I’m quaking  When the whole damn world is shaking When the storms rise  My spirit shudders My hopes seem lost Help me utter  This simple prayer “Dear God, Help me, Love me, Keep me aware of you” That’s all I know to do. 04/23/25 clc

Quiet moments Before the sunrise Sit in silence I Realize I am here Ready to receive Your hope, your promise These are The gifts you bring Before my head starts Jumping ahead Stop and listen To the voice  Inside my head Your presence is here, I just need to still My spirit longs To hear you Please show me  You will For the day For the morning For my hope And my longings Start and stop with you Help me keep my focus On You! 04/22/25 clc “Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Psalms‬ ‭62‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Open  My heart Turn  My eyes toward you Hear me And hold me As I rise in this new  Day Full of mysteries Shine your light Let me find You In each moment Open my eyes Arise My ‘old’ spirit Lift up My trembling soul In each moment Help make me Whole Or at least More like you In my actions And deeds Til one day You allow me To see you  Complete One day. 04/21/25 clc  “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.” Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,” Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

One day We’ll wake Before the king  Voices rasp With life’s hurts Will sing A thousand tongues Lift up hearts Fractured, broken Now made complete As we revel in His glory Finally able to see Raise our praises Lift up hands  Once sullied by our sin Like those old hymns We sing our praise To Him. Surrender To the one who died And rose Again. 04/20/25 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

Your love Is the River That opens up the floodgates  When I am numb You press against me When I’m feeble And I’m falling Wash O’er me Wrap me in your flow  You are steadfast  And gentle Like the stream that softly trickles Flowing from your mountain Down to the rising sea You are ever  Mighty You are right beside me You are the one Who always loves me 04/19/25 clc “The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will take up your tambourines, And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers. Again you will plant vineyards On the hills of Samaria; The planters will plant And will enjoy them.” Jeremiah‬ ‭31‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Dear Lord, I know you hear me When I’m weak Or just a little weepy Keep me seeking Out the truth As I walk Help me remember it’s you That pulls me from the messes When I rush in And find myself restless Fools rush in And so do I Guess that paints a pretty clear picture Of why I need you Help me When I don’t know what to do Show me And Please Love me (I know you do) Tonight. 04/16/25 clc