Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Last summer rain?  know it’s almost October  But that’s how it goes  down here in Georgia  Will the heat soon dissipate? and leaves change colors As we await Fall… 09/29/25 clc

Tend to what you’re given,  for as you reap you’ve sown Take all that surrounds you gather it, Let it be known Hours spent struggling Might just turn  into a harvest deep Remember when it gets hard, The promises we keep May sprout up like an orchard Or a field heavy with delight And that hope will sustain you Through the darkest night  Tend to all you’re given Feed it, and give it light 09/29/25 clc

Often seem so small Under the big blue sky And I am, As I try to count the clouds that climb If the universe  Is as big as my eyes can see I’d never be able to understand  how you could love me Yet, it’s bigger (the universe) Just like you And I stand frozen Not knowing what to do How do you hear me Above the wind’s mighty voice? When dark clouds settle And I feel so alone? How can I fathom All that you are? When I am such a feeble creature Yes, I am just a man Day breaks Just like my heart When I feel I’ve lost my way But you pursue me I still don’t understand why I am nothing in the bigger scope And as tears roll from my eyes All I have Even when I feel so small Is knowing, just maybe After all… You are here. 09/29/28 clc

forgive me when I wander feet tarry too far from home those days, do you wonder  just how long I’ll roam? I am created in your image yet, it seems I’m still so much about all these worldly things  do you hear me when I whisper the words barely resonate? when I’m scared when I’m lonely on long nights when I’ve lost my way? I have to hope that you are there even when I can’t see or feel your loving presence help me to believe forgive me when I’m so human flesh and blood rule my spirit’s call pull me  back toward you even if it’s as I crawl back to you. 09/25/25 clc

Where can I hide  when I’m tired and lonely? when the bitterness comes  trying to break through Restless night Storms come filled with worry Fear, anxieties Where can I run,  but you? I can’t wait until the sunrise Hold me through the dark night And when I stray, please remind me  in your whisper  Promises you’ve kept,  Even when I thought  no one cared  Gray, gloomy morning,  Inside help me listen For the Hope  in all you are,  Make me aware of You. 09/25/25 clc

Do you hear me? When I’m lost in the chaos Each day I find restless My home is not here In the stirring My mind can’t find solace I reach out  With all hope Wanting you near I can’t do this Without you near Will you lift me up? I lay these burdens down I’ve lost my strength In you I’ve found What I need All I need Will you hear me In this struggle? Lord,  I am here. 09/24/25 clc

Cradle me in the moments When my strength is all but gone Help me hear the chorus Of your ever present song Some days it rises gently Like the early morning fog Others it bellows forth With the radiance of the dawn  I just ask to hear As you patiently appear I may not recognize you Chirping from the waiting trees As the birds announce your presence  Help me stop and receive  More of the wonders That I often cannot see Found in each day If I’ll only stop and breathe Cradle my insecurities  Take my doubt and let it die Upon the hope you carry And as I look toward the morning light  I lift my eyes To the new day And find Your arms Welcoming me home In every moment I’m never alone  Cradle me. 09/22/25 clc