Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

Children, listen closely When the night has fallen fast In your hurting, in your wanting There is hope, look to the path That opens One step before you Then another as you come and rend  Your hearts before the savior He will touch and mend All the hurting As you grow closer Find peace amidst the storms That push at you and pull you Find strength within his arms And as others seem to waiver You press on, One step ahead Each moment you let go And raise your weary head To pray Guide my heart today. 07/06/26 clc “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

I have failed along my journey If to succeed is to touch the sky I don’t have wings to lift me I wasn’t designed to fly But what if in our center That yearning for something more Arises from within us Hoping to one day soar Closer to the heavens Maybe see what the creator sees As he looks down upon us Each speck of sand, each growing tree And in our vain ignorance We forget why we were made Not to soar above the mountains, But to kneel down and give him praise That’s the choice we’ve been granted So when blue skies tempt our eyes I hope that I’ll take a moment And in him, truly fly  07/01/26 clc

I will always falter Struggling to lay my burdens down Wrought within this dilemma As the quiet seems so loud Reaching for salvation When it’s already touched my heart Questioning regardless - how many times will I fall apart? Yet in every tear that finds The canyons on my face I’m reminded Of this mystery you call Grace I am not a prophet,  just the son of a preacher man A little too smart for my own good To be so dumb when it comes to his plan I keep on fighting Because I know inside, it’s right I can’t just follow along And expect to sleep at night When the words ring true Like the clamor of the bells I know I’m not through There’s so much more to yell From this small place With all I know The burdens of my heart Deeply show You were not just a man Even when I don’t want to believe I know that the father Is waiting there for me No mighty chorus No pulpit or robes  Just a heart That knows Home. 06/29/26 clc

I am the mist upon your face As you feel My Amazing Grace The subtle whispers That resound  Above the chaos I am found I am warmth  from morning’s light As sky opens  on days when it’s  hard to find I illuminate  the universe  And give you comfort Without a word I know when  Your heart’s tired and done I am here I alone can overcome All the tired All the needs I alone Can make complete I am. 06/26/26 clc

“Do not grieve my spirit,  You who live in skin Rest in the security That I alone heal you from within Take all those hardened places Souring your very soul Let me touch your hidden hurts Only I can make you whole  Amongst the chaos When you’re walking over shifting sand Stand firm knowing I am I am I am music in the bluebird Guttural belches from the toad  The cry of the eagle The subtle whispers That say “you’re home” I am here Waiting to ease that restless soul Down deep I think you know… I am mountains erupting forth Sending their spectacle towards the sky I am music in the ears  of a mother when her baby cries For the first time New life coming forth I alone Can plot their course Do not forget the promise I made  I am And will always be the same Do not forget To open your eyes I surround you With my love Like morning light I am.” 06/23/26 clc Read Ephesians 4, especially verse 30

You are more than I can fathom As my heart wakes with an ache I am so small, So insignificant Body worn and spirit breaks Clouds cover the horizon I cannot see sunrise Sometimes, in these moments I just want to run and hide I know you won’t let me Though I will try One step, then another Even when I hate it, You’re by my side I’m worm and I’m weary Feeling a little lost And I try in my struggle To remember the cost You paid Still don’t understand But I rise Reaching out my hand To you 06/19/26 clc

Hidden in the secret Where my heart flees when it’s weak There rests a simple notion That keeps me in my sleep A hope born in my spirit Risen from my earthly grave And there I find my savior Ready to hold me and save My heart My self Cause in the end There’s nothing else This world spins on around me Often pressing against my skin And if I linger in what it says I find myself lost and torn within So I go back to the secret I hold firm against my chest Knowing there, with my savior I can always find my rest I can fall down and be content 06/16/26 clc  Read Psalm 91