Can I sit with You awhile
Can You hold me I'm Your child
Can I come to You with words so few and rest inside Your arms
Can I sit with You awhile
Can I listen to Your heart
Can I feel it beat with mine
I've come to love the way You cover me with who You are
Can I listen to Your heart
What better friend what better father
No greater King no other Savior
My only God my perfect lover
Here I am for You
Saturday, June 21, 2014
God's Love Letter
My
Child,
You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1
You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1
I
know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2
Psalm 139:2
I
am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3
Psalm 139:3
Even
the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31
Matthew 10:29-31
For
you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27
Genesis 1:27
In
me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28
Acts 17:28
For
you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28
Acts 17:28
I
knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I
chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12
Ephesians 1:11-12
You
were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
I
determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
You
are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
Psalm 139:14
I
knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13
Psalm 139:13
And
brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6
Psalm 71:6
I
have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44
I
am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
And
it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1
1 John 3:1
Simply
because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1
I
offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11
Matthew 7:11
For
I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48
Matthew 5:48
Every
good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17
James 1:17
For
I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33
Matthew 6:31-33
My
plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah 29:11
Because
I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
Jeremiah 31:3
My
thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18
And
I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
Zephaniah 3:17
I
will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40
Jeremiah 32:40
For
you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5
Exodus 19:5
I
desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
And
I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 33:3
If
you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight
in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
For
it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13
Philippians 2:13
I
am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
For
I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I
am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When
you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
As
a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
One
day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4
And
I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
I
am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
For
in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26
John 17:26
He
is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3
Hebrews 1:3
He
came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31
not against you.
Romans 8:31
And
to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus
died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His
death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10
I
gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32
If
you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23
you receive me.
1 John 2:23
And
nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39
Come
home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7
I
have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15
My
question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13
I
am waiting for you. Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13
Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad
Almighty God
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Beauty for Ashes - Shane and Shane
beauty for ashes
a garment of praise for my heaviness
beauty for ashes
take this heart of stone and make it Yours, Yours
i delight myself in the Richest of Fair
trading all that i've had for all that is better
a garment of praise for my heaviness
You are the greatest taste
You're the richest of fair
(Psalm 63, Isaiah 61)
a garment of praise for my heaviness
beauty for ashes
take this heart of stone and make it Yours, Yours
i delight myself in the Richest of Fair
trading all that i've had for all that is better
a garment of praise for my heaviness
You are the greatest taste
You're the richest of fair
(Psalm 63, Isaiah 61)
Pray Me Home - Phillips, Craig, and Dean
What it's been one of those days
When the mountain I'm facing seems to high to climb
And I try to have faith
But sometimes the wait drives me out of my mind
So brother to brother I come to you
With this one request
Is there room for another weary soldier who needs a place to rest
Pray me home, pray me home
All my heart is so heavy and I just can't go on
Pray me home, pray me home
I need you to help me
I don't think I can make it alone
Pray me home, pray me home
If you see something in me to cause you to question if my faith is secure
I'm asking you please to show me compassion even though you're unsure
Cause the greater the war that I'm going through
The greater I need you
And I want nothing more than to know you will
Join me on my knees
When the mountain I'm facing seems to high to climb
And I try to have faith
But sometimes the wait drives me out of my mind
So brother to brother I come to you
With this one request
Is there room for another weary soldier who needs a place to rest
Pray me home, pray me home
All my heart is so heavy and I just can't go on
Pray me home, pray me home
I need you to help me
I don't think I can make it alone
Pray me home, pray me home
If you see something in me to cause you to question if my faith is secure
I'm asking you please to show me compassion even though you're unsure
Cause the greater the war that I'm going through
The greater I need you
And I want nothing more than to know you will
Join me on my knees
I've Got You Covered - Phillips, Craig, and Dean
A scene so familiar at the old five and dime
The little boy waited his turn in line
And with eyes so intent he proudly displayed
The candy he'd buy with the money he'd saved
The girl at the counter wasn't sure what to do
'Cause the money was less than the price that was due
Then a stranger spoke up from his place in line
Said whatever he's short just take it and add it to mine
I've got you covered, I'll pay the difference
You don't have to worry at all
Whatever the cost is I'll go the distance
If you fall, I will catch you
You know I won't let you feel like you're there all alone
I've got you covered
Sometimes when I look back it's hard to explain
Just how far I've come yet how little has changed
I still long to hold what seems so out of reach
Only to find out it's not what it seems
I come to the Father alone and afraid
In need of forgiveness yet it's so far away
I cry out for mercy a child so in need
With a voice of compassion the Father calls out to me
I know what you're facing, I see where you're standing
I'm holding all the answers you need
'Cause no situation will ever take you out of My reach
The little boy waited his turn in line
And with eyes so intent he proudly displayed
The candy he'd buy with the money he'd saved
The girl at the counter wasn't sure what to do
'Cause the money was less than the price that was due
Then a stranger spoke up from his place in line
Said whatever he's short just take it and add it to mine
I've got you covered, I'll pay the difference
You don't have to worry at all
Whatever the cost is I'll go the distance
If you fall, I will catch you
You know I won't let you feel like you're there all alone
I've got you covered
Sometimes when I look back it's hard to explain
Just how far I've come yet how little has changed
I still long to hold what seems so out of reach
Only to find out it's not what it seems
I come to the Father alone and afraid
In need of forgiveness yet it's so far away
I cry out for mercy a child so in need
With a voice of compassion the Father calls out to me
I know what you're facing, I see where you're standing
I'm holding all the answers you need
'Cause no situation will ever take you out of My reach
Smile (Just Want To Be With You) - Chris Rice
How far are you, how close am I
I know your words are true and I don't feel them inside
Still I believe you'll never leave
So where are you now
You're all I have, You're all I know
Your breath is breathing in my soul
Still I am gasping, aching, asking
Where are you now
Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
My journey's here, but my heart is There
So I dream and wait, and keep the faith, while You prepare
Our destiny, til You come back for me
Oh, please make it soon!
Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
I know your words are true and I don't feel them inside
Still I believe you'll never leave
So where are you now
You're all I have, You're all I know
Your breath is breathing in my soul
Still I am gasping, aching, asking
Where are you now
Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
My journey's here, but my heart is There
So I dream and wait, and keep the faith, while You prepare
Our destiny, til You come back for me
Oh, please make it soon!
Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You
Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feel like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile
Friday, June 6, 2014
Again - Jon Foreman
Oh Lord, God of our fathers
This day, let it be known
That you Lord
Are God of the present tense
Oh Lord, Father of history
This day, let it be known
That you Lord
Are present in our human events
Answer me, oh Lord
Let your people know
That you're turning our hearts back to you
Turning our hearts back to you
You are turning our hearts back to you
Again
Again
Holy, Holy
You alone are true
Holy, Holy
You alone are true
Turn us back towards you
Answer me, oh God
Let your people know
That you're turning our hearts back to you
Turning our hearts back to you
You are turning our hearts back to you
Again
This day, let it be known
That you Lord
Are God of the present tense
Oh Lord, Father of history
This day, let it be known
That you Lord
Are present in our human events
Answer me, oh Lord
Let your people know
That you're turning our hearts back to you
Turning our hearts back to you
You are turning our hearts back to you
Again
Again
Holy, Holy
You alone are true
Holy, Holy
You alone are true
Turn us back towards you
Answer me, oh God
Let your people know
That you're turning our hearts back to you
Turning our hearts back to you
You are turning our hearts back to you
Again
How He Loves - David Crowder Band
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy
And all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me
Oh, how He loves us, oh
Oh how He loves us
How He loves us all
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy
And all of a sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
Oh how He loves us, oh
Oh how He loves us
How He loves us all
Yeah, He loves us
Oh how He loves
Oh how He loves
We are His portion and He is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes
If His grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking
Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about, the way…
That He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves
Yeah, He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves
Yeah He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves us
Oh how He loves
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Without You - Shane and Shane
I can walk through the storm
I can walk by faith when my sight is gone
Just as long as You are here with me
And I can gain everything
But what do I have if I don't have the King
Oh I need to know You're here with me
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't wanna move without You
Even though I believe
You've taken up a home inside me
And you'll never leave
I still need to know You're here with me
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
If Your presence goes I don't want to stay
If Your presence stays I don't want to go
If Your presence goes I don't want to stay
If Your presence stays I don't want to go
I need You
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
Here I am I'm calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
I can walk by faith when my sight is gone
Just as long as You are here with me
And I can gain everything
But what do I have if I don't have the King
Oh I need to know You're here with me
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't wanna move without You
Even though I believe
You've taken up a home inside me
And you'll never leave
I still need to know You're here with me
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
If Your presence goes I don't want to stay
If Your presence stays I don't want to go
If Your presence goes I don't want to stay
If Your presence stays I don't want to go
I need You
Here I am calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
Here I am I'm calling out Father
Can you hear me, can you hear me
I don't want to go without you
Here I am can You talk a little louder
So I can hear You, I want to hear You
I don't want to move without You
Here I Am To Worship - Passion
Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of my life spent with You
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
King of all days
Oh, so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of my life spent with You
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
King of all days
Oh, so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the earth You created
All for love's sake became poor
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
I'll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
And here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Heart of Worship - Matt Redman
When the music fades
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm coming back to the heart of worship,
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'll bring You more than a song
I'll bring You more than a song
You're looking into my heart
You're looking into my heart
All is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that's of worth
That will bless Your heart
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I'm weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath
I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart
I'm coming back to the heart of worship
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm coming back to the heart of worship,
And it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it
When it's all about You,
It's all about You, Jesus
I'll bring You more than a song
I'll bring You more than a song
You're looking into my heart
You're looking into my heart
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
In You - Shane and Shane
I sing for joy
In my remorse
A well within prosperity’s curse
That drowns the mighty oak of pride
But feeds the root of God inside.
In You
I find my rest
In You
I find my death
In You
I find my all and my emptiness
Somehow it all makes sense
In You I’m rich
When I’ve been made poor
Comfort found when I mourn
The prideful one You see from afar
Drawing near to low, broken hearts.
In You
I find my rest
In You
I find my death
In You
I find my all and my emptiness
But it all makes sense
In my remorse
A well within prosperity’s curse
That drowns the mighty oak of pride
But feeds the root of God inside.
In You
I find my rest
In You
I find my death
In You
I find my all and my emptiness
Somehow it all makes sense
In You I’m rich
When I’ve been made poor
Comfort found when I mourn
The prideful one You see from afar
Drawing near to low, broken hearts.
In You
I find my rest
In You
I find my death
In You
I find my all and my emptiness
But it all makes sense
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