Start A Fire
These embers Have burned down to nothing Still I wonder How it's grown so cold Somewhere the fields are Ready for the harvest But here I am Lord Watching the late show Can you start a fire from these ashes Make my heart beat strong again Strike a match and let the falmes reach to the heavens Start a fire... Burn it up Lord All these distractions Sure enough I've let my passion cool Melt away all Of my hesistation Let the world come To see me burn for you Turn this bitter water into wine burn indifference from my mind Break the proud heart in my chest Pretending is what I do best
Hollow
To have found you, this is just the beginning I will not have my seeking done by another Just to know you, this is all that I wish I am not satisfied with just knowing about you I am hollow, I am empty I am a vessel Come and fill me Wherever you go, that's where I will be I will be following I have tasted the water Now I find that I thirst for only your love Still I hunger for the fruit of your garden Like a man who is starving I can't get enough
This Is Who I Am
If I were a better man And if I were a stronger man Maybe I could see then how maybe you could love me But this is, this is who I am And if courage and honesty If they could ever be found in me Maybe I'd begin to see What makes you belive in me 'Cuz you know this is, this is who I am And I don't belive your love is blind I know you see Every fault of mine And you love me as I am You love me as I am You can see through this mask of skin To the monster concealed within I've whitewashed my tomb again But you've never once been fooled by it, you know this is, this is who I am
Keep This Memory
You could erase From your diary You could chase me From your memory But I, I will always be there I could resent you I could be angry Just avoid you And how could you blame me? But I, I know you will always be there In the ashes of what could have been I don't want such a bitter end We had something worth remembering I'd like to keep this memory You could reduce me To an enemy Make it easy To forget me I know we both have our regrets yeah, and we are reeling With dissappointment We are wondering Wondering where our love went But I, I know I will never forget In the aftermath of love grown dim We both know we can't start again But we had something worth remembering I'd like to keep this memory Though I'd rather keep you here with me I'll glad keep this, keep this memory...
Talk About Love
Let's talk about love I'll tell you what I know Let's talk about the kind of love you wait a lifetime for I think it's about time That we talked about grace And how one act of mercy changes everything well I'm astonished, I'm amazed To think of all he gave I'm falling to my knees To think of all he did for me Let's talk about love Let's talk about Jesus Let's talk about truth-the kind of truth that frees us it's all about God, all about forgiveness Let's talk about love, let's talk about love Let's talk about truth I'll tell you what I've heard Truth is, the only thing worth talking about is written in teh word hold on to your seat You're in for a ride 'Cuz the truth cannot be avoided, no it cannot be denied You can take it you can leave it But someday you'll believe it The day will come when you will see that it's Jesus that you need There is no greater love Never will be, never was And you've been waiting all your life But I tell you that the answer you've been looking for is Jesus Christ
Slow
There it goes again just like some kind of muscle spasm My weaknesses and sins well I guess everybody has 'em I'm a little disappointed, and a little bit surprised You told me that the old me died So tell me why then Why I'm in this condition You tell me crucifixion Is a slow death I know I've been born again and yet I face a contradiction When it looks to me the old man seem to be alive and kickin' What will it take to finally end his memory for good And keep him nailed for good? 'Cuz I remember The moment I became yours The day my old nature Took its dying breath So tell me why then Why I'm in this condition You tell me crucifixion Is a slow death
Always In My Heart
My friend It's been a long timeBut you've been on my mind And on my heart I've heard all the rumors Heard each side but yours And I've wondered where you are So what lies under the surface Don't be afraid to say I'm no stranger to falling I won't turn away For you are always in my heart...My friend You seem so defensive You question my motives And I wonder If I've caused this distance I ask your forgiveness Brother to brother You need someone to stand by you Let me be the one Don't believe that nothing can save you You are sill forgiven And you are always in my heart...
Shadowlands
In this twilight Where I live and breathe The light burns dim And yet I still belive There is hope in the wind And it's whispering to me Here in teh shadowlands 'Til the morning finds us Everything is grey We're pressing through the darkness As we feel our way Living for the hope The fog will clear someday Here in the shadowlands In the here and now You seem so far away But when the dawn unfolds My heart will see your face all the shadows will fall And you'll take me out of here someday Out of the shadowlands...
I Need You
There shadows lines the corners of my unsuspecting heart Til a flas of understanding finally drove away the dark And I was drawn to the light you have offered my soul Gone was the fear of surrendering control And this is all that I need to know You love me and I need you You broke my fall and You won't let go I know you love me And I need you I need youNow I can't explain the feeling I can't understand the way That just knowing that you love me somehow changes everything But there's no denying no questioning this truth That my life would be so empty if it were not for you You know everything there is to know You've seen the blackness of my heart I've tried to wrap it up, wipe up the stains But I couldn't hide the scars And even in my helpless shame You took my hand and shared my pain And i'll never be the same since you loved me You loved me And this is all that I need to know You say you love me, can this be true You broke my fall and you won't let go I know you love me And I need you...
Even If
Rain is falling through the bars on my window And tonight-I've never felt so alone I whisper you name and I know that you hear me That's all I need to know Oh I'm not ashamed of my chains For this prisoner's heart is free I have been unafraid to speak your name For I know whom I have believed I know whom I have believed And even if you never stop the tain Even if the morning does not come Even if I face the end today I will not stop trusting you I will not stop trusting you I've seen yout light in the deepest of shadows And I know I've never been left alone You have proven you will never forsake me And soon you'll take me to my home I pray you'll come to take me home
Over My Shoulder
Stepping into deeper waters Leave behind the shore Can you keep me safe from sinking To the ocean floor?This is far from the shoreline Lord You are my only lifeline And I'm reaching for your hand And I've been looking over my shoulder Expecting the worst to come Oh but I keep finding Over and over You've been beside me All along I can face whatever's coming Knowing you are near But it still takes all my courage To trust you here And this far from the shoreline Lord you are my only lifeline And I'm reaching for your hand You say "there's nothing to fear" But I fear myself You say "there's no danger here" With you right beside me All is well...
Rebuild Me
Stanbding tall, standing tall against teh shoreline My tower walls, built upon the sands of pride But the best plans of a man are nothing In the light of your design So piece by piece And stone by stone You've come to tear my stronghold down And rebuild me All along, I've known all along You are the builder But I keep holding on, holding onto my own plan So bring your wrecking ball, let it all come crashing Til there's nothing that remains Oh, piece by piece And stone by stone You've come to tear my stronghold down Down to the ground Oh I want you to start all over Back to square one Let my life become All that you want for it to be Tear me down and rebuild me Piece by piece...
Where Mercy Lives
Sometimes I wanna shield my eyes so I don't have to see The way we live our lives-without mercy Tell me where do we find peace when love is withheld Where bitterness runs deep-deep as a well But oh, when love takes hold Oh, it leads us down the road To where mercy lives And where beauty grows Where foolish things can't come between us anymore Where mercy lives And where graec is known That is the place that I call home Where mercy lives Oh, see the loving hands that reach with grace And see the tender eyes and the tear-stained face Forgiveness, it is teh bridge that brings my heart to yours Mercy is a gift that is undeserved But oh, when love takes hold Oh, it leads us down the road To where mercy lives...And oh remember this Oh, in the heart that forgives That's where mercy lives That is the place that I call home Where mercy lives