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Hey peeps!!
I’ve moved to a new address. Heh. (I know, I know, I keep changing.)
Wanted a tagboard so that people can leave messages la. But WordPress, as fantastic as it is, allows for no tagboard =(
So here’s the addy:
http://chosenoutoftheworld.blogspot.com/
But I will still keep this blog open as a song database ‘cos many people visit this place for lyrics la. Heh. 9000+ visitors since last October. I guess it says something eh?
Filed under: His plan, His promise, His unfailing love, broken-ness for God, trust in God | Tags: "EAST TO WEST", Casting Crowns
Here I am Lord, and I’m drowning in your sea of forgetfulness
The chains of yesterday surround me
I yearn for peace and rest
I don’t want to end up where You found me
And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
I know You’ve cast my sin as far as the east is from the west
And I stand before You now as though I’ve never sinned
But today I feel like I’m just one mistake away from You leaving me this way
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west
’cause I can’t bear to see the man I’ve been come rising up in me again
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
’cause You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
I start the day, the war begins, endless reminding of my sin
Time and time again Your truth is drowned out by the storm I’m in
Today I feel like I’m just one mistake away from You leaving me this way
I know You’ve washed me white, turned my darkness into light
I need Your peace to get me through, to get me through this night
I can’t live by what I feel, but by the truth Your word reveals
I’m not holding on to You, but You’re holding on to me
You’re holding on to me
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the west
I don’t have to see the man I’ve been come rising up in me again
In the arms of Your mercy I find rest
’cause You know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other
One scarred hand to the other
From one scarred hand to the other
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i’m now wading in a sea of confusion. Lord, where did i go wrong? Lord, did I hear You wrong? Lord, what does it take for me to get to where You want me to go? Lord, why is it so complicated? How come it can’t be simplified?
On another note,
God, I thank You for Your mercy. For Your grace, again and again, over and over.
Everlasting Embrace
Traded part of myself
For a momentary high
Made a huge mistake
That I can never undo
Thought that when I chose
To share that part of myself
I’d experience something more
I was wrong
Fell into a deep abyss
Of misery and emptiness
A black hole of nothingness
I was screaming for help
A confusion of all sorts
Guilt, loss, disappointment
Anger, distrust, sorrow, disgust.
Sorry couldn’t make it ok
but my sorries He heard
Sorry opened up His arms
And showed me to where He was
To the place of crucifixion
As His hands were nailed one by one
Bones crushed
There He said
“As far as the east is from the west
That is how far my love has travelled
To remove you from your sins.”
And this is the day I come running
Back into my Father’s arms
Not a temporal moment
but an everlasting embrace
This is how I am forgiven
This is how my sins have been washed away
This is my Father’s love.
It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
‘Til it was a battle cry
I’ll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye
Just because everything’s changing
Doesn’t mean it’s never
Been this way before
All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war
Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You’ll come back
When it’s over
No need to say goodbye
You’ll come back
When it’s over
No need to say goodbye
Now we’re back to the beginning
It’s just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can’t feel it too
Doesn’t mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
‘Til they’re before your eyes
You’ll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye
You’ll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye
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It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
‘Til it was a battle cryNow we’re back to the beginning
It’s just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can’t feel it too
Doesn’t mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
‘Til they’re before your eyes
How apt. Haha.
From a feeling to a hope to a quiet thought to a quiet word. That is quietly hidden in the heart. That no one knows. That no one will ever ever know. Until one day.
Filed under: His art, His plan, His presence, His protection, His strength, His unfailing love, His word, broken-ness for God, trust in God
I sought for approval
In the eyes of man
And I failed terribly
People look at me
With standards of this world
Standards I can never attain
Stick-thin beauty
Artificial layers
Porcelain skin
I never ever was
I sought for approval
In the eyes of those whom I care about
Time I took
Effort I put in
Heart I gave
Overlooked
Neglected
Pushed aside
Underappreciated
Called weak
Always standing in the shadows of somebody else
I’m never quite enough it seems
Will they ever hear my cry
Or have I not tried hard enough
In the quiet You came and whispered
“I know your heart inside out, my dear child
I know when you sing about Me,
your heart sings with all of its strength, all of its might, all of its soul.
I know you have a pure heart that’s for Me, My child.
Do not listen to the voices of others,
Turn your ear to Me.
You are beautiful
Your thick black hair
Your big brown eyes
Your melodious voice
This creation I’ve made with My own hands
I love you with all My heart
I hold you with both My hands
I’m molding you into who I’ve designed you to be.
Ice shards falling away
This frozen rose with no thorns
Blooming into full color
This is what I’ve had in mind all along.
A heart that is full of love, full of beauty
That is abundant to give freely, bloom freely
A rose,
No other flower that is quite as beautiful as you are.”
© ayxt 7.6.2008
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Haha I’m exhausted from all the crying. From this new level broken-ness that God has brought me to. Things that I didn’t know were hurting me. Now I do. And I am fighting it with His strength and His love. Nothing can hold me down anymore.
Filed under: His presence, His unfailing love, Starfield, bands for God, songs about God | Tags: ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT, Starfield
ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT
by Starfield
VERSE 1
It’s been so long since I have met You here
Since I have said these words or cried these tears
And like a child would come I run into our secret place
And as the music fades, the tears are rolling down my face
CHORUS
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I belong
VERSE 2
It’s been so long since I have met You here
Since I have heard You speak or let You near
And like a wayward son I’ve come with nothing left to hide
Here in this moment I have come to offer up my life
BRIDGE
Here only one fire burns, it burns
Here only one melody is heard
Once again for the very first time
My eyes are opening
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How apt. Right at this moment.
Not only _______, me too, Lord. I find You this way. Not only ________, me too, Lord. This is how You speak to me. Not only _________.
Why do I try so hard? Why?
