Before a Word is Spoken

Before a word was spoken
My promises were broken
For so long I failed to follow through
But I will not be shaken
For you are my foundation

I find my hope in you

God almighty, give me the strength
To lift my eyes from
Lesser things
Leave no good undone
Not to sin succumb
To breathe in more of you
And live out what is true

Before a word is spoken
My thoughts to you are open
You go behind and before
The keeper of tomorrow
It's you that I will follow
But when I am weak my Lord

God almighty, give me the strength
To lift my eyes from
Lesser things
Leave no good undone
Not to sin succumb
To breathe in more of you
And live out what is true

Will you show me more, of who you are
I want to know what's true
I've let other things, reign in my heart
And they've blinded me to you

God almighty, give me the strength
To lift my eyes from
Lesser things
Leave no good undone
Not to sin succumb
To breathe in more of you
And live out what is true

If You Are

Will you show me who you are
Will you teach what is true
Will you invade my heart
With more and more of you

Will you dispell the lies
That I have believed
And ready now my heart
So that I can receive

If you are who you say you are
Let all else fade away
If you are who you say you are
Let my life be changed
For your glory

Your Grace will Hold Me

The sun is bursting forth from these dark clouds
Pink and yellow rays are burning down
And the brilliance makes me turn my eyes away
Yet I wonder how it pales next to your face
I feel that in this moment, I'm surrounded by your love
And the answer to my searching, is that you're enough

In your presence all else fades away
And though I can't see the path that I should take
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me all the way

I've been wondering where to go from here
Left things undone in negligence and fear
And I worry that I've wasted too much time
Caught up in my selfishness and pride
But you bend toward what it broken
And you come invade my mess
And I know that in my wanderings, you never left

In your presence all else fades away
And though I can't see the path that I should take
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me all the way

To the deepest depths
To the darkest place
And further still
Your grace
To the broken heart
To the hidden shame
And further still
Your grace

In your presence all else fades away
And though I can't see the path that I should take
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me
I know your grace will hold me all the way

Beautifully Bleak

Beautifully bleak
Open and bare
Nothing for miles
But landscape and air
And I feel alive
Yet I feel so small
In the beautifully bleak
Away from it all

The earth and the sky
The work of your hands
You spoke a word
And formed where I stand
And I feel alive
Yet I feel so small
In the beautifully bleak
Away from it all

And you
You see me here
Through the vastness of heaven
Somehow you're near
And before time began
You desired to know me
As part of your plan

You feed the birds
The flowers are clothed
With finer threads
Than a rich man can boast
You care for these
No matter how small
In the beautifully bleak
Away from it all

And you
You see me here
Through the vastness of heaven
Somehow you're near
And before time began
You desired to know me
As part of your plan

Brokenness

Did you call us to this brokenness?
Did you lead us deep into this mess?
We thought we heard you loud and clear,
Never thought that we would end up here.

We weren't so naive to think it would never rain,
But the storming doesn't cease and when I call upon your name
I can't proclaim
To trust you'll bring us through.
Is this the mess you called us to?

Do you still have a plan for us?
Or will you leave us in the dust,
Of our lives as they come crashing down,
We call to you but you're not found.

We weren't so naive to think each day would shine,
But I haven't seen a single ray of hope in quite some time
And I confess,
I find it hard to trust,
That you still have a plan for us.

How to wait

You never knew
The touch
Of your mother's arms
You never knew
The proud smile
Of your daddy's love
And you never knew
Someone was hoping for you
Well we were
And we are

All you ever knew
It's hard
To leave behind
And I don't blame you
If you are scared
Out of your mind
It may take some time
To trust us
It may take some time
To love us
But that's okay
We've been learning
How to wait

I guarded my heart a little too
Afraid to fall in love with you
Until I could hold you in my arms
And now the time is drawing near
I know true love can vanish fear
But if not today
We've been learning
How to wait

Everything is new
There's no
Familiar face
All the sights and sounds
And strangeness
Of this place
You may have no
Reservation
Or hold back with
Hesitation
Oh but either way
We've been learning
How to wait

And we will wait for you
Till you find comfort in our arms
And we'll pursue your love
Until you offer us your heart
But if not today
We've been learning
How to wait

I guarded my heart a little too
Afraid to fall in love with you
Until I could hold you in my arms
And now the time is drawing near
I know true love can vanish fear
But if not today
We've been learning
How to wait

In the morning

I can hear you in the morning
The birds are singing all around
Lifting their praises up to heaven
From this lowly ground

I can see you in the morning
In the orange painted skies
The works of your hands embrace me
As I open up my eyes

All around me
You surround me
With the constant blessing
Of your ever presence

I hear you calling
As day is dawning
Wake me Jesus
I want to be
With you

I want to be there in the morning
When you kiss the earth with sun
I want to fix my gaze on heaven
Before the day's begun

I want to meet you in the morning
I want more of who you are
I want you to search me Jesus
Deep inside my heart

All around me
You surround me
With the constant blessing
Of your ever presence

I hear you calling
As day is dawning
Wake me Jesus
I want to be
With you

You dress the lilies
You feed the birds
You know my thoughts
Before they're words
You hear my worries
And all my fears
You silence all that here

All around me
You surround me
With the constant blessing
Of your ever presence

I hear you calling
As day is dawning
Wake me Jesus
I want to be
With you