Custom Concern

The custom concern for the people is
Build up monuments and steeples
To wear out our eyes
I get up just about noon
My head sends a message for me
to reach for my shoes and then walk
Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job
He goes through the parking lot fields
Didn't see no signs that they would yield
And then thought, this'll never end
This'll never end, this'll never stop
Message read on the bathroom wall
Said, "I don't feel at all like I thought."
And we're losing all touch, losing all touch
Building a desert

- Modest Mouse

Иисус, Ты любовь моя

Иисус, Ты любовь моя,
Иисус, не оставлю я Тебя,
Из темноты Ты забрал меня,
Дал свободу и теперь знаю я:

В Тебе я нуждаюсь,
Я люблю Тебя, навеки будь со мной.
Спаситель, мой лучший друг,
Прославлять Тебя я буду вновь и вновь.

Years later, years down, later down the road

On the bus with your FM radio
Half drunk, cigarette hanging out
What happened to your lonely soul, crying out?
What happened to your lonely soul, screaming out?
You say, "Try and lose."
You say, "Try and lose."

Everything you know
Everything you seen
Everything you've loved
Everything you've been
And everywhere you've walked
Every song you sing
Every time you wake
It haunts you once again.

O Come O Come Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel.

Freedom is here

I will not fear.
I will not hide Your love.

Running

I rest secure in knowing I gave it my all.

I have nothing more than all You offer me
There is nothing else that's of worth to me

I love You Lord You rescued me
You are all that I want
You're all I need

In Your freedom I will live
In Your freedom I will live
I offer devotion
I offer devotion.

I miss you.

You're all I need.

Oh You Bring

VERSE 1:
Oh You bring hope to the hopeless
And light to those in the darkness
And death to life
Now I'm alive
Oh You give peace to the restless
And joy to homes that are broken
I see You now
In You I'm found

CHORUS:
And You opened the door for me
And You laid down
Your life to set me free
All that I am will serve You Lord
And You opened my eyes to see
All the wonder and awe of Christ in me
Jesus You're everything I need

VERSE 2:
Oh You fill those who are empty
And rescue those in the valley
And through it all You calm my soul
Oh You find me in my weakness
And heal the wounds of my heartache
I worship You in spirit and truth

BRIDGE:
All honour
All glory
All praise to You

Alive Again

I woke up in darkness
Surrounded by silence
Oh where, oh where have I gone?
I woke to reality Losing its grip on me

Oh where, where have I gone?
'Cause I can see the light
Before I see the sunrise
You called and You shouted

Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness

Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
Late have I loved You
You waited for me, I searched for You

What took me so long?
I was looking outside
As if Love would ever want to hide
I'm finding I was wrong

'Cause I feel the wind
Before it hits my skin
'Cause I want You,
Yes I want You I need You, and I'll do

Whatever I have to just to get through
'Cause I love You,
Yeah I love You

There is no Rock like our God

I don't want God as much as I should, but I want to want Him more. I want Him as my everything... really my everything. I want to be all-in, to have no reservations. The more my heart is revealed to me, the more frustrated I get... but the more God transforms my spirit, the less those frustrations act as an effective obstacle. Because I have God, I have hope... when I can see none.

And my heart

burns

for You!

I need more of the Word in my life... the Word that sustains me. When I have no Word, I starve.

- The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on. (Proverbs 16:26)

- O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children. (Psalm 17:14)

I am so hungry. I am so starved. My spirit cries and yearns from within me: for holiness, for purity, for sustenance, for vision, for hope, for power, for renewal, for resurrection, for recreation, for the fulfillment of all things. Come, Lord Jesus, come. There is no power that comes anywhere near the fearsome sovereignty of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY... it's not even close. Satan and all his dark angels cannot come anywhere close to singeing even the hem of His robe, or touching the least of His precious ones without His tacit approval. I shall have no fear, because I trust in the goodness and the judgment of my God.

For Thou O LORD

Art High

Above all the earth

Thou art exalted

Far above

All gods.

An end to madness. An end to greed. A new beginning for all good things, green and flourishing. The LORD has decreed it, I shall declare it. May I declare it with my life as well as my words. An end to hypocrisy and flirtations with the impotent darkness. Fire of God, overwhelm us.

The more I seek You

The more I seek You

The more I find You

The more I find You

The more I love You

I want to sit at Your feet

Drink from the cup in Your hand

Lean back against You and breathe

Feel Your heartbeat

This love is so deep

It's more than I can stand

I melt in Your peace

It's overwhelming

("The More I Seek You," Kari Jobe)

Simple

Trust and obey for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey.

I'm sure I've posted this before

Sometimes the night was beautiful
Sometimes the sky seemed so far away.

If nothing else

(by Over the Rhine)

i'm so tired in the mornings
i try to go back
i try to remember
the light appearing
without warning
tying up my hands
like i'm good for nothing

if nothing else i can dream
i can dream
i'll never tell never tell
all i've seen
right in front of me
like the ghost of every thing that i could be

for the night sky is an ocean
black distant sea
washing up to my window
all the stray dog night owl junkies
orphans vagabonds
angels who lost their halos

if nothing else i can dream
i can dream
i'll never tell never tell
all i've seen
right in front of me,
like the ghost of every thing that i could be
in the cool and callous grip of reality

words in my head
like misfits after midnight
begging for a light
words left unsaid
they may never see the light of day
and that may be okay
if nothing else i can dream

I am fighting silently

"Mi'ma'amakim"

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
with your return the light in my eyes will come back
it's not finished,
I am not leaving the touch of your hands
that it may come and light up/wake upon
hearing the sound of your laugh.

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
the moonlight I will again light your way to me
they're spread out and melted again
the touch of your hands
I whisper, ask in your ears:
Who is it that calls to you tonight - listen
who sings loudly to you - to your window
who put his soul so you'd be happy
who will put his hand and build you your home
who will give his life, put it underneath you
who will be like dust living at your feet
who will love you of all your lovers
who will save you from all evil spirits
from the deep depths.

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
the moonlight I will again light your way to me
they're spread out and melted again
the touch of your hands
I whisper, ask in your ears:
Who is it that calls to you tonight

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Psalm 130

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

O Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.

If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness;
therefore you are feared.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for with the LORD is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.

He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.

Desert Song

This is my prayer in the desert
And all that's within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain

I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I'll stand

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I'm filled to be emptied again
The seed I've received I will sow

Stand

Give us freedom and joy in Your presence, Lord
In your presence we're free
Come let us shout and dance and lift up our hands and
Sing 'cause we are free...

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"Do you want to know the secret to living your life in the light? Never stop being hungry for God."

- Jaeson Ma (Man, J, I never get used to spelling your name with the e. At least you stopped calling yourself Jaekwest.)

I will hope in the Lord, for He has promised to be good to me.

Heartbreak is the crucible where my love is refined.
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I am hungry
I am hungry
I am hungry for more of You
I am thirsty
O Jesus
I am thirty for more of You.

:'(

His knowledge, my comfort

At the foot of the cross is a muddy puddle. Above it is a sign that
reads: "tears go here." Just in case we miss the spot, Christ himself
shed the first tears for us to mark the place.
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Take my heart I lay it down
At the feet of You who's crowned
And take my life I'm letting go
I lift it up to You who's trhoned

Take my fret take my fear
All I have I'm leaving here
Be all my hopes be all my dreams
Be all my delights be my ev'rything

And I will worship You lord only You Lord
And I will bow down before You only You Lord
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You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. (From the Message version of the Beatitudes)

I cried like never before

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear.
Even though I'm caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won't turn back I know you are near.
I will fear no evil, for my God is with me
And if my God is with me, whom shall I fear?
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Though the sorrow may last for the night,
His joy comes with the morning.
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I say yes to freedom for the both of us.
Thank you Jesus for breaking my heart.
I will not turn back from the heartache.
God grant me grace to drink this cup to the dregs, and let this broken heart turn me back to you.

To know Your name

The precious blood of Jesus Christ redeems
Forgiven I'm alive restored set free
Your majesty resides inside of me
Forever I believe
Forever I believe
Arrested by Your truth and righteousness
Your grace has overwhelmed my brokenness
Convicted by Your spirit led by Your word
Your love will never fail
Your love will never fail

I know You gave
The word Your only Son for us
To know Your name
To live within the Saviour's love
He took my place
Knowing He'd be crucified
And You loved
You loved a people undeserving