given up, willingly

days go by
and hours fly
and i look to you
for purity of heart and mind
and things that I should do

just to have your will
i give up my life
to know your fullness now
i long to sacrifice

no sacrifice i know
compared to what you've done
in giving up your throne
to die and rise again.

i'll follow where you lead
and run to you again
whenever i lose sight
or fall from where I've been

I know you'll never leave me
you called me ere I knew
your love is steadfast always
and your promises are true.

the struggle

a thousand times we've come again
to a place where we're alone
we fight our daily battle here
and breathless leave again

my mystery of pain and joy
the fighters both are me
the one who does the sin i please
the one who loves the king

today we meet to kill again
the king's one cries for pain
today's the day and now we come
to fight and finish me.

what i'd really like to say

run
run to him
to the cross
only he
can heal your pain
and teach you how
to live again
when all your life
is death by night
and cycles never
ever break
and all who love
your painful face
are pained to see
you driving down
the only thing
i know to do
is push His love
and know it's true.

turn around
come back to me.

surrender

what is this crazy wild thing
that crawled within my soul
while i was lying broken open
given to my God

Maddest joy of loving free
and peace beyond compare
and resting in a father's love
to fully cover me

this the hazy halcyon
the day i died to me
the time surrendered everything
to serve a perfect king

paint the town

sometimes you have to stop your fight
though truth is always true
concede the ground and start again
for love to shine on through

so paint the town with black and coal
and be the light's defense
save us from your bitter souls
and pray again lament.

free

and all for love you died alone
darkened contrast thunder storm
all for those who were your own
breaking through to hearts of stone
conquering the hostile ones
glorified and risen free
lead to freeing me...

...oh how great is this salvation.

His

falling down
to worship them
gods of worldy love and gain

never thinking
of the one
whose life i've come to claim

the beauty fades
the gain grows dim
all earthly love forsakes

the broken bride
begins to cry
all she has loved has fled

return to me
the bridegroom cries
beloved whoring bride
i've loved you first
and in the world
and love you to the end

she runs along
the narrow road
to where he waits for her

she falls and lays
a broken one
as He calls out her name

but then he runs
to hold her close
and whisper of His love

and as her tears
fall on his feet
His light pervades her soul

return to me
the savior cries
beloved chosen bride
i've loved you first
and in the world
i love you to the end