make it last

life goes by like a hurricane
and vapor in the wind
it's a brand new day
with a brand new dawn
and these are exciting times

adventure's in the wind.
make it what will last.

all your own

in the world
still i am
and hard the road
and dark the view
but then i look
I look to you
and see you there
in gardens pleading
loving me

For all the father
gave to you
and glory indescribable
you put aside oh so freely
to come to earth and
love the ones
who turned and hated
you and fought your love
with every fiber of our own

the bleeding dying all alone
and weight of sin was all my own
i wallowed wormlike in the murk
loving all the dead i was
but YOU, you took the pain and
bore the hurt and took the shame
the curse of God on broken Me
YOU
Died
for
me.

"nothing in my hand I bring
simply to thy cross I cling."

"you know the depths of my heart
and you love me the same"

these are true
your love is true
the glory all belongs to you
your beauty shines from bloodstained face
as peircing spear
would rend your side
and God forsook You as you died
but still you fought and drank that cup
for what was mine you died alone
and now my heart is all your own

plea

take my focus off of me
and fix me to your
Love

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