God

I pushed myself
I worked so hard
I jumped so high
I ran so far
And I defeated
Every foe
The gold was mine
To have and hold

Chorus:
But satisfying all of my desires
Could not cover up the restless Truth
When the glow had faded from my fires
All I ever needed, all I really wanted, was You

I sowed my oats
I played the field
I talked the talk
I sealed the deal
I left a trail
Of broken hearts
But I got my fill
And played it smart

Eternity, piled up and poured out and looking like sunlight,
Carelessly spilling in gracious excess through the air
From the cut blades of grass to the desolate rock on the mountain
Serendipitous Providence, flowing, with Glory to spare

CHORUS:
On the tip of my tongue there are angels,
With their wings pulling forward to fly
And they dance as they celebrate grace
And the size of the sky, the size of the sky

Tell me now--where your heart is resting;
Tell me now - - where do you belong?
Do you know...Who really loves you?
Are you tired of standing on your own?

Well I know of a place where you're accepted,
Where the parents tell their children what is true.
Follow me to a home beside the river:
In the rocky, arid desert He's waiting for you.

Tell me now--do you know who God is?
Do you think He's an old man, full of hate?
Or is He political, a narrow-minded bigot,

Out of chaos comes creation; out of cynicism, hope
A living, breathing, testifying army comes from a pile of bones
A bunch of clay becomes a human; out of he, a she
He turns the mourning into dancing, as morning follows eve, morning follows eve

And He has reassured me, time and time again,
I cannot chase Him elsewhere, or scare off His right hand
And when I'm feeling dirty, and push everyone away,
He calms and cleans my spirit, and creates a brand new day

I was a child of confusion;
I didn't know what was right or was wrong.
I thought I was wise to the illusion;
I didn't know what I was standing on.
I was bleeding; I was helpless,
Like a trav'ler who's wounded so far from home.

But all my cries for comfort, they did not go unanswered;
They were not unheard.
It's like my eyes have been opened, my Father has found me,
I live by His word.

May God be gracious to you, and heal you with his blessings
And may you find His face to shine
Oh, we would be such self-centered fools to grab what He's been giving
And not tell the world Who gave us this life

Let all the peoples praise you, o God; Let all the people praise Your name
Let all the peoples praise you, o God; Let all the people praise Your name