Bethlehem Star
We live in a lonely people, from sea to selfish sea
Wearing the weight of the world ‘round their necks
Where can they find release?
We feel the darkness so clearly, mostly within our own hearts
But when we return to the only true Light
He gives us hope’s true spark
Chorus:
Let the light of love shine through your life,
Shine wherever you are
And when seeking eyes look to the skies
Be for them a Bethlehem star
Chorus:
Let the light of love shine through your life,
Shine wherever you are
And when seeking eyes look to the skies
Be for them a Bethlehem star
We live in a lonely people, from sea to selfish sea
Wearing the weight of the world ‘round their necks
Where can they find release?
We feel the darkness so clearly, mostly within our own hearts
But when we return to the only true Light
He gives us hope’s true spark
CHORUS
Everyone fights a battle, sometimes on both sides
To grow into all they know they’re made to be
Feeling so lost and blind, lost and blind
In the daily din and clatter, as you walk through others’ lives
May the grace of our Savior be mercy and peace
To the weary you may find
CHORUS
Be for them a Bethlehem star
How Fragile My Faith
(chorus)
How fragile my faith
How precarious my prayers
How daring my doubt
Following my footsteps
Just a breath in front of God
Twenty-seven years ago
I made a promise to the sky
Shaking my small fist at Him
I never needed so to cry
"You have never left me,
Never let me get away,
But I have never wanted You
To hold me, 'til today."
CHORUS
(chorus)
How fragile my faith
How precarious my prayers
How daring my doubt
Following my footsteps
Just a breath in front of God
Twenty-seven years ago
I made a promise to the sky
Shaking my small fist at Him
I never needed so to cry
"You have never left me,
Never let me get away,
But I have never wanted You
To hold me, 'til today."
CHORUS
I had to take a drive out West,
I had to get away from here
I had to see them face to face,
The few I hold so dear
My sister, crying with me, as I
Wept on her back porch--
I felt so far from God, she said,
"You don't need to anymore."
(bridge)
Is this hand from heaven
Someone I can trust,
Or is it hurting me?
Does He hold me out to dangle
Over the flame,
Or hold me to His breast,
like a child?
CHORUS
How fragile my faith
How precarious my prayers
I'm leaning on grace
The troubled waters of my heart
So need the calming breath of God...
Tell Me Now
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
Who gets His jollies out of making people wait?
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
Who gets His jollies out of making people wait?
Well let me tell you the truth--He's a servant, He is humble,
Reaching out to you with a hand of flesh like your own.
He will pick you up and forgive you when you stumble.
He will never give up--He's gonna keep on leading you home.
Well let me tell you the truth--He's a servant, He is humble,
Reaching out to you with a hand of flesh like your own.
He will pick you up and forgive you when you stumble.
He will never give up--He's gonna keep on leading you home.