Every heart that I've betrayed is mine to answer for
I've been cowardly to not say Who You are
I've been calloused and uncaring when there's nothing in it for me
Please forgive me, Lord
Please forgive me, Lord

……

Yes, I love you, child, completely--
Don't let doubt deceive your heart
I forever spelled it out upon the cross
There I poured My wrath upon the sin that kept us far apart
Yet I also bore that wrath--I paid the cost

For I cannot make you love Me, no I cannot make you trust
But I knock and wait, until you open wide
To receive forgiveness, mercy, life, and rise up from the dust
Be at peace, My child
Be at peace, My child

Forever, You, Lord, are my shepherd
You open Your home;
There's nothing I need
Lifelong, You make me lie down
Contentment and rest
You have a home made for me

Chorus:
Your justice and mercy,
They comfort me; they comfort me.
I fear no evil, no misery,
For You are with me, yes, You are with me

Weep no more, people of God.
He will show you grace when He hears your cry.
He will answer you.

Your affliction will not be in vain.
He is suff’ring with you each and ev’ry day.
He will answer you.

Let us take up the mantle
Of those who have suffered before us
Knowing there's no comparing
Our days of disease to their pain
Our afflictions are real
And all that we feel
Is not just imagined distress
But He's promised us joy
So let's rest in His faithfulness

We were scattered to survive
Seeds sent underground alive
Will we grow, or will we die
Buried alone?

Is this strange, unknowing dark
Just a grave, or saving ark?
Will we still know who we are
In this new home?

Chorus:
Lord, give life to us, scattered far and wide
With so much uncertain, help us trust You to provide
Lord, give life to us, fill this empty time
Help our roots grow deeper into rivers of Your life

Oh, Lord, You are my Shepherd
You give me all I need
Lay me down in greener pastures
To the still waters lead

Chorus:
You are with me, Lord, You are with me
You are with me, Lord, You are with me

Why am I following this Rabbi ‘cross the land,
When I could be somewhere else?
Perhaps it’s curiosity, telling me
To see it for myself

But as I’m following, I cannot understand
How it really fits together
The targets of His woes and blessings seem to flow,
And change just like the weather;
He changes like the weather

Turn to the words of life eternal,
Learn to trust the Speaker
Search if you must, but cling to
The Voice you heard, and find your healing

Chorus:
Like a tree by a stream
You’ll grow roots and bear fruit
When you find your delight
In the law of the Lord

You will be fulfilled when you shun the wickeds' ways,
When you don't stand in the way of the sinner.
You won't sit with those who scoff, but will contemplate the Law
Day and night, your delight is the Lord

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green grass.
He leads me beside the waters so still.
He gives me my own soul back.

Chorus:
Surely goodness and mercy
Will follow me all of my days
And forevermore
In the house of the Lord
I’ll find an abiding place

For the honor and sake of His name alone
He guides me in righteous paths
I fear no evil, though I walk
Through valleys of dark and death

When our time on Earth is over, and we say goodbye to this life
We'll wake up to meet our Maker and receive our reward
In an instant of perfect vision, we'll see where we wasted our time
In all that we built without waiting on the Lord

Chorus:
Everything falls, everything fails
Except for the One whom the angels hail, crying...
Glory, glory, hallelujah
The Lord in heaven is laughing
The plans of the politicians are visions in vain
Don't put your hope in the things that won't last
Build on the One who is worthy, singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah

Refrain:
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will not carry fear, for You are here with me
I will not carry fear, for You are here with me

My Shepherd is the Lord; He makes me lie down in green pastures.
My Shepherd is the Lord; He leads me beside still pools.
My Shepherd is the Lord; He guides me along right paths
My Shepherd is the Lord; Bringing honor to His name

I didn’t have to touch Him,
I didn’t have to prove;
His eyes were full of comfort,
His voice able to soothe

No one could make me think it wasn’t true,
For I have seen Him, I have seen Him.

He is your Lord, and my Lord, yes, our Lord,
And though we have not seen Him,
Still we believe; we will believe
For the prophets and Moses, they testified
To all that we have seen,
And so we believe;
We choose to believe

How many times?
How many days to walk this secret mission,
To stumble in the dark, praying for vision?
To strain with every step, trying to listen...

How many times?
How often must my heart suddenly shatter,
To wait for unseen Hands to piece together
This puzzle that no longer seems to matter

Chorus:
The sky is burned black, but the starlight persists
I cannot turn back,
When I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this
Oh, I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this...

I have been given a gift; I have been given a promise
The more I pour my heart out, the more it will heal.
Jesus is all that I need; He hasn't left me with nothing--
But if these songs ever came between Him and me,
I would walk away; I would walk away.

I have examined my priorities to discover one good thing,
The thing that I must will, just to be pure.
It doesn't matter what good songs I sing, if I choose not to obey
The words my blessed Master has given to me.
It's the love I must be sure of, the love I must be sure of.

All that really matters is what You think
My life has been given--it's not my own
If I feel the vacuum, the emptiness is mine, I guess
It's not because You don't exist, but because of this:
I believe that I can live without You
Without You

CHORUS
You are in the habit of giving me
What I ask for when I don't want to admit it
Independence is a fiction
That I run to when I think that it's convenient
Sometimes when I hide, You come and seek me
But sometimes when I hide, You let me hide.

All that I thought that I wanted
Was to love someone
And to be loved in return
Now I find I am haunted
By the images
Of how I gave my heart… away

I am holding a razor blade,
Double-edged, within my fist
As the sharpness sinks into my skin,
My arm begins to twitch
Oh, the pain is almost unbearable,
But something's keeping me
From the self-control I must have to let go,
To set me free

Can you feel my pain?
Do you know my sorrow,
What I've given, why I feel so hollow?
Love was never meant to be like this. (x2)

Can you live with the mystery?
Can you explain all that's inside of me?
Is it foolish to base your living belief
Only on what we can measure to be?

I have been to the ending of my understanding,
Where myst'ry begins
If I limit my living to what I can master,
I close myself in
I'm turning my back on the Source of the Wind

Good morning, God.  I'm glad to see You've lifted up the sun again.
It's a long, long time since the clouds rolled by and refreshed me with Your rain (reign).
Good day, my Friend--I'm looking for the ways that You've displayed Your grace,
Weaving, thread by thread, from beginning to the end, in this tapestry of days.

And I love You, so I sing it loud, for a lot of folks to hear
And I need You, 'cause alone I'm feasting only on my fear

(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