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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Praise To the Lord

                God loves when we make music and praise Him. He wants us to raise our voices to Him for His glory and honor and power. 

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and 
to sing praises unto thy name, o most high.”
-Psalm 92:1

“O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to 
the rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, 
and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."

-Psalm 95:1

“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with 
gladness: come before his presence with singing."
-Psalm 100:1

“Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”

-Psalm 150:1-6

“I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.”

-Psalm 69:30 

               About 2 months ago I decided to write a few songs to God. I know this is different from my typical posts but I thought it's time I finally share them.



Dear God, I Need You


All the twisted lies
And all the broken promises
That changed who I used to be
All my hopes and dreams
That crumbled in my hands
All my mistakes
I’d like to erase

My obsessions got the best of me
The weight of this world
Has got me on my knees
Aching for something beautiful
I want to feel beautiful

Swallowing this pain
I close my eyes
I’m my only ally
Lost for words, don’t know what to say
I can’t take it anymore

Don’t want to cry another night
Don’t want to continue this fight
I’m afraid to lose control
Filled with worry
With every rising sun comes unchartered territory

All the times I’ve turned my back
And still you wait for me
And I can hear you say
It’s okay

You say you’re so ashamed
Regrettable choices you’ve made
Bruised and broken
Your soul’s torn at the seams
But you’re still hoping
I know you think you’re all alone

But anywhere you are
You’re forgiven
The mistakes that you’ve made
Memories erased
Only by my grace

I was living in denial
Wearing a fake smile
Heading for disaster
Living like it didn’t matter
It’s time
I draw the line

Underneath this skin
Is a heart that’s aching
It’s praying
This world just takes
It’s stealing
Let your love wash over me

I fall asleep at night
All alone and afraid
I need you here
I need you now

It’s crawling in my veins
I’ve become quite a liar
Dear God, I’m on my knees
I’m praying
Can you ever forgive me?
Can you hear my soul is crying?
Calling out to you

Loneliness is my enemy
Insecure
Don’t know what for
Building up walls
Let them fall

I pretend I can do it on my own
But I don’t really want to be alone
Turned into someone I don’t want to be
Searching for something beautiful
I want to feel beautiful

All the times I’ve turned my back
And still you wait for me
And I can hear you say
It’s okay



Rescuer


Break your lonely heart free
Don’t be someone you don’t want to be
Beaten and broken
By flashbacks of your own past
Mistakes that you can’t erase
But that doesn’t matter
He’s still waiting for you

Feels like your world is falling apart
All the lies and promises
That pulled you away
Cut you like a knife

But hold on
All the pain will be gone
Don’t cry another night
Don’t put up a fight

You’re under attack
Tired of all the bricks on your back
Taking fire
Feeling tired
Tired of this fight
You want to feel alive

Feels like your world is falling apart
All the lies and promises
That pulled you away
Cut you like a knife

But hold on
All the pain will be gone
Don’t cry another night
Don’t put up a fight

Let him rescue you
If you’re hurting
And feeling afraid
Nowhere else to turn
You got to believe
He’ll be there every day
To wash it away


Letting Go


I’m letting go
Of everything I know
To you I’m giving in
Help me learn to live

With you I can stand strong
When all goes wrong
You’re the only way
Start of a new day

You erase
All my mistakes
Take my concerns and cares
Throw them away
Take what is broken
Turn it into something beautiful

I’m breathing in this air
But only with you can I survive
I’m seeing for the first time
You’re the reason I’m alive
So in everything I do
I live for you

You watched me make my mistakes
But still you took me back
All along I built these walls
Help me make them fall

Running through my veins
Killing all my pain
Jesus
You’re my escape
You’re my remedy
Make me feel alive

Hear you in the darkness
Know I’m not alone
Feel you all around me
The silence says it all

I’m breathin in this air
But only with you can I survive
I’m seeing for the first time
You’re the reason I’m alive
So in everything I do
I live for you

Slow down
Breathe you in
Wash away my sin
How glorious it is to be
Set free

 

True Love


Met a boy when I was just seventeen
Meant the world to me
So I gave him everything
Thought he felt the same

He told me everything I wanted to hear
Sweet talked me every time I was near
Turned out to be a lie
But I trusted this guy

Dear God
I’m calling to you now
The only way I know how
I’m on my knees
Let your love wash over me

I need you to fill the empty space
And take me from this place
For you my heart is beating
Help relieve the sting

I hung on every word he said
He was the song that was stuck in my head
But he left me broken
My pride’s been stolen

Made me think we had something to treasure
Believed the lie and fell for the pressure
I wanted to stay
But couldn’t wait another day, had to get away

Dear God
I’m calling to you now
The only way I know how
I’m on my knees
Let your love wash over me

I need you to fill the empty space
and take me from this place
For you my heart is beating
Help relieve the sting

Nothing was real
Don’t like how this feels
He sold me out
And filled me up with doubt

All this time I’ve compromised
Think I’ve met my demise
Disconnected from it all
Answer my call

Dear God
I’m calling to you now
The only way I know how
I’m on my knees
Let your love wash over me

I need you to fill the empty space
and take me from this place
For you my heart is beating
Help relieve the sting

It took me forever to realize all the strife
That cut me like a knife
I was living in denial
Now I need a new revival

I pray that once my tears dry I’ll forgive
And one day I’ll be able to live
Now that I’m broken I see
That only you can complete me

Dear God
I’m calling to you now
The only way I know how
I’m on my knees
Let your love wash over me

I need you to fill the empty space
and take me from this place
For you my heart is beating
Help relieve the sting

Fake and fleeting
His love had no meaning
Now I’m feeling numb and cold
Realize I need your hand to hold

The only true love
Is the one sent from above
 
 


 

3 comments:

  1. You have a gift for writing, Becky:)

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  2. I think we can all identify with these words at some time, in some way.

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