lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
-9:16 pm
by Mark Schultz
(duet with Rachael Lampa)(
listen)
Packing my bags this morning
Was the hardest thing to do
But packing my bags was so easy
Compared to standing outside your door right now
to say goodbye to you
Think of me
I know you've never seen me cry
Think of me
But it's so hard to say goodbye
Think of me
What can I say to show you
I'll never give up on you
I will be waiting for you
I will be there when you call
I will see you through it all
And even in your darkest hour
I pray that the Lord we found
Will set you on solid ground
I know that it feels like leaving
It's a part of letting go
But I'm praying with hope and believing
That I'll see you once again down this road
I hope that it won't be long
Think of me
I know God brought you as a friend
Think of me
I know He'll bring you back again
Think of me
What can I say to show you
I'll never give up on you
I will be waiting for you
Think of me
I know you've never seen me cry
Think of me
But it's so hard to say goodbye
Think of me
What can I say to show you
I'll never give up on you
I will be waiting for you
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I'm beginning to like Mark Schultz's music. (Maybe I should pester Mike to lend me his album.) Remember Me, Give Us Clean Hands and He Will Carry Me are beautiful songs. I love his lyrics and arrangement, which are evidently God-inspired. His songs are just so uplifting, full of feelings and sentimental nuances that somehow resonate with me. The music touches you right there- your heart.
Such is the power of just notes strung together in sequences, resounding in choral harmony, of the right accents dropped in at the right places, together with the purposefully crafted words which convey more than just its dictionary meaning through the voice's expression of a whole spectrum of emotions.
W o w .
Whenever I think about music, I think about God. I stand amazed at this splendid gift that God has given to some- the precious, and sometimes innate, ability to create not just mere sounds, but beautiful music which has the power to touch, move and change even the hardest of hearts.
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