Every Good Thing

Sun is warm, the roads are dusty, the twelve sat at the table hungry, None of them volunteered to wash their Master’s feet, While standing on their dignity, arguing about prestige, In Majesty and calmness, the Lord begins to kneel, One by One, He lifts their feet, unlaces pride and greed, He shows how far love  can go, How love does not seek its own

A cup of water, cup of mercy, a basin full  of endless Grace, He leaves not a speck of dust on the soul of His Saints, He meets the greatest injury, with supreme humility, Knowing that these very feet  will scatter like sheep, One by One He scales the cliffs, bruised and leaning on His Staff, One by One He calls the names, No matter how far  they’ve strayed

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I wanna know, I wanna know this Love that labors
I wanna know, I wanna know this Shepherd that saves
I wanna know, I wanna know this Love that rescues
I wanna know, I wanna know (repeat last line)

Looking for Judah’s Lion, the Father sends the Lamb of God, Waiting for a conqueror, not a King on a Cross, Human hopes to be shattered, oh Glory for His Suffering Love, A torn veil, so man can find His way back to God

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No sin too dark, no soul He can’t rescue, He still seeks the lost, says I’ll  clean that if you want, Before the sin, Before mistakes, He offers mercy, He offers Grace

You made all from nothing, yet we pretend, we know how it works and how it all began, You gave the mountains height, oceans their depth, Thunder its rumbling voice and lightning its path, We ride the waves, You control the tide, the south wind blows, we set our sails and fly

You hold the water, sun, and moon in their place, earth hangs suspended twirling round and round in space, You place the stars and you know them by name, We pick the fruit and catch the falling rain, Your Holiness sets you apart, We smear all that’s good with self-seeking hearts

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Every Good Thing, Every Good Thing
Every Good Thing, Comes from God

Your hand holds the life and breath of every man, You are the King of Kings, the Great I am, You give the bird flight, rivers their course, Above, all around, everything is yours, Hand to the plow, heart to the throne, even these, we can’t do on our own

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Salvation what a gift, You love, You Forgive, What is man that you are mindful of him? Maker of the Day, You ask for simple faith, first sight of fire or flame and we complain, You give we want more, Your Word we ignore, You seek to give us Rest, we rush past you

We see burdens, You see gifts, We see weakness, You see strength, We feel weight, You see wings and everlasting, Here in the dust and dirt, You quench away all thirst, Take sin from the soul and make it white as snow

I’ve prayed for a friend, for a very long long time, that he’d open his heart to Christ, But the stumbling block grows bigger, and it’s heavier each day, but I’m too small to move it out of the way, Conversations start and they end with more questions, Questions are good they’re alright, I try to convince him, God is the Great I Am, He did not leave us alone, But I’d do better, finding water in a stone, then I say

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Hold on, Hold on, I say Hold on let the Blessings come

I call to check up on a friend who’s 83, he needs prayer and sympathy, His pain is so intense, I can see it in his eyes, and he asks me not to say a thing, But his faith does not waver his love for God intense yet he questions why won’t healing come, and I search for an answer and I stutter and stammer I’d do better finding water in a stone

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Hold on, Hold on, I say Hold on let the Blessings come

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It’s not easy to define, so hard to accept, the Sovereign Will of God, From the garden to the desert to the cradle to cross, I believe He pursues the best in us, I’ve searched all his stories from every different angle, He operates solely from Love, and in all the hard places not by sight but by senses, I’ve found springs of water under the Rock

Sometimes I feel like I'm building a boat in the middle of desert sand and I’m singing in a foreign land, what seems so harmless is rooted in sin, Our minds are jaded where do we begin, Oh I know it's not with idle hands

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I think about New Jerusalem, no need of the sun or moon
just the Light greater than, Just the Light of the Lamb

He came to give us life abundantly, don't think he meant just eternity, Seek the Kingdom, Seek His righteousness, So many wolves dressed like sheep, It's hard to tell friend or thief, Bless the children, we must protect them

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Where the gates are always open for there are no more thieves, No one to come and steal, His peace, no death no sorrow, no tears and no pain for the very hand of God has wiped it all away face to face, God will dwells with man the calf with the lion, the wolf with the lamb with every quake of mountain and wave of the sea creation yearns for the presence of our King 

I think about New Jerusalem, no need of the sun or moon just the light greater than, just the light, I think about New Jerusalem, no need of the sun or moon just the light greater than, just the Light of the Lamb

I can sing about Your Goodness, I can talk about Your Love, I can count all my blessings, And send a thousand prayers above,  I can ponder your forgiveness and Your Mercies sound and true, I can call you Lord and King and bow to Your Truth

But if I were to be quite honest at the core of my being, Beneath all those thoughts how I think things should be, When the song of the bird ceases, And the fruit of the tree falls, Do I know your love 

Had I recognized the cradle in its humble disguise, Stayed awake in the garden, not run away and hide, Had I followed your Cross, stood by Mary and John, Had I helped Nicodemus or waited by the Stone 

No, Your Love does not depend, On anything I do, How I perform, Under doctrine and rules, When the Song of the bird ceases, And the fruit of the tree falls, Do I know your love

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Sons and Daughters of Adam, turn back to me, Your quest for  independence is not where you want to be, Separated from my Light, Separated from my Love, You cannot draw from yourselves, that which you’ve lost

Emails are waitin, phone calls too, Everybody’s got work to do, Lord’s a waitin, Lord’s a watchin, to see what you’re gonna choose, He knows full well how many hairs on your head, When you’re born, when you’re gonna be dead, Might be good if you spend some time, with Him instead

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Yeah Hey O, Everybody knows, a little goes a long long way, A little bit here, a little bit there, makin it a brighter day, Yeah Hey O, Everybody Go, Come on over lend a hand, A little bit here, a little bit there, Everybody join the band

You wake up in the mornin in your comfy bed, knowin there are people livin under a bridge, Scramble your eggs, eat some bacon, complain cause your joints are achin, So many needs, little tummies to feed, better to give than to receive, Let’s all be His hands and feet, Everybody give somethin 

Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow’s not certain, today you can help someone that’s hurtin, Lend a hand, give a smile, hug a child, A penny in the pocket, a drop in the ocean, love is the world’s magic potion, Good for the soul, everybody go, and set it all in motion

Today I am anxious for nothing, content to watch things unfold, Today I am feeling a true peace of surrender and letting go, To Him who sets boundaries for oceans and walks on the wings of the wind, To Him who sets springs into valleys, places stars with the wave of His Hand, Turning it over, It’s out of my hands, my arms are wide open, and I’ve done all I can

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Lilies of the valley don’t toil nor they spin The Lord, knows my every need before I ask Him

Unhindered, uncovered, unwavering, expectant of good things to come, O heart of mine do you trust Him, the answer is how I respond, By turning it over, it’s out of my hands, My arms are wide open, and I’ve done all I can

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Today I am anxious for nothing content to watch things unfold, Oh I’m anxious for nothing, content to watch things unfold

Father God, I seek you, please come into this room, My soul awaits, and anticipates, a long list of prayers, a lesson to complete, I feel no stirring, to pray or read, but to drink of your living water, partake of the Bread of Life, to sit at Your feet and ponder, with quiet hands, and a quiet mind

Precious stones, silver, and gold, hay stubble or straw, Your consuming fire, reveals all, do I offer from obligation,
compulsion or compensation, or a joy that’ s complete and perfect from sitting at the feet of my First Love.

Father God, I seek You, with silent fortitude, your Son’s warmth on my face, Lord you know that I am more devoted, than all that makes me afraid, But this morning I choose to enter into Your Rest

Lord you know that I am more devoted, than all that makes me afraid, But this morning I choose to enter into Your Rest, with Quiet Hands, with Quiet Hands

You asked for my hand I gave you my heart, always and forever, I will be yours, you will be mine, till death do us part, But it’s in your arms the magic of Happily ever after is writing our love story 

You fight for me when things get tough, and I want to give up, Steady and strong, gentle and kind, you thrill me with your touch, Where you are I’m with you, where you lead I’ll follow, You will always have my love, my love, right into Kingdom Come

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Love Never Fails, 
Love Never Fails
When all the rest has run off the rails, Love Never Fails

If I could be all for you, that you are for me Babe, Our love would never grow stale or cold, It’d warm up all tomorrows, sweeten our yesterdays,  Our love would grow and grow, our love would grow and grow

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Dreams don’t come swiftly when you’re not at home, I stack the pillows, think of you, and hold the phone, My favorite things are when you wrap your arms around me
Babe and lift me off my feet

Or when I reach for the coffee and find a note that makes me laugh, first smile of the day, Love Never Fails,  Where you are I’m with you, where you lead I’ll follow you will always have my Love, my love

An Oak tree stands still and alone in the meadow a soft autumn wind sweeps across and takes it by surprise from where it comes, where it chooses to go no one really knows, but God the Father, the Creator who breathes Spirit and truth with wind and fire

A girl stands still and alone pondering her purpose, Spirit of Truth comes along and sweeps her off her feet patiently waiting, hovering and swirling, one tiny step of belief new beginnings, new creation, and a soul that is filled with a sense of belonging

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Fly far and wide, Spirit of God, Calling one and all to your love, Rescuing, redeeming, igniting a flame revealing to the heart of man heavenly things 

Standing still and in awe pondering the Mystery, Who can know, the Deep things of God? Patiently waiting, hovering and swirling, one tiny step of belief new beginnings, new creation, and a soul that is filled with a sense of belonging

Patiently waiting, hovering and swirling, one tiny step

Patiently waiting, hovering and swirling, one tiny step

Patiently waiting, hovering and swirling, one tiny step

Fly Far and Wide, O Come all ye faithful, Fly Far and Wide, O Come all ye Faithful, Fly far and Wide, Oh Come all ye Faithful, Fly far and wide...

The world and its increasing speed can't catch up to me can't follow me can't find me in this place, The presence I find is so polite I can come and go any time I like, there's order and there's peace, To sit in silence or to talk with all abandon, I am a very welcomed guest free to question or to share my thoughts at random

Man is born and then he dies and in between works all his life with so much anxious striving, He searches for security in temporal and the worldly things and all he finds is that he's missing, Something tangible, something everlasting, A purpose that was meant to be, A sense that all the fruit of his labor is sweet

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Tell me is there something more than this appetite I can’t ignore, oh tell me is it vanity or chasing the wind

This world is beautiful so full of love so full of hate, so fleeting, so terrifying, I have to get away, come back to this familiar place, for His strength and healing, I'd be a fool if I think that all I have, comes from the work of my small hands, Creation's restless in the tiny  arrangements of man

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His table is set with no decor, it's simple and it's so much more He breaks the bread and offers me water, Love here is stronger it’s so much stronger

Who can form with spoken Word, heaven, earth, the universe, Who can bid the earth to move, the sun to cast its light on the moon, Who can pay the price of sin, walk on water, calm the wind, Who can die and rise again, forgive man and re-ascend

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Hallelujah, Fall down, Praise Him, Hallelujah, The Great I Am 

Who can love the wicked man, when the world gives up on him, Who can rescue souls from death, give a newborn its first breath, Who can bend the proudest knee, not by force but Calvary, Who can take a weary soul, give it rest and make it whole

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Thunder, lightning wind and wave, who controls and who sustains who has ordered each and all our days, Living Water, Living bread, Father, Savior, Maker, Friend, Tell me who can be all of them, Who can claim the First, Who can claim the Last, Who can make the Great Descent, Coming in the Clouds, Every Knee shall bow, Every knee shall bow