Feet in the Water

Rise and Shine my sweet one, 
Rise and Shine before the sun
Open up your eyes
What you’ve been preparing for 
Is waiting outside your door
It’s for the taking, it's yours

A page in your life, a sweet moment in mine
A small part of His Grand design
Leave your fears right here
There's a power in you 
Greater than this challenge you choose

Remember there's nothing of which we can boast
For everything comes from His Hand
Beyond your reach, beyond your strength
What starts out as a dream
Passes first through Him

So Rise and Shine my sweet one
Rise and Shine before the Son
Open up your eyes
What you've been preparing for
Is waiting outside your door
It's for the taking, it's yours

A page in your life, a sweet moment in mine
A small part of His Grand design
So Leave your fears right here
There's a power in you
Greater than this challenge you choose
So Rise and Shine, So Rise
and Shine

Darling I can see that you are struggling
It hurts my heart to see you in this place
At a crossroads, you don’t know
If you should turn left or right
Either way know I’ll be by your side

Life is not measured by what we own
But rather by the type of seeds we’ve sown
Let’s not waste this day
We’ve prayed all that we can pray
Let’s just place it in His palm and wait

Chorus
And put our feet in the water
Our hands in the dirt
And see how the lilies grow
And learn from birds in the air 
who find food everywhere
They’ve no barns to store
or houses with drawers

The lion of fear that prowls around in our minds
he tries to move in and set up house
So much of what we fret about is not so big after all
It turns out that Lion is a mouse

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We sit here at the kitchen table
In the middle of the afternoon
And pretend not to think of your suitcase 
In the closet of the other room 
We pretend that tomorrow 
You don’t have to board a plane
And fly far, fly far away

A picture sits on my piano
Of a little girl on a swing
Her brown eyes match her brown cap
She’s wearing pink wings
How soon the make believe turns into real things
And she flies far, flies far away

You’d think by now, I’d have this down
But it still feels just as hard
As the first time, we said goodbye
This is one side of Love, I don’t like

As your car rolls down the driveway
A part of my heart goes with you
For on the day you were born
My heart was tethered to you
Grey clouds are hovering, but I see patches of blue
As you fly far, fly far away

Soul are you searching for a Love that is true
A Love that won’t abandon and watches over you
To give life meaning, show you were to stand
on a rock, and not sinking sand

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There’s a lovely Shepherd, a King of all Kings
He spread out the Heavens and He walked upon the sea
From His throne to a manger, to a grove of olive trees
His Love is wide, His Love is Deep

From Scarlet Red to White as Snow
Guardian of my Soul
What Great Love, that we become
His Daughters and His Sons

His Love remains even when you go astray
Even when you’re searching for reasons not to stay
Though the mountains may crumble
And the earth may give way
His Love, His Love remains

His Word equips you for battles you must face
Sometimes He’s silent to make room for your faith
He walks beside you, every step of the way
And gives a strength you can’t explain

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Bridge
A trembling soul, a humble heart, a chance to start again
There is not a sin on earth, His Love will not forgive
No eye has seen, ear has heard, conceived the heart of man,
He paid it all at Calvary, so we could follow Him

Millions of people, earth spins round
Big ball of blue, stars surround
Your Eye is on Me
You make the clouds your chariots
You ride the wings of every wind
Your Eye is on me

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Oh, Rejoice my Soul, He sings over me
Songs of Healing, He Sings over me

When Colors of the earth grow dim
And raging battles sound within 
Your Eye is on me
When suffering tries to be your friend
And waves of doubt come crashing in 
Your Eye is on me

Chorus

Bridge
A tiny flower fights to grow, choked by weeds
And briars and thorns
The Master Gardner clears the Way
Whispering mercies Bloom and Grow
Bloom and Grow

The Shepherd leaves His flock behind
A stranded and scared lamb He finds 
Your Eye is on me
When legs and feet and will are weak
No longer can walk Your path for me 
Your Eye is on me

Chorus

A seed lies in the ground, quiet
Dark, and cold
Beneath the winter snow
A lily pure and white rises 
To the light and beauty unfolds

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Creator of all Things
Who loves long, wide, and deep
There’s no tearing apart
Or rushing things

A tiny being of splendor 
Slowly grows in a dark cocoon
Wings of bright blue burst forth 
In the bright light of the moon

Chorus

Love lies in a tomb 3 days
Dark shadows loom all around
A Hand from Heaven touches 
The brow of His Beloved Son

Bridge
Heart beats, life flows
Piercing light, opened stone
Beauty to behold
Light steps out, shadows flee
Chains are broken souls are free
Surrendered hearts made whole
Who follow Him Home

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Here I am wondering, Lord where are You
In this desolate place of unknown
I know You are there but I’m here in despair
And Your silence is troubling my soul
Creator of everything big and small
I know and I still believe
Every sparrow and tear that falls
You see it all 

I’m calling and calling Your Name out loud
But my voice only travels so far
I know You can hear
Cause You are everywhere
But Your silence is making this hard
You who seek every lost sheep 
Are You trying to teach me
What it feels like when someone is lost
And the joy when they are found

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Shepherd and Counselor, Creator and King
Your ways are higher than heaven
Man of Sorrows acquainted with grief
You are a God who gives strength
Fires may rage, Rivers will roar
You’ve tread theses paths before me
Quiet and still, I’m not alone
I hear You whisper
Here I am, Here I am

You are the vine, I’m but a branch
Without You I cannot bear fruit
How long must I be here
How long to endure
What more do You have to prune
I believe, I believe, I believe Lord
Help me with my unbelief
Feathered wings and golden beams
Enfold me in Your peace

Chorus

Well He gathered his family and journeyed toward the East
Stepping out on the promise of God
He’d have descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
And as numerous as the sands of the seas
A Promise afar, he faced famine and war
90 years before a son was born
God tested him to give up his only Son
He obeyed broken hearted and numb

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But there was Glory in the Waiting
And Hope in the grieving
And Gain in the losing
Through all these fires of God

A prophet named Daniel was captured as a boy
Taken 900 miles away from home
His hands would serve, his knees would bow to no one but God
So they threw him in a Lion’s den
The king of this great land, was grieved by the decree
Could not eat nor could he sleep
At the first morning light he ran down to the cave
He cried Daniel, Daniel did your God save

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Four hundred years had passed by without a word from God
Then the Word stepped down to dwell with man
His light shone in darkness, but the world rejected Him
On a cross hung the beloved Son of God
Three days were sheep without a Shepherd
Three days mankind without hope
Heaven opened up and an unseen hand
Rolled away the stone

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He placed me in a little cage away from garden’s fare
But I must sing the sweetest songs because He placed me there
Not beat my wings against the cage if it’s my Maker’s will
But raise my voice to heaven’s gates 
And sing the louder still
Sing the louder still

When obstacles and trials seem like prison walls to be
I’ll do the biggest thing I can and leave the rest to Thee
And when there seems no chance no change from grief to set me free
You place Your hope right at my feet
And I calmly wait for Thee
I calmly wait for Thee

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Oh be still, my soul, the Lord sits on His Throne
Oh be still, my soul, you are not alone

The fairest flowers bloom and grow from rugged mountain trails
From deepest sorrows of the soul, the sweetest songs prevail
Oh to be brave and carry on, to be who I’ll become
That blessed day when face to face
To hear the words “Well Done”
To hear the words “Well Done”

He asked when I come back to earth will there be faith I find
I live to be among those saints whose faith stays true with time
Oh to believe in Your Light while pacing in the dark
To claim all things that are not
As though they are, as though they are

(first verse taken from Streams in the Desert, March 24)

From Him, to Him
Through Him are all things
Clothed in Great Power and Majesty
Heavens declare Your Glory
From Him, To Him Through Him are all things

Who has clean hands
Who has a pure heart
We all fall short, Your Mercy imparts
Who is like You, Father and Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One
No one can snatch me from Your Love

O Soul of mine take refuge
Under His Wings, under His Truth
Do not be dismayed of terrors by night
Nor by day when arrows take flight
The World we want will one day be
For now, to shine abiding in Thee

Thundering and Lightings, Oh Starry Host
There is not one thing of which man can boast
From Him, to Him, Through Him are all things
For Now, to shine, abiding in Thee

Once again, I lie down, and cover my face
I’ve been here before asking for more Grace
I’m supposed to be the salt, I’m supposed to be a light
Bring you Glory in all I say and do
But when I fail, and things go wrong
I’m like a bird without a song
It’s clear to me I need more of You

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I need Your power to resist, 
Your honesty to own my sin
I need Your love, to love and forgive
Without Your Spirit to discern
To discover and to learn
I’m like a lamp without oil to burn

I long to see Your face, the Cross put things in place
My soul still mourns for sin, and satan’s embrace
I’m’ supposed to be the salt, I’m supposed to be a light
Bring You glory in all I say and do
You cannot give me all of You
If I just give You part of me
I want to step into that place, Lord with you

Bridge
Time and Chance happen to all
What good is this life without God
Live for Him or live for something else
Thinking less of me and now
Living more for then and when
Surrendered heart, surrendered will to Him

Chorus

Moon’s silvery light, I’ve never seen it shine so bright
And the stars never hung so close by
The voice of the sea took on the calm of the night sky
And the waves rocked back and forth sweet lullabies
It was almost if nature recognized
The Son of God in her midst that night

He would often teach over there on that shore
I would listen but follow from afar
Me a proud Roman, among the poor, among the Jews
A bit embarrassed but how my heart would move
In that temple there you see with the painted doors
I could not enter in but I’d listen from afar

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Lucanus, I wish I could turn back the hands of time
To see the moon again like it shone when He drew nigh
If I had but one more chance I’d not follow from afar
I would be so proud to follow close behind

When He taught us how to pray
Our Father Hallowed be Thy Name
We had never seen so radiant a face
His voice was strong like thunder
He was gentle like a Lamb
He taught us how God so loved man
He even taught us to love our enemy
Oh Lucanus, that’s when He looked at me

Chorus

Beaten, whipped and tortured, He turned the other cheek
Oh how different from what had been taught to me
From that cross piece of wood
I heard Him pray these words to God
Father forgive them, for they know not
In spite of myself, I wept and cried aloud
Surely this man was the Son of God

Chorus

So there you go my Greek friend
Write down what you will
But I can tell you I'm a changed man
Rome is not so important, I don’t see enemies
Peace has replaced anxieties
Oh Lucanus, my smart Greek friend
Tell me why do people still reject Him

The moon's silvery light
I've never seen it shine so bright