My Love Shield
Oh Lord,
place your hands
over the flame in my heart
shield me so it does not burn out of control
or extinguish with the winds.
Protect my heart as only you can
for you fill every void
that cannot be filled by man.
By your mercy and grace
my heart is transformed,
forever changed
it will all fall into place
in your perfect time
never early and never late
in your perfect way
slowly and sweetly
a gift only you can give
and one I must be able
and willing to receive
place your hands
over the flame in my heart
shield me so it does not burn out of control
or extinguish with the winds.
Protect my heart as only you can
for you fill every void
that cannot be filled by man.
By your mercy and grace
my heart is transformed,
forever changed
it will all fall into place
in your perfect time
never early and never late
in your perfect way
slowly and sweetly
a gift only you can give
and one I must be able
and willing to receive
No Reason to Cry
You know that I know you are here by my side
I have nothing to fear, nothing to hide
Be anxious for nothing, no reason to cry
Then why Lord, does doubt and fear still creep its way in,
My vision get cloudy, the tears begin.
Yet I know that I know, your Word tells me, I’ll win
The walls close in, it’s so hard to breath
I cry out to you, you’re all that I need.
It’s hard to imagine in my mind’s eye
how the dreams will come true, no reason to cry
All hope seems lost, fog casts over my day
But I trust you Lord, you’ll show me the way
I beg you, be merciful and fill me with grace
I know you’ll get me through and take me to that place
I know that your love is unfailing and true.
And I know that I know, my hope lies in you.
Please give me your peace, patience to get by
I know that you love me, no reason to cry.
The Butterfly
Life begins with such hope, yet we struggle through each day soon we find it hard to cope, searching blindly for the way.
Burdens and trials bind us, the bondage grows so tight
it quickly starts to wind us, we push, with all our might
lost, we cannot find “us”
We live our lives like caterpillars, slowly creeping through each day
not knowing there’s one truth, one love, that will show us the way
Although I cannot see it, it’s the way I truly am,
I’m about to spread my wings and fly, my new life has began.
Now the chains are broken and I am finally free
the bondage that I lived in has transformed to victory
My true colors now in bloom for all the world to see
the tears I cried, years wondering why
are now just history.
And now I know with just one prayer
although we cannot see, like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly
….That Butterfly is Me!