I wrote this during a sermon last week. It didn’t have anything to do with the sermon, per se, but the preacher was talking about different people having different gifts, and this was stirring about in my head.
Now, is it cheating if you have a 45 second song, and simply repeat it three times to get it over two minutes?
Lyrics
I am You are He is the Savior
He is And was And always will be
I am You Are We were created
He gives Us Life And in Him we will be And in Him we will be And in Him we will be
Started while driving from Des Moines to Omaha on 16 February 2011, continued on flights from Columbus to Chicago and Chicago to Austin on 18 February 2011, finally finished off in Paige on 20 Feb. Ooops. Nope, not done yet. Okay, finished, at least for now, at home 22 Feb.
I was pretty excited about this song when I started it, but I just haven’t been able to pull it together the way I wanted to. Fought hard with the lyrics, still don’t like them. And it didn’t come out the way I wanted it to musically, either. But I need to take a break from this so I can finish FAWM a winner!
I can’t stop thinking of the way you solved the riddle All the sins that I was stained with, now you’ve washed me clean What I had put asunder, could not be joined together You found a way that you could make it whole again
I can’t stop thinking of the way you gave forgiveness You took three nails on a cross, You wore a crown of thorns You suffered, died and then, you rose to life again You conquored death for me and all who live in you
And You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You
I can’t stop thinking of the the way you filled my spirit Like a fire you breathed into me, and set my heart aflame I want to live my life in you, the way you made me to Cause if the Son has set me free, then I am free indeed
I can’t stop thinking of the way you solved the riddle How the death that I was cursed with you took off of me If I keep my life I’m loosing, if I give it then I’m choosing To spend it with you joyful in eternity
And You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You
And You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You You are beautiful You made me beautiful Everything’s beautiful in You
From the rising up to the setting sun I will seek you Lord, you are the Holy One When my work begins, when my day is done I will worship You, You are the Holy One
I love You and I sing Your praise I will worship You for all my days And when my days on earth are through Forever I will worship You
Shout and sing children of Zion For great in your midst is the Holy One (Isaiah 12:6) You will be gathered up by God’s own Son Our eyes will look upon the Holy One (Isaiah 17:7)
I love You and I sing Your praise I will worship You for all my days And when my days on earth are through Forever I will worship You
He will be despised and the nations scorn But prince and king shall bow to the Holy One (Isaiah 49:7) He will be made known to all of Adam’s sons Pure will be the name of the Holy One (Ezekiel 39:7)
I love You and I sing Your praise I will worship You for all my days And when my days on earth are through Forever I will worship You
I wrote a verse for this, and my mother-in-law added another verse or two. I am not sure where those lyrics are. If you want to take a crack at new lyrics, I’d be thrilled.