It's time for a new year...

the battle line is drawn, it's all in black and white
hope is pulling forward and fear from behind
it's time

it's time to make a move, so what will you decide
the clock is ticking on, don't let it pass you by
it's time
it's time

the time is now for lifting souls
the time is now for letting go
from your skin to your core
let light and love come rushing through the door

you learned every song, memorized the verse
took the bread and wine and even bought the shirt
it's time

it's time to hold your shield, it's time to draw your sword
let's be the resistance, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
it's time
it's time

the time is now for lifting souls
the time is now for letting go
from your skin to your core
let light and love come rushing through the door

it's time to make a stand
to put your heart in greater hands
from your skin to your core
let light and love come rushing through the door

sisters, brothers, thieves and lovers
come uncover eternity
turn your faces from finite places
Heaven's grace will set you free

--Phil Wickham

Just do it

"People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.

If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway.

If you are honest people may cheat you; be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the end, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway."

-Mother Theresa

Come on

RESURRECT ME

It takes a long time to kill a man
Fifty-five years at least
Until he breaks down
Starts to look underground
To go off and get him some peace
I want to die a lot quicker than that
If it's my only way out
I've been counting up the cost
Getting up on that cross
Want to know what this is all about

Father Time steals our days like a thief
There's no price that I wouldn't pay to get some relief
I've become the empty shell
Of a man I don't like so well
I am a living, breathing hell
Come on and resurrect me

I tried to drown the pain with a friend of mine
It didn't seem to help
She's got a pretty face with her wedding lace
But I'm still waking up with myself
I know what it means to choke it down
Down until your legs get weak
I know what it's like on a Saturday night
To be alone in a crowded street

Father Time steals our days like a thief
There's no price that I haven't paid to get some relief
I've become the shell of a man
I am beginning to understand
I've forgotten who I am
Come on and resurrect me

I'm a broken cistern

THE CURE FOR PAIN

So I'm not sure why it always flows downhill
Why broken cisterns never could stay filled
I've spent ten years singing gravity away
But the water keeps on falling from the sky

And here tonight while the stars are blacking out
With every hope and dream I've ever had in doubt
I've spent ten years trying to sing these doubts away
But the water keeps on falling from my eyes

And heaven knows, heaven knows
I tried to find a cure for the pain
Oh, my Lord, to suffer like you do
It would be a lie to run away

So blood is fire pulsing through our veins
We're either writers or fools behind the reigns
I've spent ten years trying to sing it all way
But the water keeps on falling from my tries

And heaven knows, heaven knows
I tried to find a cure for the pain
Oh, my Lord, to suffer like you do
It would be a lie to run away

Lock me in a mutal fire

A Dialogue betwixt God and the Soul

Soul. Whilst my Souls eye beheld no light
But what stream’d from thy gracious sight
To me the worlds greatest King,
Seem’d but some little vulgar thing.

God. Whilst thou prov’dst pure; and that in thee
I could glass all my Deity:
How glad did I from Heaven depart,
To find a lodging in thy heart!

Soul. Now Fame and Greatness bear the sway,
(’Tis they that hold my prisons Key:)
For whom my soul would die, might she
Leave them her Immortalitie.

God. I, and some few pure Souls conspire,
And burn both in a mutual fire,
For whom I’ld die once more, ere they
Should miss of Heavens eternal day.

Soul. But Lord! what if I turn again,
And with an adamantine chain,
Lock me to thee? What if I chase
The world away to give thee place?

God. Then though these souls in whom I joy
Are Seraphins, Thou but a toy,
A foolish toy, yet once more I
Would with thee live, and for thee die.

ANONYMOUS (pub. 1651)

You're all I need

Like the sweet morning dew
I took one look at you
And it was plain to see
You were my destiny

With my arms open wide
I threw away my pride
I'll sacrifice for you
Dedicate my life to you

I will go where you lead
Always there in time of need
And when I lose my will
You'll be there to push me up the hill

There's no, no looking back for us
We got love sure 'nough, that's enough
You're all, You're all I need to get by

Like an eagle protects his nest
For you I'll do my best
Stand by you like a tree
Dare anybody to try and move me

Darling in you I found
Strength where I was torn down
Don't know what's in store
But together we can open any door

Just to do what's good for you
And inspire you a little higher
I know you can make a man
Out of a soul that didn't have a goal

Cause we, we got the right foundation
And with love and determination
You're all, you're all I want to strive for and do a little more
You're all, all the joys under the sun wrapped up into one
You're all, You're all I need to get by

--Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Why did you lead me

I'm through with love
I'll never fall again
Said adieu to love
Don't ever call again
For I must love you or no one
And so I'm through with love

I've locked my heart
I'll keep my feelings there
I've stocked my heart
with icy, frigid air
And I mean to care for no one
Because I'm through with love

Why did you lead me
To think you could care?
You didn't need me
For you had your share
of slaves around you
To hound you and swear
with deep emotion and devotion to you

Goodbye to spring and all it meant to me
It can never bring the thing that used to be
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love

-as sung by Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot"