Friday, November 25, 2011
Guitar
This is my new Acoustic Electric Guitar!! I just got it today. Final price was $200, including insurance, a strap, and batteries for the tuner. :) I think I'm going to name it Jesse...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I Cry Aloud To You (I Don't Know What I'd Do)
She cries the tears that no one sees
She prays to God for some release
From the life that wears her down
He just can’t take another step
He hopes God will pull him from the depth
Of the shame he’s fallen into
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
When my spirit grows faint within me
It is You who watch over my way
In the path of danger where I walk
When nobody even cares for me
When they have left me and chosen to flee
I look and find You
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
Lord, listen to my cry
For I am desperately in need
Rescue me
From my enemies
The fear and anger and sadness
Are quickly closing in
They make a prison around me
So set me free, Lord, set me free
That I might praise Your name!
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
based on Psalm 142
MLJ - 2011
She prays to God for some release
From the life that wears her down
He just can’t take another step
He hopes God will pull him from the depth
Of the shame he’s fallen into
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
When my spirit grows faint within me
It is You who watch over my way
In the path of danger where I walk
When nobody even cares for me
When they have left me and chosen to flee
I look and find You
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
Lord, listen to my cry
For I am desperately in need
Rescue me
From my enemies
The fear and anger and sadness
Are quickly closing in
They make a prison around me
So set me free, Lord, set me free
That I might praise Your name!
I cry aloud to You
Lord I lift my sins to You
I ask for mercy, Lord
For the things that I have done
I cry aloud to You
Lord, You are my refuge
If it weren’t for You
Lord I don’t know what I’d do
based on Psalm 142
MLJ - 2011
Wall Around My Heart
It seems like every time
I let down my guard
My heart gets a little more
Broken
Now, I’ve done my best
To pull myself up
To put myself back
Together
But that was before
I met you
And oh, you seem to be
Different
If you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you’ve gotta know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
You’ll have to break down
The wall around my heart
On the inside of my heart
It’s oh so very fragile
It’s being held together by glue
And duct tape
But on the outside
Somehow I’ve managed
To put up a large wall
Of stone
But now I’m peaking over
I see you on the other side
And I just gotta know if I
Can trust you
If you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you’ve gotta know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
You have to break down
The wall around my heart
And oh I think that you
Could be the one that’s true
The one that helps me through
But oh, one thing you should know
It’s gonna take a little time
For my wall to come down…
But if you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you already know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
Then you have to break down
You have to tear down
You have to wear… down…
The wall around my heart…
MLJ - 2011
I let down my guard
My heart gets a little more
Broken
Now, I’ve done my best
To pull myself up
To put myself back
Together
But that was before
I met you
And oh, you seem to be
Different
If you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you’ve gotta know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
You’ll have to break down
The wall around my heart
On the inside of my heart
It’s oh so very fragile
It’s being held together by glue
And duct tape
But on the outside
Somehow I’ve managed
To put up a large wall
Of stone
But now I’m peaking over
I see you on the other side
And I just gotta know if I
Can trust you
If you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you’ve gotta know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
You have to break down
The wall around my heart
And oh I think that you
Could be the one that’s true
The one that helps me through
But oh, one thing you should know
It’s gonna take a little time
For my wall to come down…
But if you love me
If you feel the way I do
Then you already know
About the pain that I’ve been through
And if you want to make this work
Then you have to break down
You have to tear down
You have to wear… down…
The wall around my heart…
MLJ - 2011
Another Piece of Myself (Away)
She comes to me again
With tears swimming in her eyes
She tells me she’s fine
But I know how to read right through her lies
Right now I’ll give you some distance
Because you want to handle this on your own
I watch you struggle in silence
But I’ll never leave you alone
So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
You tell me you don’t want to talk about it
I say I’ve heard that before
And I wait until your heart
Just can’t take it anymore
You pour out your story
With tears streaming down your face
And when you finally fall asleep
I know I’m in the right place
So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
Oh, but every time I put you together
I watch myself fall apart a little more
And when it gets to be more than I can handle
When the waves are risin' over my head
I fall down on my knees
And I beg You God, oh please
I know you wouldn’t give me more than I can take
But God I was wondering if you could make
My load, a little easier, to bear…
And He said, child
I’ll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you alright
Cause you know you can come cryin' to me
I’ll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
MLJ - 2011
With tears swimming in her eyes
She tells me she’s fine
But I know how to read right through her lies
Right now I’ll give you some distance
Because you want to handle this on your own
I watch you struggle in silence
But I’ll never leave you alone
So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
You tell me you don’t want to talk about it
I say I’ve heard that before
And I wait until your heart
Just can’t take it anymore
You pour out your story
With tears streaming down your face
And when you finally fall asleep
I know I’m in the right place
So I'll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you all right
‘Cause you know you can come crying to me
I'll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
Oh, but every time I put you together
I watch myself fall apart a little more
And when it gets to be more than I can handle
When the waves are risin' over my head
I fall down on my knees
And I beg You God, oh please
I know you wouldn’t give me more than I can take
But God I was wondering if you could make
My load, a little easier, to bear…
And He said, child
I’ll give you another piece of myself tonight
Just to make you alright
Cause you know you can come cryin' to me
I’ll wipe your tears and set you free
I’ll watch you fly from all your pain
As you sore in the sky, a mile high
Taking another piece of myself
Away
MLJ - 2011
I Thank You For This (if for nothing else)
Sweet little sentiments
Happy-filled thoughts
Oh why couldn’t I see?
It was all for naught?
It was wonderful while it lasted
But now it’s in the past
You see, I should have know from the start
That dreams like this don’t last
Thank you for showing me happiness
When you made me smile every day
Even just the thought of you
Made my day brighter in every way
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for showing me happiness
Sorrow overcame me
My thoughts were of you
It seems so obvious now
That your love was never true
But it’s true what they say
Pain like this just makes me stronger
Although I was hurt for a while
You don’t control me any longer!
Thank you for showing me sadness
When you ripped my heart in two
While I’ve managed to tape it back together
You took a piece with you
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for showing me sadness
So now, I’m moving on
I can’t focus on this anymore
This past is dragging me down
So I’m simply closing the door
This chapter in my life changed me
I’d like to think for the best
I’ll remember our good times
And forgive you for the rest
Thank you for teaching me forgiveness
It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do
I realized it was all for the best
And that I deserve better than you
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for teaching me forgiveness
MLJ - 2011
Happy-filled thoughts
Oh why couldn’t I see?
It was all for naught?
It was wonderful while it lasted
But now it’s in the past
You see, I should have know from the start
That dreams like this don’t last
Thank you for showing me happiness
When you made me smile every day
Even just the thought of you
Made my day brighter in every way
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for showing me happiness
Sorrow overcame me
My thoughts were of you
It seems so obvious now
That your love was never true
But it’s true what they say
Pain like this just makes me stronger
Although I was hurt for a while
You don’t control me any longer!
Thank you for showing me sadness
When you ripped my heart in two
While I’ve managed to tape it back together
You took a piece with you
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for showing me sadness
So now, I’m moving on
I can’t focus on this anymore
This past is dragging me down
So I’m simply closing the door
This chapter in my life changed me
I’d like to think for the best
I’ll remember our good times
And forgive you for the rest
Thank you for teaching me forgiveness
It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do
I realized it was all for the best
And that I deserve better than you
So if you gave me nothing else
I thank you for this
I thank you for teaching me forgiveness
MLJ - 2011
Somehow
Verse 1
I never thought it would
Come to this
It seems we’ve tried so hard
For so long
Was it all for naught?
God, I thought you had a plan for us
Maybe you still do
But at times like this, I can be so blind
God, please light my path
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our hearts and heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
Verse 2
Oh God, I know that
I’m only human
It’s impossible for me to see
Your bigger picture
Despite how hard I try
But I know that this is all apart
Of Your great plan
Although we can’t see where You’re leading us
Isn’t that the point?
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
Bridge
Oh God we are so weak
We stumble, we fall
But when we turn away from You
That is our greatest mistake of all
So God I’m on my knees
And I’m begging you please
Let Your Will be done
Oh only Your Will
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
MLJ - 2011
I never thought it would
Come to this
It seems we’ve tried so hard
For so long
Was it all for naught?
God, I thought you had a plan for us
Maybe you still do
But at times like this, I can be so blind
God, please light my path
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our hearts and heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
Verse 2
Oh God, I know that
I’m only human
It’s impossible for me to see
Your bigger picture
Despite how hard I try
But I know that this is all apart
Of Your great plan
Although we can’t see where You’re leading us
Isn’t that the point?
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
Bridge
Oh God we are so weak
We stumble, we fall
But when we turn away from You
That is our greatest mistake of all
So God I’m on my knees
And I’m begging you please
Let Your Will be done
Oh only Your Will
Chorus
God we don’t know what to do
So we turn our heads to You
We raise our hands
And beg for strength
We give ourselves to You
We know you’ll pull us through
Somehow
MLJ - 2011
Free (Stuck Behind Myself)
Take away my burdens
Take away these chains
Take all these things away from me
Oh, let me be free
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
When my burdens are gone
When my chains are loose
When I no longer have those worries
Then I can be free
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
I know that you
Are the only one
Who can give me the freedom
The freedom that I need!
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
Set me free
Just set me free!
MLJ - 2010
Take away these chains
Take all these things away from me
Oh, let me be free
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
When my burdens are gone
When my chains are loose
When I no longer have those worries
Then I can be free
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
I know that you
Are the only one
Who can give me the freedom
The freedom that I need!
Because I'm stuck
Behind myself
And oh I just, I need to get out
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free
So give me the freedom to just be me
Oh my Lord, please set me free!
Set me free
Just set me free!
MLJ - 2010
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