Foundations, 5 -- The Builder.

unless the LORD builds the house

those who build it, those who build it

labor in vain

unless the LORD guards the gate

those who guard it, those who guard it

stay awake in vain 

// ps 127 // is 42

who is near you? the Lord is near you
the Lord of pity, the trampled beauty
he will not leave you, will not forsake you
he brings forth justice
hes not discouraged

i rise up early and lay my head late

he gives rest

he gives rest

i eat the bread of my toil’s anxiousness

he gives sleep

he gives sleep

ive greatly labored but have not achieved

he is your reward

he is your reward

i chose a path but my feet were misled
i host the banquet but i am not filled
i have twice given but have not once received

he will repay you

he will repay you

ive greatly suffered and seen no relief
ive seen a mother abandon her baby
ive seen a lover betrayed and i am she

he groans out for you

he groans out for you

Ive called you righteous
I will take your hand
this I promise
my own covenant
you will see, o blind men
release the captives
come out of the dungeon
those who sit in darkness
I will march out
I will cry out
I will lead you
these things I will do

Love of a jealous kind, 5.

My child, listen carefully.

I have written your name on My heart

you are Mine

Love of a jealous kind, 3.

He
 is jealous for me
 loves like a hurricane
i
 am a tree
 bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy

Love of a jealous kind, 1.

i'd rather feel the pain all too familiar
than be broken by a Lover i don't understand

Mama Shiou

i cannot sing it this night.
your favorite hymn, those words you taught me to pray:

我的主 我心愛祢

我的主 我渴慕祢

愿祢爱来 吸引我

使我心单单爱祢

哦耶稣我需要祢

炼净我完全属祢

願祢愛來摸著我

使我心全然屬祢

you're singing now, i know it,
before the face of the Yes to your every plea
now you rest from your toil; you find him wholly true
and i know i'll sing with you there.

and with your final heartbeat

kiss the world goodbye

then go in peace, and laugh on Glory’s side

fly to Jesus... and live

// chris rice

Inebriate It

they have forsaken the LORD to cherish whoredom, wine, and new wine.

there is a truer escape
a deeper well whose drink drowns fear Ps 91.9
wean Your child from bottles of sclerosis
draw me again to that fountain filled with blood
to believe Your goodness
only You slake and forget lastingly Jn 4; Jer 31.34
and You grant sleep to Your beloved Ps 127

Living Water, rain down on me

LORD I need more of You

we are thirsty, o Jesus

we are thirsty for more of You

Oh! that I might repose on Thee!  Oh! that Thou wouldest enter into my heart, and inebriate it, that I may forget my ills, and embrace Thee, my sole good!

// The Confessions, Book I, Augustine

Remember your chains.

Though God has forgiven and forgotten your past sins, yet don't forget them yourself. Often remember what a wretched bond slave you were in the land of Egypt..

// J.Eds, "Advice to Young Converts"

swing Your robe down low

my words fall to the floor
as tears drip through the telephone line

the hands i've seen raised to the sky
are not waving but drowning all this time

i'll try to build an ark that they need
to float to You upon the crystal sea

give me Your hand to hold
cause i can't stand to love alone
& love alone is not enough to hold us up
we've gotta touch Your robe

the prince of despair's been beaten
but the loser still fights

& everyone cries for the innocent
You say to love the guilty ones too

surrounded by suffering and sickness
i'll be working tearing back the roof

the pain is a burden
& it's my cross to bear
 i stumble under all the weight

i know You're simon standing there

& i know You're standing there

so swing Your robe down low

love alone // caedmon's call