Jesus Will Still Be There

Things change, plans fail.

You look for love on a grander scale.
Storms rise, hopes fade

And you place your bets on another day.
When the going gets tough, when the ride's too rough,
When you're just not sure enough.

Jesus will still be there.
His love will never change,
Sure as a steady rain,
Jesus will still be there.
When no one else is true,
He'll still be lovin' you.
When it looks like you've lost it all
And you haven't got a prayer,
Jesus will still be there.

Time flies, hearts turn,
A little bit wiser from lessons learned.
But sometimes weakness wins
And you lose your foothold once again.
When the going gets tough, when the ride's too rough,
When you're just not sure enough.

Jesus will still be there.
His love will never change,
Sure as a steady rain,
Jesus will still be there.
When no one else is true,
He'll still be lovin' you.
When it looks like you've lost it all
And you haven't got a prayer,
Jesus will still be there.

Jesus will still be there.
His love will never change,
Sure as a steady rain,
Jesus will still be there.
When no one else is true,
He'll still be lovin' you.
When it looks like you've lost it all
And you haven't got a prayer,
Jesus will still be there.
When it looks like you've lost it all
And you haven't got a prayer,
Jesus will still be there.

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: John Mandeville / Robert Matthew Sterling

Jesus Will Still Be There lyrics © Word Music Llc, Two Fine Boys Music, Bravo And Encore Music, Word Music, Llc

What A Friend We Have in Jesus

What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He'll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.

Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded there will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship will be our sweet portion there.

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: C. Converse / J Scriven

A Willing Spirit

If meditation is focus, which it is by definition,
Then why is it such a bad thing in Christianity?

I don't really know what is true by God's standards,

Vs. the church's standards.

While God always knows His true church,

The world doesn't. Even some of His own people don't.

We all have internal worlds.

Is God there? Has He reached You there?

If not, I hope He does. It takes both.

God wants everyone, but it takes a willing spirit.

Mercy Came Running

Once there was a holy place
Evidence of God's embrace
And I can almost see mercy's face
Pressed against the veil
Looking down with longing eyes
Mercy must have realized
That once His blood was sacrificed
Freedom would prevail
And as the sky grew dark
And the earth began to shake
With justice no longer in the way

Mercy came running
Like a prisoner set free
Past all my failures to the point of my need
When the sin that I carried
Was all I could see
And when I could not reach mercy
Mercy came running to me

Once there was a broken heart
Way to human from the start
And all the years left it torn apart
Hopeless and afraid
Walls I never meant to build
Left this prisoner unfulfilled
Freedom called but even still
It seemed so far away
I was bound by the chains
From the wages of my sin
Just when I felt like giving in

Mercy came running
Like a prisoner set free
Past all my failures to the point of my need
When the sin that I carried
Was all I could see
And when I could not reach mercy
Mercy came running to me

Sometimes I still feel so far
So far from where I really should be
He gently calls to my heart
Just to remind me

Mercy came running
Like a prisoner set free
Past all my failures to the point of my need
When the sin that I carried
Was all I could see
And when I could not reach mercy
Mercy came running to me

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Dan Dean / Dave Clark / Don Koch

Mercy Came Running lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Drawing Me Closer

I'd be lost here inside myself
I'd be nothing without You
If Your ways didn't pull me in
Like they do

It's the hope I know, the grace you show
That drawing me closer, drawing me closer
It's the peace I feel, it's your love so real
That's drawing me closer

And my heart beats with pure amazement
Every time I fell the tender touch of your love
Drawing me closer
Tell me how when You hold me near
I can feel so free
Where would I be if not for You
Moving me

It's the hope I know, the grace you show
That drawing me closer, drawing me closer
It's the peace I feel, it's your love so real
That's drawing me closer

Your love
I can hear your voice it's calling me
To the shelter of Your arms

It's the hope I know, the grace You show
That's drawing me closer
It's the peace I feel, it's Your love so real
That's drawing me closer

Your love
Closer, Closer
Hey, hey now drawing me closer
Hey, hey now
Everybody come and see
Hey, hey now yeah
Drawing me closer
Hey, hey now...

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Gayla Hester Borders / Jeff A. Borders / Lowell Talmadge Jr. Alexander

Drawing Me Closer lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Please Help Me

"Please help me," I say often,

In a little girls voice in my head.

Sometimes it's my adult voice too.

But I don't where I end and You, God, begins.

I don't know boundaries.

I am trying, but how hard?

I feel like if I just try harder it will happen.

Is that a lie too?

Please help me in the messages I get,

In every message I receive.

I am far too influenceable. 

I need You to filter things into me.

I still want to know things;

This doesn't take away my will.

I want to know the good and the bad,

But Jesus, I want You there with me.

Please show me everything. 

In Your time, because I trust You.

Help me to trust You.

I don't truly trust anyone, but I do You.

Because You know why.

I still question if I am looking for something

That is not there.

I know I am broken.

This is where I am right now.

This is how I feel.

Am I wrong to expect something from You, Jesus?

Even in the word game You are the Messiah.

Jesus, as I have prayed before,

I don't know now.

I have prayed so many things.

Please let the world know Your goodness.

There are Better Days Coming

It's a heart attack a minute
In this life down here on earth
We're all stranded right here in it
Wondering what it's worth
There are always threads of trouble
In this tangled web we weave
But tomorrow may just be ok
See here's what I believe

(chorus)
Better days are on the way my friend
Just a ways on down the line
I believe that just around the bend
Everything's gonna be fine
Better days are just a dream right now
It's like all you do is pray
But the world keeps turning
Bringing us better days

Well the storms won't stop descending
And the rain won't cease to fall
And there ain't no use pretending
Cause it's bound to find us all
Well it's easy to get hopeless
And drive yourself insane
But before you stop and set up shop
In the middle of the pain
Remember

(repeat chorus)

I know you've heard all the platitudes
About attitudes and positive thinking
But time just keep marching on
So just hold, on this too will pass
I know you'll see your face in a smile again

(repeat chorus x 2)

I believe in better days