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Every Sky
03:46
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Waves crash hard on the grains of sand You’ve made, You know their number
Nothing shifts or sinks without Your say, without Your order
Stars so vast that I almost feel pressed in, You call them by name
In a sky so dark and big I cannot breath
All this wildness, beauty untamed bends its knees it meekly obeys
The wild and fierce Creator who made
Every storm, every wind, every sky calls out Your name
Storms roll in with a fearsome rumbling sound, You’re the conductor
As a symphony of forces slowly mount, a song in the thunder
Winds blow fierce out across the flatland fields, whispering greatness
Lightning strikes as far as You direct
All this wildness, beauty untamed bends its knees it meekly obeys
The wild and fierce Creator who made
Every storm, every wind, every sky calls out Your name
Palette painted bright on canvas sky, a smear of Your finger
Storm clouds give the edge to beauty tonight ‘cause You give it meaning
Sun sinks low in a flame of orange and light, blazing Your glory
And the sun will rise again in morning’s time
All this wildness, beauty untamed bends its knees it meekly obeys
The wild and fierce Creator who made
Every star, every storm, every cloud, every wave, every wind, every sun, every sky calls out Your name
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Hold Me Fast
04:35
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Tempest tossed and thrown about, I cannot live one day without
Your brand new mercies, every morning
Every day it’s sink or swim, but mostly You just pull me in
with faithfulness You carry me
Cause all of my affections scatter quickly like a maelstrom full of reckless and illusionary dreams
I can be uncertain of the simplest of devotions, I’m desperate for the anchoring You bring
Hold me fast when the nights break down on me
Hold me fast when my faith is less than weak
Hold me fast when the voices are louder than Yours
Jesus, help my unbelief
Hold me fast
I’m always casting eyes about ‘cause I just want to figure out
If these waves can hold me, if they control me
Either way the bottom line is do I trust You every time You call me out of fear and doubt
Temptation pulls my ankles down and fear is why I’ll surely drown
Oh, if only I could hold Your gaze
Then I’d know You are stronger than the forces of my heart that seem to
Drive me down into the waves
Hold me fast when the nights break down on me
Hold me fast when my faith is less than weak
Hold me fast when the voices are louder than Yours
Jesus, help my unbelief. Hold me fast.
This is not some parallel to show You that I'm trusting well
In truth the ocean might be safe compared to dark nights of the soul that leave a tattered, gaping hole but push me to hold fast to faith
Hold me fast when the nights break down on me
Hold me fast when my faith is less than weak
Hold me fast when the voices are louder than Yours
Jesus, help my unbelief
Jesus, hely my unbelief
Hold me fast
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Hear Me
04:32
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If you don't object I'll take a deep breath and be quiet for a moment
I'm tired of explaining my heart slowly draining out on the floor
You never seem to hear
It's the thing I've always feared
And a far cry from where we used to be
Will you hear me, understand me like you said you always would, like you said you always would
Will you love me, fight for me
I need it more than I should, more than I should
You misunderstand when I say what I mean, but I know I say it wrong
I'm desperate to gather what we used to be and to never let it go
The embers of warmth burned out leaving ashes inside of mouths
I'm aching for something to set this on fire
Will you hear me, understand me like you said you always would, like you said you always would
Will you love me, fight for me
I need it more than I should, more than I should
This is no easy thing 'cause we're both broken way down deep
But there's hope as long as we breathe
So hear me, hear me, please
Will you hear me, me please
So hear me, hear me please
Will you hear me, understand me like you said you always would, like you said you always would
Will you love me, fight for me
I need it more than I should, more than I should
More than I should, more than I should
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Meaningless
03:47
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I gathered all the pieces of my dreams and tried to break the mold
I stacked them carefully, I worked relentlessly
My tower never reached the sky but it crumbled right before my eyes
The rubble turned to chaff and I could finally see at last
All the things that I pursued are meaningless compared to You
And I could chase a thousand dreams but they won't mean a single thing
If You are not the captor of my heart 'cause I could never stand alone without Your covering
Jesus, You're all I need
All of my accomplishments are vanities when weighed against what You have done for me and how You set me free
So Lord, please have Your way with me
Shatter all this pride
'Til You're the treasure that I'm longing for, 'til Jesus, You're my prize
All the things that I pursued are meaningless compared to You
And I could chase a thousand dreams but they won't mean a single thing
If You are not the captor of my heart 'cause I could never stand alone without Your covering
Jesus, You're all I need
So will You take my heart's desires and turn them into Yours
Empty me of all I am 'til I'm standing here with open hands
All the things that I pursued are meaningless compared to You
And I could chase a thousand dreams but they won't mean a single thing
If You are not the captor of my heart 'cause I could never stand alone without Your covering
Jesus, You're all I need, You're all I need
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I'll Never Let You Go
04:12
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Broken and restless you fight with the blankets, seems you are losing this time
Tossing and turning accomplishes nothing, it’s pointless for you to try
Cause your tiny hands could never extend or encompass what I have planned
So you should not wrestle with matters I’ll handle; Trust Me and you will be blessed
'Cause fretting is useless and worry is wasteful when I’ve got you here in My hands
Nothing can pass through My purposeful fingers that I did not intend
And I will be faithful when you are faithless, there’s safety in trusting My Word
‘Cause I am sovereign and I’m always working, and I’ll never let you go
You can see nature don’t wrestle or waver with how it’s created and blessed
The birds of the air can fly without care 'cause I’m never caught unaware
And you shouldn’t worry, you’re worth more than all these, you matter so much more to Me
I have redeemed you, saved you, and freed you, and no one can steal you from Me
'Cause fretting is useless and worry is wasteful when I’ve got you here in My hands
Nothing can pass through My purposeful fingers that I did not intend
And I will be faithful when you are faithless, there’s safety in trusting My Word
‘Cause I am sovereign and I’m always working, and I’ll never let you go
Did you think that I forgot you? Did you think I could be surprised?
My love is perfect, and you’re never out of My sight
Fretting is useless and worry so wasteful when I’ve got you here in My hands
Nothing can pass through My purposeful fingers that I did not intend
And I will be faithful, so faithful, there’s safety in trusting My Word
I’ll never let you go
And I will be faithful when you are faithless, there's safety in trusting My Word
‘Cause I am sovereign and I’m always working, and I’ll never let you go
‘Cause I am sovereign and I’m always working, and I’ll never let you go
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Anchor
03:56
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When my heart runs after things of earth, when my soul can't find a place of worth
Will You always call me back to You
Even when I can't believe the truth
Even when I can't believe the truth
Hallelujah, You're the Anchor for my soul
Jesus, You are stronger and You always keep me close
And You always keep me close
There's a pull I daily fear to fight, when my flesh seeks only its delight
I am desperate for a standing place found in Your unmoving solid grace
It is Your unmoving solid grace
Hallelujah, You're the Anchor for my soul
Jesus, You are stronger and You always keep me close
And You always keep me close
Well, my heart's full of deceit
No, I can't trust it for anything
But You hold me in Your hand
My fears and failures You will withstand
My fears and failures You will withstand
Hallelujah, You're the Anchor for my soul
Jesus, You are stronger and You always keep me close
And You always keep me close
We are fragile creatures weak with sin
So to grace we daily must press in
Though we vacillate from fear to faith
We find rest because You never change
I find rest because You never change
Hallelujah, You're the Anchor for my soul
Jesus, You are stronger and You always keep me close
And You always keep me close
You always keep me close
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Glenna Marshall Sikeston, Missouri
Glenna Marshall is married to her pastor, William, and lives in rural Southeast Missouri where she tries and fails to keep up with her two energetic sons. She is the author of The Promise is His Presence: Why God is Always Enough (P&R, 8/1/19).
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