Bitter Path

I’ve had enough of all these empty words!

This is not me giving up; this is me letting go

When hope is gone there’s nowhere left to run

I’m not running anymore; this is where I stand my ground!

For far too long complacency has been my only friend

And left me with sleepless nights that never seem to end

My God when did I become so heartless?

This can’t be what I’ve been living for!

I swore this fire would never burn out

These days I see it lingering

Where are the hands that I have come to trust?

This means to much to me to let slip through my hands

And even when my strength fails me I will still stand

I will not be pushed aside

Hopelessness and emptiness have no place in me

This may be the death of me, so be it

For so long I wish that this cup could be passed from me

But now I am starting to see this has been what set me free

And even though I may not understand why I walk down this bitter path, full of my regret

I can trust that I am never alone

Arms Raised

I lift my hands to the sky; You’re my desire

My hopes and dreams they are of You

I lift my hands to the sky; for Your consuming fire

So bright it burns, what’s left is Yours

Let’s go!

So many idle words have fallen from my lips

They pour just like the blood that fell from Your side

You gave up everything just to give me a second chance

I won’t take that for granted anymore

I found the plans that I have made were in vain, won’t make things better

I finally found my way, and I know that

All I needed was to find the truth and I found You

I will never look back

I’m letting go of my regret

I’m tearing down these walls I put up so long ago

You gave up everything just to give me a second chance

I won’t take that for granted anymore

With my eyes fixed on You I know I cannot be moved

And I must confess, I am nothing without you. I am on my knees screaming take me home

Something Needs to Change

Oh that these waves of uncertainty would drown me and take me to my grave

I am broken for this cause

I’m tired of screaming words of hope and grace

I’m unmoved, unstirred, unwavering

Break these chains and set this captive free

Does anyone have the heart to stand with me?

I could never do this on my own

I stand by and watch my family slowly fall apart

If faith can cause the blind to see why can’t it pick up my brothers and sisters who have fallen down to the ground?

If there is no love then hope can never be found

Is this worth fighting for?

I am on my knees; I accept defeat

Is there hope for us?

How much love will we know to show if we have no love for ourselves?

It makes me sick to think that you and I live this way

How much love will we know to show if we have no love for ourselves?

It makes me sick to think that you and I live in apathy

I know it’s worth fighting for

I am on my knees, I can’t accept defeat

There is hope for us!

Even in our darkest days and when it seems that we’ve lost our way and it seems

There is hope, there is hope!

There is a reason why we lift out hands and sing

It’s wrong to say our hearts won’t change as long as You are here

It’s wrong to say our hearts won’t change as long as You are

Who will be the hands and feet?

Who will go share this love with me?

Who will be the hands and feet of Jesus?

Wake Up!

It seems like these minutes are getting longer

Waiting for these lights to go down

So clench your fist and hold your head up high

We are not alone in this crowd

I pray that this won’t be the last time that our stories share the stage

This is the reason we have come, and why we’ll never leave the same

It’s your face that we want to see; you’re the notes in this melody

In this song of life that you sing with me

There were so many nights that I sang these words out into the open air

I never knew that you would be the one who sang back into my ears

Wake up wake up now! I never thought that I would see this day come to pass

Wake up wake up now! If this is who I am I know I can’t be sleeping

It is not enough to be silent and never make a sound

So move your feet! Come on and be different; stand out

I need to hear your voice

I can’t sing this on my own

We’re stronger when we stand as one

There were so many nights that we sang these words out into the open air

We never knew that You would be the one who sang back into our ears

Wake up wake up now! We never thought that we would see this day come to pass

Wake up wake up now! If this is who we are we know we can’t be sleeping

The Body

I’ve been shackled underneath all these lies for the last time

And I’m throwing them aside

There’s too much apathy that clouds my mind

Words cannot express the sadness I’m feeling

If this is all we are I’m walking out the door

I want no part of it

There has to be something more

Speaking hope without action can’t be the end

I can say, “I love you,” it’s never enough

Aren’t we the ones who walk the narrow road?

Aren’t we the voices that come from before the throne?

And when we stand for revolution’s sake the world will know, they’ll know your name.

It’s never been enough

This is the end of all You have become; open our hearts and let Yourself in

I won’t stand for this!

This can’t be the body You spoke of!

Because I have forgotten how to love

Digging Graves

Senseless injustice! Tread on heads like dust of the earth

Cut off the hands of the ones that are reaching out

Are we so calloused that these cries are going unheard?

This blood covers me just as much as you

They say this world is what I make of it

Am I the only one that wants a change?

I’ve turned my back on all my brothers dying in their broken homes

I dug the graves of the ones I am called to love

We are forsaken! Empty shells still fill our seats

How quick we choose to forget the desolation in the streets

I can’t believe this; that we still won’t see the truth

I won’t quietly sit and choose not to be moved

Come stand with me; I’ll never walk alone

My words are not enough; I will love the unloved

Come stand with us; we’ll never walk alone

Our words are not enough; we’ll love the unloved

17:20

Bring me back to the days when everything made sense to me

Together we could move the mountains and watch them fall into the sea

Times have changed now that I'm older; where did I go wrong?

Life was beautiful when we got along

But I’m not giving up on this; we’ve come too far

Just to throw all we have into the wind

So many times I have given up on You.  Will You take me back?

You can count on me

I’ll take this stand tonight; I’ll never leave Your side

You will have all of me

You have my word; I will never look away

So many times I have given up on You

You have never turned away.  I need You more than words can say!

One life one chance!

Don’t take this for granted

We will move the mountains and watch them fall in the sea!

“He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say toyou, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to thismountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and  nothing will beimpossible for you” Matthew 17:20

A Proclamation

You are my breath, and I wait for You to come and rescue me

We will raise our hands, and we will lift our eyes

To the hills where our help comes from

Where our help comes from

My God, how times have changed

There was a moment when I could call You friend

You gave me so much and I kept on taking

Now I am standing here and You don’t recognize my face

What have I become that I can’t call You friend?

I never thought my walls would be stripped away

The way your love pours out it takes my breath away!

Your hands have led me here and have never left my side

You leave me speechless

With every breath we take let our lives proclaim the promises we’ve made to You

I need more of you!

Because it’s Your love that has carried me through

The weight of the world seems to bring me to the ground

I know You’re watching me above the clouds

Song for the Broken

We’ll scream it loud!

This is a melody; it’s time to sing it out

So give us words before we all forget!

This is where I lift my hands and say enough is enough!

So many people are broken and they’re not getting up

This is our offering; this is our hope!

This is what we believe in, and we’re not giving up

This is our song

So sing out loud a chorus for us.

It’s all too much; I can feel my lungs collapse on me

Bitter soul why are you weeping tears that fall only for you?

This is our song

So sing out loud a chorus for us

It’s all too much; I can feel my lungs collapse on me

This is my worship; this is my life

To bring hope into this broken world

This is my worship; this is our worship!

This is our song

We’ll scream it loud!

xChet Steadmanx

Just wake up!

Stop living like there is no hope

We know what you’re going through we’ve been there before

I never thought that I would see you like this

All alone covering up yourself

You think that there is no one left who can get you out of your mess

But I will be right here until the bitter end

Step back!

Take a look around

You are the only one that can change where you’re at

Just make the best of every moment

Or you will get left behind

You think that there is no one left who can get you out of your mess

But I will be right here until the bitter end

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