Thursday, November 29, 2007

When I Close My Eyes

This world falls short of my smallest dreams,
And leaves no hope for bigger things
What I’ve seen so far has only deceived me

So it seems for lack of common sense,
I find I cling to worthlessness
Little shiny things take my eyes off pure gold

Though I know there’s more to life than what I see
Sometimes I just find it so hard to believe
Can I trust you when you say you won’t leave me?

Without you I have nothing
My life is not my own.
My hopes, my dreams, my plans, my schemes
Fade away in the light of your throne…

But when I close my eyes
And the world fades away
I realize You’re here,
By my side, always.

Then through the darkness you whisper my name
And use my fears to draw me to your side
You carry me gently like a sleeping child

Great desires in my heart you place,
Hope for more fills the depths of my soul
Passion calls me to follow where you lead me

But then I cry for help and you fail to shout back
I start to wonder if you’ve left me
Will you be no better than the other loves I’ve lost?

Without you I have nothing
My life is not my own.
My hopes, my dreams, my plans, my schemes
Fade away in the light of your throne…

But when I close my eyes
And the world fades away
I realize You’re here,
By my side, always.

You tear me down so you can build me up
And sometimes it makes me wanna scream
But it’s through this breaking that you’ll heal me

Your greatness moves in such beautiful ways
As I find redemption in an unlikely place
Along with a peace I can’t comprehend

And though this life has shown itself hard
Desire carries me on
And hopes of heaven feed my weary soul

Without you I have nothing
My life is not my own.
My hopes, my dreams, my plans, my schemes
Fade away in the light of your throne…

But when I close my eyes
And the world fades away
I realize You’re here,
By my side, always…

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