More on just how I’m making an album!!
Making an Album Vlog #3
New Album and Vlogs
So excited to start recording a new album or worship songs next week!! I’m going to vlog the process…here’s the first one!
Stand Up Among Us
Jesus told us that where two or three are gathered in His name He would be there. The problem is, most of the time we make Him sit in the back while we do our thing. This is a prayer that He would “stand up among us.”
That we would sit before Him while He reveals His power, His grace, His love, Himself.
Much thanks to my father-in-law, Keith Curlee, for teaching me this!
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Stand Up Among Us
We’re dry inside these walls of pride
Without You we’re empty
We’re thirsty from our vain pursuits
We long to drink of You
The weight of our sin presses down upon us
Driving us to our knees
We call out to You our God, Redeemer
Blessed is He who brings us peace
Stand up among us
Make Your presence known
Rise up within us
Set Your people free
In Your presence is where we need to be
To the fatherless be a Father, Lord
Show Your compassion
To the prisoner and the captive
Bring Your release
To those who cry out for Your mercy
That always seems out of reach
Holy Spirit come in power
Ignite our passion to believe
Stand up among us
Make Your presence known
Rise up within us
Set Your people free
In Your presence is where we want to be
The Lord is clothed in beauty and power
No one is like Him, He is great
Stand up among us
Make Your presence known
Rise up within us
Set Your people free
In Your presence is where we’re going to be
In Your presence is where I will be
Hard to Believe
Happy Autumn!! It’s my favorite season of the year and it’s in full swing in New York City. I’ve got a new song for you this week. I’m always amazed at myself how I wonder if God will come through for me. He has never let me down. Ever. Be it finances, where to live, how to get there, what to do, how to do it, who to be with, how to meet them, it has made no difference! He has always met every need in a way that I couldn’t have imagined before.
But still, I come across a situation from time to time and my flesh says, “No way this is happening.” That’s such a lie. Lord, help me to trust You…to just believe — all that You require.
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Hard to Believe
Why don’t I believe You
Why, You never fail
You always answer
So many stories I could tell
But the train runs Your schedule
Keeping perfect time
That’s what always kills me
I get restless, flying blind
CHORUS
You heal
You provide
You speak
And the fear inside me dies
You rescue
You protect
You orchestrate
And lives intersect
You’re everything I need
So why, every once-in-a-while
Is it so hard to believe?
You tell me, “Keep on asking”
Ask, seek, knock
I know You want to bless me
But my heart is solid rock
Could You plan some excavating
Digging out my doubt
Replacing it with faith
So I can trust my way out
CHORUS
Instead of trusting I keep trying
Run in place, forget the timing
Circumstance and speculation
Keep me in the dark
But Your lamp keeps shining
Illuminating shadows in my heart
CHORUS
I Am Known
Sometimes life can get pretty lonely. It can feel like you’re the only person in the world — the only one who’s going through what you’re going through. But then there’s the truth that God knows me. He knows everything that’s going on in my life and He knows what I feel. I am known…
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I Am Known
I’m a stranger in the world
Does anyone really know me?
I’m on the outside looking in
I just need You to show me
That what I believe is true
That You really care
Then quietly I hear Your voice
And I know You’re there
CHORUS:
I am known, I am celebrated
I am recognized, so familiar
You call me by my name
I am known, I am loved and accepted
And as I seek Your face
You wash me with Your grace
And promise me I’ll never be alone
I am known
That the God of all the universe
Even thinks of me at all
I’m like a tiny little leaf
But He sees when I fall
And He picks me up and sings a song
A song of mercy and kindness
No one else around, I know His heart
He knows mine and I am blessed
CHORUS
Better than I know myself
More than I could dream
But I don’t have to run and hide
His forgiveness covers me
Sets me free
CHORUS
Apple of Your Eye
I wrote this lyric after an amazing time of worship. I had just read Psalm 17:8 where David says, “Keep me as the apple of your eye…” It’s an incredible thing to know that, no matter what, God loves us beyond anything we have ever known. As it declares in Ephesians, “…to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
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You Love Me
CHORUS:
I’m the apple of Your eye
You love me
I’m the object of Your desire
I’m lovely
So when I feel ashamed
Full of doubt and blame
I’ll remember You don’t change
You love me
I tend to feel unwanted
I tend to hurt sometimes
Overwhelmed by darkened clouds
With tarnish on the silver lining
CHORUS
I like to play the victim
Hide behind the pain
Slight manipulation
Smiling on my face
CHORUS
Kicking, screaming
Or frozen, unbending
You look beyond my tantrums
Meet my questions
With one answer
CHORUS