We think we are loving Him when we say the words
But it all becomes routine
We plan and we hustle to do things right
Trying to be like God’s serving machine

Glancing over the sunrise He’s given to enjoy
With no time in a day to spare
Taking for granted the stars in the sky
And the beautiful warm summer air

Running on the beach with our iPods plugged in
Whining when shells scratch our toes
Reading two chapters of Scripture each day
Just so that everyone knows

When was the last time we gazed on the cross
And worshipped in love at His throne
Or when was the last time we read Christ’s own words
And prayed that He’d make himself known?

We are His bride and we act like a stranger
Saying hello and soon waving goodbye
We have so much to do and no time for our Savior
In the new lives He gave us when He came to die

We cannot embrace Him if we try to replace Him
With rules and full schedules and expensive ties
And can we truly give Him our hearts
When we can’t even give Him a moment of our lives?

I know that it’s easy to say we have
Fallen behind and we must change our ways
And that it’s a lot harder to love with our hearts
When our minds go such different ways

But, isn’t it easy to spout off, “I love you”
Those three words so often said
Without even stopping to praise our Redeemer
For all He has done and the blood that He shed?

He gave up His own life that we might have life
And have it more abundantly
Not so that we could refasten the chains
From which we have been made free

Let us love Him the way He loves us
Passionately-and pray
That the boundless love He has for us
Would become more real each day.

His (Click to have the recording open in a new window)…and  I apologize for the flaws in the latter part of the song. It was far past my bedtime :))

His smile takes my breath away
Even though it’s always been there
And though he’s no knight in shining armor
I can’t help but stare
His hand in mine feels just as good
As it did ten years ago
His laugh makes me laugh inside
‘Cause only I know

He’s not tall, dark and handsome
But, he’s beautiful to me
He’s not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch him try to be
I wish he knew how safe I feel
When he’s by my side
The only dream I hang onto is
To be his

His mind works just like mine
Though we love to disagree
And he knows me better than I know myself
It isn’t hard to see
But, chances are he’ll never feel it too
And I’ll keep going pretending I don’t care
Like I always do

He’s not tall, dark and handsome
But, he’s beautiful to me
He’s not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch him try to be
I wish he knew how safe I feel
When he’s by my side
The only dream I hang onto is
To be his

He’ll probably never find out how I feel
I’ve still got things to think about
But, I long to grab his arm and pull him near
And just blurt everything out

You’re not tall, dark and handsome
But, you’re beautiful to me
You’re not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch you try to be
In your arms I’m safe and warm
This is right where I belong
So tell me I’m yours, tell me I’m yours
Forever yours.

F#-Abm-F#-C#//Bb-F#-C#(G# first)

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On a silent night in Bethelehem
A lowly Jewish girl is traveling
On a silent night, all she can hear
Are her cries of pain
From the Child she’s carrying

On a silent night, her betrothed leads her on
To an inn where she’ll find rest
But, when they arrive
They find what they’ve dreaded
There’s no room left

But, the innkeeper understands
And shows them a stable
They are welcome to have for the night
Joseph wants to sleep
Mary is weak from the past nine months
But they know, oh they know

The Child is coming, the Child is coming
And their joy far outweighs the weariness they feel
The Child is coming, the Child is coming
With an infant’s cry, He’ll announce that He’s here
The Child is coming

Many years ago, prophets told the news
Of a Child that would be born to a virgin
But, the people didn’t understand
Couldn’t understand

The Prince of Peace, The Bread of Life
The very Son of God would come
But, tonight His people sleep in peace
‘Cause they don’t know, they don’t know

The Child is coming, the Child is coming
On this silent night as the world is sleeping
The Child is coming, the Child is coming
The Son of God is born in a stable weeping

Young Mary holds Him close and sings a lullaby
And Joseph doesn’t know whether to jump for joy or cry
They can’t believe they are looking
In the face of God’s Son
Emmanuel-God with us.

The Child is come, the Child is come
He was laid in a manger many years ago tonight
The Child is come, He became the Man
Who died on a cross to bring us life
The Child is come.

On a silent night in Jerusalem
He was crucified for all that we’ve done
And the blood that flowed
Washed us white as the snow that’s falling to the ground

The Child is come.

Welcome to my nightmare
That lives on into the day
Welcome to my dungeon
Where all sunshine fades away
Come on in, step right up
Feel free to look around
But, don’t be surprised at what you see
Or at that constant humming sound

It’s just time sucking all the life out of me
It’s just pain, the haunting never ends
The dark, the noise, with one way out
One way doors so I can let you in
So go ahead, haunt me still
Taking everything you will
Not much here, that you’ll see
But you’re welcome to what left of me

Who’s this wanderer? Who’s the fool
That knocks at my cold door?
I wish I knew so I could show you
What I live here for
I fought the past, it won at last
And now I wait for the future to take me away

From the nightmare that lives on
From the dungeon to the dawn
From the sight and sound of all of my mistakes
Lead me out of endless night
From the dark into the light
Give me one more chance to break this vicious cycle

From time sucking all the life out of me
From pain, the haunting never ends
The dark, the noise, with one way out
One way doors so I can let you in
I’m sick of hearing these haunting voices
It’s time to take chances, make my choices
There’s nothing left to scream at me
I’m taking back what’s left of me.

The wheels are turning
But I’m not going anywhere
My head is spinning
My eyes hold a blank stare
Doing so much
But nothing’s getting done
Fighting to reach the light
And only blocking out the sun

Working so hard isn’t working anymore
I’m losing the fight I thought I’d win
I don’t know what else to do
Theories failed, my methods too
This is the end

So I fall to my knees
Crying out to you, God
These filthy rags are all I have to bring
I thought I’d make you happy
By doing all I could for my King
Now I know my weakness is too great
And I fall on your grace
That covers all my failures
When I stumble and I fall

You’re stronger when you kneel
Than when you stand
I heard it so many times
I didn’t realize all it meant
I thought I could do it all myself
Wanted to avoid having to ask for help

But working so hard just isn’t working anymore
I race around to get there fast
Then wonder what I’m going there for
It’s time that I admit the truth
I am nothing without you
This is the end of me.

So I fall to my knees
Crying out to you, God
These filthy rags are all I have to bring
I thought I’d make you happy
By doing all I could for my King
Now I know my weakness is too great
And I fall on your grace
That covers all my failures
When I stumble and I fall.

I heard Your voice in the rain
Calling me, calling me
And I can hear that same voice in my dreams
Calling me, still calling me
Like Samuel, I speak these words tonight
‘Cause I need to hear Your voice
One more time

Speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak, speak
Come Lord, I am waiting for You

I saw the fire burning bright
Calling me, softly calling me
And I know I need to see Your light
So keep calling me, calling me
Like Moses, I cannot understand
How in Your love You’d call this filthy soul
To enter the Promised Land.

Now speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak, speak
Come Lord, I am waiting

For You to draw near
I can’t do this on my own
For You to appear
And show me I’ll never walk alone

Speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak!Oh, speak to me
Come Lord, this heart is waiting
For You.