Fel…Fel…Fel…

This is the first song sung during last weekend’s retreat. It was Friday night, the first day of the retreat, and I couldn’t stop my trailing tears from falling. Exactly the words I needed to hear from Him and say to Him.

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Come touch my life again, break the cyrstal frame

that makes Your voice an echo

Come that my eyes may see You are real in me

and today outshines your memory

Come, love a life that’s drawn to You and through it all

Time after time can hear You say

           "Stay with Me, stay here with Me,

           Let My everlasting grace drench your life,

           heal your wounds, love your mind, touch your soul,

           renew your strength, embrace your heart,

           and give you words to pray again!"

Come gentle as the night, truthful as the light

You banish all my shadows

Come if my heart could feel the touching of Your tears

that melt away my hardness

Come, love a life that’s drawn to You

And through it all, time after time can hear You say:

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Verbum Dei Fraternity Community

Based upon Mat 26:38, Mat 28:20, Ps 63, Jhn 6:68, Jer 31:3, Ezek 47:1-12

"Wait here and stay awake with Me."

I’ve always been moved by this song. Never really paid close attention to the whole lyrics, except for some parts of the verse and the whole refrain; until today, when I tried to play the song with my guitar and actually sang the whole song….phewwww…gosh, this song is even more powerful than ever!! What an awesome assurance we have in the Truth. Need that faith, Lord Jesus! I do need that kind of faith!

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Oh,what I would do to have
the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I’m in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he’s holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I’ve tried before and failed
The giants they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you’ll never win,
you’ll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they’d have had the strength to stand

But the giant’s calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I’ve tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you’ll never win,
you’ll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

but the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don’t seem so high
from on top of them looking down
i will soar with the wings of eagles
when i stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says do not be afraid
And the voice of truth says this is for my glory
Out of all the voices calling out to me (calling out to me)
I will choose to listen and believe (I will choose to listen and believe)
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe the voice of truth
I will listen and believe
‘Cause Jesus you are the voice of truth
And I will listen to you.. oh you are