Prejudice

If only the sky were green and
Open fields grew thick with blue
Clouds passed by in orange and yellow
People stood skin clothed coloured in rainbows
Would we still see in black and white
Always moving toward our favourite colour
Would we still compromise with shades in between
Try and paint pictures we've never seen.

Dig deep

Dig deep no matter the pain
Dig deep no matter whose to blame
For there you'll find mercy and grace
Underneath
In the lowest place
You'll find the burden lifter
Freedoms Saviour
Who always cares for you
He has felt the deepest pain
He has carried the greatest blame
Both for you and me.

Closest friend

You are purer than purest olive oil
Richer than richest cream
The way into wisdoms court
Where understanding dwells
You drench my path and pour forth streams
So I can understand and know
Life's eternal fountain
The greatest blessing of all
My closest friend
Most intimate of all.

Love divine

I'll sing the song of angels breath
I'll dance across the skies
Where heaven opens up my heart
To the glories of your name
To the splendour of your voice
To the beauty of your face
For the glory of your works

Majesty enthroned on high
Majesty above
All praise belongs to Christ my King
All praise belongs to Him

So I will sing with heavens angels
I will sing with heavens sons
I will sing the song of love divine
The song of heavens Son.

Inside

My voice is old and worn
Tattered and tethered
All frayed around the edges
Crumbling from the inside
Falling apart
Seems like all the promises are swept away
Blown by the darkest storm
The darkest night
Yet inside I hear a still small voice
Calling me
Calling me out
Into the light of day
Into the light of night
To find some hidden treasure
Some secret locked away
Inside
Inside where beauty lies on the purest bed
I catch a glimmer of hope
Flickering across my gaze
Lightens my dawn
Takes my heavy load
Raising me from the heavy fall
Breathing inside a song of hopes certain call
Inside
Glory lifter of my head.

Captured

Your eyes are beautiful
Noble and pure
Deeper than ocean blue
Higher than skies above
Piercing into every secret place
Lifting me up to see your face
Your eyes filled with compassion
You remember how I'm formed from dust
Turning my eyes with just one glance
Filling my heart with just one gaze.

Solid ground

The waves roll in
The rain pours down
My feet keep moving on solid ground
Grey clouds above me
Sand under my feet
There's a beauty in the air
With a still calm voice within my soul
Leading me on through every wind of change
Leading me on through every changing season
Though everything may fall and crumble down
My feet keep moving on solid ground.

Laced with grace

Locked down
Turned around
Upside down
Inside out
Quicksand sinking
Mindless thinking
Up against the wall
Entangled fall
Who wouldn't want to exchange
Prison clothes for praise clothes
Tears for party songs
Freedoms voice laced with grace.
Ready feet dancing to this beat.

Finger of God.

Taken to the edge of the precipice
Thrown into the raging flames
Not of human choice but Devine intervention
To consume all that belongs not to the fire
To be consumed by the glory of the fire
To have the raging fire burn the rage inside
To melt this callous heart with the brightness of loves dawn
To emerge from the ashes unscathed
Touched by the finger of God.

Hidden mystery

Magnificent
Mysterious
Overt
Covert
Concealed in every green blade of grass
Displayed on the loftiest mountain top
There You are
Undeniable
Unfathomable
Invincible
Indescribable
There You are
Everywhere
This infinite wonder
In this finite body
This hidden mystery
Magnificently displayed
Christ in me the hope of glory.

Love in a glass

If love could be held in a glass
It would shine through
Catching crystals
Beaming rainbows across the skies
If love could be held in a glass
The fragile
Breakable
Vulnerable
Would be seen
So delicate
Gentle
With humility
Dependant on true hands
If love could be held in a glass
We're it to fall
The glory of every piece
Shattered then scattered
Would still reflect the smallest drop
The most insignificant of pieces
Hidden away
Unnoticed
The smallest of all
Noticed
Treasured
Leaving an eternal mark
Displaying glory
Where ever it lies
For His love
In this glass
Will never die.

Wisdom calls

White owl
You call in the night
Eyes wide
Gaze fixed
While all sleep
You are perched
Standing alert
On wisdoms branch
Waiting patiently
Ready to speak.

Life with no end

I want to pray big hearted generous prayers
Filled with delight
Delighted in God
Marvelling at the thought of heavens answer
Spanning the time of man
That in an earth born
Heaven bound vessel
Lies future promise
Filled with glory
Joy unspeakable
Life with no end.

Exalted King

Shooting stars
Singing shells
Five little fingers
Five little toes
Living miracles
Surround me everyday
They find me
Knock on my door
Search me out
Speak to my heart
Teaching me reason
To value above all
Placing on the highest place
Your name
Your word

Loves eternal flame

As mad as a hornet
Sweeter than a honey bee
This schizophrenic monster
Is floating out to sea
The tossing the turning
The rising the falling
Highs and lows
Elation quickly turning to solid blows
What of all this fickleness
What of all the fall
This constant inconsistency
Who will rise up to His call
The call to stand upon a rock
That will never shake or shift or change
That turns your heart of stone to flesh
To beat with loves eternal flame
To place your eyes by faith on Christ
For one day you will surely see
In a twinkle of an eye you'll be
Just like Christ in paradise
Together for all eternity.

Words

Caught up in a world of words
Millions of letters turned into phrases
Dancing across the pages of my mind
Colours and shades
Stepping into the chapters of my life
Within all these moments
Highlighted over every line
Written with permanent ink
My fleeting lines disappear
Infallible eternal word
Remains.

Grounded

These days sweep me off my feat
Like a roller coaster
One moment elation
The next spinning out of control
Riding this fine line between earth and sky
Two rails pulling me to earth
Your gravity keeps me grounded
Your Spirit and truth breathes life into me.