You Alone

To a bro­ken world, weary under the dev­as­ta­tion of sin and sor­row
To hearts lost in the con­fu­sion and oppres­sion of evil and injus­tice
To mis­un­der­stood com­mu­nity grasp­ing at a God who was not there
To wor­ried souls find­ing no answers to their heart­felt questions

There is a God, who sees and hears and knows and speaks
There is a Sav­ior, who redeems and restores and releases
There is the Spirit, who woos us and walks beside

Let hope and faith and love
Rise from ashes of ruin and suf­fer­ing
Let joy and peace and good­ness
Grow from a place of utter brokenness

Jesus may we trust You more
As you reveal Your­self in us
May we walk hand in hand
Fol­low­ing your beckon and call

Spirit lead us toward
The place you have pre­pared
As we stand in the awe
Of match­less, unfail­ing love

May our prayers echo the cry
Of human­ity around us
May our lives speak truth louder
Than just words or actions
May our walk be to the tune
Of Your Spirit work­ing in us

We stand firm, true, strong
In the real­ity of You

Love Is…

Love with­out sac­ri­fice is empty and hol­low
To have and to hold, hand in hand, lives in tow
Much to be made of a thought or feel­ing or a dream
Preg­nant with mean­ing and impulse
Two souls pro­fess love above a sea
Eyes and ears pulling for­ward in antic­i­pa­tion
Hopes and dreams meet real­ity and being
Thoughts turn into action and choices

For we bask in the love of another’s com­pas­sion
Behold­ing an unde­serv­ing grace and mercy
Indebted to the work of Cross and Res­ur­rec­tion
As we love in the love of the Father’s love to all

May we stand together in His love
Alive and aware of the gift so freely given
May we stew­ard His Spirit in our lives
Respond­ing as chil­dren to Father
May we walk towards His plan and pur­pose
In faith believ­ing and hoping

For this love is His love
The first­fruits of ‘not yet’
We wait in eager antic­i­pa­tion
As stew­ards of God’s work in us

Love is…
Above and yet around
Beyond and yet close
Sim­ple and yet overwhelming

We love… in Him