Soft as the Breeze
After the Storm
Flashed from the Freeze
Woken and warm
All things made new
All things made new
Lost and alone
Hope all but gone
Grace from the Throne
True Life beyond
All things made new
All things made new
Broken and burned
Tattered and torn
Rebirth unearned
All Burdens borne
All things made new
All things made new
Shackled in Chains
Face down in Mire
Trump, it proclaims
Freedom from Fire
All things made new
All things made new
Cold in the Tomb
Shrouded in Cloth
Light slays the Gloom
Redemption wrought
All things made new
All things made new
Rainbow
Symbol of God’s grace
And a promise
To never again destroy the earth
By flood
Supreme love
Putting God and others before self
Jesus said
“The greatest love is that one lay down his life
For his friends”
Jesus warned
“Remember Lot’s wife”
Jesus wept
Over the tomb of Lazarus
And over the walking dead
Of Jerusalem
About to reject
His free offer of eternal life
Before having Him flogged
And crucified
But like Lazarus
Jesus rose from the tomb
But unlike Lazarus
He is seated at the right hand of the Father
Weeping over us
Again
May we weep with Him
May we love as He loved
And hate the sin of bigotry
In every form
Supreme love
Supreme love
Supreme love
Frightened by his words
Frightened by his win
Frightened by the emptiness within
Frightened by his voice
Frightened by his grin
Frightened by the storm that swirls within
Crashing all hope
On rocks of despair
Frightened by his past
Frightened by his sins
Frightened by the fears of what begins
Frightened by his plans
Fancied at his whims
Fashioned in a mind with no chagrins
Damned be all shame
Damned be all truth
But lo I hear a song
Emerging from the woe
Soothing to my
Ears and somehow
Calming to my
Soul
Lord, I’ll heed Your Call
Let Your Will be done
Lead me in the Path laid by Your Son
Change me, Lord
Into Thy Son
Lead me, Lord
Help me to run
Through trials and
Tribulation
Oh, My Lord
Thy Will be done
Never, had
I ever known
Such a love
As Thou hast shown
Neither, had
I ever heard
All the truth
Kept in Thy Word
I long for more, so now please
Change me, Lord
Into Thy Son
Lead me, Lord
Help me to run
Through trials and
Tribulation
Oh, My Lord
Thy Will be done
Ever, Lord
Please be Thou near
Keep me, Lord
From every fear
Even as
Others may fall
Help me to
Heed to Thy Call
I hear Thy voice, so now please
Change me, Lord
Into Thy Son
Lead me, Lord
Help me to run
Through trials and
Tribulation
Oh, My Lord
Thy Will be done
Anyone can see the Love that He
Showers into every life that He
Chooses to reveal His Truth unto
Not because of any deed they do
But by the amazing Grace that He
Pours upon His people out of His
Everlasting and eternal Love
And His ever precious Holy Sacrifice
Change me, Lord
Into Thy Son
Lead me, Lord
Help me to run
Through trials and
Tribulation
Oh, My Lord
Thy Will be done
Born in the house that his daddy done built
Was the twin chosen by God
Raised on the Gospel from both sides of town
Hearin’ songs chosen by God
Chosen by God, every note, every verse
Every word chosen by God
Got him a guitar at a Tupelo show
Learnin’ chords chosen by God
Cut him a record near Graceland one day
In a place chosen by God
Chosen by God, every twist, every turn
Every move chosen by God
Flyin’ through Vegas and ol’ Tinsel Town
On a trip chosen by God
Faster and higher than anyone knew
To a fate chosen by God
Chosen by God, every high, every low
Every breath chosen by God
Now that he’s gone, can we really know who
Was the twin chosen by God?
Millions of fans are convinced that it’s true
He’s the King chosen by God
Chosen by God, every child that He loves
Every soul chosen by God
Every life chosen by God
Fall’s first frost
On a still and silent sunrise
All seems lost
Yet it sparkles as its life dies
Crisply ‘neath my step
The crunch
Of the autumn leaves
Whispers in my head
A hunch
Of the coming freeze
Snowflakes fly
As they swirl in a whirlwind
In vain they try
To conceal all the world’s sin
Justice seems to sleep
So far
From this wicked earth
Yet shines forth in the East
A star
That portends His Birth
Love’s great cost
And the burden just the Son bears
On that cross
As He hung and shed His blood there
Swiftly He’ll return
A flash
That unrolls the sky
Too late then to learn
They’ll dash
Under rocks to hide
Fall’s last frost
On a still and silent sunrise
The image included with this set is of a computer-based work of art (“Fractal Theology”) that I originally created in late 2002. The basic concept of the image is that all of God’s continuing revelation to us is to emphasize the essential heart of the Gospel: God’s unending and unconditional love for us. How can our response be anything but love for Him and love for everyone else in this world?
The songs themselves continue along themes already present in previous work and I have not yet had an opportunity to create proper recordings for all of them, though I hope to soon. The only one in which some significant arrangement and production work has been invested is Chosen by God, produced in collaboration with musician Pat Crecelius and a very gifted Christian vocalist, Randy Mayfield. The song arose from a March 2017 visit to the site of Elvis’s birthplace in Tupelo MS, where I was reminded about the sad story of his stillborn twin brother. This haunted Elvis all of his life (why did God choose him?) and reveals a profound truth about God’s sovereignty over every aspect of this created universe.
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