A New Chapter

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There are times when sayin’ “sorry”

Isn’t nearly quite enough

When a foolish lie is delivered

It will shatter trust to dust

And now that I am guilty

Of what I thought I couldn’t do

I stand before ya’ weepin’

Pourin’ out my heart to you

Don’t give up on us

Please don’t give up on us

It’s so sad and oh so scary

That this heart which seemed so pure

Was so quickly cracked by trauma

To expose a sinful core

And now I’m feeling helpless

To undo the wrong I’ve done

My sin casts such a shadow

It has blotted out the sun

But don’t give up on us

Please don’t give up on us

For there is One who never falters

He never will forsake

In His time He can restore us

And I’ll implore Him every day

So don't give up on us

Please don’t give up on us

I beg you Lord

Don’t give up on us 

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You’ve got your stuff and Lord knows I’ve got mine

Ex-spouses, kids, and secret buried mines

It’s a winding road we’re on so we have learned

A roller coaster of emotions at each turn

And it seems we’ve been fated

To a life that’s complicated

But I wouldn’t trade it

For any other life

The years ahead will likely have some days

When you’ll be tempted just to walk away

But the Lord is movin’ and He’s got His plans

For us to live together in His hands

So despite how we’ve been fated

To a life that’s complicated

I wouldn’t trade it

For any other life

I wouldn’t trade it

For any other life

No I wouldn’t trade it

For any other life 

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My love for her has no ending

And neither does my grief

For the pain my sin has caused her

Attacks without relief

There is only One who can fix this

And I pray to Him each day

As I fast among these ashes

In stillness do I wait

I will wait upon the Lord

For only He can heal

I will wait upon the Lord

For the Truth to be revealed

Seven years seemed but a few days

As Jacob waited for his bride

Through these tears I swear that same love

Within my heart abides

So for years or even decades

This will be my daily prayer

That in His just and perfect timing

He’ll restore what once was there

I will wait upon the Lord

For only He can heal

I will wait upon the Lord

For the Truth to be revealed

With a flash of light

He’ll split the sky

His patient flock removed

But until that Day

I’ll always pray

For our love to be renewed

I will wait upon the Lord

For only He can heal

I will wait upon the Lord

For the Truth to be revealed 

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Here I am

My broken heart

But I’m being restored

Here in Creve Coeur

Yes, we’ll be restored

Here in Creve Coeur

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You sent your SUNO song on Friday

It shared exactly how you feel

It hurt to hear how I had harmed you

But we need to keep it real

On Saturday at Starbucks

You said you’d be making changes and that change is good

I held your hand and asked you not to move away

But that I understood

We had our pleasant conversation

Just like we always do

And just a little while later

You texted “Nice to see you!”

I answered back “Always!”

I placed a heart upon your message

You placed a heart on mine

It was then I felt forgiven

For the very first time

I’m so thankful for our friendship

And for the healing from the Lord

Applying salve to give us vision

Weaving us a three-strand-cord

A bond that never can be broken

Friends forever to the end

He’ll grant us patience and endurance

And the power to repent

He’ll bless each pleasant conversation

And give us everything we need

To serve however that He calls us

Despite all pain and tragedy

He’ll answer back “Always!”

If we question His Love

For us His Light will always shine

‘Cause we have been forgiven

For all of time

Yes, we have been forgiven

For all of time 

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It arrived without wrapping

No ribbons and no bows

But once we had received it

His wondrous Gift had brought us close

A Gift unique in every aspect

One we never could have known

Except that we’d been brought together

By Him who sits upon the throne

Now it’s cloaked within a shroud

But is it buried for all time?

Hidden there behind a cloud

Of sin whose making is all mine

Can it really be forbidden

For us to open it again?

Our future has been hidden

My fate is twistin’ in the wind

Oh my God how I am longing

For the Gift we once beheld

The first sense of true belonging

That my heart had ever felt

As each lonely hour passes

I fear that it is now too late

Time has slowed to thick molasses

And in its sticky mire I wait

The nights are really rough

As my mind replays the clips

Is it meant to be enough

To just have memories of the Gift?

I know that God is Sovereign

His Will is perfect and so True

His rendered judgement solemn

For I took the Gift too soon 

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The phone rang and I could hear it

Your husky voice and your coughin’

It sucks to be under the weather

I sure hope you’re feelin’ better

Real soon

I wanna' introduce my puppy

I wanna' work on our next song

But those are just lame excuses

‘Cause I just really want to hang with you

For a while

You said we couldn’t have our meetin’

You knew that I’d be disappointed

A long couple weeks since I last saw ya’

I really miss chattin’ over coffee

There with you

Lord knows that it’s a bummer

Feelin’ like a truck hit ya’

It sucks to be under the weather

I sure hope you’re feelin’ better

Real soon

It sucks to be under the weather

I sure hope you’re feelin’ better

Real soon

‘Cause I miss you

I really do 

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Tenderly

Your voice on the phone

Bringing a calm

Deep inside of me

Lovingly

Your words kiss my ears

Erasing all fears

And anxiety

Soothingly

Warming my soul

Making me whole

And fulfilling me

Your thoughts are so kind

A balm for my mind

Tenderly healing my heart

No one could know

The depth of your soul

And how you’re transforming my life

So tenderly

Perfectly

My hand fits in yours

As we thank the Lord

For His mercy

Cheerfully

We chat through our meal

The nourishing feel

Of intimacy

Tenderly

Our parting embrace

Though I’d like to stay

For eternity

Your thoughts are so kind

A balm for my mind

Tenderly healing my heart

No one could know

The depth of your soul

And how you’re transforming my life

So tenderly

Oh, so tenderly

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We’re both damaged souls

Beyond all repair

Yet we were made whole

In each other’s care

We just needed to chat

And life became bliss

It’s as simple as that

A peace I sorely miss

For I love you so

And we found such joy

Your voice shined a glow

That brightened my void

So now there seems not

The faintest of hopes

In your wounded heart

To renew our Shalom

It’s too hard to take

This pain is too much

Each nerve feels an ache

Each thought needs a crutch

I can’t sleep at night

Just constant anguish

I’m frozen by fright

Off sails the friendship

So if it’s all gone

And this is goodbye

I’ll try to move on

And take it in stride

If this is goodbye

May God be with ye

Through prayer we must try

To find lasting peace

If this is goodbye

I’ll pray for Pipes too

That God would bring life

And bless both of you

And may He always

Bless both of you 

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How much is enough

To make you forget

You and me?

And now that I’ve gone

To the Great Far Beyond

I just want ya’ to know

That no one in that world

Was ever enough

To make me forget

You and me

You and me