Restore Us

Restore Us

Where our walls Are broken down Rebuild us God Where streets Are neither safe nor sound redeem Rekindle fires of once strong praise Rebound your joys in tone and phrase From ancient stones of walls Once raised for you…   Return Messiah King Let these stones sing...
The Pain of Falling Leaves

The Pain of Falling Leaves

And if, as autumn deepens and darkens I feel the pain of falling leaves, and stems that break in storms and trouble and dissolution and distress and then the softness of deep shadows folding, folding around my soul and spirit, around my lips so sweet, like a swoon, or...
Set me Free!

Set me Free!

Hear me, O God! A broken heart Is my best prayer; Use still thy rod That I may prove Therein thy love.   If thou hadst not Been stern to me, But left me free, I had forgot Myself and Thee.   For sin’s so sweet, As minds ill bent Rarely repent, Until they meet Their...