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 I live...I die...I testify

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rhymarhyma
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PostSubject: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptyTue Jul 17, 2012 9:53 pm

He knows my words before I say them
hears my needs well before I pray them
He knows my lies even before I deny them
and catches my tears just before I cry them
Absolved of my sins the very moment I admitted them
for Christ took them as his own, as though he'd committed them...

I breathe his name on every breath
and every day I wake is a day closer to death
and it is death I seek, that I may live
Forgiven that I may forgive
I live...I die...I testify
A vision of the Lord deep inside my mind's eye
holding me, guiding me, setting me free
There's more grace in Christ than sin in me...

It was the worst of times, it was the best of times
Lord, please let my life preach louder than my rhymes
Lead me and I'll follow until tomorrow never comes
Higher towards the angel's trumpets...further from the demon's drums
Flesh becomes numb the longer it walks
A hollow skull begets a fool the longer it talks
I questioned even myself that day I dropped to one knee
but there was more faith in Christ than doubt in me...

I never even knew a love could be so true
So perfect, unconditional, like the love in you
Absolute, pure, saving and warm
Guiding a hateful man through this world's tempting storm
Far beyond personal, physically you're here
always holding me near as you quell my fear
When I screamed out of anger, you answered my plea
There's more love in you, Christ, than hate in me...

And so my final prayer on my final day
would be to please help my children not to lose their way
Should they get lost in the dark, please shelter them with Light
and please give them sunshine on their darkest night
Please offer them shelter when they get caught in the rain
and let them cry more tears than me, but tears of joy...not of pain
It took a long time before I would finally see
there's more salvation in Christ than protection in me
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PostSubject: Re: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptyWed Jul 18, 2012 6:06 am

Amen! Peace and blessings to you.
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PostSubject: Re: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptyWed Jul 18, 2012 12:42 pm

My new favorite of yours. I know the feeling!
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PostSubject: Re: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptyThu Jul 19, 2012 11:26 pm

I started picking my favorite parts, and it turned out to be the whole thing, so I gave it up. Your work is always heart hitting. Awesome work!
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PostSubject: Re: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptySat Jul 21, 2012 12:04 pm

The way each stanza was ended was brilliant. I love this piece immensely. Word. All glory to the Father.
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PostSubject: Re: I live...I die...I testify   I live...I die...I testify EmptySat Jul 21, 2012 12:45 pm

When you look at a piece of art that truly moves you and speaks to you in every fiber of your being...what is there to say?
Only admire...in silence and let it be exactly what it is, nothing more need be said after all has been said and done.
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