Vs. 1
Uplifted hands I bring to You
Stained with the blood I've poured out for idols
The knee that I bend in worship
Carries the dust of shrines for cruel gods
This heart is fractured and torn by loves that rule me
Beyond the noise, my heart is united by one plea:
Chorus
Can I be all for You? Can I be fully, only Yours
Can I lay down all I have, all I hope to gain
Just to be all for You, in one Treasure owning everything
You are all in all to me; Lord, please let me be
All for You
Vs. 2
In this we see Your glory
The broken and torn are made beautiful
The work You began inside of me
You will complete from glory to glory
So mold me and purge me
Contend with me one more day
A weak and wandering heart I lay upon Your grace
Chorus
Can I be all for You? Can I be fully, only Yours
Can I lay down all I have, all I hope to gain
Just to be all for You, in one Treasure owning everything
You are all in all to me; Lord, please let me be
All for You
Bridge
How did it gladden the heart of God to see
My filthy hands pluck the white Rose of calvary
Given for me
You gave Your all for me
That I may be all for You, that I may be fully, only Yours
You laid down all You had for what You hoped to gain
You gave Your all for me, for one treasure laid down everything
Broken, torn for me
That I'd be made complete
And found in peace I'd be
All for You
Precious Julia! The words in your song remind me of the book i'm currently reading"The Grand Weaver" by Ravi Zacharias, where he is speaking of the depravity of the heart, he states "we wish to be a law unto ourselves" and "we want to live forever on our own terms". Now i am paraphrasing ".....humanity
ReplyDeletelives the garden of Eden all over again daily. But in Adam and Eve's defense,they at least felt ashamed after they had made the wrong choice. By contrast, our brilliant contemporaries have a chest-out,clenched-fist audacity and think that by shouting louder, their arguments become truer". I myself have argued with God about wanting life on my terms, so that i didn't have to trust him or give up my will.
I may run back to idols out of insecurity and habit
But how i pray that i would never become hardened and do it shamelessly. Thank you for blogging the treasures that God gives you! Love you, Laurie Laird
Mmmm....one more paraphrase of Ravi's that i love...
God does not make bad people good, He makes the dead ALIVE !