Masquerade

Seventh Day Slumber
Masquerade

I don't know what to think about me anymore,
Cause I am still the same as always.
Here I am again, that same old broken man.
I can't make it on my own. I need You.

And I am not afraid of anything anymore.
And I am not ashamed, the masquerade has ended.
And I will stand for You even if I lose it all.
Cause nothing really matters,
You are all that matters, Lord.

As messed up as I am, still You bring me in.
You take me in Your arms and hold me.
The worthlessness I feel, You make it disappear.
You are always there, You're endless.

And I am not afraid of anything anymore.
And I am not ashamed, the masquerade has ended.
And I will stand for You even if I lose it all.
Cause nothing really matters,
You are all that matters, Lord.

I don't know what to think about me anymore.
Cause I am still the same as always.

And I am not afraid of anything anymore.
And I am not ashamed, the masquerade has ended.
And I will stand for You even if I lose it all.
Cause nothing really matters,
You are all that matters, Lord.

Chris' Letter

Seventh Day Slumber
Chris' Letter

I said that one day I'd be something, everyone would soon be proud of me,
I'd sit and watch the day go by, think of all the things I'd like to be,
So many of my dreams have gone and now,
I'm only left with emptiness,
There's nothing that can make me better,
Nothing that can take away this pain.

And I wonder what you'd say if I were gone,
Would you cry? Did you even notice something wrong?

I often wonder what to live for, I just want this pain to go away,
All I have are fading memories, pieces of my broken yesterday,
They say every drop of blood meant something,
And every ounce He shed was shed for me,
Here I am, I'm waiting for You, crying out, I've fallen to my knees.

And I wonder what you'd say if I were gone,
Would you cry? Did you even notice something wrong?

And I wonder what you'd say if I were gone,
Would you cry? Did you even notice something wrong?

How He Loves

David Crowder* Band
How He Loves

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us, oh,
Oh, how He loves us,
How He loves us all.

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy.

When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us, oh,
Oh, how He loves us,
How He loves us all.

Yeah, He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves.

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

That He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves us,
Oh how He loves.

Yeah, He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves us,
Oh, how He loves.

LEE'S WOOD ASSEMBLY

LEE'S WOOD ASSEMBLY: Created by God, Assembled by Lee.

Shelves...


Purpleheart and bird's eye maple.



Oak.

Picture frames...


Cherry.


Oak.


Bird's eye maple.


Bird's eye maple.


Oak.


Oak.


Oak.

Pierced

And I didn't even cry.



My right eye.



My left eye, with some new color.

Time Alone

Crash Rickshaw
Time Alone

Taken by a girl who makes me laugh
Typically, I have to be the clown
Her smile lights up the room as she serves her friends
And when the evening ends
It seems that’s when the second hand kicks in

It’s all good
Time alone
Driving, longing for a never-ending ride home

Where, oh where have all the hours gone?
We could talk till dawn
About nothing… everything
Returning home all that’s in my head
Every word she said
Every future possibility

It’s all good
Time alone
Driving, longing for a never-ending ride home

Watched you as you sat there
With your eyes closed
As you prayed with me
Power of a godly woman
Knocks me to my knees
It knocks me to my knees

It’s all good
Time alone
Driving, longing for a never-ending ride home

Dunamis

Recently, the word "dunamis" has been brought to my attention in regards to studying God's Word. As I understand it, it refers to God's mighty power and is found in 2 Corinthians 12.9 and Acts 1.8. (I also see references to God's power in passages such as Ephesians 3.20-21, Jeremiah 32.17, 27, & Numbers 11.23). And in thinking about the word dunamis, it occurred to me that I have a song by the band Eso Charis (bit of a heavier musical sound) with that name. Consider the lyrics:


Eso Charis
Dunamis

God, we thank you and we lift up our requests.
Holy Spirit manifest.
Give us the words to minister.
Open minds, soften hearts, in Jesus name.
Lost souls.
I want to tell you 'thank you', Jesus.
People your eyes are blind.
Make new your hearts.
(Throw away selfishness, works won't save.)
My God help us to be bold, amen, pointless, worthless, lifeless life.
(This world and it's lusts will fade away)
there's nothing you can to do to stop it, dunamis.
Power (You can't stop it dunamis) lost souls.
("This burning feeling inside of me,
I hold this blood in my hands, it runs over exceedingly.
I shall not break my stance.")
Satan we expose you, you're a liar.
You're a liar.
Satan we rebuke you in the name of Jesus.


Oh, how wonderful it is to call out the Truth: "Satan, you're a liar. We expose you and claim Christ's victorious blood over you!" Amen!

2 Years... (Rose of My Heart)

John Cash (words & music by Hugh Moffatt)
Rose of My Heart

We're the best partners this world's ever seen.
Together we're close as can be.
But sometimes it's hard to find time in between,
To tell you what you mean to me.

You are the rose of my heart.
You are the love of my life.
A flower not faded nor falling apart.
If you're tired rest your head on my arm.
Rose of my heart.

When sorrow holds you in its arms of clay,
It's raindrops that fall from your eyes.
Your smile is the sun come to earth for a day.
You brighten my blackest of skies.

You are the rose of my heart.
You are the love of my life.
A flower not faded nor falling apart.
If you're cool let my love make you warm.
Rose of my heart.

So hard times or easy times, what do I care?
There's nothing I'd change if I could.
The tears and the laughter are things that we share,
Your hand in mine makes it good.

You are the rose of my heart.
You are the love of my life.
A flower not faded nor falling apart.
If you're cool let my love make you warm.
Rose of my heart.

You are the rose of my heart.
You are the love of my life.
A flower not faded nor falling apart.
If you're cool let my love make you warm.
Rose of my heart.

Closer

Jars of Clay
Closer

Well you thought you let go, but you’re still hanging on
Mother earth’s slowing down, she’s still spinning around
And we are getting dizzy

I’ll drop out of the race for more personal space
Cuz the rocket’s we're in gets so cold and I miss your skin
It’s just how I’m feeling.

If you need more love, well you’ve got to get close to me
If you want my love, well you’ve got to get closer to me

No unreachable itch, if you hemorrhage I’ll stitch
You are tears, I’m a cheek, I’m a pail on your boat with slow leaks
Out to sea for weeks

If you want my love, well you’ve got to get close to me
If you need my love, well you’ve got to get closer to me
Oh, if you want my love

I don’t understand why we can’t get close enough
I want your kite strings tangled in my trees all wrapped up
I don’t understand why we can’t get close enough
I’ll be the comets that are falling from the sky you light up

You’re my shirt iron-on
I’m the tick, you’re the bomb
You’re the L and the V, I’m the O and the E
Am I speaking clearly?

If you want my love, well you’ve got to get close to me
Oh, if you want my love

I don’t understand why we can’t get close enough
I want your kite strings tangled in my trees all wrapped up
I don’t understand why we can’t get close enough
I’ll be the comets that are falling from the sky you light up

Because I don’t understand why we can’t get close enough
I miss the shivers in my spine every time that we touch.

Caroline

Seventh Day Slumber
Caroline

Where do I begin?
There's so much I want to say to make it easier
Tomorrow's on its way
Do you believe I want to take your painful memories?

I know you want to run away
I know that you can't see tomorrow

Caroline
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life
Make you feel beautiful again
Caroline
Don't throw it all away
I'm here tonight, to take away your pain

Yesterday is gone and
Everything that made you cry has fallen to the ground
I'm here to bring you home
I will always take you back
You haven't let me down

I know you want to run away
I know that you can't see tomorrow

Caroline
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life
Make you feel beautiful again
Caroline
Don't throw it all away
I'm here tonight, to take away your pain

And when you're feeling all alone and you can't go on
Remember I am here
And when you think you've gone too far
I'll meet you where you are
My arms are open wide

Caroline
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life
Make you feel beautiful again
Caroline
Don't throw it all away
I'm here tonight, to take away your pain

Caroline
Let me wipe away your tears, and give you life
Make you feel beautiful again
Caroline
Don't throw it all away
I'm here tonight, to take away your pain

Caroline