Can I admit it?
Declare that it’s true
You are my Lord
Dependent on You
Can I accept it?
All the way through
You love me completely
Accepting are You
Can I release it?
These fears I construe
And completely trust
Fully in You
Can I believe it?
This treasure undue
My sins forgiven
My Savior is You
Can I receive it?
And find my value
My purpose of serving
In following You
Simple the answers
But I struggle to do
Grateful for grace
In this journey with You
63,000
Meals you prepared
All for your family
Love that you shared
Driving and shopping
Table of setting
Cleaning the dishes
No complaining or fretting
Now that I’m older
Reflection to see
Little help that I offered
And I feel so guilty
I wish I could thank you
Shown how much I care
In the time you were with us
But your no longer here
In a whisper of prayer
I begin to see
A mother forever
You’re still teaching me
Love must be spoken
In our words, that is true
And shared in a lifetime
Of acts that we do
My child beloved
I did it because
It’s the joy in my calling
Because that’s what love does
Moment to be thankful
For yesterday
For laughter and joy
We shared in the way
Taking time to be grateful
For the souls blessed to me
A facet of beauty
Shining the light of Thee
A life to feel blessed
Through the grace, You endow
Showered in love
In the past and right now
A prayer to be hopeful
Of what is to be
In joy and sorrow
For You are with me
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
Gift of God with us
Word of the repeating
When in need of trust
When things don’t go my way
And I complain and fuss
Turn unto the cross
And know that God’s with us
When sin overwhelms
I stumble and I fell
In need of mercy great
Turn to Emmanuel
When grace this soul receives
May this joyful heart tell
The goodness of our God
Our great Emmanuel
Come to rest
Upon My chest
And know my child
That you are blessed
Come draw you near
Of heart to share
A joining in
A binding prayer
Come let me show
That you will know
Oh, just how I
Adore you so
Come share with me
All souls you see
My love to bind
In unity
A shining light
A simple flame
A silent song
Of joy proclaim
Upon an altar
Humbly bare
Proclaiming news
That You are here
Of love to shine
Of Presence known
Of heavens way
Let it be shown
For cold hard wax
The Lord ignites
A melting flame
Of purpose bright
To raise up high
For all to see
This candles way
Let it be me
Resting, resting
Into You
Of comfort known
The soul renew
Dwelling, dwelling
Into You
Enwrapped within
Your love so true
Falling, falling
Into You
A window blessed
Of passing through
Being, being
Into You
A taste of light
Of heavens view
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
How lovely is thy name
Our hope for all eternity
Which all souls can lay claim
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
How sweet the sound that brings
God with us, God with us
To us means everything
Jesus, Jesus, one who saves
Us from all our sin
When accepting You
Our new life to begin
Jesus, Jesus, God with us
Glory be thy name
From valley low and mountain high
Your name to proclaim
Let us pray and ponder
Within horizons view
The Wisdom of our God
How each day starts anew
Whether sun is shining
Or dark clouds appear
I want you to know
My light is shining clear
See upon grass laying
On each blade it does fall
Upon all of creation
Love freely blessed to all
Know within my seeking
Nothing to earn or do
A gift of the receiving
The response is up to you
Awake into to the morning
Of masterpiece to see
The glory of the new day
Of which God blesses me
An offering of prayer
Of drifting now to see
To go into the dawning
A moving here of me
A whisper of the Spirit
Just to let it be
Peace of the receiving
Washing over me
Our God is the seeker
For all eternity
For known within this calling
Horizon comes to me
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