Monday, February 27, 2017

Burnt Up


Will our lives be built with wood hay or straw?
At the end it will be made evident
If our life's work is burnt up 
Burnt up
Doing only what is relevant 
Enjoying our comforts
It'll be burnt up burnt up

Or will our lives be tried purified
Like gold refined 
Fiery trials temptations 
Hardships afflictions

Will our lives be purified? 
Pure Gold pure gold
Must go through the fire
Pure Gold pure gold 
Our lives must be radiant 
Reflecting the Lord our Lord
These things the world holds dear
Must have no hold no hold
For we are given not a spirit of fear
But of love and power to be bold 
Despite these fiery trials to come out Gold pure gold 
Sanctified set apart — pure gold

Will we live by God's Spirit 
Enduring the tests these trials
When He lives within us
His life will be abundant 

Or will we do many things 
Just to please ourselves n' others
Looking spiritual 
But in the end we'll be shown 
Our life's worth 
Will our lives be burnt up? 

Pure Gold can withstand the heat
Pure Gold
Pure Gold comes not from ourselves 
Pure Gold
True Gold is only what will endure the fire and come out 
pure gold 

only that which originates in God, 
is done in God’s power, 
for God’s glory,
 is eternal. 
All the rest will perish, 
being reduced to ashes 
By fire at judgment seat of Christ

Monday, February 20, 2017

Come Away


A seed was sown into thorny ground
It grew up until thorns choked its life out 
The worries of this world
Must be rooted out
Or all life will be gone 

Chorus:
Come away and be separate 
Touch no unclean thing
Live in reverence and  fear 
All done out of love for Him
Only the Father dear 
Should have His place in our hearts
For we desire to be close to Him

Jesus is calling out now
Come buy from me gold refined 
By fire true and tried 
Come buy from me He's calling
Clothes that you may wear
His righteousness alone
Our own is like dirty rags 
Come buy from me He's calling 
Salve for your eyes so you may see
A revelation from Him
We are blinded by this world

Chorus

I pray the eyes of our hearts 
Will be wide and open
So the ways of this world 
Will be evident within us
Take your sword, O Lord
Root them out
It may hurt, but in faith
We give these thorns 
These things world holds dear
we long to live in reverence in fear
To glorify your great name

Chorus

We trade these thorns for riches   
May we know the hope of your calling 
There is surpassing power 
For all those who believe .  
It's the same mighty power  
The power that rose Jesus from the dead
Raising Him above all rulers and authorities 
Seating Him at the Fathers right hand  
Now we can go to Him in faith
To have Him take this worldliness      
So His mighty power may live in us

Chorus: