In sadness she tilts her head toward the ground
Her eyes fill up with tears as she sits down.
Hateful thoughts pound her
head like a raging storm.
Frantically she searches for something safe and warm.
Today he found out he was positive.
Now faced with HIV how will
he live?
Shame
takes over him as he lies on the floor.
All his hopes and dreams seem to be out the door.
I long to tell them how you changed my life
How you rid
my heart of hurt and strife.
I want to share with them the grace that is free,
I yearn for them to know why you died on that tree.
Lord
I pray that they will find their hope in you.
And come to see how you make things new.
May they praise you for your transforming power,
May your word be written on
their hearts forever.
She sits at the bar taking in another shot,
With every drink she says I am going to stop.
At closing time she stumbles
into the street.
Now her only comfort is a hangover and grief.
He sits at the computer unable to turn away.
Every image
leads him further astray.
Now awaken from his reckless sin
He cries out to God for help again
I long to tell them
how you changed my life
How you rid my heart of hurt and strife.
I want to share with them the grace that is free,
I yearn for
them to know why you died on that tree.
Lord I pray that they will find their hope in you.
And come to see how you make all things
new.
May
they praise you for your transforming power
May your word be written on their hearts
forever.
Our Hope of Glory
By Paul Martin
Oh Lord your light shines over the earth
Your glory
is brighter than the blinding sun
The heavens rumble as they tell of your worth
All creation magnifies You, oh Holy
One
You are the bread of life.
You are the truth, the way, the light.
No
one can see God apart from you.
You are the one who makes all things new
How
can we forget to praise your name?
When the all the earth shouts of your fame
How can we stay silent about this
mystery?
That you desire all man to see eternity
For we know you are our hope of glory.
Oh Lord your light shines over the earth
Your glory is brighter than the blinding sun
The heavens
rumble as they tell of your worth
All creation magnifies You, oh Holy One
You
are the bread of life.
You are the truth, the way, the light.
No one can see God apart from you.
You are the
one who makes all things new
