Lord, look with love upon your Creation
By your Spirit, may we live in right Relation.
Gather your flock from every tribe and Nation
Fan the flame of faith in this young Generation.
Holy are you and worthy of Veneration!
Open our hearts to grant some Revelation
While we wait for you with joyful Expectation.
Be swept up by a brand-new Sensation
Elevating each one above their Station.
Be bold to stand for truth without Hesitation
Trusting in God for proper Preparation
And even in suffering we may find Elation.
Grant us your strength to combat Temptation
And avoid that which causes Separation.
Falling on our knees in humble Adoration
Our feet are found on faith's firm Foundation.
In purest love's perfect sacrifice of Salvation
Innocent blood became the way of Expiation
May we recognize, acknowledge, and Awaken
To the weight of this most blessed Invitation.
With the saints and angels in Celebration
Always and forever, Christ our Inspiration!

Here I stand: a solid stone, alone
Waiting for the day
When someone will see something
And then I will finally be something
Chosen out of a thousand others like
Then, without warning, the first strike
Chipping away bit by bit
Slowly, carefully, painfully working at it
Lines are chiseled, edges softened, pieces fly
It hurts and I can't see, even though I try
Time crawls on and little progress is made
And hope, like colors, seem to fade
But, by and by, a change occurs
The hand that brushes me is yours
And for the first time I feel alive
I feel free and unrestrained
The treasure which the stone contained
And so today, before you, I stand
Out of stone, made by human hands
Made a masterpiece, a work of art
Transformed into the human heart
To be alive! To beat and pulse and feel
Take heart as you wait for the big reveal

Won't you meet me by the tree of life
Won't you join me under its leafy boughs
Won't you sit with me in its pleasant shade
For the creatures of the earth, it does provide
Shade and shelter, food, and more beside

Won't you be with me at the cross of Christ
Won't you gaze upon his bloodstained brow
Won't you feel the weight of what love paid
It was for your sake that He bled and died
So he could welcome you with arms open wide

Won't you meet me where Heaven meets Earth
Won't you join me where they become one
Won't you come with me to the higher plane
And join me in entering the most holy place
If you look closely, you may even see His face

Won't you see with me how much you're worth
Won't you find with me all that love has done
Won't you have faith in what you can't explain
Of deep peace, true joy, and amazing grace
A sense of a strong and tender, warm embrace

So, if you'll follow, I'd like to take you
To a place beyond your wildest dreams
We all have doubts and questions too
Just be open to God's golden gleams

Let love light the way
Love has come to save the day
Love was nailed and crucified
In the light of love you cannot hide
Let his love come cover you
Redefine and rediscover you
Let it enfold you in its arms
And as it soothes and warms
Begin to melt the heart of ice and snow
Stoke the fire and the embers glow
Let love be your candle
Fueled by the eternal flame
Given the courage to handle
Any darkness in Jesus' name
Let it be the compass
When reality is only tenuous
The light that leads you safely home
When you feel cold and all alone
Let your light shine like the sun
Let it rest and reflect on everyone
Let your love be high
Let it be deep and wide
Let it reach to the heavens
Let it not be kept inside
Let your love serve as a sign
In every place and every time
To point to its origin and purpose
The one to whom it is in service
Let your love light the way
In all you do and think and say
And let it be your answer
When asked how you pray

Love by example
Lead by example
Live by example

Love like Jesus
Lead with Jesus
Live by Jesus

I want you to know three things:
And understand in your heart what it means

I Love You
I Did This For You
I Want Your Life

The depth of my love for you there is no fathom
So much greater than anything you could imagine
Nothing can stop the love that I have for you
Nothing can make me stop longing for you
It was for this love that I bled and died
It was for you I laughed and prayed and cried
So great was this love that the Father would sacrifice
His only son, pure and blameless without sin
So that the reconciliation can once more begin
Just to be with you, one day, in paradise.
I'd do it all over again if that's what it took
Just to add one more name to Heaven's book.
And He loves you with a love just as strong
With a special part in salvation's song
I have given you, my life. I want your life to be mine
And I will fulfill in you a promise and purpose divine
It's not safe and it's not easy nor is it grand
And you won't always see what I have planned
But put your trust in me and be blown away
You can't just sit there in your lawn chair
Get up and go somewhere, now, today!
Allow me to move you and use you
Let the light radiate and penetrate through
Let me lead you to a life you could only dream
Give me your life and I'll show you what I mean

Our prayers, like clouds, hover in the air
Filling the room with fragrance so fair
In the presence of the most High God
Surrounded by a cloud of witnesses
And a sea of saints and angels
We dare to sit before the King
And, to his feet, our petitions bring
A day in the halls and courts of Heaven
Are better than a thousand years apart
And even a few minutes changes the day
If I can stop, give thanks, and pray
Lord, I want to give you all control
I want to let you lead me to green pasture
But I am so weak and fragile
I am comfortable with my vice and sin
It is by your grace alone that sets me free
To realize all you have called me to be
Make me mindful of your great love
And your awesome affection

Lift your voices, sing His praises
See the smile upon His face
People, listen to the sound
Can you feel it in the air
The Spirit is moving there
As we bring His kingdom down
Rocks cry out and mountains tremble
As we exalt Him in His temple
Prepare a place, prepare Him room
Look upon your beloved groom
Behold the Lamb, perfect sacrifice
Whose blood was shed to pay the price
See the God who took on flesh
To lead us out of sin and death
Touch his feet and nail scarred hands
And, slowly, you start to understand
The cost that love sometimes demands
A tender kiss on thorn pierced brow
The weight begins to sink in now
To endure it I can't imagine how
From His heart poured out for us
His mercy and grace wash over us
Bringing life to ashes and dust