See how much it is fallen, so lost in despair

Some worship gods, objects made at their own hand

While others make pleasure their only demand

Look upon this fallen world and find it torn

Orphaned, murdered, alone, so depraved we kill the unborn

Some see God’s laws written down, meant to prevent this depravity

But in following this stringent code they place themselves in slavery

What hope do you have, O Sinner, in the mess in which you live?

In our fallen mess, could we dream of a God who could forgive?

It does not please God to see His creation groan

He is love, and displays His love in a way never before known

Our God we witness as He reveals He is Holy Trinity

The Father, Son, and Spirit in love from all eternity

A perfect union that cannot be undone

Distinguished in three, but being in one

The Son is God and is eternally begotten by the Father

But is one in being with God and not a wholly other

From the Father proceeds His Holy Spirit

Distinct but fully God, between them there is no split

This Holy and loving God looked upon the world

He saw the destruction into which it was hurled

In the Incarnation, the veil between God and man was torn

The I AM humbled, to a human mother He was born

Under the curse of sin His chose to live, but no sin was in Him

A perfect life He led, knowing His eventual end was so grim

The same One who had once said, “Where are you” to humanity

Now adorned Himself in their flesh, but with no pomp or vanity

He took compassion on His brothers, on His fallen children

He provided substance in a world that was spiritually barren

Ever-present that sin broke the relationship between His Father and men

He sought to create a relationship to be broken never again

He took the flogging of the Roman condemned

All for our rebellion, for Him to mend

But His pain was so much deeper than the cells of His skin

In His spirit is where He felt the brunt of our sin

Look upon the cross and see a divided Trinity

Father forsaking Son whom He had loved for all eternity

But even in this, the Father took pleasure in breaking His Son

As the spilt and forsaken blood of Christ meant our sin was undone

The Father did not leave the Son in the grave

The Spirit came and raised Christ out of the cave

In His victory all sinners took delight

As God spoke into the darkness once again, and there was light

Light for those trapped in despair and pain

Light for the hopeless to tell them their lives aren’t in vain

In His resurrection He opened the path for fellowship with God

A belief no pagan could fathom, a belief that to the Jew is odd

To be guilty before God, to be His enemy, we are the ones

But in Christ’s resurrection we are adopted as sons

Into the slum, the ghetto, and the shanty town

Rise up all ye hopeless, stand up those who are down

To the blind, look upon Christ all day long

To the deaf, listen to His beautiful song

To the lame, run with Him forever, from west to east

To the hungry, sit and rejoice with Him at His feast

To the weary and worn down, in Him find your rest

To the diseased and unwanted, collapse in His chest

For we are adopted by God and have not a bother

For in our troubles we can cry out, “Abba, Father!”

The troubled sea will not calm
Inside this troubled heart
This injury has no healing balm
For a remedy I know not where to start

I want to become bitter against You
To blame You for my mishaps
But you know exactly what to do
For You are the one Who guides my steps

The future looks so dark and cold
But you contain it in Your hand
You shaped it from the days of old
And will bring me to the Promised Land

I am fearful and frightened at the dark clouds
And wonder if I will survive
But before you all storms must bow
And you will bring me through this alive

So bring comfort to this fallen child
Let me turn from this doubt and sin
For even though all hope is killed
In You I find hope again

Beautiful brown eyes

And a smile that lights up your face

Even with tubes in your arms

You’re the princess of this place

You pretend you have flowing black hair

Even though the chemo has taken it all

As you dance in the court yard

It’s obvious you’re having a ball

Your portable monitor

Is your charming prince for the night

You dance away without care

Oblivious to your plight

A hospital gown supplants your royal robes

And this hospital is your castle

Ignoring the girl dancing in the yard

Walking hurriedly amongst the bustle

But there is a dragon in this tale

That is eating away at who you are

And there is no epic prince

To save you and take you to a land afar

This dragon will consume you one day

And all the people will cry for the princess

It will cause loneliness in their hearts

Because it is you they will miss

But in Heaven you will dance to your heart’s content

And smile at all with a smile so pure

Cancer won the battle, but not the war

For in death you found the ultimate cure

Many wars have been fought

Many mothers have cried

Over the haves and the have-nots

Many preachers have ignored

Many politicians have forgot

The chasm, the valley, the gorge

Between the haves and the have-nots

Many ignore a solution

Many have cast their lot

In the ongoing discussion

About the haves and the have-nots

There is One who will restore

The peace we have sought

He will one day end the war

Between the haves and the have-nots

To You we lift our eyes

Before Your holiness we fall

O Father please hear our cries

Though trial and tribulation abound

And great evil we cannot ban

Our worries, You say, are unsound

And we should seek solace in Your plan

We do not know whom evil will select

Or why the innocent must suffer

But You promise to preserve Your elect

You are the Holy buffer

And when we feel tempted to ask why

We merely need to look Heaven bound

And to our Father we can cry

Only in You can comfort be found