still more grace... yes, even still

Come You Saints, Lift Up Your Heads
To Find The Hand Of Grace
Has Carried You From Satan’s Grasp
And Brought You To This Place
Where All Designs Of Flesh Will Fail
And Still His Grace Remains
For Purposing His Own Good Will
The Lord Has Come To Save


Come You Saints To Hear The Voice
That Sings From Calvary
The Song That Drew Our Wayward Hearts
And Brought Us To Believe
It’s Grace, The Glorious Savior’s Song
He Paid So Dear To Sing
The Words He Cries “Forgive, Forgive”
Hold Power To Redeem


When The Days Of Toil End
And Comes Our Glorious King
All Sin Removed, Our Eyes Behold
The Lamb In Majesty
Then Great Will Be Their Christian Song
The Loudest There Will Be
An Endless Praise In Sweet Refrain
Of God’s Redeeming Grace


Overwhelming, Overwhelming Grace
Overwhelming, Overwhelming Grace


James 4:5-6
5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us"? 6 But He gives a greater grace Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE."

God jealously desires the Spirit, the spirit that He put in me. The spirit that is designed to worship Him alone.
He gives me greater grace when I humble myself and ask for it. When i humble myself and glorify His name, when i humble myself and say "Not my will but Yours be done!" He gives me more grace. He always gives me more grace. Whether it's the first offense or the fifty-seventh, he gives -greater- grace!

Overwhelming Grace...

selah!

EM

when i am weak You are very strong...

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for
you, for power is perfected in weakness " Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

selah

EM

on a less serious note....

this is how i feel about music class... i wish i could feel this way about life sometimes...
"Apathetic Way To Be"

Yeah, I'm not angry
And no, I'm not upset
It's taken me awhile
But this is what I've learned
Emotional attachment is really not a threat
When I'm simply not concerned

The things that I take on
I soon shrug off
'cause I know no one
Will ever be content
With the way things are
Or with what they've got
So I've given up and now I'm just indifferent

You all laugh at me
Like I'm not happy
With anything, any time, anywhere
And the half of me's all about apathy
And the other half just doesn't care

I must admit;
All the words you spoke, I hated
Cause I don't see just how I can be motivated
Enough to break a sweat over a dying race
It seems our fate is something we've already embraced

Yeah, I'm not angry,
And no, I'm not upset
It's taken me awhile
But this is what I've learned
Emotional attachment is really not a threat
When I'm simply not concerned

You all laugh at me
Like I'm not happy
With anything, any time, anywhere
And the half of me's all about apathy
And the other half just doesn't care

Yeah, bein' apathetic's a pathetic way to be
(I don't care)
What matters to you does not matter to me
('cause I don't care)

So take a wild guess
It's like I just couldn't care less
If all the things you find impressive
Just blew up and made those messes
That you'll frantically repair
Like it's a life or death affair
And all the while you're unaware
For this, you really shouldn't care
But it's so hard to see the reality
That the end will be the end of things
And our hearts are all we get to bring
So let's go ahead and make them worth something

You all laugh at me
Like I'm not happy
With anything, any time, anywhere
And the half of me's all about apathy
And the other half just doesn't care

You all laugh at me
Like I'm not happy
With anything, any time, anywhere
And the half of me's all about apathy
And the other half just doesn't care

I'm well aware that everything
Is a far cry from all right
I'm well aware that all of us
Can at times, be too uptight
And possibly, the remedy
Is a dose of apathy
You point your finger at you
I'll point mine right back at me

to me this song says, emily, stop worrying. since no one else knows i'm worrying cuz i don't talk about it... so songs tell me to do things... thank you relient k for yelling at me! emily, quit trying to make your life how you want it, and worry about making your heart how He wants it... broken and contrite and an acceptable offering of praise.

selah...

EM

love keeps no record of wrongs

"Getting Into You"

When I made up my mind
And my heart along with that
To live not for myself
But yet for God, somebody said
Do you know what you are getting yourself into

When I finally ironed out
All of my priorities
And asked God to remove the doubt
That makes me so unsure of these
Things I ask myself, I ask myself
Do you know what you are getting yourself into

I'm getting into you
Because you got to me, in a way words can't describe
I'm getting into you
Because I've got to be
You're essential to survive
I'm going to love you with my life

When he looked at me and said
I kind of view you as a son
And for a second our eyes met
And I met that with a question
Do you know what you are getting yourself into

I've been a liar and I'll never amount to
The kind of person you deserve to worship you
You say you will not dwell on what I did but rather what I do you say
I love you and that's what you are getting yourself into

He said, I love you and that's what you are getting yourself into
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"Lord, thank you for loving me so much that You sent Your Son to die for my sin! Thank you for seeing His righteousness when you look at me! Thank you for taking me just as I am, a sinner, and loving me as Your child. Thank you for loving me even though i only deserve your wrath. Thank you for making me worthy to worship You!"

*sigh of relief*

Here I am humbled by your Majesty
Covered by your grace so free
Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man
Covered by the blood of the Lamb

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life
The greatest sacrifice

Majesty, Majesty
Your grace has found me just as I am
Empty handed, but alive in your hands
Majesty, Majesty
Forever I am changed by your love
In the presence of your Majesty

Here I am humbled by the love that you give
Forgiven so that I can forgive
Here I stand, knowing that I'm your desire
Sanctified by glory and fire

Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life
The greatest sacrifice

Majesty, Majesty
Your grace has found me just as I am
Empty handed, but alive in your hands
Majesty, Majesty
Forever I am changed by your love
In the presence of your Majesty

selah...

EM

You must increase and i must decrease

Jesus, I pray
Take all my mistakes
Throw them away
Destroy them for my sake

Jesus, I call out 'cause I'm sorry
Because I fall so short of your glory
To the best of my ability
I'm practicing humility
And I lay myself before
'Cause less is more

All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more

I pour out myself
All that I am
You love me so much
That you fill me again
And may these words on my heart, on my lips
Somehow mean so much more than this

Jesus, I pray
Know what I'm trying to say

All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
'Cause to you less is more
All that I have
I lay before
With my pride on the floor
Cause to you less is more

I pour out myself, before you were Lord
I hold nothing back, 'cause to you less is more
And may these words on my heart on my lips,
Somehow mean so much more than this

Jesus, I pray
Just know what I'm tryin' to say

Jesus, I plead
Please purify me
Make my heart clean
Drench me with your mercy
Jesus, I pray
I love you, I need you
For the rest of my days
I swear I will seek you
To the best of my ability
I'm practicing humility
And I lay myself before
'Cause less is more.

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"Lord, give me the grace to daily lay my life at your feet. And Lord, don't let me try to pick it back up. Make my burdens so heavy, the can only fall at your feet. Help me to glorify Your name by throwing all that i am at Your feet!"

selah...

EM

back to defining my life...

because i am always feeling faint...
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Am I at the point of no improvement?
What of the death I still dwell in?
I try to excel, but I feel no movement.
Can I be free of this unreleasable sin?

Never underestimate my Jesus.
You're telling me that there's no hope.
I'm telling you you're wrong.

Never underestimate my Jesus
When the world around you crumbles
He will be strong, He will be strong

I throw up my hands
"Oh, the impossibilities"
Frustrated and tired
Where do I go from here?
Now I'm searching for the confidence I've lost so willingly
Overcoming these obstacles is overcoming my fear


I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
Gather my insufficiencies and
place them in your hands, place them in your hands, place them in your hands


"Lord, help me to gather all my insufficiencies and place them in your hands. Help me to place all I am not in your hands; you are the I AM! Help me to have faith that you will plan my days and that I will follow your plans. Make me stop my plans, Lord, and help me find confidence for my life—moment by moment— in your love. Help me to overcome all of my many fears, especially my fear of failure, so that I can truly trust you for my success! Help me also to praise you for all of my success and glorify you always, even in my failures. Give me grace to show others, Lord, and help me to never underestimate your ability to do impossible things!"

selah...

EM

help me, Lord, to trust Your heart

(i've decided that Aaron Keyes also defines my soul, so his lyrics will appear on here too...)

"Help Me Lord"
Aaron Keyes

Help me Lord, I can't see
What You have in store for me
Even though all seems dark
Help me, Lord, to trust your heart

I am tired, I am weak
Are You listening to me?
You seem so far, far from here
Now I need You to be near

I throw myself into Your arms
Resting in tenderness and love
You are the Lord, and I bow to You
Lord I will always follow You

Hold me close, Holy One
Let Your loving comfort come
Help me pray, by Your Son
Not my will but Yours be done


I throw myself into Your arms
Resting in tenderness and love
You are the Lord, and I bow to You
Lord I will always follow You


"Lord, let this song be my prayer. And let me pray it in faith!"

selah...

EM

truths from relient k

so relient k is my favorite band ever...
it's not cuz i've liked them since i was in 8th grade (even though i have) or because they have some very witty songs and sayings (even though they do).
i love relient k because even in the midst of a cd full of silly songs about horses and the 80's and charles in charge, they slap you in the face with a song that defines your soul. or a song that makes you realize how faithless you are. or a song that makes you see how wrong you are. or a song that simply leaves you amazed at the grace of God.

so here you go...
a song and a prayer...
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Balloon Ride

There were times in my life when I was confused.
There were things between me and God that were blocking my view.
So I prayed,
"Oh dear Lord, take these things away so I can see."
He answered my prayer and at the sight of Him
I fell to my knees.

And until I went onto that fateful trip.
I thought I was on a sinking ship.

Until,
I went on a balloon ride
(I could see everything from up there).
I went on a balloon ride
And now everything seems clear.

I strive towards infinity.
Though sometimes I don't know what to do.
When other people laugh at me
All I do is look towards You.

Well on my through this life yet something was gone.
I looked round and round and then I found I needed some one.
So I prayed,
"Oh dear Lord, fill me up and make me whole.
Present in my life Jesus Christ, save my soul."

"Lord, help me to see my life from your view! help me to live for the big picture, and not just for myself! help me to take away the things that are bigger than you and make You and Your glorious plan the only thing i can see!"

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i will do another song another day... this one is today's song.
tomorrow's song will be even better...

selah

EM