Music and Lyrics

No I'm not going to talk about the movie, and no I'm not going to get into instrumental music verses lyrical music, but I was thinking today just how potent music can be. I mean, the English major in me will never get over the fact that I believe books can draw people together in an amazing way, but there is no denying that special something in music that can strike something deep in the human soul.

It's incredible really. Music is such a large part of our culture, that sometimes I think we take it for granted. It's always playing, it's always there, people constantly have songs stuck in their heads etc. I mean for crying out loud, about every other blog I post has lyrics of some sort in them hehe.

I heard a song yesterday that I hadn't heard in a few months and I realized how revelant it was to me earlier this summer and how God had used that period to make me grow. It was cool to be able to look back over the past couple months and see some of what He was up to in my life without my knowledge.

That's about all I wanted to say...but true to fashion I am going to leave you with some lyrics to ponder:

I’ve been hearing voices
Telling me that I could
Never be what I wanna be.
They’re binding me with lies,
Haunting me at night,
And saying there’s nothing to believe.
Somewhere in the quietness,
When I’m overcome with loneliness,
I hear You call my name.
And like a father
You are near
And as I listen I can hear You say

You are a child of mine
Born of my own design
And you bear the heart of life
No matter where you go
Oh you will always know
You have been made free in Christ.
You are a child of Mine.

And so I listen as You tell me who I am
And who it is I’m gonna be.
And I hang on every word,
Knowing I have heard
I am Yours and I am free
But when I am alone at night
That is when I hear the lie
You’ll never be enough
And though I’m giving into fear
If I listen I can hear You say:

You are a child of mine
Born of my own design
And you bear the heart of life
No matter where you go
Oh you will always know
You have been made free in Christ
You are a child of mine