Because of Your love

Ever felt tired, discouraged, alone?
No one cares, nobody is there.
Everyone is busy, everyone seems happy and all seems well.
You look around and you wonder why you're down.
The world passes by, people rush by.
And you stand alone.

'I've lost the experience with God. I don't have inner peace. I feel far from God.' one may say. 'No one understands me. Why am I going through this?'

Yet, many Christians have gone that path, many Christians have drifted from God and now it seems so hard to get back. But God has never let you go. God is always calling out to you, if only you would quieten your heart and listen. God may use many different things and people to reach out to you, to draw you back to Him.

God use songs to lift my heart. As I went for Camp Re-energize, the words of the songs during the worship session really spoke to my heart.

Shine Jesus Shine

Lord the light or your love is shining,
In the midst of the darkness shining,
Jesus light of the world shine upon us,
Set us free by the truth you now bring us,
Shine on me. shine on me.

Chorus:
Shine Jesus shine
Fill this land with the fathers glory
Blaze, spirit blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word
Lord and let there be light.

Lord I come to your awesome presence,
From the shadows into your radiance,
By the blood I may enter your brightness,
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness,
Shine on me. shine on me.

As we gaze on your kindly brightness.
So our faces display your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story.
Shine on me. shine on me.

This song brings back so many memories and it just brought a smile to my face. The musical rehearsals, the people who worked together, the happy and sad times, the memories just flooded my mind and it reminded me of how good God is.

Because of Your love

[2x]
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

As we come into Your Presence we remember every blessing

That You've poured out so freely from above
Lifting gratitude and praises for compassion so amazing
Lord, we've come to give You thanks for all You've done

[Chorus:]
Because of Your love, we're forgiven
Because of Your love, our hearts are clean
We lift You up with songs of freedom

Forever we're changed because of Your love
Yeah, yeah

For- ever we're changed because of Your love

[love]

[Chorus:]
Because of Your love, we're forgiven
Because of Your love, our hearts are clean
We lift You up with songs of freedom
Forever we're changed because of Your love
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Look closely at the chorus. Because of Your love, we're forgiven. Because of Your love, our hearts are clean. We lift You up with songs of freedom. Forever we're changed because of Your love.

The next song is 'The love of God'

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Refrain:
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

What a song to describe the love of God. The wonderful love of our God is simply indescribable.

Anyway, anyone out there who needs a little encouragement and maybe you feel that you need someone to sing these songs to you, I can do it. :)