The Daily Grind

I hang my head in shame
'Cause a day without You just isn't the same
I close a chapter in my story
To start afresh giving You the glory
I've got a lot to answer for
But You said You remember it no more
I know I'm not worthy
But I know Your blood covers me

Jesus,
Jesus,
I am more than just a friend
I am more than just a fan
I am more than just a fling
I'm in love with-
Jesus,
Jesus, JESUS!

I am a bloodstained bride
Covered in sin, I had nowhere to hide
After all I've done
You still say I'm the one
I can't resist You
'Cause You're all that's true

Jesus,
Jesus,
I am more than just a friend
I am more than just a fan
I am more than just a fling
I'm in love with-
Jesus,
Jesus, JESUS!

Jesus
(The lover of my soul)
Jesus
(Savior, redeemer, God)
Jesus
(Life, love, and laughter)
Jesus

Jesus,
Jesus,
I am more than just a friend
I am more than just a fan
I am more than just a fling
I'm in love with-
Jesus,
Jesus, JESUS!

Pater, Rex, et Salvator!

What splendor! What glory!
A deity of such magnitude
Creator of the universe
How You could create us
In Your image
We turned away from you
Rejected, scorned, betrayed
You still loved us enough,
Enought to rescue us
You became Father to us all

Our sins were many
We could not escape them
We were without hope
Vestiges of Your words
Stained the vain hypocrites-
Power hungry mongrels of the religion
But instead of destroying the First Law
You came and fulfilled it, with Love and Compassion
You gave us what we needed,
Not what we wanted
As You hung on the Cross
Few of us knew the significance
Yet Death could not keep You
And three days later You rose, resurrected
You became King, the conqueror of death!

Now that the veil was torn
You're presence no longer confined,
Defined by the curtains of a tent
Upon Ascension, You didn't abandon us
But gave us another, The Helper
Your Spirit now dwells within us
Living temples of the Resurrection Life
No longer do we walk in darkness
Nor do we follow a far off distant light
The Light shines from within us
Our sins are forgotten
Your Spirit calls us out of the past
Into Marvelous Light!
You are Savior!

Semper te laudabo,
De Facto

Hold My Hand, Daddy

Daddy,
I am scared. I have to go far away from home; away from all the people I know and love. Away from those whom have shown themselves to be great friends... I'm leaving everything I've built and maintained for the chance to get an education. I'm scared of losing my friends, of those I care most about, of losing what I'd fight to death for... I'm scared of never getting out from under the debt I'll be accruing over four years of school. I'm scared of not being able to find a home and not seeing the dreams You have given me come true.

I know You said to trust in You, to delight in You, that You have plans to prosper me... Yet I'm just afraid, Daddy. I need You now. I need You to hold this crying child of Yours, a son who is overwhelmed by the ever-developing changes in his life. I have had so many set-backs, so many things happen that have threatened to break me, but You have kept me steadfast with grace and serenity. Why should this time be any different? For some reason, I cannot help feeling scared of the uncertain future that lies ahead of me.

Hold my hand, Daddy, hold my hand. I need You to hold me tight as I cross the street leaving behind everything to accomplish what You have set before me. Hold my hand because I have no one else to hold it. You are the only one who can chase away my fears, and quiet this anxious mind.

I love You, Daddy.

Semper te laudabo,
De Facto

Bride's Song

Ever since I fell in love with Jesus again, I've been singing, "How He Loves" a little differently...

You are jealous for me
You love like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of Your wind and mercy
When all of sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions
Eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me

(And) Oh! How You love me so
Oh! How You love me
How You love me
How You love me so

You are jealous for me
You love like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of Your wind and mercy
When all of sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions
Eclipse by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me

Oh! How You love me so
Oh! How You love me
How You love me
How You love me so

Yeah, You love me
Oh! How You love me
Oh! How You love me
Oh! How You love-

And You are my portion
And I am Your prize
Drawn to redemption
By the grace in Your eyes
If Your grace is an ocean
Then I am sinking (I am sinking)
And You met me
With a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart beats violently
Inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain
These regrets when I think about
The way-

Oh! How You love me so
Oh! How You love me
How You love me
How You love me so
Yes, You love me
Oh! How You love me
Oh! How You love