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YOU CALMED MY FEARS



DEAREST LORD JESUS:
OH MY GOD I COME TO YOU WITH A BURDENED HEART.  I BRING MY BURDENS TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS.  LORD TEACH ME HOW TO LAY THEM DOWN AND NOT PICK THEM UP AGAIN.  FEAR CONSUMES ME RIGHT NOW LORD AND I CRY OUT TO YOU. WHAT IS TO COME OF MY LIFE?  DELIVERANCE IS FAR FROM ME AND PEACE HAS DISTANCED ITSELF FROM ME.  YOU SAID THAT YOU ARE A VERY PRESENT HELP IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE.  I AM IN TROUBLE LORD AND I AM AFRAID AS NEVER BEFORE AS THIS TROUBLE SURROUNDS ME; THE TROUBLE THAT PLAGUES ME; THE TROUBLE THAT HAS BECOME MY SHADOW EVEN IN THE LIGHT OF THE DAY.  SHOW ME YOUR GREEN PASTURES LORD AND THOUGH I KNOW NOT HOW TO LIE IN THEM, I PRAY FOR YOU TO MAKE ME LIE DOWN WHEN I CANNOT EVEN LIE MYSELF DOWN.  LORD MANIFEST YOUR ROD AND STAFF TO ME RIGHT NOW SO THAT I MIGHT BE COMFORTED.  THE WATERS IN ANY SOUL ARE DEEP AND TROUBLED.  STILL THESE WATERS LORD AND LEAD ME BESIDE THEM; ALLOW ME THE PEACE OF SEEING YOUR REFLECTION IN ITS STILLNESS.  ALLOW THESE WATERS TO FLOOD ME WITH THE CALMNESS OF YOUR SPIRIT.

I WANT TO TRUST YOU.  I NEED TO TRUST YOU, LORD IN MY INABILITY TO TRUST YOU, SHOW ME HOW.  SHOW ME HOW TO LET GO OF THE CARES OF THIS WORLD.  SHOW ME HOW TO GIVE YOU MY BROKEN HEART SO THAT IT CAN BE HEALED.  SHOW ME HOW TO ALLOW YOU TO BANDAGE MY WOUNDS.  REPLACE MY DESPAIR WITH HOPE IN YOU.
O MY GOD HOW I NEED YOU RIGHT NOW.  I AM DRENCHED WITH THE SWEAT OF MY FEARS.  I AM DROWNING MYSELF IN MY OWN TEARS.  COVER ME LORD WITH YOUR PRESENCE AND COME NEAR TO ME.  ALLOW ME THE GIFT OF FEELING YOUR TOUCH, GRANT ME THE PRIVILEGE OF BOWING AT YOUR FEET.  O YOUR FEET LORD, YOUR SWEET FEET I CANNOT CONTAIN WITHIN ME THE POWER I FEEL AT YOUR SWEET FEET.  LORD, I AM THE ONE WEEPING AT YOUR FEET RIGHT NOW, I AM THE ONE ANNOINTING YOUR FEET WITH MY TEARS.  I AM THE ONE DRYING YOUR FEET BY MY BREATH AS MY LIPS ARE DRAWN TO KISS YOUR FEET.  LORD I WANT TO STAY AT THIS PLACE WITH YOU FOREVER FOR IT IS HERE THAT I FEEL YOU AS NEVER BEFORE.  IT IS HERE AT YOUR FEET THAT I SEE THE TRUST.  I FEEL THE TRUST NO MATTER IF THE PHYSICAL PART OF ME IS AFRAID , MY SOUL IS CALM BECAUSE YOU HAVE CALMED MY FEARS.  I HEAR YOU SAYING TO MY SPIRIT, "PEACE BE STILL:.  "I AM YOUR SHELTER IN STORM"  "I  AM YOUR HIDING PLACE."
"I WILL PROTECT YOU IN TROUBLE."  "I WILL ENCOMPASS YOU ABOUT WITH SONG OF DELIVERANCE."  "WHAT TIME YOU ARE AFRAID - TRUST IN ME" AND I CALMLY SAID, "YES LORD JESUS."  WITH INTENSITY,  LOVE AND PASSION,
YOUR CHILD,

~UNKNOWN AUTHOR~


JESUS, I JUST LOVE THAT NAME
MASTER, EVERY DAY THE SAME.
SAVIOR, CLEANSED AWAY MY SINS
SHEPARD, GIVES ME PEACE WITHIN.


FATHER, MAJESTY, OUR SOON COMING KING.
OMNIPOTENT, ABOVE ALL ELSE TO REIGN
HOLY, AS PURE AS SOLID GOLD.
GRACIOUS, TO US, STRONG AND BOLD.


COMFORTER, RAINED DOWN THE FIRE
HOLY SPIRIT, OUR HEART DESIRES
HOSANNA, LIFT OUR HANDS  IN PRAISE.
HALLOWED, SACRED, HOLY WAYS.


HOW CAN WE NOT HONOR HIM
RAISE ALL PRAISE BEFORE HIM
MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT,
WE SHOULD LIVE FOR HIM , GET RIGHT.



COUNSELOR, PRINCE OF PEACE
THE ROSE OF SHARON, IS HE
FATHER GOD JEHOVAH, BALM OF GILEAD
OUR STRENGTH, YOU MAKE US GLAD.


THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH NAMES,
EVEN IF I CALLED THEM ALL
TO ALL THE EARTH EXPOUND
YOUR GOODNESS ALL AROUND.


WE LOVE YOU, HONOR AND ADORE
FOR TODAY AND FOREVER MORE
KEEP US IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
DELIVER US FROM EVIL, AND HELP US STAND.


WRITTEN BY SHIRLEY BARR
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED





THE MANY NAMES OF JESUS
MUSIC ON THE KINGS HIGHWAY
MUSIC IN MY HEART, JOY IN MY SOUL
SINCE JESUS I LET IN TO TAKE CONTROL
NO MORE GRIEF OR INDECISIONS
JUST DAYS WITH NEW BEGINNINGS.


MY THINKING USE TO BE CLOUDY AND GRAY
NEVER WANTED TO FACE ANOTHER DAY
THINGS WERE ON A DOWN HILL SLIDE,
UNTIL HE CAME INSIDE TO ABIDE.


THERE'S A NEW ROAD I'M WALKING TODAY
IT LEADS UP TO THE KINGS HIGHWAY
EVERY STEP I TAKE LEADS ME CLOSER HOME
FROM THIS OLD WORLD I'LL SOON BE GONE.


THIS ROAD IS NARROW NOT WIDE AT ALL
BUT THERE'S ROOM FOR YOU, JUST HEED HIS CALL.
THE GIFTS OF SERVICE ARE GREAT REWARDS,
JUST TRUST AND OBEY HIM, YOU'LL MAKE IT ON BOARD.


THE HIGHWAY IS GETTING SHORTER NOW
I BELIEVE IN MY HEART, HE IS COMING BACK SOMEHOW
MAY BE SOONER THAT WE REALIZE IT IS
KEEP YOUR EYES TOWARD THE MARK, AND YOU'LL BE HIS.



WRITTEN BY SHIRLEY BARR
JULY 3, 2004
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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