Music has always been about words to me. I do not appreciate the symphony. Instrumentals tend to bore me. After a song or two, all bluegrass sounds the same. Heavy metal holds no interest.
It is the lyrics that get to me. Words that touch me or make me feel something. I love to sing along to songs I sang along to when I was 10. Anybody remember Sylvia? As I listen to particular songs on the radio I automatically want to hear the next song on that cd.
Unfortunately I don't have a pretty voice. Once I was told I needed to sing on key. I don't even know what that means, let alone how to get there.
But I do have a good memory and a place in my brain for lyrics that mean something to me. The following lyrics by Ginny Owens have come to mind at certain points in my life for the past 8 years or so. I like to especially belt out the chorus when I am alone in my car. It is a beautiful song and I hope you enjoy the message.
The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley If You want me to
Chorus: Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise
You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will walk through the fire
If You want me to
It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone
So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I go through the valley If You want me to
What song means something to you?
Happy Wednesday~
2 comments:
On my first jaunt to Houston to hear Beth Moore, Ginny was the singer. This song brought everyone to tears -- Beth had done her teaching on Psalm 84's section on the Valley of Baca (Valley of Tears). It's one of my very favorites.
I, too, am a lyrics girl. This is a song from the original Jars of Clay album that I never get tired of hearing:
"Worlds Apart"
I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all ends up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
To give and die
To turn away and not become
Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves
More deeply than the oceans,
More abundant than the tears
Of a world embracing every heartache
Can I be the one to sacrifice
Or grip the spear and watch the blood and water flow
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - I am on my knees
To love you - take my world apart
To need you - broken on my knees
All said and done I stand alone
Amongst remains of a life I should not own
It takes all I am to believe
In the mercy that covers me
Did you really have to die for me?
All I am for all you are
Because what I need and what I believe are worlds apart
Additional lyrics:
I look beyond the empty cross
Forgetting what my life has cost
And wipe away the crimson stains
And dull the nails that still remain
More and more I need you now,
I owe you more each passing hour
The battle between grace and pride
I gave up not so long ago
So steal my heart and take the pain
And wash the feet and cleanse my pride
Take the selfish, take the weak,
And all the things I cannot hide
Take the beauty, take my tears
The sin-soaked heart and make it yours
Take my world all apart
Take it now, take it now
And serve the ones that I despise
Speak the words I can't deny
Watch the world I used to love
Fall to dust and thrown away
I look beyond the empty cross
Forgetting what my life has cost
So wipe away the crimson stains
And dull the nails that still remain
So steal my heart and take the pain
Take the selfish, take the weak
And all the things I cannot hide
Take the beauty, take my tears
Take my world apart, take my world apart
I pray, I pray, I pray
Take my world apart
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