ashes
was in church today, and singing this song, i suddenly had a great appreciation for the lyrics. funny though, how easy it is to find other musicians song lyrics on the internet, and how hard it is to find that of religious songs. and the most ironic fact of all, and which in a sense angered me, was that while lyrics for pop stars like usher or charlotte church or whoever can be obtained freely and without costs, that of a CHURCH song requires money to purchase from the publisher. am i the only one seeing something wrong with this aspect of american society?!? anyhow, only managed to find part of the song--
Ashes (Tom Conry)
We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed to do.
We rise again from ashes, to create ourselves anew,
If all our world is ashes, then must our lives be true
An offering of ashes, an offering to you.
We offer you our failures, we offer you attempts
The gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt.
Give our stumblings direction, give our visions wider view,
An offering of ashes, an offering to you
ok. it really does sound better in verse while sung! but seriously, how true it is, that God supports us through it all. we do not necessarily have to succeed, but just to try. attempts, failures, our lives are really as said, 'gifts not fully given', 'dreams not fully dreamt'. Thank you God for helping me thus far in my journey, and though i may not always succeed, it is refreshing and frankly settling to know that in Your eyes it does not really matter, that i will still garner support from You regardless, and that You'll always be by my side (although we both know that i do not even deserve it at times). may You continue to give my stumblings direction, as well to help me live a life of meaning, and of servitude to You and yours. thanks for being the invisible hand supporting me and my family always, for always giving without expecting returns, for always loving and caring. we always take You and your gifts for granted, and more often than not, i forget this most important word - Thank You. for all you've done, for all that you plan to do, Thank You, and may i never forget this important lesson again. to all celebrating the period of Lent now, may we never forget the trials He went through to bring us where we are today. peace be, with all.
Ashes (Tom Conry)
We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed to do.
We rise again from ashes, to create ourselves anew,
If all our world is ashes, then must our lives be true
An offering of ashes, an offering to you.
We offer you our failures, we offer you attempts
The gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt.
Give our stumblings direction, give our visions wider view,
An offering of ashes, an offering to you
ok. it really does sound better in verse while sung! but seriously, how true it is, that God supports us through it all. we do not necessarily have to succeed, but just to try. attempts, failures, our lives are really as said, 'gifts not fully given', 'dreams not fully dreamt'. Thank you God for helping me thus far in my journey, and though i may not always succeed, it is refreshing and frankly settling to know that in Your eyes it does not really matter, that i will still garner support from You regardless, and that You'll always be by my side (although we both know that i do not even deserve it at times). may You continue to give my stumblings direction, as well to help me live a life of meaning, and of servitude to You and yours. thanks for being the invisible hand supporting me and my family always, for always giving without expecting returns, for always loving and caring. we always take You and your gifts for granted, and more often than not, i forget this most important word - Thank You. for all you've done, for all that you plan to do, Thank You, and may i never forget this important lesson again. to all celebrating the period of Lent now, may we never forget the trials He went through to bring us where we are today. peace be, with all.
posted by marie @ Sunday, March 05, 2006
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