The Joy I Want… The Eternal Weight of Glory

Torn in this broken world

Will bring the covenant of healing

Throughout the ages of history

In the dark mirror of mystery

We see…

Pieces of animals

Lying by the trail

God will keep the covenant

Even when you fail

Only one party

Walks this dread path

I know that I cannot

Condemned by His wrath

Ages go by

We wait with confusion

Pursuing our sins

Settling for an illusion

After the feast day

When the sky all went dark

Your body ripped open

I hear the cry of Your heart

My God, My God

Why have You forsaken Me?

Ripped asunder from Your Father

Unbearable catastrophe

The temple veil is torn

Sign of reconciliation

No longer one privileged high priest

But God’s own chosen nation

Soul and body

Wrenched apart

In the hollow chill of darkness

Comes the forgiveness of Your heart

[3.29.09 -- At Eastvale -- we talked about this stuff in Sunday school AND in the sermon.]

Barbed wire and cement

Can make a strong wall

And even if you get to go home

Things can never be the same 

You have only your name

Do you fear the pity?

Or do you fear forgiveness?

Tonight I’ll dream

Of the way I’ll die

Wake up remembering

And the question is

How will I live?

How I will die doesn’t matter

Not so much anyway

Because what I have is today

So

How will I live this day?

Lost in the terror of shadows

Am I afraid to live

Or lost in this darkness,

Will I find hope…

Breathe, breathe

Wipe away the tears

Light follows darkness

One split second

And it’s over