Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I Want to be a Songbird

I have been singing this song, by Jillian Edwards, all week.
These lyrics are really the desire of my heart... I long to bring joy to a crying, hurting, broken world; to sing of God's goodness, compassion and healing love here and now... to make people stop and stand in awe of Christ and bring a smile to their face. I want to to be fully embodied by the love of Christ for all of my life. I want to show and tell them that the kingdom of heaven is near!
I want my heart to break for what breaks the heart of God, and I want to come out singing.



Songbird


I want to be a songbird
And I want to sit on the tallest branch
Of the tallest tree
And I want to sing lullabies
To Earth as she cries
I really want to try and make her laugh
I want to be a songbird

And I want to watch the sunrise
With my Love by my side
And I want to grow
And I want to learn 
I want to fire
And I want to burn
I want to rise
And I want to fall
I want to run
And I want to crawl

I want to be a songbird

And I just want to try 
To know how far and deep and wide
This love is that You give
Cause that's what it is to really live
To just try and look around
See You in our breaths
And hear You in our sounds
I want to be a songbird

Go through things that I need
Make me hurt, make me bleed
Cause I will arise and see the light
I'll pray my way through the night
And I want to be a songbird

And I want to sing lullabies
To Earth and she cries
I really want to try and make her laugh
How You made me laugh
You made me laugh
You made me laugh

Take the strings and the things
I use to tie me to the ground
Let them all be gone
I want to be a songbird
I want to be a songbird




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