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We praise you, LORD, for all those things that your hand does provide.
Our strength is found in knowledge that you're surely on our side.
Creation taught us that you love all beneath the sun.
O LORD, forgive us when we think that we're the only one.
Our joy, O LORD, is meant to share with others on our way.
We love to share with friends we know; to laugh to share, to play.
But as we offer invitations to this festal feast.
O LORD, forgive we we forget about the least of these.
The comforts of our home are gifts that keep us toasty warm.
The food to eat, the beds to sleep, the shelter from the storm.
With all these things at our command we have still not learned
O LORD, these things are nothing that our mortal souls have earned.
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The Year of Letting Go
Have I worn it in the last year? For that matter, even two
The drawer that it’s in barely shuts.
Will I miss it if it’s gone? Not sure it even fits,
Feels like it’s time to move on. Let it go.
CHORUS: Oh, it’s the year of letting go
Oh, it’s the year of letting go
Do I even know this person that shows up on my feed
Guess they friended me some time back.
We don’t have much in common, and they seem to be a drag
No reason not to give them the sack. Let ‘em go.
CHORUS
BRIDGE: If something doesn’t serve you, it just needs to be gone.
If someone doesn’t love you, no sense in hanging on.
(Instrumental on Chorus changes)
Always said I’d fix it someday, but someday never comes
I’ve only got so many somedays left
It’s taking up space in my shed and in my head
Leaving it on the curb suits me best. Let it go.
CHORUS
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Should I lose my
Good sense of wonder
Should I find my
Awe gone astray
I pray I’m mindful
the lightning’s thunder
As long as life flows
This gift of days
In this endless
Sea of creation
We are but one small
Drop of rain
Let us no way
Forget our station
And raise our voices
In strong refrain
To the heavens we see
To the rivers we know
May the mysteries stay ever so
And the mystic abide
If I speak out
Beyond my power
If I claim to
See in the dark
Lead me homeward
my final hours
Light my vision
with brighter spark
To the heavens we see
To the rivers we know
May the mysteries stay ever so
And the mystic abide
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HEARTS NEED LOVE
C#m B E BE C#m B E BE
A E B F#m A E BE
Our Hearts need love need love
Our Hearts need love need love
Sometimes we hit the wall
But we always find a door
To open up
Theres peace & war peace & war
Theres peace & war peace & war
Sometimes we hide our eyes
But we can’t ignore the cries
We hear inside
There are times you just don’t know
What lies up the road
There are times you just don’t know
There are times you just don’t know
We all have a voice have a voice
Our silence never speaks
When we choose to
hide and seek
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when I think of Jesus,
I think of mercy & grace
I think of loving someone so much,
you were willing to take their place
I think of power, restrained,
even as things grow dim
and even when I don't believe,
I want to be more like Him
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It’s a long way to go
Down to the sea
Where the fairies crow
They carry me
Cast off the white cliffs
A flight to the rest
On zephyrs I drift
Life sorely blessed
Scatter me out on the Summertime breeze
Somewhere with ocean and wild cedar trees
No headstones, no rock, no tomb to hold me
Kiss your goodbyes on the songs of the sea
This ain’t a sad song
It’s a simple request
When sending me home
Know I’ve been blessed
Though I’ve regrets
They pale to compare
To the life that I’ve lived
Little worse for wear
No eulogies
No weeping for me
Just laughing and song
A right jubilee
Yeah, maybe I’m gone
But you’re all still here
You ain’t alone
Ain’t nothin’ to fear
Scatter me out on the Summertime breeze
Somewhere with ocean and wild cedar trees
No headstones, no rock, no tomb to hold me
Kiss your goodbyes on the songs of the sea
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released January 30, 2023
