DIFFERENT GOOD - THE LYRICS
Homesick
Is it?
The foolish man had his house on the sand
So I started building somewhere that would stand
But I left it behind when I struck out for gold
No I never was one for doing what I was told
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No, I never was one for doing what I was told
But oh, the storm's a-coming and I'm feeling so cold
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There once was a place I called my own
But I lost it somewhere as the sands shifted on
Now I spend my days looking for a place
I hope that I could still belong
Tryin' to get back home
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Tell me about this house on the rock
Is it everything I needed, is it everything I'm not?
Is it right up ahead, something better than fate?
Will he even let me in, or did I get here too late?
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Oh won't you let me in? Please don't say that I'm late!
Oh be right where I needed, even better than fate
Love as strong as death...
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They said I'd see your fingerprints all over it
They said I'd see you walking with me right through it
Sometimes I catch a little glimpse
But mostly I just see the mess that's left
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Hello? Is it you I'm looking for?
Hello? Is it true you're looking for me?
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Is it love as strong as death? Love as strong as the part before?
Love as strong as living when you're not sure?
Is it love as strong as death? Love as strong as the part before?
Love as strong as living when you're not sure of what's next
I said that I would walk by faith and not by sight
I said that I would not do things by my own might
But it feels like giving up the fight
I just want to force your hand to do what's right
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Hello?
Is it you I'm fighting for?
Is it you? (You’re fighting for me)
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And if love is strong as death, isn't love as strong as the part before?
Love as strong as living with the not yet
Is it love as strong as death, love as strong as the part before
Love as strong as living when you're not sure of what’s next
Arise
I'm tired of waiting for the phone to ring
I'm tired of praying for the same old thing
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Darkness in my head / and tears have been my bed
I waste away
Save me from this dread / for who among the dead
Can give you praise?
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Arise, arise, lift up Your hand
Arise, arise Hide me in your shadow
while I do not understand
I thought I learned this lesson long ago
Is suffering something I must feel to know?
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Darkness in my head / and tears have been my bed
I waste away
Save me from this dread / for who among the dead
Can give you praise?
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Arise, arise
Arise, arise
Arise, arise, light up my eyes
Arise, arise, oh hear my cries
Arise, arise, lift up your hand
Arise, arise.. Hide me in your shadow
while I do not understand
Don't
Don’t bore me with platitudes
Don’t tell me there’s nothing to lose
Don’t try to tempt me with things I could use
Just don’t
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Don’t claim that you’re with me in this
Don’t act like it’s water under the bridge
Don’t you come near with that Judas-kiss
Just don’t
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Don’t say there’s nothing to worry about
Don’t patronize when I’m calling you out
Don’t you go filling my mind with doubt
When you come around it makes me want to shout,
Just don’t!
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Don’t wait for my time of need
Don’t comfort me in my grief
Don’t you go telling me how I should be
Just don’t
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Don’t push for a little more
Don’t explain what it’s all been for
Don’t you come over to settle the score
Just don’t
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Don’t act like this is a big surprise
Don’t wear me down with those innocent eyes
Don’t you start playing all worldly wise
If you’re asking me, then honestly,
the biggest prize for me would be for you to
Just don’t
Speak Truth
It’s easy enough / to close your mouth
But that doesn’t stop / the hurt from coming out
Leaving the lie / isn’t enough
Deeper inside / is the well where those words come from
Speak truth in your heart
Speak truth even in the dark
Speak truth even in your heart
What do you think / When you’re trying not to feel something?
Where do you go / in the darkness of your daytime dreams?
What do you do / When there’s no room for reality?
Who do you fool / when the fiend you fear is clarify
Who’s gonna live / In that Holy Home?
The honest will make / The father’s house their own
So look in yourself/ For any deceit
And don’t be afraid / for the truth will only set you free
They That Trust
They that trust in the Lord shall be like Mount Zion
Who will not be removed, but abideth forever
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As the mountains are ‘round about Jerusalem
So the Lord is ‘round about his people
So the Lord is ‘round about his people
From henceforth even forever
Lifeline
You’ve been with me in the storm
You’ve been with me when they days are sunny and warm
Knee deep in a pile of laundry
Knee deep in a puddle of grief
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How do you know just what to say
When I don’t even know how to feel?
How do you make me feel more sure
When I don’t even know what’s real?
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From God’s mouth to your ears
From your heart to my fears
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I’m holding on, holding on, holding on
Holding on to my lifeline
I’m holding on, holding on, holding on
Holding on to these friends of mine
Safe
Rid me of the poison...
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Know that you are safe
Know that you are wrapped in love
This is not a race
I will do whatever it takes
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Let the light in
Remake Me
My Father’s World (Maltbie D. Babock, 1901)
This is my Father's world
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres
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This is my Father's world
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas
His hand the wonders wrought
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This is my Father's world
The birds their carols raise
The morning light, the lily white
Declare their Maker's praise
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This is my Father's world
He shines in all that's fair
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass
He speaks to me everywhere
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This is my Father's world
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong
God is the Ruler yet
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This is my Father's world
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad!
Thought that I’ve been down this road before
You to always ask for more
Tryn’ to hit rock bottom, tryin’ to make it to the end of the line
But you won’t let me rest until I am refined
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The flames melt away what you don’t need
The fire reveals your plans for me
Though I walk through the furnace
All the shadows of death will never burn me
For you are with me
As you remake me
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Wasn’t it enough to heal my heart of stone?
You won’t leave anything undone
The Maker’s hands are never satisfied
Until the masterpiece is perfect in his eyes
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I was drowning in the grief
As the waves crashed over me
And I cursed the voice that whispered ‘this is how it has to be’
I looked into your eyes
Saw a pain deeper than mine
I still don’t know the why
But I know that you're with me
Here in the mystery
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Your will be done
Different Good
I searched the garden for the good
Expecting like a child
I thought that was livin’
But a different gift was given
I didn’t find the joy I thought I would
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I sent my soul for what I wanted
You gave Yours for what I got instead
There’s more lives than mine hanging in the balance
And only You can make sense of it
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So what is this You’ve given me?
A story that I didn’t want to tell
My understanding’s incomplet
You want more for me than what I know so well
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Maybe it’s a different good
And all along I misunderstood
And if I’m being honest, it’s not what I thought I wanted
And I wouldn’t choose it for me
But if You see something I can’t see,
It’s just a different good
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You’re sending me a tidal wave
Inviting me to be brave
I thought a holy message
Meant I’d always find it pleasant
I’m wondering if it’s more than I can take
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But you don’t draw me like a riptide
You call me out onto my own two feet
It’s a delight with terror in it
To turn my heart to something never seen
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So what is this You’ve given me?
An adventure I didn’t ask to be on
If all my life I’ve been asleep
I’m waking up, I’m diving in headlong
I’m waking up, I’m diving in
Your love is the tide I’m swimming in
Sparrow
Oh sparrow, who feeds you?
The very same Father who made you still sees you
Oh sparrow, He feeds you
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Oh lily, who clothes you?
You do not toil, you do not spin,
But He gave you colors for twirling in
Oh lily, He knows you
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So don’t you worry about tomorrow
For those worries can stay on the other side of this day
Each day has just enough trouble of its own
So don’t worry child, you are not alone
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Oh child, who holds you?
He holds up the moon and stars
And He holds you close to His heart
Oh child, He holds you.
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He feeds you, He clothes you,
He sees you, He holds you
Oh child, He knows you