You must find beauty in what doesn’t seem beautiful
You took a lump of clay
gave it a name
and called it human
blew breath from Your eternally deep lungs
depositing spirit into wombs and souls
You made us whole
from the first breath we breathed
the first time we opened our eyes
You were all we could see
but we wanted to discover if You were enough
so we took a sip of sin’s bitter cup
we gave up
eternal lives
for the quick taste of a cheap lie
but You’ve been pursuing us since in the beginning
You made
all the first moves
took all the first steps
You knew the only thing that stood between us and You
was death
so You volunteered Yourself to take the place of harm’s way
You became the great exchange of
pain for peace
healing for stripes
death for life
You were the only one who could make things right
we may have counted the cost
but You paid the price
You put Your Word on our hearts
You put Your Name on our lips
and even after we sing all the songs we’ve heard
we’re left with silence
and all You’ve done
and who You’ve been to us
we’re left with all of who You are
and all of who You are
is just too much for us
it amazes us that a God
Who could so easily overtake us
takes us
breaks us
and makes us
more like Him
’cause every day You chisel our character
changing the picture of our lives by the brushstroke
You want us to be Your masterpiece
You want us to be the Master’s piece
You are the only One who gives everlasting peace
so we lay down our selfishness
all agendas
all affections
we come to bring a sacrifice
we come in the Name of the One who gave
His life
and we want to follow Him
which means we take up heavy crosses
which means we take sips of the bitter cup of denying self
and we cry out to You
’cause we want You to hear this humble generation
seeking Your face
and turning from wicked ways
’cause we need You to heal our land
we need You to have the hearts of our kings in Your hand
we want You to scatter us like seed
that every soul
in this world
will know
Your eternity
