Marble 29

Worn

I'm Worn

I'm tired 
I'm worn 
My heart is heavy
From the work it takes to keep on breathing

I've made mistakes 
I've let my hope fail
My soul feels crushed
By the weight of this world
And I know that you can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn

I know I need 
To lift my eyes up
But I'm too week
Life just won't let up
And I know that You can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn

And my prayers are wearing thin
I'm worn even before the day begins
I'm worn I've lost my will to fight
I'm worn so heaven come and flood my eyes 

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Yes all that's dead inside will be reborn
Though I'm worn 
Yeah I'm worn

Hello, My Name Is

MATTHEW WEST

Hello, my name is regret
I'm pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I'm the whisper inside
That won't let you forget

Hello, my name is defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I'll drag you right back down again
‘Til you've lost all belief

These are the voices, these are the lies
And I have believed them, for the very last time

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, 
And I have been set free
“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

I am no longer defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it's true
Just take a look at my life

What love the Father has lavished upon us
That we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King

Marble 28

Redeemed

The same song, two days in a row. I should pay more attention to the lyrics... 


"Redeemed"

Seems like all I could see was the struggle

Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past

Bound up in shackles of all my failures

Wondering how long is this gonna last

Then You look at this prisoner and say to me "son

Stop fighting a fight it's already been won"

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, I'm redeemed

All my life I have been called unworthy

Named by the voice of my shame and regret

But when I hear You whisper, "Child lift up your head"

I remember, oh God, You're not done with me yet

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me

'Cause his day is long dead and gone

Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not the same

And a hope that will carry me home

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, 'cause I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, yeah, I'm not who I used to be

Oh, God, I'm not who I used to be

Jesus, I'm not who I used to be

'Cause I am redeemed

Thank God, redeemed

2 songs today

"Redeemed"

Seems like all I could see was the struggle

Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past

Bound up in shackles of all my failures

Wondering how long is this gonna last

Then You look at this prisoner and say to me "son

Stop fighting a fight it's already been won"

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, I'm redeemed

All my life I have been called unworthy

Named by the voice of my shame and regret

But when I hear You whisper, "Child lift up your head"

I remember, oh God, You're not done with me yet

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me

'Cause his day is long dead and gone

Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not the same

And a hope that will carry me home

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, 'cause I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, You set me free

So I'll shake off these heavy chains

Wipe away every stain, yeah, I'm not who I used to be

Oh, God, I'm not who I used to be

Jesus, I'm not who I used to be

'Cause I am redeemed

Thank God, redeemed

Fall Apart

JOSH WILSON

Why in the world did I think I could 
Only get to know You when my life was good
When everything just falls in place 
The easiest thing is to give You praise 

Now it all seems upside down 

(Chorus)
'Cause my whole world is caving in 
But I feel You now more than I did then 
How can I come to the end of me 
And somehow still have all I need
God, I want to now You more 
Maybe this is how it starts 
I find You when I fall apart 

Blessed are the ones who understand 
We got nothing to bring but empty hands
Nothing to hide and nothing to prove
Our heartbreak brings us back to You 

And it all seems upside down 

Chorus

I don't know how long this will last 
I'm praying for the pain to pass 
But maybe this is the best thing 
That has ever happened to me 

Come To The River

"Come To The River"

I'm torn between myself and your truth

These cursed memories, forever seeping through

My thirst for myself left me wanting more

Till I found myself face down on your shore

You say, come to the river

Oh, and lay yourself down and let your heart be found

You say come to the river

Drink from the cup I pour and thirst no more

My restless heart, led me astray

To my selfish pride I became my own slave

But you placed a thirst in me with no drink in sight

'Cause I could not see till I saw through your eyes

Marble 27

Your Love Never Fails

"Your Love Never Fails"

Nothing can separate

Even if I run away

Your love never fails

I know I still make mistakes

You have new mercy for me everyday

Cause Your love never fails

You stay the same through the ages

Your love never changes

There may be pain in the night

But joy comes in the morning

And when the oceans rage

I don't have to be afraid

Because I know that You love me

Your love never fails

The wind is strong and the water's deep

But I'm not alone here in these open seas

Cause Your love never fails

The chasm is far too wide

I never thought I'd reach the other side

But Your love never fails

You make all things work together for my good

You make all things work together for my good

Words

Words
Hawk Nelson


They've made me feel like a prisoner
They've made me feel set free
They've made me feel like a criminal 
Made me feel like a king
They've lifted my heart to places I've never been
They've dragged me down back to where I began

Words can build you up
Words can break you down
Start a fire in your heart
Or put it out

Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't want to say a word
Unless it points the world back to You

You can heal the heartache
Speak over the fear
God, your voice is the only thing we need to hear

Words can build us up
Words can break us down
Start a fire in our hearts
Or put it out

Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't want to say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
Let the words I say
Be the sound of Your grace
I don't want to say a word
Unless it points the world back to You

I want to speak Your love
Not just another noise
I want to be Your life
I want to be Your voice

My Savior My God

My Savior My God

Aaron Shust 

I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior

I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my Savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

My Savior loves my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is,
My God He's always gonna be...

My Savior loves my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is,
My God He's always gonna be...

Yes living dying let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring
That He who lives to be my king
Once died to be my Savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

My Savior loves my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is,
My God He's always gonna be...

My Savior loves my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is,
My God He's always gonna be...

My Savior loves my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is,
My God He's always gonna be...(x4)

My Savior lives, my Savior loves (x2)
My Savior lives...

Live Like That

Live Like That
Sidewalk Prophets

Sometimes I think
What will people say of me
When I’m only just a memory
When I’m home where my soul belongs

Was I love
When no one else would show up
Was I Jesus to the least of us
Was my worship more than just a song

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

Am I proof
That You are who you say You are
That grace can really change a heart
Do I live like Your love is true

People pass
And even if they don’t know my name
Is there evidence that I’ve been changed
When they see me, do they see You

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

I want to show the world the love You gave for me
I’m longing for the world to know the glory of the King

I want to live like that
And give it all I have
So that everything I say and do
Points to You

If love is who I am
Then this is where I’ll stand
Recklessly abandoned
Never holding back

I want to live like that
I want to live like that

Slip On By

Slip On By

Finding Favour

Early morning by the riverside, 

Saw an old man waiting for a bite. 

We started talking and he took me back in time. 

He said "I was young, and thought I'd always be, 

Then I woke up, now I'm 83. 

There's so much I missed, oh how I wish 

I could get back all that time I wasted." 

I see the tears of a young bride, the morning that we had our first fight. 

I should've held her tight. 

And on the day that my momma died, I hung up the phone and never said goodbye. 

Don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on by. 

Well he looked up, tears in his eyes, 

Said "I'm not sure, if you were lookin' for advice. 

There's just something about you that reminds me of me. 

It ain't easy always lookin' back but it seems these days that it's all I have. 

What hurts me the most, is knowin' what could have been, and if I listen real close, 

sometimes I can... 

Hear the sound of my little boy sayin', "Daddy can you come play with me" 

But I was too busy. 

Then one day, my baby grew up and went to war. 

I never thought he’d be gone in the blink of an eye. 

So don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on by. 

I shook the old man's hand and I thanked him. 

And I drove home as fast as I could go, just to let her know 

That I need her, that I love her, 

That I'm never gonna let another moment like this slip on by. 

Don’t let it slip on by. 

We’re only here for a little while 

And God gives us only so much precious time 

So don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on, don't let it slip on by. 

Don’t let it slip on by.

Solo day

Interesting. I assumed that if any song would be stuck in my head today, it would be my solo. But instead, it was "Strangely Dim".  I was so nervous about singing this morning that I couldn't even sleep. When I woke up, this was the song I had... I have always, always known that I have to keep my focus on Him when I am singing at church. If I start thinking about myself or how I sound, or who is listening and what they think- then I do worse, and I miss the point of singing the song. Every time I have ever just focused on the reason I was singing, and left it to Him, I have done fine. Even a few times when I was sick and had no voice- just for that one song, suddenly my voice came back and I did great, and as soon as the song was over, I had laryngitis again... 

So I tried my best to stay calm. I couldn't hit any of the notes in practice, but I still tried to tell myself that it was going to work out fine. I kept thinking of this song. I kept telling myself that it would be just like in Palm Desert, and my voice would just be there when it needed to be. 

And it was. I think the solo went fine. I had to go falsetto on a few notes at the end, but the choir was singing at the same time, so I think it was unnoticed. But the high note- the one I was worried about- I hit it without a problem. Clear as a bell, I'm pretty sure. So I was very happy and thankful for that.  And thankful for this song. 

Strangely Dim

I've had all these plans piled up sky high

A thousand dreams on hold

And I don't know why,

I got a front row seat

To the longest wait

And I just can't see

Past the things I pray

Today

But when I fix my eyes on all that You are

Then every doubt I feel

Deep in my heart

Grows strangely dim

All my worries fade

And fall to the ground

Cause when I seek Your face

And don't look around

Any place I'm in

Grows strangely dim

Sometimes where I stand

On this narrow road

Is in a raging storm

Or a valley low

But oh

When I fix my eyes on all that You are

Then every doubt I feel

Deep in my heart

Grows strangely dim

All my worries fade

And fall to the ground

Cause when I seek Your face

And don't look around

Any place I'm in

Grows strangely dim

I don't know, I don't know

What tomorrow may hold

But I know, but I know

That You're holding it all

So no matter what may come

I'm gonna fix my eyes on all that You are

'Til every doubt I feel

Deep in my heart

Grows strangely dim

Let all my worries fade

And fall to the ground

I'm gonna seek Your face

And not look around

Til the place I'm in

Grows strangely, strangely, strangely dim.

What Song?

Please, please, please- 

Is there any way for you to tell me what song was playing  today (Sat. March 9) between 9:15 and 9:25? I was on my way to a class, and I had to drive through an area of town that holds terrible memories for me. The closer I got to a certain intersection, the more panicked I felt. I was listening to K-Love, and praying for peace, and trying to sing (which always helps), but the song you were playing was one I didn't know at all, and I couldn't sing along... 

The MOMENT that the intersection came into view, the song changed to a new one, and it was one I knew, and it was an unmistakable message that God was in control and that everything was fine. I sang, and actually smiled big as I drove through that terrible intersection, and on to my class, one block away. 

Once the class got going, I forgot all about it, until I had to drive home many hours later, and passed the intersection again. This time I was not afraid, because I remembered what had happened this morning- but I could not remember what song it was! I had heard and learned so much during the day, that I just could not make myself remember what song it was. It would mean so much to me if someone could tell me what songs were playing while I was driving this morning so that I can listen to that song again and look at the lyrics. 

Thank you so much for all that you do. I know you hear stories every day, but you just can't even know what your radio station has meant to me and the effect it has had on my life.  

Sincerely, Me





Hi, 

Thanks for sharing your heart with us. It is so inspiring to know how God spoke to your heart & comforted you right as you were going through the intersection.

Here are the songs we played:

Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle
The Great I Am by Phillips Craig and Dean
Give Me Words to Speak by Aaron Shust
Word of God Speak by MercyMe

We're glad you are part of K-LOVE, and we're praying for God's amazing love and peace to strengthen you -

God bless, 

Marble 26

I told my secrets in a meeting. I told everyone...  The world didn't end and I actually felt a lot better. This is the begining of a huge change. I can feel it. I don't really know how to explain it. Al-Anon says that we are only as sick as our secrets. I see now that is true.

Carry Me

This morning I woke up before my alarm- I didn't know what time it was. I just knew that there was a song stuck loudly in my head. It was "Good To Be Alive"... I didn't know that- All I heard was the sentence, "I wanna live like there's no tomorrow... Love like I'm on borrowed time..." over and over again. I rolled over and found my phone, checked the time, and blurrily typed those words into the notepad... I thought to myself that I had another two whole hours to sleep if I wanted, and was quite pleased. I went back to sleep.

When I woke up again, I had a different song. It was "Carry Me" by Josh Wilson.  I had heard him say on the radio that he wrote this song while battling severe anxiety... I thought it was pretty cool and quite brave that he would admit that to the whole world. When I tell people I have issues with anxiety or that I am considering taking meds for it, they look at me like they need to hide their children from me...  How many times have I wished that I had a broken leg, or lost a limb, or had some disease that ravages my appearance- so that people would believe that there was actually something wrong with me... If an illness has to do with your emotions or your mind, then it's weird and unnatural.... So I was very proud of this guy for saying all of this out loud on the radio.

And just like in the rooms- I had this feeling that someone else understood. That I wasn't crazy or defective or unworthy because of what I suffered from. This guy is famous and loved by millions, and he battles the same demon I do... So, while it isn't my favorite song musically or lyrically, really- I am always moved when I hear it come on the radio.

And, although I don't know why yet, this is one of the songs that was given to me this morning.

Carry Me

Josh Wilson

I try to catch my breath
It hasn't happened yet
I'm wide awake in the middle of the night scared to death
So I prayed God, would You make this stop
Father please hold on to me, You're all I've got

Carry me, carry me, carry me now
From my sinking sand to Your solid ground
The only way I'm ever gonna make it out
Is if You carry me, carry me, carry me now
God carry me, carry me, carry me now

Jesus calm my heart
Come near me please
Lord don't let these worries get the best of me
Oh I believe, that You're still here with me
Cause You meant what You said when You said You'd never leave

Carry me, carry me, carry me now
From my sinking sand to Your solid ground
The only way I'm ever gonna make it out
Is if You carry me, carry me, carry me now
God carry me, carry me, carry me now

Carry me
God carry me
Carry me
God carry me

I'm at the end of myself
I know I've got nothing left
Feels like I'm stuck in the valley of the shadow of death
And I've been down here so long
I just can't find my way out
Oh God I don't stand a chance
Unless You carry me now
God carry me now

Carry me, carry me, carry me now
From my sinking sand to Your solid ground
The only way I'm ever gonna make it out
Is if You carry me, carry me, carry me now
God carry me, carry me, carry me now

Carry me now
Carry me now
Carry me now
Carry me now

Good To Be Alive

"Good To Be Alive"

Hold on

Is this really the life I'm living?

Cause I don't feel like I deserve it

Every day that I wake, every breath that I take you’ve given

So right here, right now

While the sun is shining down

I wanna live like there's no tomorrow

Love like I'm on borrowed time

It's good to be alive, yeah

Hold on

If the life that we've been given

Is made beautiful in the living

And the joy that we get brings joy to the heart of the giver

Then right here, right now

This is the song I'm singing out

I wanna live like there's no tomorrow

Love like I'm on borrowed time

It's good to be alive

[x2]

I won’t take it for granted

I won’t waste another second

All I want is to give you

A life well lived, to say “thank you”

I wanna live like there's no tomorrow

Love like I'm on borrowed time

It's good to be, it's good to be alive

I wanna live like there's no tomorrow

Love like I'm on borrowed time

It's good to be alive

I won’t take it for granted

I won’t waste another second

All I want is to give you

A life well lived, to say “thank you”

Glory and Honour

This morning, There was only one song in my head. No matter how many times I woke up throughout the night and fell back asleep, it was only this song, every time... It is the song I am singing as a solo on Sunday... What's weird is that I didn't practice yesterday at all. I did listen to K-Love before bed, but this is the song I woke up with. Maybe God is putting it in my head so that I will practice it before rehearsal tonight? Or maybe I need to pay more attention to the words? 

Glory and Honour

We are the servants of the only King.  He is worthy.

Given dominion over everything.  He is worthy.

We will declare it with one voice.

We will stand up and make a holy noise,

And make a holy noise.

Glory and honor, glory and power,

Glory and honor unto the Lamb!

Glory and honor, glory forever,

Glory and honor unto the Lamb!

We offer Him a sacrificial praise. He is worthy.

No one among us is above His grace. He is worthy.

We will declare it with one voice.

He has become the reason we rejoice,

The reason we rejoice!

chorus 

Glory, honor and power be to the Lamb of God forever ... and ever.

Glory, honor and power be to the Lamb of God forever ... and ever.

Glory, honor and power be to the Lamb of God forever and ever.  

And ever

Forever!

The Son of Heaven who would die for us, He is worthy.

Eternal Word of God alive in us, He is worthy.

We will declare it with one voice.

We will declare that we have made our choice

And make a holy noise!

chorus

Glory and honor, glory and power,

Glory and honor unto the Lamb!

Glory and honor, glory forever,

Glory and honor unto... unto the Lamb!

Unto the Lamb!

Glory and honor- unto the lamb! 

Unto the Lamb!

This song was not given to me in the morning... It came on the radio while I was getting ready to leave the house. My mind was full and noisy- thinking of all the events of the last few days, and wondering if I could ever hope to get far enough away from my past to hope that I could really start over. Thinking that no matter what everyone says, I just wasn't sure that I could ever deserve to be forgiven or accepted or be allowed to leave it behind... Then, as I was walking out of the bathroom, I heard the words, "Hello, my name is regret.." from behind me. I stopped walking and turned around and stared at the radio... I just stood there, frozen, listening to the words:

Hello, My Name Is

Matthew West

Hello, my name is regret
I'm pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I'm the whisper inside
That won't let you forget

Hello, my name is defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I'll drag you right back down again
‘Til you've lost all belief

These are the voices, these are the lies
And I have believed them, for the very last time

Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, 
And I have been set free
“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King

I am no longer defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it's true
Just take a look at my life

What love the Father has lavished upon us
That we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King

I stayed home from work again today. Still sick. I woke up when my alarm went off (forgot to turn it off) and got a song then- then went back to sleep, and when I woke up on my own later, I got this song... What amazes me about this so much- besides the needed and appropriate messages that the song send me- is the fact that many of these songs are ones that I haven't heard in months and months. It isn't like I was just listening to them right before I went to bed.

Fall Apart

Josh Wilson

Why in the world did I think I could 
Only get to know You when my life was good
When everything just falls in place 
The easiest thing is to give You praise 

Now it all seems upside down 

(Chorus)
'Cause my whole world is caving in 
But I feel You now more than I did then 
How can I come to the end of me 
And somehow still have all I need
God, I want to now You more 
Maybe this is how it starts 
I find You when I fall apart 

Blessed are the ones who understand 
We got nothing to bring but empty hands
Nothing to hide and nothing to prove
Our heartbreak brings us back to You 

And it all seems upside down 

Chorus

I don't know how long this will last 
I'm praying for the pain to pass 
But maybe this is the best thing 
That has ever happened to me 

There Will Be A Day

Jeremy Camp

I try to hold on to this world with everything I have 
But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that trys to grab 
The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth, 
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew 

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings 
That there will be a place with no more suffering 

(Chorus)
There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears 
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face 
But until that day, we'll hold on to you always 

I know the journey seems so long 
You feel you're walking on your own 
But there has never been a step 
Where you've walked out all alone

(Chorus) 

Troubled soul don't lose your heart 
Cause joy and peace he brings 
And the beauty that's in store 
Outweighs the hurt of life's sting 

I can't wait until that day where the very one I've lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I've faced 
To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery this is why this is why I sing

You Are I Am

MercyMe

I've been the one to shake with fear
And wonder if You're even here
I've been the one to doubt Your love
I've told myself You're not enough

I've been the one to try and say
I'll overcome by my own strength
I've been the one to fall apart
And start to question who You are

(Chorus)
You're the one who conquers giants
You're the one who calls out kings
You shut the mouths of lions
You tell the dead to breathe
You're the one who walks through fire
You take the orphan's hand
You are the one Messiah
You are I AM
You are I AM

I've been the one held down in chains
Beneath the weight of all my shame
I've been the one to believe
That where I am You cannot reach

Chorus

The veil is torn
And now I live 
With the Spirit inside
The same One
The very same One
Who brought the Son back to life

Hallelujah, He lives in me