i miss blogging... [again]

...but i still don't have enough time to enumerate what i'm going/ i've been going through...

i'm just so thankful...

Never Give Up On Me
Josh Bates

Time after time you’ve been left behind
like the sun when it’s starting to rain
Time after time you’ve been forgotten
like a picture that’s faded with age
Time after time you ran after me
when I was still running away

Chorus:  
You never give up on me
No, You never give up on me
Though I’m weak you are strong
You told me I still belong
No, you never, never give up on me


Time after time I’ve used your grace
as a way to do what I please
I’ve taken for granted prayers that you answered
never been all I could be
You are holding out your hands
and now I clearly see

Bridge:
You always erase all my mistakes 
You lift me up when I am down
Through all the ages, Your love never changes
You welcome me just as I am

...that He never gives up on me

we pray

for the sake of our children/brothers/nation we pray,
for the sake of our children/brothers/nation we pray

we pray cover and keep them
with Your mighty Hand
hear our cry today
for the sake of our children/brothers/nation we pray...

we pray, pray, pray, pray
Lord, we pray
for the sake of our children/brothers/nation we pray...

--> this song has really melt my heart... when it was sung during the praise and worship yesterday, i couldn't help but cry... it urged me to pray for my country - and the families and the people... i cried even more when God showed me families being destroyed, children losing direction, media focusing more on the illnesses of the society... it's really piercing... but i do believe, these things must happen so God's glory will be seen in the Philippines again...

He's been exposing those things so we could seek more of Him... of His grace... so we could repent even more for the once-hidden sins of our nation while it's still not late...

Hear us from Heaven, Sovereign Lord!
Heal our land...

My Prayer

Lord, here our cry
Come hear our land
Breath life into these dry and thirsty souls
Lord, hear our prayer
Forgive our sin
And as we call on Your name
Would You make this a place
For your glory to dwell

Chorus:
Open the blind eyes
Unlock the deaf ears
Come to your people
As we draw near
Hear us from Heaven
Touch our generation
We are your people
Crying out in desperation

Bridge:
Hear us from Heaven...
Hear us from Heaven...
Hear us from Heaven...

He Knows My Name

this song helped me recover [hehe... recover talaga???] from the past [most recent, actually] traumatizing event in my life... -whew-

I have a maker
He formed my heart
before even time began
My life was in his hand

Chorus:
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tears that falls
And hears me when I call

I have a Father
He calls me his own
He'll never leave me
No matter where I go

--> haay Lord... i just couldn't help but thank You especially for Your comfort and love... buti na lang pala nahiram ko ung CD nito kay mitch before what happened... hehe...

two hands, one heart

what can i give, what can i bring
that would be pleasing to my King?

i give my heart
not just a part
i'm lifting up my everything

well, IT'S ALL I HAVE TO OFFER
IT'S ALL I HAVE TO GIVE

two hands, one heart
one life to offer you
two hands, one heart
that's what i give to you

use me today, i know you can
Lord, i surrender to Your plan
You made this heart
You made this hands
take me and use me as i am

little becomes a lot
when it's in Your Hands
take me and make me more like You
well it may not seem that much
but with the Master's touch
i know that i'll be more like You....

No One Else Knows

Building 429
[Space In Between Us]

My world is closing in
On the inside
But I’m not showing it
When all I am is crying out
I hold it in and fake a smile
Still I’m broken... I’m broken

Only one can understand
And only one can hold the hand
Of the broken… Of the broken

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in your arms again

I need no explanation of why me
I just need confirmation
Only You could understand the emptiness inside my head
I am falling… I am falling

I’m falling down upon my knees
To find the one who gives me peace
I am flying... Lord I am flying

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in Your arms again

I have come to you in search of faith
Cause I can’t see beyond this place
Oh You are God and I am man
So I’ll leave it in Your hands

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in Your arms again

You Were There

I wonder how it must have felt
When David stood to face Goliath on a hill
I imagine that he shook with all his might
Until You took his hand, and held on tight

'Cause You were there, You were there
In the midst of danger's snare
You were there, You were there always
You were there when the hardest fight
Seemed so out of reach
Oh, You were there, You were always there
You were always there

So there he stood upon that hill
Abraham with knife in hand was poised to kill
But God in all His Sovereignty had bigger plans
And just in time, You brought a lamb

'Cause You were there, You were there
In the midst of the unclear
You were there, You were there always
You were there when obedience
Seemed to not make sense
You were there, You were always there
You were always there

So haven't I learned that my ways
Aren't as high as Yours are
And You alone keep the universe
From crumbling into dust
You are God and though we would
Not have understood You
There You were

Hanging blameless on a cross
You would rather die than leave us in the dark
Every moment, every planned coincidence
Just all makes sense
With Your last breath

You were there, You were there
During history's darkest hour
You were there, You were there always
You were the Victor and the King
You were the power in David's swing
You were the calm in Abraham
You are the God who understands
You are the strength when we have none
You are the living, Holy one
You were, You are and You will always be
the Risen Lamb of God

You were, You are and You will always be
The Risen Lamb of God

No Greater Love

Don Harris & Martin J. Nystrom (c) 1994 Integrity's Hosanna! Music/ASCAP

You loved me
When I was so unlovely
You sought me
When I was lost
You showed me
How much You really loved me
When You bought me
At the highest cost

There's no greater love
Than this
There's no greater love
Than this
That a Man
Would give His life
For a friend
There's no greater sacrifice
Than a Man
Would give His life
You have paid
A precious price for me

You chose me
When I was so unworthy
You cleansed me
With Your own blood
You clothed me
With righteousness and mercy
And You crowned me
With Your steadfast love

(Repeat chorus 2 times)

You have paid
A precious price for me

Throne of Praise

Jesus, we lift You on our praises
So every eye can see Your face
Your pow'r and grace
Behold You as You really are

Brighter than all the stars of Heaven
Our worship is for You alone
We build You this
Throne of praise

As long as I have breath
I'll find a way to say
That I love You
Everything may change
And the world may pass away
I'd still love You

With every song we sing
With every pray'r we bring
We'll build You a throne
Made from the sound of praise

Jesus, we lift You on our praises
So every eye can see Your face
Your pow'r and grace
Behold You as You really are

Brighter than all the stars of Heaven
Our worship is for You alone
We build You this
Throne of praise

You alone deserve
The praises of the earth
And we worship You
A sacrifice, You died
Now great and glorified
And we worship You

With every song we sing
With every pray'r we bring
We'll build You a throne
Made from the sound of praise

Jesus, we lift You on our praises
So every eye can see Your face
Your pow'r and grace
Behold You as You really are

Brighter than all the stars of Heaven
Our worship is for You alone
We build You this
Throne of praise