Oh that I could sing your witness
To offer up your words to this generation in musing tempo
All of all, the beauty of your holiness to look forward to
One little trumpet blaring your praises, telling words of your goodness
That if any should seek true wisdom
They would see and come, seek and acknowledge you
Let me tell of your faithfulness in a bonded lyric brand-new
Of how you have raised dry bones from beneath dust and dew
Gave to this wretched man kindness instead of his due
Gifted with a spirit of praise and reverence – a remade mind
With eyes that see no shadows in the night
Twenty-four hours am I surrounded by your light
My heart hums a joyful tune in the presence of the host
So that my heart and my ears are fully attuned to your word
Let the lookers in awe wonder
All who hear turn and consider
In less than a day you called to a hapless sinner
And in that day made a frightened heart a praiser
Oh that I could share what you manifest in my heart
Opening it wide to any willing to look and listen to it
That they may taste the bread and meat my heart feasts on
Your guidance counseling me to eat on
So I become fat and sleek on the words of the Ancient
So those who see know that you stand calling humanity to your presence
Who would listen, oh Lord, who would hear the words my heart sings
As the exalting praise like hymns
Or will it be the ramblings of a man driven to the brink
Who am I, Oh Lord, but one little man
An unworthy of the unworthies allowed to belong
Within the shadow of your presence
I will assume some may say that I have for sure lost it
As there were those who believed you did
A voice to be watched and humored
But oh, how Lord, how those alighted in the generations
How their hearts must have lightened and cried aloud
With joy, lit joy, at the proof of knowledge of your coming salvation
Now I see and cannot go back to sleep again
Because I seek you and only you to tell me the story
As I now begin to see your glory
How loud is my laughter when I am overcome by the waters plenty
All them wiser than I and in full view to douse me profanely
As I call to you with my heart beaten and defenseless
And find contentment in the loving assurance of the one who defends this
Your comforting presence strengthening and renewing
My soul yearns to sing of how I feel like a new thing
Learning about the things of life at the foot of Heaven
Of the amazing grace I received from the Risen
When you called to me and guided me directly to him
What a time, what a sight to confirm
What a shock when I finally understood what I did hear
To confirm that you, oh Lord, are never far
And in the span of a time answered all of my questions
showing me the hope and the life I could have by your salvation
Let me now boast of your goodness
In prose, in song, with words sounding their joy line by line
Let me use this talent that you have allotted for me
The same I used to flirt with long-winded old wives tales
Now, my Lord let me put them to your service
To tell of your wonder and goodness
Of your kind gift
To which I am now privy to uplift
Oh how I wish I could boast of good works that earned me this
But I can proclaim only your faithfulness
A lost son was I in fullness
One of the ones you left the ninety-nine to come and address
With a promise I know for sure will not fail
Even if I should fall, your word my God, to me is faithful
The generations who prophesied of your unfailing love knew it
So too I, you gave this precious thing
Freedom
You broke forever my bond to sin
As I now cling to your deep love I understand the reality of the living
Lord how in the world could an unworthy servant redeemed remain silent
I did nothing I can boast of to draw your attention
But out of the dark, my Lord called to me to my delight
Had I realized then what I’d been called to, not a day would have been wasted
Not a moment in doubt and anxt and backsliding
But your love and patient ways kept me forward marching
Advising me, searching me, counseling me to test and see
And so, I searched out my depths to see it really happening
I asked for faith and you put me through the paces and corrected my steps
Peace and you silenced my doubts in your enduring presence
Wealth, and you confirmed your presence is my great great reward
Should I not then want to shout of all that my Lord Jesus has done
That you are willing to show your glory to the undeserving
To display the glory of all ages standing at the edges of the world calling
To me, Oh Lord, you gave a testimony
To me, simple me, a victory
Taught me to calm and pray and just believe
My heart, you filled with understanding of Holy things
My soul you filled with the purity of wisdom
My anxious steps you made a little more bold
My eyes allowed to dance in delight at redemption unfolding
And now full understanding of why our joy will be complete
Because our Lord, Jehovah sits calling from the mercy seat
When I see a shadow of death you remind me of your peace
To look, keep watch north to east
Our eyes will soon behold the glory of the risen King
The same lyrics today our lips do sing
The day the bright and morning shines the light returning