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I Must Become---

I MUST BECOME--- I Oh I must change I oh Lord I must rearrange All my thought processes All of my test So that I may I must Become I must become So I can be free I must become What you said of me A work that’s in the works to be Oh, Lord I become I must become So I can be free I must become a son of You Lord God So that I may be free All Eternity For all eternity I must become So I can be free I must become What you said of me A work that’s in the works to be Oh, Lord I become I must become So I can be free 1/3/19 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019© arranged music by Micheal Block & James Edward Lee

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Funom Makama

Date: 1/5/2019 9:09:00 AM

Hmmm.. Yeah, that extra push is needed to reach that mark you want to reach.. You must become what you want to be only if you look up to him. His grace is sufficient for you brother... Thank you for this excellent piece, it is uplifting and encouraging. Straight to my favs..

James Fitz-Gerald

Date: 1/4/2019 8:38:00 PM

How true that we cannot simply 'be'. We can only be true in accepting that we are just clay being worked toward an end clear only to the Potter. Thank you for sharing your work, Brother.