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My Wish

How I wish 
That I could climb
Atop a mountain high
So I could reach out my hand 
And touch you in the sky
To climb the highest peak of it
To sit with you I would
To climb as high as heaven above
Only if I could
While they surround me everyday
These mountains my eyes see
To climb as high as the highest peak
Would take eternity
So will I sit down low
Beneath this mountain pass
And dream of climbing to the peak
To sit with you at last
And every day with these mountains 
That my eyes will see
I will look upon every peak 
In remembrance of thee

Copyright © Kathy Crain | Year Posted 2005



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A Generation

A generation thats been inspired
Has left a lot to be desired
With sex and drugs on rampage wild
What have we taught to our child
What we thought was better for sure 
Has left our children unclean not pure
And we dont understand why
Why is skin all we see when we turn on the TV
And why is our happiness measured
By wealth by fame by all thats treasured 
Here on earth
Liberate us oh we cried now to us a dream has died
With our perception of what we were
Now in the minds our children stir
And wrestle with overwhelming thought
Of not questioning what is taught to them
Where does Christ fit in this equation
All we wanted was a sensation
So threw we Christ in the garbage can
Stood on our own denied his plan
Building houses in the sand
Trying hard to make our stand
We left a generation jaded why are you mad
Its what we created we did this to our foundation 
And subjected a generation to the need for self gratification
And we dont understand why why have our lusts 
Become more important than trust
And why by worldly things seduced
Leaving us only more confused
What ever happened to respect
And pain and anguish not to subject
Me Me Me is all I hear can you incline yourself
To a higher ear and listen
Listen to them cry out loud
Were a generation thats been bound
By your fleeting emotional ideals
Did you ever think of how wed feel
Trying to live in this mess you made for us
I see it all around me now 
The outcome of these ideals how we made a big mistake
So what can be the solution onward with the evolution
Of our minds what will we find
What will become of this nation
When the youth of this jaded generation
Grow up  why have we slid away
From morals we held from yesterday
When families had more to do 
Then running by or passing though
Can we ever reclaim the time
So far away from the mind 
And turn back our eyes on Christ Jesus
Im crying out for a world thats broken
Who profess love but by the same token
Blasphemy you and who you are
Their minds are there but hearts are far away
They do not understand
Why you came here as a man
And instead of acquiring knowledge theyre tiring
They do not persevere because they do not revere
Your name and who you are
Because they are far away
Jesus help us here I pray
To look back to our yesterday
And realize while we were professing
To be wise we became fools in disguise
Will we Lord make the choice to listen
To your still small voice and save this jaded generation

Copyright © Kathy Crain | Year Posted 2006

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This Guy

You look at me
and say 
can't you see 
you're living like a hypocrite
you're living a life 
that just doesn't fit  
when will "you guys" 
ever get it
you go around 
trying to proclaim 
my life would be better 
if i'd follow that guy
what's his name? 
Jesus Christ, 
like He could suffice.

whats the difference 
in our lives? 
I ask 
you say 
I strive for better
and I think 
I want better 
but I also want pleasure 
cant I have both; 
Yes

But suddenly I think 
of all the loss 
I'm constantly reminded 
of what it will cost
if I follow that guy 
what's his name?
Jesus Christ, 
you tell me He gave his life
as a sacrifice? 
Now, could He really suffice?
Because you see 
my needs are many 
and shame, oh shame 
of that I have plenty
and still 
you stand there 
and say to me 
confess this guy as Lord 
and I will be set free?
Just how do you know that
Oh, it can't be 
that easy

Because dark is the closet 
in which I sit
in the company 
of all my rebellion 
scattered are the bones 
of all my skeletons
and you say that guy, 
that Jesus guy would suffice? 
with His sacrifice?

Oh but the price 
I will have to pay 
if I let yet another day 
slip by without him
oh, I just want to cry out 
Help me! Help me!

Help me understand 
this guy, that man
whose grace flows like a river 
that never ends
whose mercy is unending
whose love is real, 
not pretending
whose life was given 
as a ransom for mine?

you know, 
I thought you lived 
like a hypocrite, 
but now I see 
its like a fire that's lit 
in your heart
I thought you 
were trying to be 
righteous, better, 
than me
but in righteousness you strive 
now I see
all along I thought that guy 
that He wasn't for me 
how blind could I be

So you say that guy Jesus, 
His grace can cover my shame?
His love can heal my pain?
it all sounds to good 
to be true
and by the way did I say 
thank you?

Copyright © Kathy Crain | Year Posted 2005


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