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When God takes the oars


The wind grew still, the fog blocked my view, 
The waters hid what I once knew. 
But when the path was lost to me, 
My faith lit paths I couldn't see. 

"If the wind will not serve, take the oars." 
So, I rowed through storms to distant shores. 
Not because the path was clear, 
But because I would not bow to fear.  

When tides rise, and shadows fall, 
I trust the One who hears my call. 
Through every storm, through every night, 
God gives my weary heart new light. 

"Every step taken plants hope along the way; walk with God, and He’ll guide you each day."

 

 

Copyright © Chisom Nwogu | Year Posted 2026


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Today's Gifts

TODAY’S a new beginning
Perfect for a fresh start,
By lighting up someone’s morning
With your great big heart,
While the new day is dawning.

GIFTS we are giving
To those who are grieving,
A way to make life
A little more worth living,
By helping this world find healing.

Copyright © Chisom Nwogu | Year Posted 2026

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Sing it loud!

Solo

Before I knew the road I’d travel, 
Before I knew the tears I’d cry, 
There was a hand that held my future, 
There was a love that stood nearby. 

And when my song was almost silent, 
When my faith was running low, 
He placed a melody within me, 
And taught my heart a song to know. 

  
Verse 1- duet

I have walked through valleys where the shadows whispered, 
“Child, the sun shall curse you as you walk” 
But the Lord was writing every hidden chapter, 
Long before my battle had begun. 

Every tear became a river of redemption, 
Every scar became a story of His grace. 
What I thought was the ending of my journey 
Was the moment He was making me a way. 

Chorus 

Sing it loud, sing it higher, 
Let the whole earth know His name. 
God who found me in pain 
Changed my fate in a special way

He turned my mourning into dancing, 
Put a praise inside my soul. 
Now my heart has found a rhythm, 
And His love has made me whole. 

  
Verse 2- small group

I remember all the nights I called upon Him, 
When the answer seemed so far away. 
But heaven was moving in the quiet, 
Preparing blessings for me 

He was gathering my broken pieces, 
He was healing what the world could not. 
Now I stand as living proof 
A miracle made by His hands 

Bridge –solo and all ( call and response) 

Solo: Who gave the rivers their direction? 
All:  The Lord Almighty! 

Solo: Who holds the stars up in the heavens? 
All: Our Redeemer! 

Solo: Who takes a heart that’s lost and weary? 
All: And makes it sing again! 

All: 
From every nation, every people, 
We will praise Him to the end! 

Pre-chorus

Oh, I’ve got a reason to sing! 
I’ve got a reason to shout! 
The chains have fallen away, 
The light has driven out the doubt! 

Oh, my Redeemer lives! 
Oh, my Savior reigns! 
The song He placed inside me 
Will forever bless His name! 

  
Final Chorus 

Sing it loud, sing it higher, 
Let the whole earth know His name. 
The God who wrote my story 
Will forever stay the same. 

From generation to generation, 
We will lift our voices strong. 
For the One who gave us victory 
Has been writing this song all along. 

Outro  

A song heaven taught me… 
A song my heart will carry… 
A song of grace forever… 
A song that will never fade. 

 

Copyright © Chisom Nwogu | Year Posted 2026

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What time took

Walking with you, 
your hand in mine 
I never thought a feeling  
so warm 
could fade with time. 

It started with one day, 
then two, 
a week, 
then a month, 
until yesterday 
became another door 
that became locked  

There were days 
filled with your hugs, 
with love that felt endless, 
now buried somewhere 
beneath the muffled sound 
of my own cries. 

There were words 
I needed to hear 
from your heart, 
words I waited for, 
words that never came 
And left me in pain 
 
Every day I look back 
and try to remember 
what we were. 
The present always finds me 

It pulls me away 
from the memories 
I keep reaching for, 
leaving me clinging 
to fragments of the past

small pieces 
of what once was, 
pieces I didn't know were disappearing 
until they were gone. 

Stolen from me 
one by one, 
until all I could hold 
was the memory 
of being held. 

Copyright © Chisom Nwogu | Year Posted 2026

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