Robbie and I wrote this in darkness on the floor of an old vacant home on a winter's night. It brought much warmth.
Recorded: Souls West Dorm track 2
lyrics
The mistakes i've made are like scars that I carry
I'm not proud of this life, my burdens are many
In the midst of the storm your promises carry me through
They carry me through
O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me?
From the body of this death, who shall deliver me?
Break me, mold me, rearrange, and make something new
You make all things new
*2 Cor. 5:17*
Refrain:
If any man be in Christ he is a new creature
Old things are passed away
All things are become new (x2)
All things are become new
Though the world around me happy may seem
The peace that it bears it temporary
The remedy for a sin cursed world today is you
Is only you
Refrain:
*Spoken Word Poem*
Just as the babe is born perfect and innocent
Christ makes all things new for you
The rose petal wrinkles and fades with winter's breath
But new life blooms from death with spring's warm kiss
You are the rose that God cherishes
And although you made be marred with thorns from this life
God breathes on us cold winter to fade our old man
And the sharp bite that frost brings
Is followed with a soft kiss of new life
You can be made new but there will thorns and there will be winter
But more importantly there will maker that tends and cares for you
Refrain:
credits
from Move Mountains,
released October 22, 2014
Robbie is samson on the guitar.
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