So Low

I have fallen so low!
I've been dragged deep below,
to the gallows- and thrown into a pit!

It's all my fault!
I did the wrong,
And now I am constantly
being accused.

The enemy wants me!
He's licking his lips.
And I know that I deserve whatever I get.

I am like a bone
that this drooling dog awaits.
He'll tear me to shreds
the first chance that he gets!

Why am I so foolish?
Why do I do what is wrong?
I hand you a weapon,
for I am not strong.

My heart deceived me
and I listened again!
I am the fool one more time!

From the bottom of this pit,
I can only look up.
From this cold, damp floor
I cry to you again!

Rescue me!
Please rescue me!
Oh my God, rescue me!

Promiscuous Woman

I married a promiscuous woman!
She has brought me shame and disgrace.
In the heat of the night I had sex with her
but she called me by her lover's name!

Oh, how I cried!
I cried all night long!
I cried and I cried and I cried!

Oh what a whore she was!
She refused to be faithful to me!
She chased other lovers time after time,
but I continued to take her back.

I loved her as a dear wife.
Like the virgin
that I once thought she was.
I cried and I cried and I cried and I cried,
yes even now I still cry.

She grew up in a small place.
Her father left her when
she was still young.
She was lonely and unhappy
and she longed to get away.

I found her there
and I thought to myself,
"what a beautiful woman she could be,
why should she to be this way!"

So I stood her up
and I hugged her tight,
and I kissed her on her forehead.

I bought her food
and expensive clothes
and anything else that she liked.

I thought for sure that
she would appreciate me
for the way I looked at her in pity.

Yes I thought she would love me
for my kindness to her.
I thought she would love me the same.
I thought she'd be thankful that I rescued her
from her barren life of despair.

Shameful woman!
Where is your virtue?
Have you no respect for yourself at all?

All your lovers have seen you dance naked,
but where are they now while you crawl?

You have forgotten who I am
and what I did for you!
You have forgotten who you are!
You have forgotten where you once were!

Oh shameful woman,
when will you change?
When will you learn to cry?

When will you stand up and run from your evil
and strive to do what is right?

All of my friends have seen me cry for you.
All of my family has watched.
All of my enemies gloat over me.
All of your lovers have mocked me and laughed.

I married a promiscuous woman!
She brought me shame and disgrace.
In the heat of the night she begged
to have sex with me,
yet she called me my enemies name!

How (I) Long

Oh how I long to see you!
To be with you night and day!

Oh how I long to hold you close!
To comfort you in every way!

Hear me!
Listen as I cry!

Look at me,
into a father's tear filled eyes!

How long?
How long will it be
until you finally come back to me?

Oh how I long to care for you!
To do for you all I've wanted to do!

Beloved daughter,
like the city I love,
you're taken hostage by vile oppressors!

Return to me so I can be with you!
Come back to me so I can bless you!

Hear me!
Listen as I cry!

Look at me,
into a father's tear filled eyes!

How long?
How long will it be
until you finally come back to me?

Oh Yahrushalom,
you are my prized possession!

Oh Zion,
You are my beautiful daughter!

Come to me
so I can be with you!

Stay with me
won't you let me bless you?

Hear me!
Listen as I cry!

Look at me,
into a father's tear filled eyes!

How long?
How long will it be
until you finally come back to me?

Save Me

I’ve been beaten down
I’ve been kicked around
I’ve been used, abused and cursed aloud

The roof of my mouth is caving in
My lips are dry
I’m burning within

I’m crying!
I’m dieing!

Don’t let me fall into the pit!
Don’t let me die here in Your midst!
Don’t let me be turned to ashes
by Your enemies!

Don’t let me fall into a ditch
Don’t let me slip another inch
Please don’t forsake me
or let me cry in vain!

Or let me die in pain

The roof of my mouth is caving in
My lips are dry
I’m burning within

Save me
Please save me
from Your enemies

Oh my Father
Oh my God!
I’ve sought You for so long
searching for Your ways
longing just to please You every single day

Please don’t forget me now!

Oh Father Yah
I’ve sought You for so long
Searching for Your face
Longing just to be with You each and everyday

Please don’t forget me now!

You Are

I see You standing there.
I feel You like burning wind through my hair!

I know Your watching over me.
I see your hand reaching out to me!
(You're carrying me!)

You are the one I run to!
You are my one true friend!
You are the one beside me
from beginning to the end!

You are the one who holds me!
You are the one who cares!
You are the one who lifts me
from the pit of my dark despair!

You are the one who comforts!
You are my whole desire!
You are the one consuming me
like a raging fire!

(I am burning up inside!)

I am a poor and wretched soul,
wandering around
like a snake slithers on the ground.

I am an invalid for sure.
Unsure of whether I will come or go.

You are the potter,
I am Your clay!
You turn me into
something I could never be!

You are the one I run to!
You are my one true friend!
You are the one beside me
from beginning to the end!

You are the one who holds me!
You are the one who cares!
You are the one who lifts me
from the pit of my dark despair!

You are the one who comforts!
You are my whole desire!
You are the one consuming me
like a raging fire!

(Burning me alive)

Every Time

My eyes are closed sometimes

...

And I cannot say why


But I try
I try…
And I always try to do things right


And I often wonder why


How can this be happening?

How can this be happening to me?

I cry
I cry
Fall to my knees and cry all night

My eyes
Lose sight
So I call to You to make things right

Every time I close my eyes I see…

… I need You more

Every time I plead on bended knee…

… I realize I need You more

Every time You speak a word to me

… I know for sure

I need You now,
…(more than ever before!)

So take my hand
and hold on tight

...
I know with You I'll be alright

...
My life is the palm of Your hand

...
So let me praise You with all I am!

Every time I close my eyes I see…

… I need You more

Every time I plead on bended knee…

… I realize I need You more

Every time You speak a word to me

… I know for sure I need You now,
…(more than ever before!)

Alone

My eyes burn
With insatiable fire

My world is falling
I crumble
I cry

Yesterday my dreams began
today I'm left to die

Though all is said

I’m still wondering
Why all these tears that I cry?


alone

barren

cold

helpless

lost

ripped away

I am empty and alone


My eyes water
I taste a desire
My inside aches
I am lost
…alone and lost

Burn me- Oh Yah!
Inscribe my soul!

I will never betray you
Never leave you so alone

Burn me- Oh Yah!
Inscribe my soul!
Declare my innocence and
shelter me from the cold

Burn me- Oh Yah!
I am so low!
Hold me in your loving arms
And never let me go

Burn me- Oh Yah!
Deep inside my soul!

Everything

Everything is beautiful
Everything smiles
Everything's emotional
When i'm with You I fly higher

Everything's angelic
Everything is right
Everything is solemn
Everything's divine

When i'm with You I fly higher
When i'm with You i'm in love
When i'm with You i'm invincible
like the shining stars above

Everything about You
turns me inside out
Everything engulfs me
Everything slows down

When i'm with You I fly higher
When i'm with You i'm in love
When i'm with You i'm invincible
like the shining stars above

Everything about You
drops me to my knees
Everything so simple
makes me feel so weak

When i'm with You I fly higher
When i'm with You i'm in love
When i'm with You i'm invincible
like the shining stars above

Everything
Everything

Betrayed

Flames are raging
on the inside of my heart
My soul is livid
I am torn apart

My weak mind's wondering
where you are
I'm burning up inside-
I am torn apart

My conscience is bleeding
I am lost in vain
My pulse beating
my blood, my pain

Writhing whispers
Slow death and disdain
I'm here in vision,
but lost in rage

Where are you today?
Lost.
Betrayed.

The cold airs biting
my dying flame
Misery and anguish
consume my day
Tormenting torture
won't go away

Where are you today?
Lost.
Betrayed.

These sleepless nights
can last so long
I consider everything
that I did wrong

How perfect passion
can be so strong
How vicious appetites
right the wrong

Us damned and lowly
plead for peace
while vile conspirators
murder the weak

The perfect antidote
for life is death

Where are you today?
Lost.
Betrayed.

Crushed

Oh that my heart were completely crushed!
A bloody mass of torn red tissue and slime!

Oh that my guts lay rotting in the streets
and my body unrecognizable in a far away place!

If you find me, keep walking.
Don't tell anyone where I am.

Let me lay in peace
while my bodily fluids evaporate in the stench of the summer heat
and my blood is soaked up by far away fields of green pasture.

I am lost in this unrecognizable place.
Terror is everywhere but there is no sign of Yah's Torah at all!

I am drained from such pathetic atmosphere.
I am fading away like a dying sunset.

Here I am
but I am no longer who I was.

Here I am
but I am a stranger in a foreign land.

Heart broken and alone,
I feel as useless as a wet stick.

I am treated as if diseased
and despised as if a vile criminal.

Oh that I could find justice on the earth!
Oh that I could find true righteousness!

I would cling to it as if clinging to an only child!
I would treasure it as one treasures his own life!

But no.
I lay broken and abandoned.
Forsaken and forgotten.

Where is my mother?
Where is the one who cradled me from birth so long ago?

Where is my father?
The one who beat me when I did wrong?

The land is overcome with injustice!
The courts are overtaken by criminals!

The righteous hide hungry in alleyways
while the pompous revel in gluttony!

The poor mans wounds are licked by dogs
and the rich mock while walking by!

For the righteous, it is better to die then to live!
For the truthful, it would have been better to have never been born at all.

Oh that my bones were completely crushed
and my heart a bloody mass of torn red tissue and slime!

Oh that my guts lay rotting in the streets
and my body unrecognizable in a far away place!

Far better is it for the righteous
to lay dead in an uncovered grave
then to live wildly in such a vile place!

Without You

The sun doesn't shine without Your smile!
My heart melts away without You!

I die painful deaths when You’re not near me,
comforting me with Your love!

....and I fade away
like a dying sunset
never to rise again!

Without You!
Without You!

....and the clouds cry rain
the skies rumble thunder
and lightening cuts the blackest night!

Without You
Without You

...and the roses wilt
the daisies die
begging mercy from the fallen skies!

Without You
Without You

The sun doesn't shine without Your smile!
My heart melts away without You!

Twisted

YHWH is Mighty!
His words alone,
are truth!
The words that come from Him are true,
they cut like a newly sharpened razor!

Cursed is a man who puts his trust in any man!

Any man who hates the truth,
will die by the sword of delusion!

Whoever declares his own righteousness,
is completely foolish!

We are all twisted,
like candles wicks!
We are all wicked,
twisted in every way!

We are all foolish!
We followed men!
We are all plagued!
We trusted in wickedness!

Who has clear eyes?
Who sees all things?
Who judges all of creation?
By who's Law will we all be judged?

What foolish ancestors we had!
What foolish children we are!
When will we turn from our twistedness?
When will we love YHWH's Truth?

You YHWH,
are like the shade of a tree.
When the hot sun swelters,
you shelter your servants!
You are like the light of the moon!
You light the path in this darkened world!

But I am as foolish as a myth!
I am as useless as a lie!

Do not depend on me,
because I am not dependable!

Do not trust in me,
because I am not reliable!

Listen all you people,
put your trust in YHWH!
Put your hope in Him!
Find refuge in His Ways,
because He alone is Right!

All who search for Him,
will find Him!
All who call to Him,
will be answered by Him!

Oh criminal heart of mine!
You are a double edged sword!
On one edge you whisper me lies,
with the other you lead me to death!


Criminal!
You lying criminal!
Unjust in your pursuit of me!
You Betray me!
I will never rely on you!
I will never trust the words you say!

Criminal!
You deceitful criminal!
Your only desire is to consume me!
You care only for yourself!
I would rather die alone,
than to live along side of you!

Criminal!
You raging criminal!
Your destruction will be swift and complete!

But I am like young duckling,
my only refuge is under Father Yah's wing!
I am like a cypress amidst the raging winds,
because I look forward to the coming calm!

YHWH is my Hope!
Yes, my only hope!

YHWH is my Foundation!
A Foundation that will never shift!

YHWH is my only Salvation!
And His ways are perfect!

Blessed be any man that calls on The Name YHWH!

Raven

Oh beautiful raven
so skittish and shy,
why have you come to me?
I was only walking by.

I am perplexed,
yet at ease.
I am astonished at what I see.

It's in the way that you looked at me.
The way you came down to me.
So I saw you.
Uncertain- but sure.

Oh beautiful raven
so skittish and shy,
why have you come to me?
I was only passing by.

But your ring was ruffled.
Your hair all a mess.
Have you been fighting with someone?
Have you lost your way?

So I turned toward you,
and I gazed.
I watched you- amazed!

I cannot forget how you looked.
I cannot escape what my eyes did see.
Your glossy black hair rearranged.
Your dark colored eyes,
seemingly estranged.

Oh beautiful raven
so skittish and shy,
why did you come to me?
I was only walking by.

I saw you
and you saw me.

When our eyes met,
this word came to me:
"Today is a day unlike any other day......."

Immovable Rock

Oh Yah!
You are my Rock!
You are my Immovable Rock!

You have lifted me up
higher than a mountain!
Higher than the mountains oh Yah!

Higher than the highest mountain!

Oh Yah!
My soul cries out to You!
With all of my love to You!

Oh Yah!
You are my Rock!
You are my Immovable Rock!

You have lifted me up
higher than a mountain!
Higher than the mountains oh Yah!

Higher than the highest mountain!

Oh Yah!
You are Perfect!
So perfect in every way!

Oh Yah!
You are my Rock!
You are my Immovable Rock!

You have lifted me up
higher than a mountain!
Higher than the mountains oh Yah!

Higher that the highest mountain!

Oh Yah!
I wait for You!
I’m patiently waiting for You

I wait for You!
I’m waiting for You!
for all that You promised to do!

Because:

You are my Rock!
Oh Yah, You are my Rock!
You are my Immovable Rock!

You have lifted me up
higher than a mountain!
Higher than the highest mountain!

Oh my daughter

Oh my daughter
Oh my child
My beloved

Stay by my side

Oh my daughter
Oh my child
My beloved

I raised you from the dust

Oh my daughter
Oh my child
My beloved

I chose you as My own

Oh my daughter
Oh my child
My beloved

I raised you from the dust
I chose you as my own
So stay right by my side

Oh my daughter
Beloved daughter

Only You!

Amazingly
she walked away,
tears raining from her face…

….stopped the words
she wanted to say.

Her whole world crumbled
in the fraction of a day!

My heart couldn't stop
it's writhing,
it's pain!

As I looked up to heaven,
I cried Your Name!

I need You,
like the flowers
need the rain!

I cling to You!
like a warrior
to his weapon!

I find in You,
a peace that takes me higher!

Only You!
Only You!

Suprisingly,
she realized
that like my love,
the world never stops.

We both bend down
to help each other up,
and so the passion of two souls
can never be tamed!

She reaches in
when I reach out!
Together we cry aloud…

….I need You,
like the flowers
need the rain!

I cling to You
like a warrior
to his weapon!

I find in You
a peace that takes me higher!

Only You!
Only You!

Sometimes we all need to reach inside ourselves
and find the blessings that we hold!

Lift your head!
Dry your eyes!
and remember these three things:

....."I need...
...….I cling.......
...….I find in Him....
...….Life!"

My Prayer

Oh YHWH,
although I am unworthy,
I'm begging You,
to bestow Your blessings upon me!
Please YHWH, let Your Kindness consume me!

Teach me to recognize evil!
Guard me from ill-willed feelings!

Sin waits to consume me.
Wickedness stalks my heart!

The enemy has put a bounty on me!
Your enemies oh Yah, are seeking my life!

But You oh YHWH,
You are my Safety!
You are my Shelter from the raging storm!

You are my Hope
and my Salvation!

Don't let me fall into the pit
or be ensnared by their cunning traps!

You are my Shield, oh YHWH!
You are my Helper in my times of trouble!

Redeem me now,
and save me from the gates of death
because I desire You oh YHWH!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

End of all time

She looks at me
and smiles so eloquently

She loves to be
the only one I ever dream about

She holds her head up high
so happy to be alive
and here with me

I can’t ever let her down
I won’t ever let her cry
I’ll hold her tightly in my arms
Forever ‘til the end of all time

How can it be,
that someone as beautiful as you
would be handed to a lowly soul like me?

The angels in heaven
and God up above
surely must find favor with me
to send me such love

I can’t ever let you down
I won’t ever let you cry
I’ll hold you tightly in my arms
Forever ‘til the end of all time

Because you’re the only one for me
You’re the only one for me
You’re the only one for me

So I hold you
near me
I comfort you
dearly
You’re my world, my love, and my all

You’re the only one for me
You’re the only one for me
Darling can’t you see
You’re the only one for me

I can’t ever let you down
I won’t ever let you cry
I’ll hold you tightly in my arms
because you’re the only one for me

Righteousness Forever

"Victory is Mine!"
"Victory is Mine", said YHWH!

All that has been made, praises YHWH!
All that is to be, praises YHWH!

Let everything that is, that has been and that will ever be,
keep praising YHWH forever and ever and ever!

There is no other like our Creator!
He is the only one!

He is Merciful, Loving and Perfect!
There is no fault in Him!
None!

If anyone should attempt to defy Him,
they could never succeed!

Who can tamper with perfection?
Who can do better then perfect?

The workings of YHWH are strong and secure!
His Torah will be revered forever!
There is no other like Him!
None!

Praise YHWH heaven and earth!
Righteousness will reign forever and ever and ever and ever!
For this is deserving and just!

HalleluYah!
Praise YHWH!

Sarah's Song

I want you to always be
right here beside me
gazing intently
in my eyes

I hold you so close to me
You love me so tenderly
Your soft smile gently lights my face

Your eyes are inviting me
Your smile is enticing me
your beauty’s exciting all of me

Oh if I could be with you
To hold and hug and care for you
To do for you the things I want to do

My heart longs for you
My heart longs to be with you
My heart and soul are crying out for you
…….more of you

They say…….

I want you to always be
right here beside me
gazing intently
in my eyes

My heart longs after you
My lips cry out for you
My arms reach out
to pull you near

Sarah...
Sarah....

Praise Yah!

From the bottom of my heart I will praise you Yah because You are so awesome to me!

With all of my being I will worship and adore You because Your mercy is everlasting!

All that I have has come from You.

All that I am is because of You.

I will bow my head in respect to You.

I will lift my hands in awe because of all You have done for me my King, my Elohim!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

YHWH

From a country farm
in a far away place
You called me as Your own.

With humble beginning
just a farmers son
You raised me into a man.

I fed calves and raked hay.
There is nothing special about me
yet You stooped to my level and watched me.

Who am I among the wisdom of men?
I have no education or degree.

Who am I among the power of the elite?
I have no strength in mind nor influence.

What have I to boast of?
You are my Strength oh Yah!

What have I to flaunt?
I am nothing without You!

YHWH is my Source of Strength!
He is my Everything!

YHWH is my Life
even my blood flows from Him!

My mouth is silenced by His awesome compassion!
I will always be in awe of His endless Love to me!

This is my Father
and in Him will I always boast!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

I Need You

Come close to me YHWH
Stay at my side
Hold on to me tight or I'll fall

I need You near me
holding my hand
In You there is hope
I am only a man

Hold on to me Yah
Never let go
If I stumble or fall
catch me quick

I have no faith in myself
My faith is in You
When I act on my own
I fail

I need You

I am lost without You
You're my only hope
Nothing else matters but You

Come close to me YHWH
Stay at my side
Hold on to me tight or I'll fall

I need You
I need You
I need You my King!

So Small

I am so small
I don't matter at all

I'm just a cricket to You

But You love me so much
You hold me in Your hands
And delicately formed me into a man

And You choose to love me
You choose to care

You could completely destroy me
by speaking a word
You could end my existence
if You wanted to

Who am I before You?
Nothing

I am no one
I am insignificant

I am so small
I don't matter at all
But You choose to love me
You choose to care

I need You!
I need You!
I need You oh Yah!

My Master My King

Oh Yah- You are my King
You are everything to me
and You are the only thing I need

You make me complete
you hold me together

Like a faithful husband
you protect me from harm

Like a Just Ruler
You bestow so much Mercy on me

You are my Loving Father
wanting so much to be proud of me

Oh guide me, King of the Universe,
to do only Right

Cause me to please You
You deserve so much more from me-
my Master, my King

Protection

Yah has kept me safe
from my enemies

His protection is all around me
He encircles me
with His Royal Ring of Fire

Nothing can break His hold on me
He guards me with His elite army

Strong angels are His servants
and His Name is their Sword

Who can attack me now?
Who dares stand against my God?

All who try will fail
All who try will fall

Praise The Name of my God
YHWH is His Name!

You

When I think of Your kindness to me
I melt
When I think of Your Love I grow tired-
I can't conceive, can't concentrate
Yes Your Mercy endures forever
It never ends

You bring Hope to the hopeless
and Strength to the weak
You Comfort the poor
and lift up the Meek

You are Righteous in every way
and Wonderful everyday

Oh YHWH I will praise You
with all of my breath
I will praise You even in death

Praise Yah
HalleluYah

Mercy

YHWH has given me a gift- Grace.
I don't deserve it.
I am guilty.
Yet He gives it- My Master!

My King has taught me
and I have learned- Forgiveness.

I will pay the righteous double
and the innocent twice.
The guilty I will forgive-
Released of all debt.
I will pay with Mercy.

For YHWH my King is Just
and I know He is always Right.

YHWH

Who has seen Righteousness?
Who knows the wonders You have made?
Through dense darkness You created Light.
And used for right what men have meant for wrong.

The humble mans humilty allows him to arise and walk
but the self-righteousness of the foolish man brings to dust.

The Righteous man will be raised to a prosperous life,
despite temporary falls brought on by wicked men.

An honest man makes truth-seeking his priority,
his open-mind never deserts him!
Never afraid of change nor potential discoveries,
he continually searches for truth, for life!

From the depths I learned Your ways.
From the dirt I was made a man.
From failure I tasted weakness.
From wisdom I recognized my foolishness.

Won’t the wicked crumble
and all that is evil be crushed?
The self righteous are right in their own eyes
but YHWH weighs the heart!

We are all like wild animals.
Not knowing where we come from or where we go.

Led by straying hearts we search for joy,
but we only find deep valleys of desperate pain!

Who has understanding?
Who has seen the truth?
Let him lead us through lifea desert
and bring us to fresh springs of water.

My heart is feeble.
I am weak and diseased.
I know so little and my thoughts are numb.

But listen,
a voice is shouting (though not all can hear).
It is calling out from up High,
“Stand up! Do not fear meager man!”

Yah, don’t let me be afraid!
My trust is lacking and I need Your Strength!
Put Your Spirit within me YHWH!
Cause me to do Your Will.

Your drink strengthens me.
I am made strong by Your Commands.
When You Speak the atmosphere breaks apart.
And Your Will will surely done accordingly.

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Like You

My heart cries out to You oh YHWH,
(my Rock and my Redeemer!)

My soul longs to be just like You,
(my Fortress and my Refuge!)

Who is like You oh YHWH?
There is none like You oh YHWH!

When I’m down
You lift me up!

When I’m hurt
You rescue me!

When I fall
You comfort me!

When I’m lost
You search me out!

Who is like You oh YHWH?
There is none like You oh YHWH!

Inside

Oh Majestic,
and Almighty,
how we've thrown your Torah down!

So now we're empty,
and forsaken.
Our lives have come undone!

We've nowhere to look but up,
nowhere to crawl but down.
We've nothing to love but misery,
nothing to hold but loss.

Yet although I'm nothing,
You say i'm something.
You lift me though I've fallen down.

You'll close the door
to my pathetic agony.
You'll light the path
that I walk in the night.

I want to bathe in your sunlight!
I want to soak up your rays!
I want to talk to you when I'm lonely
and feel the comfort from what you say!

I want to bind you to my inside
and imbed you in my mind!
I want to live the ways of Your righteousness
and guard my eyes from being blind!

Purify my inside,
both my heart and my mind!
Search closely, search my inside,
so nothing can hide!
And purify!

My heart is aching,
It keeps on crying.
My dying soul screams like a child!

A strangled love is always thrown away,
but the heart that searches will be found!

Do not flee,
And do not run, my child!
Your day will finally come!
Cling to patience!
Your rescue awaits,
when all is done!

Oh my child!
Oh my child!

Purify your inside,
your heart and your mind!
Search your inside,
so nothing can hide!
Purify your inside!

How Blessed

Oh YHWH
How blessed are those who have
seen Your Ways and understood Your warnings.
They are like the foothills that lay before the mountain range.
They warn the traveler and the common man alike,
of all that lay ahead.

And blessed are all who obey your commands.
They respect Your Majesty,
so they heed Your advice.
They are like wise men who are prepared for travel.
Their trip will be a success.
They will arrive safely at the destination.

Oh YHWH
How blessed are the humble,
those that reside according to the words that proceeded from Your mouth.
They tear out their own heart- flinging it to the ground.
They abhor their own ways.
They cling to Your Commands!
They are like high mountains with steep slopes,
a spectacle for all!
When the wicked look  up, they see You,
when they look  down they see only death.
There among the mountain tops,
You live,
providing shade for the valley,
and a shelter from the violent winds.

I Love You

I love you YHWH,
with all of my heart!

Every part of me,
my soul and my being yearns for you!
Oh how I deeply yearn for you!

When I was down,
my heart was ripped in two.
I felt shredded and in pieces.
I thought I was abandoned and alone,
but now I see that You never left my side.

You rescued me YHWH!
Your eyes never left me.
Your thoughts stayed on me.

I trust You YHWH!
You know so much more than me.
You see a much bigger picture.

You are a steadfast in all Your ways.
You are bold yet compassioned.
You are strong yet gentle.

Oh that I could be like You,
Respectable in every way!

You are all knowing yet humble.
You are almighty yet merciful.

Oh that we could taste Your righteousness!
Then we would never want to be ill willed!

Yah, You are my Strong Tower!
I rely on You in everything.

Teach me Your ways.
Cause me to know them.
Then I will honor You through all of my actions.

I love You YHWH,
with all of my heart!

Shalom!

It may be that I have nothing at all.
It may be that I seem woeful and poor.
Perhaps I am cursed or perhaps I am blessed.

It may be that I am abandoned by family and friend.

Some say I am hated while others say I am loved.
Some tell me truth and others only lie.

Yes, I am  dead,
but i'm aslo alive.

So let me teach you what i've learned:

Humble yourselves all you who seek truth!
Open your mind and listen!

I laid on the floor,
naked and torn,
and realized what I have been missing!

In humility I found truth!

Now I won't look up and I won't look down.
I refuse to turn my head to the left or to the right.

And I won't get up either,
because in a strange way,
I just want to stay.
And face down on a cold floor
is the only proper place for a man like me.

And although I am dead, I have never been so alive.
Although I am down, I am at my highest.
Although I cry, my soul is rejoicing!
Although I have nothing, I am immensely rich!
Although I am woeful, I am completely overjoyed!
Although I am abandoned, I am not alone.
Although I am hated, I am truly loved.

And here among the humble,
YHWH's Spirit Reigns Supreme
because our minds our opened,
the status quo is no more.

Prostitute!

Prostitute!
Prostitute!
Completely rotten throughout!

There is no light in you,
nothing honorable at all!

A foolish woman!
A foolish whore!

For the price of a small meal
you sold yourself as a slave!

Now your ensnared in the dragnet
and treated as discarded trash!

No, there is no honesty in you!
No uprightness or truth at all!

I weighed out your measurements
but found no benefit within you,
nothing of value at all.

Both prostitute and evil taskmaster
you deliver and demand only evil!
Your pride will come tumbling down
and you will be crushed forever!

Prostitute!
Prostitute!
Completely rotten throughout!

From the depths of the deepest pits
you will wail in agony and fall deeper everyday!

But HalleluYah!
Righteousness will reign forever!

Praise Yah all of you righteous ones!
Because you have been vindicated
and now you will live in peace at last!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

The Song of Barabba

Oh how I love You Yah, with all of my heart!
Everything about You is what I want to be!

Like a child adores to his father,
so I adore to You!

I want to cling to You
because I love You so much!

When I am alone, I seek You
because I can’t bear to be without You!

I need to feel You near me
because Your Presence is my Comfort and my Strength!

You are a Gentle Mountain Stream
that satisfies my deepest thirst.

You are a Mighty Mountain,
the Strong Arm that carries me!

I love everything about You Yah,
because You are Righteous in every single way.

Oh Yah, how I love Your people!
I love everyone who loves You!

Your people are my people
because I am a friend to everyone who loves Righteousness!

Oh how I love those with a humble heart
but arrogance is wickedness and it sickens me!


So I said to my beloved daughter:

Pride is like a lion that
lies silently in the tall grass
waiting to ambush its next victim;
to consume it as prey!

You can't see it
but it's there.
You don't understand it
because it is deceptive.

Run away from it!
Run far away before it consumes you!

The Righteous stay close to YHWH
because they know where their strength comes from.
They execute their own heart
and instead live according to His!

Oh how cunning are a persons own feelings,
that is why I run to YHWH!

Oh how my evil heart longs to destroy me
but I will cling to YHWH!

A fool calls me foolish because I refuse to act on feelings,
but a wise man calls me wise because I trust in the Spirit of Torah!

Oh let my heart be crushed forever,
because I hate every evil thing!

From my deepest parts I plead for Yah’s Perfection!

Oh my soul,
how it longs to obey YHWH!

YHWH is like a Fountain of Peace for all who truly trust Him!
He is a place of rest for the broken hearted who put their hope in Him!

Oh how He loves a humble heart!
He draws near to those who refuse themselves,
and instead trust in Him!

He answers when they call!
When they cry, He is quick to act on their behalf!

Sing for joy all of His people!
Shout at the top of your lungs!
All of my days I will praise Yah
because He is my Foundation and my Hope!

Praise Yah!
HalleluYah!

Spirit

Oh let my heart crumble to pieces.
Let it be ground into tiny specks of dust.

Let my feelings be stripped out of me
and my arrogance be thrown far away from me.

I want to be naked like a little child.

Reborn again.
Made freshly anew.

Oh how we humans destroy ourselves!
With deceitful hearts we hasten our own deaths!
Oh how foolish is mankind!
We lie to ourselves in order to die more hurriedly!

But You oh Yah,
You are like ice cold water in a scorching desert!
You flow from snow capped mountain tops,
quenching the thirst of all who truly trust in You!

You bring relief to the wise man
because in Your Spirit one finds Truth.

Let my Trust be in You Yah
because Your ways are Pure!

Let Your Spirit be my Guide oh Yah,
because in You there is Truth and Life!

With all of my breath I cry out to You!
Oh Yah, anoint me with Your Spirit,
Your Spirit is Life!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

This Song

HalleluYah!
I will praise Yah!

He lifted me from great depths!

I will laud Him in Admiration!

He is my Redeemer,
the One who rescues me from all troubles!

He lifts me up higher then my enemies!
He protects me from poisonous venom!

He won't let me fall too far
because I love Him
and keep my heart close to Him!

This is why He loves me
and His Righteousness follows me:

Because I strive to obey His Commands,
thereby I put my hope in Him!

This is why His Mercy
constantly overshadows me:

Because I strive to obey His Commands,
therefore I won't stop Trusting Him!

He will never let me down!

He teaches me
like no one else can!

Because of His own Kindness,
He forgives me,
even though I dealt Him the horror of betrayal!

In Perfect Love
He takes me back,
even though I dealt Him the anguish of desertion and disobedience!

Yes it is true,
He allowed me to discover for myself
how pathetic I truly am!

And after I failed
He rescued me from myself
and from all who tried to hurt me!

Here is my True Father!
My Father patiently waited for me!

Here is my Father!
The One with outstretched arms!

He welcomed me when I was filthy!

He rescued me from my own disobedient heart,
my useless feelings!

He saved me from my own foolishness!

When I ran to Him,
He washed my face!

What!
What?

I am a sinner!
Yet my Father stooped to lift me!

I did the wrong
but He forgave me!

I will sing songs of Honor and Praise to my Father!

He celebrates my coming home,
but I celebrate His Loving Compassion!

I will sing this song forever!

Oh how I want to be like You Father!
I Adore and Revere everything about You!

You are Patient and Kind and Loving and Forgiving and Merciful and Humble and Righteous in every single way!

This is Your Torah and Your Character!

Oh how I long to be just like You; to keep my heart close to You!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Thank You!

Oh Father Yah,
You are my Father!

Thank you for all You have done for me!
Thank you for blessing me in so many ways!

All that I have has come down from You!
Yes, all that I have belongs to You!

You have anointed me
with Your Spirit of Understanding!

You have given me Your love!
Yes You loved me before I was even born!

You have blessed me with riches
far beyond my desires!

You have given me a child to call my own
and You have done so in such an awesome way!

You are so wonderful to me!
You have given me Your Kindness,
Your Mercy and Your Love!

Oh Father Yah,
I want to be just like You!

I want to be Your Likeness,
Your Very Image!

Your Image is True Righteousness!

Come to me Father Yah,
and anoint me with Your Spirit of Perfection and Love!

Cause me to always obey You with a Right Heart!

Mold me into Your Very Image,
The Image of Perfect Righteousness!

Search me and crush any pride
and any sin that You find within me
because I want to be Perfect like You!

Keep me from self-righteous boasting
because I know that everything I have
comes directly from You!

You are so Loving,
so Kind, so Merciful,
so Forgiving, so Righteous
and so Absolutely Perfect!

Before I was born
You knew me
and chose me as Your own!

Now I am here on the earth.

Cause me to do Your Will.

I long to be just like You Father!
I long to be Perfect like You!

I Will Boast!

I will boast of Yah
because He is my Strength!

I will exhault Him
because He is so kind to me!

When I am down,
He lifts me up!

When I am hurt,
He comforts me!

I am so small and insignificant,
yet He is so wonderful to me!

I will acclaim His awesome name:

YHWH IS RIGHTEOUSNESS!

I will dance and celebrate in His name
and I will give Him all of my heart and all of my honor
because all of my heart and all of my honor truly belongs to Him!

Although I am nothing,
He makes me great!

He is my Righteousness!
He is my Heartbeat!

He is my Rock!
He is my Anchor!

My fortress!
My Refuge!

My Safety!
My Hope!

My Salvation!
My Comfort!

My Reason!
HE IS MY VERY LIFE!

Yah is His name!

Praise Yah!
HalleluYah!

My Strength My Shelter

Oh Yah, You are my Strength and my Shelter!

When I trust in You
I am trusting in Complete Righteousness!

When I put Your Heart above my own feelings
You cause me to radiate with a burning glow!

Everywhere I look I see Your Mighty Hand!
I hear Your voice constantly speaking to me!

You have exhaulted me higher then my enemies!
You have raised me from the depths of the darkest pits!

My enemies tried to entrap me
by twisting Truth into lies!

But I trusted in Your Righteousness!
I waited on You YHWH and You delivered me!

With unfailing ears You have heard me!
You answered my every cry!


Listen to me everybody:

Righteousness will live forever!


Oh what a Father I have!

Yah is my Father and my Truest Love!
He is the Source of my Life and my Faithful Deliverer!

He knows me better than anyone!
He loves me with a special love!

He teaches me in the ways that I learn best,
beginning from big and working toward small!

His seed has been planted within me
so that I will continually blossom in every season!

He has anointed me with His Spirit
and caused me to understand His Truth!

He loves me so much
yet I deserve so little!

He destroys my sinful heart
and fills me with His Righteousness!

Although the world calls me cursed,
My Father calls me blessed!

I will sing to YHWH my Strength!
I will boast of my Father, He is my Rock!

He is more Mighty than all my enemies!
More Loving than any human can ever be!

He has taken a fool like me
and honored me above the wisest man!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

I Wrote

Yah is my Strength and my Refuge!

Just as He calms the raging sea,
so also He places my mind at ease!

He holds me in perfect peace
because I trust in Him and I refuse to waiver!

Yes I hold fast to His Righteousness!

Although my enemies surround me,
I completely trust in YHWH!

Although my friends desert me
I refuse to do any wrong,
because I respect the Torah of YHWH!

I won't run away from Yah!
I cling to Him and I trust in His Righteousness!

YHWH said to me:

"I will make you shine like the stars if you trust in Me!"

"Your friends and enemies alike will kiss your feet in honor!"


But who am I?

Who am I to deserve such prestige?


And YHWH spoke to me….

...and I wrote.

Righteousness

YHWH is Righteousness.

His Torah is His Standard of Righteousness.

Let us live according to this Standard set by Father YHWH.

Let us follow this True Righteousness wherever we go!

Listen to me my beloved children:
Flee from the evils of this world!
The evils of this world are opposed to Righteousness!

Instead, pursue YHWH's Righteousness above all else!
Make it your priority to catch it!
Place it deep in your heart
and let it lead you throughout your entire life!

Follow YHWH's Righteousness closely,
like a treasured and detailed map!
Then you will never be lost
and you will never go wrong!

Oh broken child heart-crushed and crying,
why is your head hanging low?
Haven't you heard?
Haven't you seen?

Now will you finally take my advice?

Turn to YHWH and Trust His Righteousness!

My Father!

I called on the name Yah,
and He heard my cry!

(In anguish and distress)
I cried out to Him
and He answered me!

He bent right down to me!
He met me at my own level!

Yah is a Father that cares!
He is compassionate and loving!

He shows mercy to the humble
and those with broken spirit!

There is no one like Him!

He steps down from His royal splendor
to care for a needy soul!
Yes, even a dog like me!

His majesty is magnified
through His righteousness and love!

He is a true Father,
a Father to be emulated!

Rightness is His character!
Justice consumes Him!
Compassion radiates throughout every part of Him!

I will praise Him forever
because He hears me!
I revere Him because He listens!

From the pit of darkness I cried to Him
and He left His royal throne to find me!
Yes, He came down from His high place,
just to hold my hand!

There is no One like my Rock!

My Father is the greatest of all Fathers!
A true Father that knows no wrong!

Respect my Father!
Show Him great honor and the highest regard!
Give Him complete admiration!

This Father is my Father!
His name is Yahu!

He is my Father and He calls me His son!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Torah In My Heart

My bones are weak
and my muscles ache.
I am bruised and scorned,
like a child left for dead by a pack of wolves.

Everywhere I turn,
people look at me with disdain.
Everyone who sees me calls me cursed.

I am hated.
I am disdained.

I am loathed and
accused of being deranged.

I live alone,
exhausted and weary.
Yet this country is not my home.
It is only the place that I reside.

Yes, I am mocked every day.
Whenever I open my mouth to speak Truth,
I am viciously attacked by Your enemies.

I don't belong to this country.
These people don't know me,
nor do I recognize them as my family.

Nevertheless, my mouth speaks Your Truth.
Here I am! Cause me to do Your will!
My duty has been assigned to me.
Your orders were given to me long ago.
Cause me to follow through with them according to Your standard.

I am washing away like sand on the seashore.
I am fading away like a waning moon.
Yet I am not dieing, rather I am finding life.
I am not falling, I am rising higher.

Cause me to do Your righteous will YHWH.
Inscribe Your Torah in my heart.
Then I will be held blameless when I stand before You,
and You will be honored through my proven Love to You.

Righteous Father, declare me innocent.
Anoint me with Your Ruach (Spirit).
I know that I deserve nothing,
yet in Your mercy and Love I plead this request:
Place Your Torah in my heart and deep love for You throughout all my being, oh YHWH!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

In My Weakness

In my misery,
I am at my best.
In my weakness,
You make me strong!

Yah, You are my Foundation!
Your Torah is the Anchor that keeps me from drifting away!

All that is mine, belongs to You Yah!
All that I do, I do for You!

Like a cool breeze on a hot day,
my life will quickly pass away,
but Your Torah will live forever!

My trust is in You only YHWH!
My faith and hope are in Your hands!

You control all things Yah,
because all things belong to You!
You made them for Yourself and
with Your own reasons in mind.

From Your high throne You dictate everything in heaven and earth!
In Your mercy You are patient and long suffering to mankind!

When I admit my wrongs,
You come running!
When I fail and fall,
You help me up!

When I plead with You,
You hear me!
When I fall on my face
You bend down to my level!

What greater Father could ever be?
None!
You are the only One for me!

You Yah, are my Strength and my Hope!

You Yah, are my Father,
because in my misery,
You make me at my best!

In my weakness,
You make me strong!

It is You, who is in me,
that makes me who I am!

Cause me to love You above all things!
Make me Your obediant servant
because it is right for me to be so!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

To Trust In You!

YHWH,
You are my Foundation and my Comfort!

HalleluYah!

Although my enemies are attacking me,
I will continue to shout praises to You all day long!

Let my words be to you as the music of a beautiful song,
as the fragile sound of falling raindrops,
as the sweet taste of expensive wine!

Although my heart is weary,
refresh me with Your Spirit!
Although my mouth is dry,
revive me with Your Living Water!

YHWH, all of my hopes lay within Your Authority!
All of my breath rests within Your Words!

You are my heartbeat and my life blood!
You are my breath and even my air!

I am small and insignificant,
but You are my Hero and my source of pride!

Radiate through me!

My enemies are attacking me!
I know You can mow them down
in a single breath from your nostril,
but Your motive is different!

YHWH, as You test me, raise me up to be Your little boy
and teach me to do right according to Your standard!

Cause me to love You with a pure love!
Inspire me to obey You out of perfect love for You!

Oh how I hate my captive state!
Oh how I despise my carnal mind!
My heart is like a prostitute that seeks worthless want!

Rid me of evil thoughts and motives!
Cleanse me of wicked actions and desires!

I am useless on my own!
Oh how I need You Father Yah!

Rescue me from my enemies!

Edom surrounds me! -Damn Rabbis!
Amalek devours me! -Damn Preachers!
Egypt torments me! -Damn Clerics!

I am penned up like cattle in a butcher shop!
I am like a caged animal awaiting slaughter!

Don't turn me over to the heathen!
Don't let me suffer by their hands!

Rescue me from the hands of the wicked!
Save me from the mouths of roaring lions!

YHWH, You are my Foundation and my only Source of Comfort!

Although my enemies attack,
I plead for Your protection!

Teach me to trust in You Yah!
Cause me to prove my trust through obedience to You!

For You are my Hope and my Salvation!
You are my Rock and my Shelter!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Your Love

Nothing can hurt me.
No harm can ever overtake me!
I rest in the safety of the palm of Your hand!

Your fingertip guides my every move.
Your breath controls even my thoughts!
I am truly at peace under Your complete control!

What more could I ask for?
You protect those that You love oh Yah!
What more could I want?
Yet I know You would provide it for me!

There is pure safety in You Yah!
There is complete rest in Your shadow!
There is perfect Peace in Your love oh Yah!
And under Your wing I will sleep in Your warmth forever!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Cause Me

Cause me to love you oh Yah,
because I don't love You nearly enough.
If I truly love You,
then why don't I obey You properly?

Protect me from self righteous obedience.
Don't let my heart fall into self righteous traps.

I am a whore- I admit it.
My heart cheats on You- with me.
It chooses me over You.
Oh how I hate this!
This is SO wrong of me to do!

My heart belongs to You YHWH!
It was created by You and
it was created for You!

Cause me to serve You with my whole heart,
in Your Rightness and in Your Truth!
Cause me to obey all of Your Torah- Your Words!

Put in me a new heart,
a heart that truly loves You!

A Heart that is humble, faithful and True!

Cause me to love You properly Yah!
Cause me to obey You because of perfect love for You!

This is my plea- my prayer,
my main request to You:
Cause me to truly love You above all else!

Father Yah, You placed within me understanding.
Now cause me to truly love You with a right heart,
so that the understanding You have given me will not be in vain!

Rock of Life!

Look up into the sky!
You will see awesome things!
The horizon has been painted
by the finger of YHWH!

Look over to the east!
What you will see is truly amazing!
A forest of life!
A wonderland of perfection!

Look under your feet
and you will see Yah's glory!
The whole earth truly belongs to Yah!

Oh Rock of Life,
Foundation of my Existence!
How beautiful is all of Your creation!

I am awed by Your majesty!
I am overcome by Your beauty!

All that I know belongs to You!
All that I have ever seen is Yours!

All of creation is Your own beauty!
You are truly a master artist!

Breathe!
Breath of life!

Look and see!

Open your ears and hear!

Beauty!
More Beautiful than one can imagine!

Life!
Life from a Spoken Word!

Look up into the sky!
You will see awesome things!
The horizon has been painted
by the finger of YHWH!

Look over to the west!
What you will see is truly amazing!
A forest of life!
A wonderland of perfection!

Look under your feet
and you will see Yah's glory!
Yes, all of the earth truly belongs to Yah!

I Will Sing!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Rock and my Redeemer!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Fortress and my Refuge!

Yah is my Rock!
Yah is my Rock!

My Rock is Yah!
I cling to Him!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Shepherd and my Keeper!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Father and my Shelter!

Oh sing to Him!
Sing to Yah!
Praise Him with every breath!
Praise Him with your voice and song!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Hope and my Salvation!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Maker and my Master!

Yah is my Rock!
Yah is my Rock!

My Rock is Yah!
I cling to Him!

I can never stop singing praise
to the one that I adore!

I can never stop these thoughts
because I love You more than life!

Oh sing to Him!
Sing to Yah!
Praise Him with every breath!
Praise Him with your voice and song!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Rock and my Redeemer!

I will sing praises to Yah,
my Fortress and my Refuge!

Freed

When will it cease?
When will I at last find relief?

Oh how wicked my enemies are!
They twist the Truth and love lies!

When will I finally be freed?

My Father said to me,
"Although they try they will not succeed.
Although they attack, they're attack will fail."

"My enemies are thieves!
They steal what is not theirs!"

"My enemies are liars!
They Twist The Truth!"

"They're efforts are in vain!
They're destruction is already determined!"

"See how they enslave My people,
like children under oppressive rule?"

"See how they crush My people,
like slaves in a foreign land?"

"My fury boils over!
My rage is bubbling sulfur!"

"My daughter will be freed!
My beloved will be mine again!"

So I shouted:

"Yah Is Alive!"

"The Truth can never vanish!"

I shouted louder:

"Yah Is Alive!"

"The Words of YHWH will stand forever!"

Yah is my Rock!
He is the Stone Wall I hide behind!
The Bunker that keeps me safe!

Yah is my Protector!
My Armor of Iron!
My Bullet Proof Vest!

Even when touching only His shadow,
still I know that I am completely safe!

No one can harm me!

I am His loyal subject.
I am His royal possession.

All that I have is from Him!
All that I have is His!

"Oh how wicked My enemies are!
They steal what is Mine and make My Torah void!"

"Although they try, they will not succeed.
Although they attack, they're attack will fail."

I Am Your Son

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Let the pride in my face shine brightly!
My smile is like the sun!

Let my lips boast of who I am!
I am a son of Yah the Most High!

When my enemies mock and slander me,
my ears won't hear!
For my mind is in another place,
celebrating who I am,
who You made me to be!

Oh I rejoice in You Yah!
I am proud to be Your son!

I wear Your name with pride!
Your seal is my honor!

Your tzit tzit radiate,
as they hang from my clothing!
Yes they flow from my body
like proud rubies dancing in the suns rays!

My chest resonates "Torah"
and my heart rejoices at such an honor!

Oh let my action prove my kinship to You!

Let Your Torah be part of my DNA!

Cause me to act in accordance with Your Standard of Rightness!

For I am Your son,
You are my Father
and I will boast of Your Greatness both night and day!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Protect Me!

Wicked and evil,
my own heart
seeks to destroy me from the inside out!

Like a plush red apple,
delicious to the eyes,
but on the inside
larva and worms eat away the good!

Oh wicked heart of mine you are my enemy!

Why do you twist truth into a lie?
Why dp you make void righteousness?
You deceived me into feeling deceitful emotions!

What a treacherous thing you have done to me!
What a despicable act you have caused!

You have taken the low road,
because you are full of hatred for the truth!

My own mind was almost deceived!
My own blood poured on the ground!

Oh how I hate all that is evil!
Oh how I hate every lie!

Yet for a brief minute I was caught in a trap
like a unsuspecting bear I was caught!

You saw me and you hated me
as I fell to my face is disgrace!

I cried!
I cried!

Woe is me!
Woe is me!
I won't let you have control of me!

I remembered the words of my Father
and I obeyed the commands of His Torah!

Oh how you hated me for it!

You whispered to me
lies of destruction!

You attacked me all day long,
seeking to eat the flesh of my inside!

Like a blood sucking parasite,
you seek to drain all of the life from me!

But in truth,
I have seen your twisted scheme!

In light,
your lies have been made known to me!

There is only one way for me to go.
Only one path that leads to life!
What a narrow road it is!

I have cursed you,
oh my wretched heart.

Yes, because of your own evil,
you have already been sentenced
and you are surely cursed!

Oh my Father,
in whom I put all my trust!
YHWH, in whom I place all my hope!

Protect me from my enemies!
Protect me from doing wrong!

For I want to bear Your rightness!
I seek Your character!
I search for Your opinions and Your ways!
Yes, and I seek relief of all that is evil
and comfort from Your arms!

Life

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

He has raised me from the depths of a cold dark pit!
He has lifted me out of the blackness of the blackest abyss!

He has given me fresh water to drink!
Yes, the pure unadulterated Water of Life!

Oh let my heart rejoice in Him!
Let my lips sing of His Greatness forever!

I am His beloved son!
His precious child indeed!

He has showered me in His Mercy,
and in His Mercy is Forgiveness!
I have found Grace in Him,
and in His Grace is the Power of Salvation!

Rejoice heaven and earth!
Give Him all the Honor because this is His due!
He has withheld his wrath from us unto this very day,
because He is patient and kind to us all!

How long will the enemies scoff?
How long will the evil ones mock?

With all that we have done,
we surely deserved to be consumed in the pit!
Yet in His own Rightness He has been slow to wrath!
Because of His Compassion,
He has not yet lashed out!

Oh hear my pleadings!
Please listen as I cry and I wail!

Do not despise His Torah!
Do not hate Him anymore!

How long will you refuse His Refuge?
How long will you detest His Love?

Turn to Him and except His Words of Life!

His Torah is Life,
and in it man is brought to Perfect Completion!

YHWH has filled me with His Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)!
His Spirit is Truth!
Yes, His Spirit leads us into all Truth!

Oh I thank you Yah!
I thank You and I plead my cause!
Continue to lead me Oh Yah!

Do not let me be led astray!
Do not let me fall or fail,
because I admit that I am unworthy of You,
yet I ask for Your Mercy and Grace!

Do not forsake me oh YHWH,
because You are Righteous
and I am Your beloved son!

Do not withhold Your Truths from me oh YHWH,
because I am Your precious child
and I depend on You!

You have raised me from the depths of a cold dark pit!
You have lifted me from the blackness of the blackest abyss!

In You I know I have a secure Resting Place
and in Your Words I truly find Life!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Show Me

Your words are justified!
Your ways are proven to be true!

Let me know Your ways!
Let me see Your face
and sing to You songs of praise!

You are worthy,
awesome and honorable!
You are respectable!

Everything about You,
drops me to my knees!

I plead!
I plead!

Let me see Your face!
Show me Your ways!
Cause me to act rightly,
according to Your ways,

Because You are my Master YHWH
and I trust in Your words!

You are my Judge oh YHWH,
and I seek Your ways!

You are perfect!
You are perfect in every way!

Dog

On 5/9/2007 at about 5:00 AM I had this dream:


A voice in my dream said:

You animals!
You dogs!

You have defied your master,
rebelled against him!

There once was a man who owned a dog.
He kept it tied up to a tree in his yard,
tied up with a long rope.
He built a shelter for it,
a small dog house for it's protection
and he gave it food and water everyday.

It lived in peace and safety every day for months,
under the shade of a tree and with plenty to eat and drink.

But when the dog grew up, he became strong.
It chewed through the rope and broke away!
The man had to chase the dog around the neighborhood
and he was embarrassed when the neighbors saw him chasing his own dog!

But this dog was sneaky!
Very fast and very cunning!
It loved it's freedom!
The dog loved to run through every yard and every neighborhood street,
smelling every tree and every post along the way!

Whenever the man tried to catch the dog,
the dog would run off before he could be caught!
Finally the man cornered the dog between two perpendicular fences!
Yes, he finally caught his crafty dog!

He brought the dog home and tied him to the tree with a new rope,
an even thicker and stronger rope!

But soon this dog again broke lose!
The man became very frustrated and angry!
The neighbors mocked and laughed at him as he chased his dog through the neighborhood alleys and yards!
They watched in amusement as this cunning dog seemingly out-witted him and made a spectacle of him as it ran about looking for action!

All day long the man chased his dog,
until at last he again cornered and caught his rebellious dog!

He dragged the dog home in frustration!
He beat the dog and placed it in a metal cage!

Oh rebellious dogs,
what shall I do?

You mock Me and cause My neighbors to laugh at Me!

You bring Me shame and cause Me troubles!

I gave you food and water and a long rope!

I gave you shade and shelter and a future full of hope!

But you have broken free of Me
and lusted after your own ideas,
your own thoughts,
your own desires!

To what shall I bring you,
the gift of peace
or the beatings of punishment?

You say that you love Me,
but in My own presence,
in My own yard you bring Me shame,
you yourselves mock Me before My neighbors!

To what shall I bring you?
Rewards for your actions?
Yes, I will certainly bring you reward!
Your reward is in a cage!
Your reward will come in My beating you!

You rebels!
You dogs!

When will you heed the voice of your master?
When will you obey his words?

Did I buy you to beat you?
Does it appease Me to whip you?
Were you made to rebel?
Why do you refuse My Words?

How many times must I chase you?
When will you heed My voice?

Oh To Thee!

Oh to Thee my heart shall be faithful.
Oh to Thee shall my loins desire.
Oh to Thee shall I place my hope.
For You are my Comfort and Security.

Oh to Thee shall I bow down.
Oh to Thee shall I gravel and plead.
Oh to Thee shall I consult for strength!
For You are my Weapon amist the terror of war.

Oh to Thee shall I run for safety.
Oh to Thee shall I take cover!
Oh to Thee shall I throw all my troubles.
For You are a Father of capable hands!

How long shall I wander amist a burning forest?
How long shall I cry out to the comfort of Your arms?

Oh to Thee I shall not waiver!
Oh to Thee I shall not despair!
Oh to Thee I shall wait my turn!
For Your Renown Character shall raise me up!


Oh to Thee my heart shall be faithful.
Oh to Thee shall my loins desire.
Oh to Thee shall I place my hope.
For You are my Comfort and Security.

Oh to Thee!

Yah is His Name!

Who is He who comes to me?

Yah is His Name!

Although I have fallen
I will be lifted.

Although a captive
I will be freed!

Who is He who rescues me?

Yah is His Name!


Although I have fallen
I will be lifted!

Although a captive
I will be freed!

Yah is His Name!

I Know (You Are My Father)

You are my Father.
You are the only One for me.
You are my Father.
You are the only One I need!

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
I know (know, know)
that You care.

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
And Your always right here!

How wonderful it is
to be with You!
To be with You
wherever I am!

How secure I am!
I am safe in Your arms!
I live in peace.
My peace comes from You!

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
I know (know, know)
that You care.

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
and Your always right here!

You are my Father.
You are the only One for me.
You are my Father.
You are the only One I need!

When I am all alone and lost
You take me by the hand.
You lead me to You're mountain springs
and greener pasture lands.

I trust in You
to see me through!

In all I do
please help me always trust in You!

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
I know (know, know)
that You care.

I know (know, know)
that You love me.
And Your always right here!

My Rock!

Oh my Savior
and my Salvation!
My Rock
and my Anchor!

How I long to bathe in Your presence!
To bask in Your sea of wisdom!
To absorb the light of Your perfection!

My Savior!
My Hope!
My Safety!
My Secure Hiding Place!

How I long to hear Your voice!
How I wait for You night and day!

I want to feel You,
to hold You,
to cling to You!

Anoint my head oh Yah,
with the power of Your perfection!
Yes- with Your oil of wisdom, truth and love!

Fill me with Your rightness,
so that I can be just like You!

Although I am small, pitiful and humble,
magnify me!

Although I am naked, weak and foolish,
make me a vessel for Your own self!

Your name is great oh Yah!
Your reputation is undeniable!
I admire and adore You!

Forgive me of my wretched heart,
because it lies to both You and I!

Have mercy on me by rescuing me
from my evil and sinful ways,
because they are not of truth,
rather they are of my own deceitful heart!

Have mercy on me according
to Your own loving ways!
Forgive me according
to Your own righteous love!

For I will praise You forever and ever
because You have given me more
than I deserve and more then I can imagine!

HalleluYah!
Praise Yah!

Dream

This is a dream I had on 4/25/2007:

I saw a white, plastic barrel and it was cut in half.
It appeared to be empty,
and yet it also appeared to have sand in it.
But then I looked yet again,
I could see that it was very black,
a deep, shiney, liquid looking black!
The blackest black that I have ever seen!

Then a voice came to me,
"What do you see?"
"Blackness", I said.

Hardship and hopelessness!

"Look closer", the voice said.
"What do you see?"

So I looked really close,
and I saw myself struggling,
not only me, but the whole barrel was full of people also!
(I immediately knew that these people *as numerous as the sands on the seashore* were all of Israel)

Then these word came to me:

"I have put you in a barrel of black
in order to demonstrate my power
to and through you!

Impossible odds stand against you,
so that I can rescue you!

Although I allow your slavery,
I do this so that I can save you!

Although I allow your oppression,
I will rescue- yes my strong right arm
will rescue you in a powerful way!

My mighty acts will be seen by friend and enemy alike
and they will surely fall on the enemy!

And my people will be refined like black oil in a barrel.
They will be tested and tried and refined!

Be strong because The Mighty One has complete control!

Hold out and endure!
All of My children are to understand and know
that I am coming to them soon!

My Cry To Yah!

My enemies have surrounded me!
They have taken the law into their own unjust hands!

Woe am I if they succeed!
Cry for me because I am innocent.
Yet I have no say in the matter because I rely on Yah to rescue and save me!
Yes I depend on You Yah, because You see all things in truth!

Oh Yah my Strength and my Victory,
I call on You now!
You are my Rock and my Anchor!
You are my Hope and my Refuge!

Declare my innocence,
because I only seek peace!
Yes, I truly seek righteous peace!

Rule in my favor,
because I always strive to do what is right!
I have not done wrong, according to Your own Law!

My enemies are Your enemies!
Vindicate me for Your own sake,
because I rely on You and I do not take Your vengeance into my own hands!


You are my Judge!
I respect You Yah!
I respect Your Laws!

You are my Salvation!
You are my Strong Right Arm!
Rule in my favor,
because I seek to do what is right!

Judge me according to Your righteous standard!
If I have done wrong,
show me my wrongs!

I will abide by Your rulings,
because Your rulings are just!
If I have done any wrong,
I will gladly accept Your counsel!

But what have I done?
Where have I gone wrong?
Show me!
Please show me!

My enemies gloat over me!
They set traps for me and hold double and even triple standards against me!
They attack me with no cause!
But I belong to You oh Yah!

Protect me!
Let their own traps ensnare them!
Let their own lives be tormented by these very same assaults,
with which they attack the innocent!

Declare my righteousness,
because I strive so hard to do what You say is right!

Yes I have failed in the past,
but I confessed and changed my ways!
Yes I have done wrong in my lifetime,
but I strive to learn from my wrongs and to never repeat them!

Woe is me!
Woe is me!
I am crying all day long!
Hear me Yah,
hear my pleadings!

I am innocent, so defend me!
I am your young child, so rescue me!
I am Your servant, so protect me!
I belong to You, so comfort me!
I cry to You, so send mercy!

Oh how I weep and cry to You!
My soul yearns to feel You near!

Blessed is he who has the El of Ya'akov for his help!
He whose expectancy is in Yah, his Elohim!

Praise Yah!
HalleluYah!

More!

I love you Yah,
and I want to love You more!

More and more and more and more….

Like a newborn baby
hungers for milk,
so I hunger for You!

More and more and more…

Like a chick in a nest,
I am a hatchling!
I am crying out for Your Word!

Feed me Father,
Feed me!
More and more and more and more!

Listen to me Father!
Bend down Your ear,
because I'm crying out to You Dad!

I want to be like You!
I want to be like You!
More and more and more!

I want to be like You!
I want to be like You!
In every way, like You!

Speak to me Father
and teach me Your ways,
because I want to be just like You!

Like You, like You in every way!
I want to be just like You!

Show me what You would do,
please Father Yah,
so I can do the same!

I want to be like You!
I want to be like You!
More and more and more!

I want to be like You!
I want to be like You!
In every way, like You!

I crave You Father,
and all that You are,
because You're perfect in every way!

I seek You Father,
I seek out Your ways,
because I want to be like You!
More and more and more and more and more and more and more…….

Beloved Daughter

Oh my daughter,
beloved daughter,
how you have come crashing down!

My heart is burning.
I am in deep mourning.
Shock and disgrace consume me!

You were once so beautiful!
Once such a delight!
But now you are desolate,
so empty!

Why do you run to do evil?
Why do you love only lies?
Why do you listen to serpents,
and push the truth far from your eyes?

Beloved daughter,
oh my beloved daughter!
You sold your birthright for a bowl of beans!

How can I praise you for foolishness?
How can I bless you for doing wrong?
How can I treat you as my special daughter,
when you refuse to call me your father?

Oh how I am grieved!
My heart sinks within me.
I am numb.
I am numb and empty.

If only I could find a way!
If only I could take your place!
If only I could make you see your foolishness,
yes, your utter foolishness!

Oh how the enemies entrapped you!
Yes, but you let them in!
You, my beautiful daughter,
you have done the wrong!

Zion is held by gentile!
Zion, my beauty and delight!
Why have you run to my enemy?
Why?
Please tell me why!

Wasn't I a father to you?
Did I not call you "My Dear"?
I raised you from your infancy!
I adopted you as my own!

Were you not born with nothing?
No father to call your own!
But I cradled you in my arms,
and chose to call you my child!

Oh my daughter!
My beautiful daughter Zion!
How could you do this to me?
How could you run to my enemy?
How could you sleep in his bed?

Shame and disgrace cover my face.
I am at a loss for words.
What can I say to make you see it?
What can I do to make you change?
Why do you refuse to feel guilty?
Why do you refuse my words?

Look at me.
I am dieing inside.

Look at me.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.

Watch me.
See how I gasp for air.

Watch me.
See how I struggle to breathe.
I can't breath,
because I am sobbing for you!
Yes, sobbing for you all night long!

Oh my aching soul!
Oh my dieing heart!
I am miserable,
because I seek my daughter
but she won't come to me!
I seek my child,
but she refuses my love!

Everything New!

Who are these people that are looking at me?
Everyday they follow me.
With transparent smile they approach me
trying to find a way in.

I guard my heart the best I can.
I call on You to pull me through!
I am tender and weak and easily broken,
like a frail branch in winter cold.

Nevertheless they come,
circling me like ravenous wolves!

Protect me Father!
Send your mercy to me!
I am as weak as a woman
and vulnerable as a child!

Cover me with your rightness.
Put your virtue deep inside me.
Then I cannot fail
and I will not let you down.

Please listen to me,
because I do not trust myself!
For your own sake,
make me succeed in doing right.
Then I can never go wrong,
and everyone will see your power through me!
I am depending on You,
because I cannot succeed on my own!

Help, a lion rages inside of me!
It stings like a scorpion,it is a deadly sin!

Don't abandon me now!
I need you more than ever!
My most feared enemy raps on my door!
She seeks to destroy me, to take me away!
Like a hostage, I cry,"Help! Save me!"

Oh whoring heart of mine!
Slutty mass of deception!
You are perverse in all your ways!
Why do you try to control me?
Who made you my master?
My own thoughts deceive me because of your lies!
When will you let me be!
Why won't you let me die in peace?

Oh if I could rip you out!
If only I could find you and catch you!
But you are as slippery as a snake!
As venomous as snake poison!

Go away all of you people!
Stop staring at me!
Why do you follow me around,
hoping to see me fall?
You will all die in your wait!
Your wait will last forever
and your smiles will all be broken!

The King is coming!
The King is coming!
My cries have been heard!
Now who holds the scepter?
Now who holds the keys?

Sing songs!
Celebrate!
Dance in the streets!
The hostages are free!
The righteous are avenged!

I have been made as strong as a lion
and happy as a child!
My enemies lay broken beneath my feet
and I am revived!

I am reborn like a tulip in spring!
Like a flower that is made new year after year after year after year!
I am like a sunny day after a stormy night,
because the rain has strengthened me and I am refreshed!

My heart is crushed
and I rejoice!
My thoughts renewed,
and I celebrate!

Listen to The King's decree!
Listen to what The King declares!
"Look Father, I make everything new!"

From The Midst

Oh what a wicked heart I have!
Oh what wicked thoughts I possess!

You are more than fair in punishing me!
You are Right in Your determined sentence to me!

From the bottom of the pit I would praise You!
From the midst of the fire I would sing of Your perfection!

You are right in every way!
You are perfect in everything!
You are just in all Your rulings!
Everything about You is true!

Who can comprehend Your thoughts?
Who can understand Your ways?
Who can override Your judgments?
Who? There is no one like You!

You are the only One that matters!
You are the Father of all things!
All things belong to you!
All things are Your property!

We have all violated Your Torah!
We have all fallen short of Your expectations!

You are compassionate in passing judgment!
You are merciful in Your anger!

From the bottom of the pit I would praise You!
From the midst of the fire I would sing of Your Rightness!

Perfect Like You!

Let my eyes see You as You truly are.
Let my ears hear the Words You speak.

Although I am foolish,
open up my mind to understand You.
Then I will know You and
Your awesome ways!

Don't abandon my heart.
Fill it with pure love for You!
Cause me to obey Your Torah!

I am a failure,
according to the standards of men.
But You view me differently,
because Your view is true!

Show me Your view,
because Your view is true.
Let me see You as You truly are.
Because nothing else matters to me,
and I am nothing without you!

There is no other perspective that I seek,
only Yours!
Your opinion is the only one I need!

You have given me so much!
I have more than I deserve!
Please, don't withhold Your bounty from me.

Open my eyes to see even more of Your Truth.
Open my ears to hear You even more clearly.
Open my mind to understand You even more thoroughly.
Don't hold my foolishness against me!

Forgive my pride!
Forgive my arrogance!
Banish them from me forever,
because although they are mine,
I reject them as my own!

Cause me to cling to You!
And cling to me also!
Cause me to Love You above all else!
Then I will not be ashamed when I stand in Your presence,
and Your enemies will see Your Perfection in me!

For I know that there is no greater honor,
than to be Perfect like You!

Rescue Me!

Father Yah Help!

I am in trouble again!

Don't let me fall to far!

Although I have stumbled,
take hold of me!

Although I am falling,
please help me back up!

Grab me by the nape of my neck!
Take a hold of my shirt!

Pull me to my feet,
so I won't fall any farther!

I am running to You,
as fast as I can!

I am clinging to You,
because You are my Rock!

I am dependant on You,
my Rock, my Anchor!

You are all I have!
You are all I need!

I am nothing without You!
I am blind without You!
No one else matters to me,
only You!

Your perspective, is the only one I care about!
Your opinion is the only one I seek!

Who are these people that search
for ways to lead me astray?
I cling to you!
All of my hope comes from You!

Search me and expose my heart.
Take away all of my faults.
Purge me of all of my iniquities!
Cleanse me of all my wrongs!

I am so human!
I am so wrong!
I think I'm wise
I think I'm strong,
But I am liar.
I deceive only myself!

Who am I?
A hostage to myself!
So easily led astray!

Rescue me!
Rescue me!

Put Your Word in my heart!

Rescue me!
Rescue me!

Put Your Righteousness in me!

Rescue me!
Rescue me!

Cause me to Love You!

Rescue me!
Rescue me!

Cause me to Obey Your Torah!

I have so much more than I deserve.
I deserve nothing more.
You are right in judging me.
I deserve only hurt!
I am a rebel!
I am a rogue!

But please,
rescue me!
Because of Your own Righteousness!

Rescue me!
Because of your own Compassion!

Rescue me!
Because you are so much better than me!

Rescue me!
So that everyone will see Your Righteousness,
Your Compassion,
Your Mercy!

Rescue me!
Don't punish me forever!

Rescue me!
I admit my wrongs!

Rescue me!
Because I am doomed without You!

In Your own Loving Kindness treat me as a favorite son!

Although I am lacking,
I seek only You!
Don't let my searching be in vain!

Rescue me, by showing Your face!
Because I know that I can never find You!
It is You, that I depend on,
You who finds me!

Rescue me!

Criminal Heart

Listen to me you criminal heart!
You have lied to me long enough!
You have led me around
like a bull with a ring in my nose!

Who do you think you are?
Am I a slave to you?
Is it proper that a man live
according to his heart?

No!

The heart was not made to be master!
The heart was not made to control!
The heart was made to submit to the master
and to love as directed to love!

Oh rebellious heart of mine,
you are at enmity with all that is right!
Why do you hate what is proper?
Why do you love to do wrong?

Oh criminal heart of mine,
you love to lead me around.
You have led me to disaster,
and thrown me to the ground.

Oh if I could hunt you down,
if only I could find you!
Oh if I could cut you out
and rid you from my life!

When I no longer have you,
when you are dead and gone,
I'll sing this song and dance around
and celebrate my freedom!

Until that day,
I won't listen to you
because I have chosen to do what is right.

Now listen to me!
Submit to my words,
and love what is proper to love!

Oh you rebel,
you have lost control!
You have lost your right to decide!

Torah is right
and proper to do,
so learn to love it,
because now it decides!

There is no one like You!

Father Yah!
You are so righteous!

You send your comfort
to the good and the evil alike!

There is no one like You!
There is no one like You!

If my thoughts could only catch You,
if my mind could grasp hold of You!
I want to wrap my arms around You!
I want to hug You as tight as I can!

There is no one like You!
There is no one like You!

I think about You all the time!
I seek only Your opinion!
It is the only one that matters to me!
I meditate on all of Your ways!

Father Yah, I want to be just like You!
My heart aches with love pains.
My words fluster when I speak!
I want to love You so much,
that I just can't hold it in!

There is no one like You!
There is no one like You!

With Me!

Let my enemies scatter
when they see me coming.
Let them tremble in terror and fear!

Run from me
all you enemies!
Run far away and fast!

Don't try to hurt me anymore!
You can no longer push me around!

The Rock of Y'Israel is with me!
The Rock of Y'Israel is with me!

Let them all be afraid of me,
because they see that You are with me!
Then my name will be respected by everyone,
because they will all fear You,
and You will be made famous through me!

Listen all you who hate me!
Listen all my enemies!
It's not because of who I am,
it's not because of me.
It is because The Rock of Y'Israel
is living inside of me!

Yah is His name!
Yah is His name!

He scatters the wicked like roaches!
He is the Light that the evil ones fear!

Yah is His name!
Yah is His name!

Oh my Father,
although I am nothing,
Your power in me
makes me great!

Protect me now,
from my enemies!

Beautiful Love Song

My life is a beautiful love song.
A song to be sung when you feel in love!

My life is a story for the ages.
The story of a Father's love!

Who can look at me with malice?
Who can say, "You have been forgotten!"?

I am convinced,
in fact I know for sure,
that nothing can separate me from His love!

Sing my beautiful love song you people!
Both enemies and friends alike!
Sing, sing my beautiful love song!
Sing what my Father has done!

Let the animals join in my love song!
Let the mountains and flat lands rejoice!
Let the trees and plants sing my love song!
Let the oceans and lakes sing along!

Who is like You, my Father?
You are perfect in every way!
You rescue Your child from disaster
and care for me everyday!

You give milk to the child who is thirsty
and strength to the child who is weak.
You give meat to the child who is hungry
and compassion to all who are meek!

My song will last forever!
It was written by my Father's hand!
He sings it to me everyday!
He makes me who I am!

Sing my beautiful love song you people!
Both enemies and friends alike!
Sing, sing my beautiful love song!
Sing what my Father has done!

Let the animals join in my love song!
Let the mountains and flat lands rejoice!
Let the trees and plants sing my love song!
Let the oceans and lakes sing along!

I will lead the choir!
I will sing the lead!
I will make the music,
as my Father's words
flow from me!

Sing my beautiful love song!
Sing my beautiful song!