Friday, February 11, 2011

hallelujah

i have been struggling recently. moving away from home is hard; i have to decide all of my courses for the year by... well, this morning; my little cousin is sick and i just want her to be okay. there have been two songs that have resonated so deeply with me in the midst of all this confusion and chaos; on my quest for peace of mind ;) they're both by the beautiful Bethany Dillon; one is entitled Imagination, and the other Hallelujah. i've bolded the lyrics that are particularly significant to me right now :)

here are the lyrics from Imagination - i couldn't find it on YouTube, lame!

i need to be reminded of who i was
when i took that first step out the door
all i said now follows me around
i'm reminded i'm not like that anymore

i uprooted and miles behind me
are the faces and the home i love
you've brought to my attention
how i'm slowly changing
and becoming what i wanted to stop

and isn't that just like a finite mind?
setting out with such righteous indignation
but now i'm at Your feet
could You look at me with some imagination?

the bush before me; i slip my sandals off
i only stopped to look
in the depths of the sea
in the midst of a great storm
i run, i run from You

oh and isn't that just like a finite mind?
setting out with such righteous indignation
but now i'm at Your feet
could you look at me with some imagination?

so remind me why You woke me up
and why You wake me every morn
the staff in my hand; held in by Your love
just stay close, just stay close

cause i know my mind; i know my own mind
i set out with righteous indignation
but when i'm at Your feet
please, please look at me
with some imagination

beautiful, huh? and here are the lyrics to Hallelujah:

who can hold the stars
and my weary heart?
who can see everything?
i've fallen so hard
sometimes i feel so far
but not beyond Your reach

i could climb a mountain, swim the ocean
or do anything
but it's when You hold me
that i start unfolding
and all that i can say is

hallelujah, hallelujah
whatever's in front of me
help me to sing hallelujah
hallelujah, hallelujah
whatever's in front of me
i choose to sing hallelujah.

the same sun that rises over castles
and welcomes the day
spills over buildings,
into the streets where orphans play

and only You can see the good
in broken things
You took my heart of stone
and You made it home
and set this prisoner free

hallelujah, hallelujah
whatever's in front of me
help me to sing hallelujah
hallelujah, hallelujah
whatever's in front of me
i choose to sing hallelujah

these are things that i need to remind myself every minute of every day. although i feel so confused and lost... i am loved. i am held. i am not alone. even though i may feel broken and unusable, God has a purpose for me. and i choose to sing hallelujah.

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