Gratitude

I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.
I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.

Brother, even when the clouds turn gray,
hail comes around my way, or waves slam into my face.
I'll be giving Him the praise, forever and a day.
Never ending cause he's entitled to every single grain!
Even when the people around me choose to reject Him.
I will follow Christ and live out my calling -- no question.
To whom shall we go? He's got the words of life.
When He speaks, nourishment fills this soul deprived;
when my soul is dying, He breathes in me --
dead bones -- now alive -- and got this heart beating.
Man, I breathe easy, a profound peace in me.
This well run dry transformed into a sea -- easy.
I live in a world where it's hard to find
hope for humanity and trust in mankind.
I got philanthropic organizations selling me lies,
claiming that the answer really resides inside
-- what a sham. But You say that with all of this chaos
and shambles we live-in, we find chandeliers in the dross
looking for hope in the cross when we're exhausted and lost?
That's an answer for any summer or fall,
winter or spring; we can't deny that different seasons will bring
mourning, joy, storms, or a reason to sing.
Still, I'll have reasons to smile
cause I'll have my solid rock to lean
on when life gets all crazy and wild.

I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.
I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.

You put a soul beat on with blank pages and I will eat that
My hunger to decipher what my God says - is to be that
And to reconstruct the love that has fallen off to the side
When I would compromise my life with the bright flash of the lights
And I would pause reminded by the spirit that dwells inside of me
the grace paid by blood by my Father who fought and died for me
To resurrect again - so I could paint with a pen
And my portraits portray how grace saved me from sin
When I was younger I would try to complete the void
in my heart with a couple nice dates and a couple walks by the park
Only to venture down a dark path - they never could last
Left me sitting with a broke past, that spoke like a trap
And I fell. you would think that I would learn from my mistakes
Add another two months and I'm back walking astray
This is back before I met Him on a personal level
Now I follow a direction like the keys on a treble
So let me slow it down once while I gather my thoughts
The pattern I fought - lost,
cause I was bought by the boss or the king
happiness surrounds me in the ring
When I sing a couple songs that
expresses all of the things that I feel
lost in the love plus I'm passionate to reach the still lost through
beat breaks and my languages
So I will sing despite the mist and the rain
Cause I know that I don't deserve it but you love me the same

I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.
I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.

I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.
I sing a simple song of praise to You.
With a heart-full of gratitude.