Looking For Angels

All the faces are filled with so much anger,
Losing our dignity and hope from fear of danger;
After all the wars, after settling the scores,

At the break of dawn we will be deaf to the answers…

There's so much bigotry, misunderstanding and fear.
With eyes squinted and fists clenched, we reach out for what is dear.
We want it, we want a reason to live…
We're on a pilgrimage, crusade for hope,
Because in our hearts, minds and souls, we know…

We need it, we need more than this…

Going through this life looking for angels,
People passing by looking for angels;
Walking down the streets looking for angels,
Everyone I meet looking for angels…

So many nations with so many hungry people,
So many homeless scrounging around for dirty needles;
On the rise, teen suicide, when we will realize
We've been desensitized by the lies of the world?
We're oppressed and impressed by the greedy,
Whose hands squeeze the life out of the needy;
When will we learn that wars, threats, and regrets are the cause and effect of living in fear?

Who can help protect the innocence of our children?
Stolen on the internet with images they can't forget…
We want it, we want a reason to live…
We represent a generation that wants to turn back a nation,
To let love be our light and salvation…

What will you do to make a difference, to make a change?
What will you do to help someone along the way?
Just a touch, a smile as you turn the other cheek;
Pray for your enemies, humble yourself, love's staring back at me.
And in the midst of the most painful faces,
Angels show up in the strangest of places…

Arms Open Wide

From another world, out of the heavens, into the earth,
Came another love, a love that we've never seen or heard.
You came and displayed Your love, by giving Your all for us.

From another time your will unfolded, just like You planned.
Your spirit is alive and living in the hearts of men.
Your unfailing love so deep that You would remain with us.

You are the High and Holy One;
You left the glory of Your throne and You gave Your life away.
You are the Lord of everything…

The reason for the words I write: you're worthy to be praised.
You lived and died with arms open wide;
With arms open wide…

Inspiration

Restless heart, wait a little while longer;
Heaven is holding out for you still.
Lay your hand on somebody's shoulder;
While you're here show someone you care...
Show them you're there.

Inspiration is you and I changing nations, changing lives…

We all feel just a little bit older,
As names and faces are passing us by.
But there is a reason our hearts won't grow colder;
There is one thing that won't ever change...
It's always the same.

Seems we'll never do enough to tell the world about God's love.
But every soul is worth the fight,

Because we can change the world by changing just one life…

The Face Of Love

I've seen your face on stained glass, in colored lights,
In pictures of you looking to the sky.
You've been portrayed a thousand different ways…
But my heart can see you better than my eyes,
Because it's love that paints the portrait of your life…

I've read your words in the pages of your life,
And I've tried to imagine what you were like.
I may not know the shape of your face,
But I can feel your heart changing mine.
And your love still proves that you're alive…

You are the face that changed the whole world;
No one too lost for you to love;
No one too low for you to serve.
So give us the grace to change the world;
No one too lost for me to love;
No one too low for me to serve…

Let us see... Let us be your face… The face of Love.

Hero

You might think you'll never be the one to save the day,
Or do anything that matters in the world…
But God can take your ordinary life and do great things
When you step out in faith.

You don't need to be the biggest in life,
Don't need to be the strongest to fight for what's right;
Because a hero is great for who they are inside.
Don't need to be the tallest in line,
You could be the smallest in size;
And if your heart's right, you could be a hero tonight…

So will you take the little that you have, and make a change,
For the weak and helpless in the world?
If you embrace the journey that is before you, lead the way;
Your faith will guide you.
And in your weakness, you will find your strength…

And if you feel afraid, when the road ahead looks hard,
Follow your heart.
You could be the flame for a world that fears the dark,
You could be brighter than the stars…

And if your heart is right, you could be a hero.

Thank You

There are new horizons with colors that I've never seen;
The sky is filled with graces since you have carried me.
I felt so far beyond your reach, but you gave everything for me…
I was lost, but you rescued my life, and now I’m free…

Why in the world did you come after me?
Thank you, thank you…
Words aren't enough, but for now I can say,
Thank you, thank you…

There is hope rising because you have strength I've never seen;
And your eyes are shining because you shed tears for me.
I was miles from dry land, but you gave everything you had.
I can't understand a love of this kind…

I could find other lines that you haven't heard spoken over and over again.
I've tried every way, but I keep landing on that simple phrase…
So I'll keep singing, "thank you, thank you, thank you…”

The Redeemer

Sometimes I just want to start over, because everything looks like a wreck.
And I need the courage to carry on, because I can't see what's ahead.
And there are places I've wished I could be, battles I've wanted to win,
Dreams that have slipped through my hands
I may never get back again...

Sometimes I just wish we could say all the things that are easy to hear,
Ignore the injustice we see and explain every unanswered prayer.
But I'd rather speak honestly and wear a tattered heart on my sleeve,
Because in the middle of my broken dreams, redemption is here...

And I'm still a dreamer, a believer.
Oh, I've lost my faith in so many things, but I still believe in You,
Because You are the answer, the redeemer.
Oh, I've given up on too many things, but I'm not giving up on You,
Because You can make anything new.

I don't have every answer in life,
But I'm trusting You one day at a time,
Because You can make a weak heart stay alive forever.
This is where Heaven and Earth collide;
I lift my hands and give You my life.
This is how my weary heart stays alive...

Because You can make anything new.

A Dreamer's Dream

“When you allow angels to be part of your life, miracles truly happen.”
A loving angel came to me in dreams.
She showed me life’s not always what it seems,
And brought me to a place where sweet dreams live.
She gave to me a gift that I now give,
A Dreamer’s Dream.
She whispered, “Take my hand and I will lead you through a place where
only sweet dreams can come true.
Close your eyes and open up your heart,
For then this flight of dreams so sweet can start.
Dream, Dreamer, Dream.”
She brought me through the darkness to the Light,
Where colors wrapped around me, such delight.
A patchwork quilt of beauty without seams,
Each color was a rainbow full of dreams.
Dreamer’s Dreams.
She led me through a hallway of pure sound,
With doors flung open widely all around.
And from each room a song would gently play.
I wished with all my heart that I could stay,
In this Dreamer’s Dream.
But we drifted in the fragrance of the breeze,
To savor all the flowers and the trees.
We tasted all of life that we could see,
And felt it flow as one in harmony…
We Dreamed this Dreamer’s Dream.
Then my angel turned her eyes to me and said,
“You’re the Keeper of these Dreams inside your head.
Find sweet Dreamers, who would Dream of Love and Light, These Dreams
will lead them safely through the night.
Help these Dreamers Dream.”
And so I am the Keeper of this Dream, it’s true,
But I offer all my Dreams to each of you.
May their loving sweetness visit you each night
And fill your soul with Love and Warmth and Light.
Dream, Dreamers, Dream!