For the grieving See - Steven Curtis Chapman

Right now
All I can taste are bitter tears

Right now
All I can see are clouds of sorrow

But from the other side of all this pain
Is that you I hear; laughing loud
And calling out to me?

Saying "See, 

it's everything you said that it would be
And even better than you would believe
And I'm counting down the days until you're here with me
And finally

 you'll see"

But right now
All I can say is "Lord, how long
Before You come
and take away this aching?"

This night of weeping
Seems to have no end
But when the morning light breaks through
We'll open up our eyes
And we will see 

it's everything He said that is would be
And even better than we would believe

And He's counting down the days
Till He says 

"Come with Me"
And finally
He'll wipe every tear from our eyes
And make everything new
Just like He promised
Wait and see

Just wait and see
Wait and see

And I'm counting down the days
Until I see 

it's everything
He said it would be
And even better than we would believe

And I'm counting down the days till He says
"Come with Me"
And finally
We'll see

Wait and see

O taste and see
That the Lord is good
The the Lord is good
The Lord is good

O taste and see
That the Lord is good
The Lord is good

How Great Thou Art (Chris Rice)

Steven Curtis Chapman - See You in a Little While The story of the song.

I hold your hand and watch as the sun slowly fades
Far in the distance the Father is calling your name
And it’s time for you to go home
And everything in me wants to hold on
But I’m letting you go with this goodbye kiss and this promise

I’ll see you in a little while
I’ll see you in a little while
It won’t be too long now
We’ll see it on the other side
The wait was only the blink of an eye
So I’m not gonna say goodbye
‘Cause I’ll see you in a little while

And just one more thing before I let you go
Please tell my little girl I love her
Though I’m sure she already knows
And ask the Father to please tell the Son
That we’re ready and waiting for Him to come

I’ll see you in a little while
I’ll see you in a little while
It won’t be too long now
We’ll see…

Maybe you’ll teach me all the songs they sing in heaven
Maybe you’ll show me how you can fly
And I’ll hear you laugh again
And we won’t remember when
We were not together and this time it’s forever

I’ll see you in a little while
I’ll see you in a little while
It won’t be too long now
We’ll see it on the other side
The wait was only the blink of an eye

So I’m not gonna say goodbye
‘Cause I’ll see you in a little while
I’m gonna see you in a little while

 Steven Curtis Chapman

For comfort.

I caught you looking in the window at your reflection and
I could see you were unimpressed
I watch you whither like a willow at what you think are imperfections
When you compare you to all the rest
And I wish I could find a way to make you see you the way I do
So I wrote this song for you

You’re better than a Beethoven symphony
And Mona Lisa wishes she could be a masterpiece like you
More than any Michelangelo
When I look at you I know
There’s no other masterpiece like you
You are the only one and only you

There is music in your laughter the world has never heard before
You came and brought a melody
The way you say it the way you see it
When you’re sad and glad and so much more
All these gifts only you can bring
Still I know that right now everything that you feel says it’s just not true
So I’ll keep reminding you that

You’re better than a Beethoven symphony
And Mona Lisa wishes she could be a masterpiece like you
More than any Michelangelo
When I look at you I know there’s no other masterpiece like you
You are the only one and only you

Wonderfully, carefully woven together by God’s own hand

And you’re better than a Beethoven symphony
And Mona Lisa wishes she could be a masterpiece like you
More than any Michelangelo
When I look at you I know there’s no other masterpiece like you
You are the only one and only you
You are the only one and only you

Steven Curtis Chapman

Shabbat Service Jewish Ministry Gateway Church.

http://gatewaypeople.com/ministries/jewish-ministries/events/session/2018/08/03/shabbat-service

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A Little More Time to Love Steven Curtis Chapman

There's a little boy looking at me in the mirror
He's asking where the time has gone
Was it here just long enough to draw these lines on my face?
Well I'm not sure I'm wiser
But some things are clearer
And it's getting clear that I'm not here for long
So what am I to do with my few minutes here in this place?
And we hear the world sigh with its aches and its pains
We see the grass wither and watch flowers fade

But oh, there's a day that is coming
When everything will be new
And oh, God will dry every tear
And everything sad will be made untrue
And oh, it's gonna be a celebration
All of creation longs for
And while we're waiting for that day to come
We've got a little more time to love

There are little ones hungry for love of a family
So many hungry for bread
On the left and the right surrounded by the last and the least
And just down the street and just across the table
Hungry hearts are waiting to be fed
'Cause deep in our soul we're all longing to be at The Feast
But until we sit down where there's more than enough
Let us give as we've been given and love as we've been loved

There's a day that is coming
When all the last will be first
Every orphan will be home
And all will be filled who hunger and thirst
It's gonna be a celebration
All of creation longs for
And while we're waiting for that day to come
We've got a little more time

To do justly and love mercy
And show the love we've been shown
For we can only be the hands and feet of Jesus 'til
He leads us home
He will lead us home

There's a day that is coming
A day that never will end
There in the light of His glory
Everything broken will be whole again
And this will be the celebration
All of creation longs for
And while we're waiting for that day to come
We've got a little more time to love
Just a little more time to love
We've got just a little more time to love
Just a little more time to love

The Best Day of Your Life | A Gateway Series

http://gatewaypeople.com/ministries/life/events/the-best-day-of-your-life-a-gateway-series/session/2018/08/04/redeemed

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Shawn Johnson - Sommercamp 2018 Denmark

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Wonderful Grace - Lou Fellingham & Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend - My God

My God, full of mercy,
Heard our weeping,
Came to bring us home again.
My God takes the broken
And makes them whole.

My God touched the leper
Raised the lame man,
And He caused the blind to see.
My God takes the broken
And makes them whole.

My God stood for justice,
Shamed the prideful,
But He called the sinner ‘friend’.
My God takes the broken
And makes them whole.

My God felt the anguish
Of the soldier,
Made his child to live again.
My God takes the broken
And makes them whole.

My God, mocked and beaten,
Crushed and bleeding,
Yet crying ‘Father God, forgive.’
My God became broken
To make me whole.

My God, on the third day,
In the morning
Broke the shackles of the grave.
My God takes the broken
And makes them whole.

My God knows my failures,
Speaks forgiveness,
Gives me strength to try again.
My God takes the broken
And makes me whole.

Stuart Townend - There Is A Hope

There is a hope that burns within my heart,
That gives me strength for every passing day;
A glimpse of glory now revealed in meager part,
Yet drives all doubt away:
I stand in Christ, with sins forgiven;
And Christ in me, the hope of heaven!
My highest calling and my deepest joy,
To make His will my home.

There is a hope that lifts my weary head,
A consolation strong against despair,
That when the world has plunged me in its deepest pit,
I find the Saviour there!
Through present sufferings, future's fear,
He whispers 'courage' in my ear.
For I am safe in everlasting arms,
And they will lead me home.

There is a hope that stands the test of time,
That lifts my eyes beyond the beckoning grave,
To see the matchless beauty of a day divine
When I behold His face!
When sufferings cease and sorrows die,
And every longing satisfied.
Then joy unspeakable will flood my soul,
For I am truly home