Getting In Touch With My Unconscious Mind
For the past week I have been wrestling with a severe bout of insomnia. It’s funny the random things that run through your mind as you stare at the ceiling at 2:30 a.m. I was remembering that many years ago I fancied myself a bit of a songwriter. Don’t laugh. It was about 15 years ago to be exact, and it seems that I managed to write three worship songs. Don’t be too impressed, you haven’t read them yet. Apparently they were so good that I hadn’t thought of them in about 10 years. If not for my persistent sleeplessness, I might have never remembered them. After counting sheep, counting backwards from 100 (at least seven times), and then trying to name all of the triple crown winners in order, I was desperate. I suddenly found myself trying to see if I could recover these lost gems from the hidden recesses of my unconscious mind. After all, what better way to try to induce sleep.
For better or worse, I offer up these slightly dated, Dewey originals. Music not included. Trust me, it’s better this way. Enjoy.
Or should I say, sleep tight!
Captured
I don’t deserve
I have not earned
The way you feel about me Lord
It’s beyond words
The way you gave
Your life for me
The way you take me back each time I turn away
It’s your kindness, Lord
That leads met to
Repentance, Lord
I’m captured by your grace
And all I can say
Is thank you
And all I can do
Is give my life to you
Lord Jesus you have captured me (3x)
With your unfailing love
No Longer Undone
As I come into your holy place
At first I need to hide my face
I hear the angels singing
Holy, holy, holy Lord
It is here I clearly see my sin
And I know I’ve failed you Lord again
I cry, I am undone
Holy, holy, holy Lord
But then you spoke into my night
Your glorious light, shining around me
You picked me up
You cleansed my lips
You made me whole
And I’m no longer undone
How can I walk away from you?
How can I do the things I do?
How can I give you less than everything?
Jesus you came and died for me
Opened my eyes and set me free
Jesus I want to give you everything
I’m no longer undone (3x)
Lord send me
I Stand Waiting
I stand in your Church
With my heart laid open bare
Casting down all my burdens
You’re the only one who cares
And I know that your promises
Will always hold true
So I lift my hands to receive your power
As my eyes are fixed on you
And I stand waiting
Anticipating
All the glory, all the blessing
You will pour out on this man
And you are faithful
Your Word will never fail
So send your Holy Spirit
Wash away what’s past
And fill me with the strength of your own hand