If you want things to change, then change them.
MY FATHER HAS A HOLY HEART
MY FATHER HAS A HOLY HEART
THE HOLE IS SHAPED LIKE YOU
SO I HAVECOME TO BRING YOU HOME
TO MY FATHER’S THRONE
I DESIRE TO HAVE YOU, ABOVE ALL OTHER THINGS
I GAVE YOU MY BEST, THAT’S ALL I CAN DO
I LOVE YOU CHILD, AND I LIFT MY VOICE
TO CALL YOU HOME, TO MY THRONE
HOW I LONG TO BE YOUR FRIEND
I WANT YOU FOR MY OWN
EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
I’M WATCHING YOU
I CAN NOT TELL YOU THE DEPTHS OF MY LOVE
THE WORDS HAVE POWER BEYOND YOUR STRENGTH
I WILL SPEND ETERNITY
SHOWING YOU THE DEPTHS OF MY LOVE FOR YOU
MY HEART BEATS FOR YOU
I LONG TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS FOREVER MY CHILD
YOUR TEARS TOUCH MY HEART SO DEEPLY
THAT I’VE SAVED EVERY ONE IN A BOTTLE
YOUR THE ONE CALL BY NAME, YOUR THE REASON THAT I CAME
YOU ARE MY FRIEND FOR ETERNITY
YOU ARE MY TREASURED CHILD, YOU ARE THE ONE I LOVE
YOU ARE MY REASON FOR COMING
YOURTHE ONE I CALL MY OWN
YOU ARE THE ONE I CAME AND GAVE MY LIFE FOR
I WAITED, AND I HERD YOUR CRY
YOU CRIED OUT IN YOUR DISPAIR, AND INSTANTLY I WAS THERE.
O’ SO QUICKLY I CAME, WHEN I HERD YOU CALL MY NAME
THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE SENT SHIVERS UP MY SPINE,
WHEN I HERD YOUR CRY, I KNEW THAT YOU WERE MINE
0’ THIS DAY I HAVE WAITED FOR
0’ YOUR VOICE, WHEN YOU CRY OUT TO ME
0’ YOUR HEART, WHEN IT SO LONGS FOR ME
I’M CALL-ALL-ALL-ALL-ALLING YOU (THE MOURNFUL CRY OF GOD)
THE CRY OF PAIN (LIKE PRINCESS BRIDE-CRY OF HEART)
0’ HOWARD, GIVE ME WORDS, THAT ARE NOT, TO EXPRESS MY LOVE
FOR YOU. (BEYOND WORDS) I SPOKE AND IT WAS (CREATION), BUT THIS IS SOMETHING I CANNOT SPEAK (BEYOND WORDS) (BEYOND CREATION)
By Howard Smith 4/18/2001
I AM MY ONLY SHEEP
I AM MY ONLY SHEEP
I FELT THE CALL OF GOD SO STRONG UPON MY HEART
I SET OUT TO BUILD A CHURCH AND TRY TO DO MY PART
THE WALLS, THEY WENT UP SLOWLY
BECAUSE I LABORED ALL ALONE
BUT I KNEW WHEN IT WAS FINISHED
THE CROWDS WOULD SURLY COME
FROM MY CONGREGATION I NEVER HEAR A PEEP
CAUSE l AM MY ONLY SHEEP
I STOOD BEHIND THE PULPIT A WAITING FOR THE FLOCK
MY HEART BEGAN TO SINK WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK
IT WAS NEAR 10:30, THEY KNEW WE MEET AT 10:00
THEN I SAID TO JESUS, O’ NO PLEASE NOT AGAIN
IF MY SERMON IS KIND OF BORING SOMETIMES I FALL ASLEEP
I AM MY ONLY SHEEP
WELL THE CONGREGATION I SEEN WAS MIGHTY SMALL
SO I HUNG ME MIRRORS ALL AROUND THE WALL
IT’S BEEN THIS WAY 2 YEARS NOW
AND NO ONE EVER CALLS
I THINK THERE OUT AT MOVIES
OR MAYBE SHOPPING MALLS
AT THE FOOT WASHING SERVICE I HAD TO WASH THEM BOTH
CAUSE I AM MY ONLY SHEEP
WHEN I TOOK ATTENDANCE; THERE WAS ONLY ONE
THEN I COUNTED THE OFFERING; AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NONE
THE LORD, HE SPOKE UNTO ME
AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID
I’M GOING TO POUR MY SPIRIT OUT
RIGHT UPON YOUR HEAD
THEN HE SAID UNTO ME “YOU MUST NEVER DOUBT OR FEAR
NUMBERS I’M NOT COUNTING, IT’S HEARTS THAT I HOLD DEAR”
I GAVE THE ALTER CALL AND TO THE FRONT I CAME
I LAID MY OWN HANDS ON ME, AND BY HIS SPIRIT I WAS SLAIN
LORD I HAD A GREAT TIME, THIS SUNDAY WAS THE BEST
HOWEVER, IF I COULD MAKE OF YOU, JUST THIS ONE REQUEST
IF YOU COULD PLEASE LORD, ONLY THIS ONE TIME
NEXT WEEK LORD, KEEP ALL THE PEOPLE HOME
SO WE CAN MEET NEXT SUNDAY, HERE AGAIN, ALONE
Howard’s Corner – “for God”
There was a time when we were going to different places and always trying different things to see if God was in them, testing the waters, stepping out in faith, trying to find our ministry “for God”, etc.
Then one day God said to me: “don’t seek things or places or a Ministry, seek Me!”
I realized that I had my priorities wrong. God doesn’t want my help, He wants me! The only meaningful work I can do for God is to walk closely with Him and watch Him work as we walk along together.
“JESUS IS LORD!”
Don’t worry about what you have
Don’t worry about what you have to give GOD, just give GOD what you have.
They ask Me for what they want
They ask Me for what they want. They don’t ask Me what I want for them.
God
They start with Me
They start with Me, then they see all the things I give them, and they get more into the things and less into Me.
God