My wandering days grew increasingly empty As I searched for the way, Just to fill this gap inside me— Found my seeking vain. Though all this dark earth would convince me life’s worthwhile, Inside all my mirth Was a cry for something real. Don’t you lie to me, world!
D
My wan
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dering
D
days grew in
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creasingly
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empty
As I
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searched
G♭m
for the
Bm
way,
Just to
Em-D
fill this gap in
G
side me—
Found my
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seek
G-A7
ing
D-G-D
vain.
Though all
G
this dark
D
earth would con
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vince me
life's
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worthwhile,
In
G
side
G♭m
all my
Bm
mirth
Was a
Em
cry for something
G-A7
real.
Don't you
D
lie
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to
G-A7
me,
D-G-D
world!
For my heart tells me different When I hear of contentment Deep within a lack knew better Why not be honest, world.
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For my
G
heart tells me
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different
When I
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hear
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of con
Bm
tentment
Deep with
Em-D
in a lack knew
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better
Why not
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be
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hon
G-A7
est,
D-G-D
world.
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A flood of strong doubt as I heard the old story Of a man they called Lord; Yet my heart ne’er ceased to wonder, Is He really Lord? A search in His Word found my hardened heart softened, And earth’s vanities faded. In the brightness of His presence Jesus came into me.
A flood of strong doubt as I heard the old story
Of a man they called Lord;
Yet my heart ne'er ceased to wonder,
Is He really Lord?
A search in His Word found my hardened
heart softened,
And earth's vanities faded.
In the brightness of His presence
Jesus came into me.
D
A flood
G
of
D
strong doubt as
G
I heard the
D
old story
Of a
G
man
G♭m
they called
Bm
Lord;
Yet my
Em-D
heart ne'er ceased to
G
wonder,
Is He
D G-A7
really
D-G-D
Lord?
A search
G
in His
D
Word found my
G
hardened
heart
D
softened,
And
G
earth's
G♭m Bm
vanities faded.
In the
Em
brightness of His
G-A7
presence
Jesus
D
came
G G-A7
into
D-G-D
me.
Now we’re always together Growing into God’s fullness. O Lord Jesus, how I love You! You brought life into me.
I enjoy that we are wandering in the dessert because of the lies of the world but the Lords story helps us to find a path, not to wander. The Lord is just waiting for us just around the corner. Amen PRAISE THE LORD!
Our new search! If you have been raised to life along with Christ, seek with your hearts things above and focus your attention on things up there, not on things on earth.
So put to death wicked cravings--and (Col. 3:16) sing to the Lord with grateful hearts.
This song really moves me every time I read the lyrics. As much as I hate to say it, I am brought to almost joyful tears as I realize what the Lord has done for me.
Oh! My life WAS as the first stanza: wandering days, increasingly empty, gap, vain seek, dark. My mirth was a cry because the world is a liar. BUT Jesus came into me! Now we’re always together growing into God’s fullness! He brought life into me! Hallelujah!