It is the cry of my heart
It is the cry of my heart to follow You.
It is the cry of my heartto be close to You.
It is the cry of my heart to follow all of the days of my life.
Teach me Your holy ways, O Lord,
so I can walk in Your truth.
Teach me Your holy ways, O Lord,
and make me wholly devoted to You.
Open my eyes so I can see
the wonderful things that You do.
Open my heart up more and more
and make it wholly devoted to You.
I want to sing of Your mercy
I want to sing of Your mercy; I want to sing of Your love
And tell the world I'm grateful
For everything that You have done
I want to sing of Your kindness
Want to share the Good News
As long as I can sing,I want to sing about You.
Grace so amazing, I can hardly understand
How You forgive me and accept me as I am
I can't believe the way You work in my life
I would be crazy if I kept this all inside
Hope for tomorrow and a passion for today
Joy in the sorrow, 'cause You're with me all the way
Oh, and You gave Your life to show that You care
This is the music that I want so much to share
I want to make a difference; Want to rise above the noise
With the kind of words I choose to use
It's time I lift my voice
Before the throne of God above
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea –
a great High Priest whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands;
My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in heav’n He stands,
No tongue can bid me thence depart,
No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair
and tells me of the guilt within,
upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died,
my sinful soul is counted free,
for God, the Just, is satisfied
to look on Him and pardon me.
To look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there!
The risen Lamb –
my perfect, spotless righteousness,
the great unchangeable I AM,
the King of glory and of grace.
One with Himself I cannot die;
my soul is purchased by His blood.
My life is hid with Christ on high,
with Christ my Savior and my God!
with Christ my Savior and my God!
I will offer up my life
I will offer up my life
In spirit and truth,
Pouring out the oil of love
As my worship to You.
In surrender, I must give my every part;
Lord, receive the sacrifice
Of a broken heart.
Jesus, what can I give,
what can I bring
To so faithful a friend,
to so loving a King?
Savior, what can be said,
what can be sung
As a praise of Your name
For the things You have done?
Oh, my words could not tell,
not even in part,
Of the debt of love that is owed
by this thankful heart.
You deserve my every breath
For You’ve paid the great cost;
Giving up Your life to death,
Even death on a cross.
You took all my shame away,
There defeated my sin,
Opened up the gates of heaven,
And have beckoned me in.
Day by day
Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,
I've no cause for worry or for fear.
He, whose heart is kind beyond all measure,
Gives unto each day what He deems best,
Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
Every day the Lord Himself is near me,
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,
He whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
"As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,"
This the pledge to me He made.
Help me then, in every tribulation,
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith's sweet consolation,
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord,
when toil and trouble meeting,
E'er to take, as from a father's hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
‘till I reach the promised land.