beautiful mystery

if these walls could talk
what stories they would tell
through these halls we’ve walked
in sickness and health

oh for better or worse
sometimes worse before it’s better

you’re a beautiful mystery
so many rooms to explore
and I’m knocking on your doors
a beautiful mystery
around the corner there’s a light
and I’m trying to find it

if a look can kill
your tears turn me to stone
and more danger still
our words break each others bones

oh together we hurt
we’ll make it through this hurt together

I see glory lighting up all the shadows
I hear the Spirit calling out our names
Jesus’ love drives out fear
And Father catches all our tears

you’re a beautiful mystery
so many rooms to explore
but I’ll wait here on the floor
a beautiful mystery
around the corner there’s a light
keep searching till you find it

can’t stop falling

sometimes I get jealous because
I can’t make you laugh
like your sister does
and when you laugh
the happiness comes like a flood
and every time I know

I can’t stop falling in love with you
I can’t stop falling in love
I promise for the rest of my life
I’m gonna stay close by your side
and I won’t stop falling in love with you

sometimes I feel so full of fear
when I can’t figure out
how to dry your tears
but no matter what might happen
I will stay right here
and it’s my honor that

your love is something
I know I could never earn
your heart a gift from God
I don’t deserve
I want to love you like Jesus
and I’m ready to learn

to have and to hold

darling, I know I’ve made so many mistakes
I see the weight on your shoulders
and the pain on your face
and I’m sorry

God has brought us this far
and he won’t leave us now
and I still mean every word
of our wedding vows
and I promise

I will be your shelter
when the nights grow cold
you can have my courage
when you don’t feel bold
I’ll caress your wrinkled face
when our bodies grow old
yours forever, to have and to hold

I believe with all my heart there’s redemption for these days
as I lean upon God’s mercy
he covers me with grace
and how I love you

surely his mighty right hand will restore us
just as his blood washed away all our sin
surely his faithfulness will uphold us
as we love again and again
because love never fails in the end

daughter hosanna

I remember watching as depression rolled away
and you shouted at the top of your lungs
glory came from heaven leaving gold upon your face
and it shimmered on your dress and on your arms

oh the love of Jesus made your heart come alive

hosanna
Son of David
come and do it again
hosanna
faithful Savior 
come and do it again

I see Jesus pouring out his oil upon your heart
as his angels cover you with robes of white 
binding up the wounds
where life has broken you apart
and they place upon your head, a crown of light

oh the love of Jesus makes your soul come alive 

he will redeem every moment of time
he will dismantle the enemy’s lies
you are his daughter, his image, his child
he is pleased with you
he is pleased with you 

he will restore what the locust destroyed
and shatter the weapons that Satan deployed
you‘re his beloved, his pride and his joy
he is pleased with you
he is pleased with you

loved so alive

I caught a glimpse of your future
amber light dancing on your hair
and the green in your eyes
seems to sparkle and shine
and you are laughing without a care

you are alive
and you are loved so completely alive
you are loved so completely alive

I see you looking in the mirror
smiling at the face you see
because it is well with your soul
and you are confident and bold
and deep in your bones, you are free

for every tear, you’ve cried
you’re going to reap so much joy inside
for everything you’ve lost
there’s resurrection after the cross
there’s resurrection after the cross

I see your hands raised to heaven
praying with all of your might
and it’s a fresh kind of faith
because you know Jesus saves
because he pulled you from darkness to light

and made you alive
and he loves you completely alive
oh he loves you completely alive

i choose you

we have grown and I know we’ve had time
to change what we’re like
from when we first locked eyes
but as much as before here and now I decide
I choose you for the rest of our lives

I don’t need more adventures to know
I’m content here with you if we stay or we go
what brings my heart joy is feeling your hand in mine
I choose you for the rest of our lives

storms will roll
and we may lose control
but darling, hold onto Jesus
because he won’t let us go
his love redeems every tear that we’ve cried
so I choose you for the rest of our lives

I can’t wait to discover the ways that you’ll change
because I’ll get to know you again and again
learning your heart is my favorite pastime
so I choose you for the rest of our lives

In sickness and health in the darkness and light
through the valleys before us
and the mountains we’ll climb
I promise to love you with all of my might
and I choose you for the rest of our lives