We are not alone.

[Tempura]

I hope this fits here. It's the lyrics to a Matthew Ryan song. His songs aren't purely christian, but at times he seems to cross that line in a way. The song is called "I hear a symphony".

Every time I watch the news
I hear a symphony
Every time you cough up a noose
I hear a symphony
Late at night when the shots are like bells
I hear a symphony
When disillusioned is a fragrance that sells
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the subway of a slow dark pain
I hear a symphony
In the eyes of an old Polish woman on that train
I hear a symphony
In the echo of a muscle that fled
I hear a symphony
In the sheets of a big and haunted bed
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

From the seagulls at the garbage dump
I hear a symphony
At the Ritz Carlton sanitarium
I hear a symphony
In the bunting of corruption and fate
I hear a symphony
In a language that shows your age
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the sparkle of a young girl's eye
In the exclusive footage of a suicide
In the ambition of astronauts
In this Eden of tinsel and rot

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

 

[Poster0]

I hope this fits here. It's the lyrics to a Matthew Ryan song. His songs aren't purely christian, but at times he seems to cross that line in a way. The song is called "I hear a symphony".

Every time I watch the news
I hear a symphony
Every time you cough up a noose
I hear a symphony
Late at night when the shots are like bells
I hear a symphony
When disillusioned is a fragrance that sells
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the subway of a slow dark pain
I hear a symphony
In the eyes of an old Polish woman on that train
I hear a symphony
In the echo of a muscle that fled
I hear a symphony
In the sheets of a big and haunted bed
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

From the seagulls at the garbage dump
I hear a symphony
At the Ritz Carlton sanitarium
I hear a symphony
In the bunting of corruption and fate
I hear a symphony
In a language that shows your age
I hear a symphony

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

In the sparkle of a young girl's eye
In the exclusive footage of a suicide
In the ambition of astronauts
In this Eden of tinsel and rot

You are not alone
You are not alone
I swear this burden is not your own
You are not alone

Thanks. I don't mind you sharing it here.

 

[Jeshu]

Revelation 7:9-17,
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:


“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”


All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:

“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”


Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”


I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,
nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

In His truth we are never alone, but always a part of the whole - when we have been through the great tribulation we are truly beloved of God.

How true was, and is, and always will be, He who is our Lord? I love life in His truth.

 

[Poster0]

Revelation 7:9-17,
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:


“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”


All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:

“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”


Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”


I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,
nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

In His truth we are never alone, but always a part of the whole - when we have been through the great tribulation we are truly beloved of God.

How true was, and is, and always will be, He who is our Lord? I love life in His truth.

Amen Jeshu. He is our joy and strength.

 

[Poster0]

I have been through the fire. The Lord has not forsaken me. Amen.

Im a very broken and troubled person, yet i am able to look toward the Lord and make sense of it all, to find strength and purpose. No, im not alone. I may not have a church, or anything to boast in either, and i may not be what people consider "normal", but lol, none of that matters. Nope. I am free and im so blessed to have Christ. Yes i'm messed up, my clothes don't glisten in brilliant colors, i don't have a degree in theology, i don't even follow anyone who does. Yet im so blessed to have the Lord who is so great, and who saves me in times of trouble. Healing? Whats that? Healing are for people who are sick. Im not sick because im not even alive in this world anymore. I have been raised and now my life is hidden with Christ in God, in heaven. My body may experience trouble, even my mind, and it does, but it means nothing because i am free in Christ, my Lord. Its just simply a matter of letting go.

What a great song.

We live by faith, not by sight


2 Corinthians 5New International Version (NIV)

Awaiting the New Body
5 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.

16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!

 

[Poster0]

Be weak, its ok. We are weak but he is strong. I may be anxious, depressed and even experience times of insanity, but it doesn't matter because my sins are forgiven. Yesterday doesn't matter to me at this moment, neither does tomorrow. All that matters is the Lord, who loves me so much. At this very moment i could not be more free.

Luke 7:36-48New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

 

[Poster0]

 

[Tempura]

Nick Cave - There is a Kingdom. One of my favorite songs from Him. I'm saddened for his loss, he lost his young son recently. Anyway, here are the lyrics, and the song. The song is from "Boatman's call" album.


Just like a bird
That sings up the sun
In a dawn so very dark
Such is my faith for you
Such is my faith
And all the world’s darkness
Can’t swallow up
One single spark
Such is my love for you
Such is my love

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And He lives without
And He lives within

The starry heavens above me
The mortal law within
So the world appears
So the world appears
This day so sweet
It will never come again
So the world appears
Through this mist of tears

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And He lives without
And He lives within
And He is everything

 

[Poster0]

Can i boast in the Lord just a little longer? Please world, please laugh at me, look down on me, think in your mind that im strange. Please bless me even more. I am nothing and the Lord is everything. Oh how i am so very blessed. How i love the Lord at this moment.

I dont need "healed" and i dont need faith that moves mountains either. What is a soldier without a battle? What is a Strong tower without a weak man to find refuge in it? My faith isnt defined by opinions of others but is that thing that sustains me even when things seem to be against me. Its personal to me, you cant teach it to me or give it to me. Only Christ can do this. I can no longer be a slave to the opinions of others, nor to the elements of this world. I must walk in the spirit where there is freedom.

My strength, my redeemer. Amen.

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

 

[Poster0]

Nick Cave - There is a Kingdom. One of my favorite songs from Him. I'm saddened for his loss, he lost his young son recently. Anyway, here are the lyrics, and the song. The song is from "Boatman's call" album.


Just like a bird
That sings up the sun
In a dawn so very dark
Such is my faith for you
Such is my faith
And all the world’s darkness
Can’t swallow up
One single spark
Such is my love for you
Such is my love

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And He lives without
And He lives within

The starry heavens above me
The mortal law within
So the world appears
So the world appears
This day so sweet
It will never come again
So the world appears
Through this mist of tears

There is a kingdom
There is a king
And He lives without
And He lives within
And He is everything

Thanks brother. Cool lyrics.

The starry heavens above me
The mortal law within
So the world appears
So the world appears

 

[Tempura]

Thanks brother. Cool lyrics.

Anytime, brother. I especially love these kind of lyrics that aren't straight from the Bible - not that Bible is wrong or bad, heavens no! Without it I would be lost - but because I can't help but love lyrics that are about...search and hope, sometimes some of them even vulgarly so, straight from the ugliest gutter but still honest and beautiful. It can touch me in a wonderful way.

 

[Poster0]

Anytime, brother. I especially love these kind of lyrics that aren't straight from the Bible - not that Bible is wrong or bad, heavens no! Without it I would be lost - but because I can't help but love lyrics that are about...search and hope, sometimes some of them even vulgarly so, straight from the ugliest gutter but still honest and beautiful. It can touch me in a wonderful way.

I love some of the oldest spiritual songs, and some of the newest too. That song about going down to the river and praying, which i posted in the song thread, i feel really good when i hear that song for some reason.

 

[Poster0]

I sing this song once in a while when i need to let go of things inside that war against my peace. Singing helps at times.

 

[Tempura]

I sing this song once in a while when i need to let go of things inside that war against my peace. Singing helps at times.

Music and singing is absolutely a gift from God.

 

[Poster0]

Music and singing is absolutely a gift from God.

Amen brother. I have heard people talk about things that help them in their struggles, and often i hear people who say that they listen to worship music. I sometimes thought to myself that music doesn't do anything for me, although it has in the past it didn't at that time that i read their words. Now however i see myself finding a lot of edification in music again. I guess, at that time, i was like others who i heard say that they dont get anything out of worship music.

Funny how that happens. We seem to go through different times with different feelings.

 

[zippy2]

There have been times in my life where I have played or sung this song to myself over and over and it gave me so much comfort.

Lamb of God
YOUR ONLY SON, NO SIN TO HIDE
BUT YOU HAVE SENT HIM
FROM YOUR SIDE
TO WALK UPON THIS GUILTY SOD
AND TO BECOME THE LAMB OF GOD

YOUR GIFT OF LOVE THEY CRUCIFIED
THEY LAUGHED AND SCORNED HIM
AS HE DIED
THE HUMBLE KING THEY NAMED A FRAUD
AND SACRIFICED THE LAMB OF GOD

O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
MY JESUS CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD

I WAS SO LOST I SHOULD HAVE DIED
BUT YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TO
YOUR SIDE
TO BE LEAD BY YOUR STAFF AND ROD
AND TO BE CALLED A LAMB OF GOD

O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
TILL I AM JUST A LAMB OF GOD

 

[Poster0]

There have been times in my life where I have played or sung this song to myself over and over and it gave me so much comfort.

Lamb of God
YOUR ONLY SON, NO SIN TO HIDE
BUT YOU HAVE SENT HIM
FROM YOUR SIDE
TO WALK UPON THIS GUILTY SOD
AND TO BECOME THE LAMB OF GOD

YOUR GIFT OF LOVE THEY CRUCIFIED
THEY LAUGHED AND SCORNED HIM
AS HE DIED
THE HUMBLE KING THEY NAMED A FRAUD
AND SACRIFICED THE LAMB OF GOD

O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
MY JESUS CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD

I WAS SO LOST I SHOULD HAVE DIED
BUT YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TO
YOUR SIDE
TO BE LEAD BY YOUR STAFF AND ROD
AND TO BE CALLED A LAMB OF GOD

O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
TILL I AM JUST A LAMB OF GOD

Very nice song. Thank you for sharing it Zippy2

 

[Poster0]

Words of politicians are like clouds without rain. The Word however delights my soul as it rains down truth, peace and hope. It is also like light which lights my path, showing me where to go in a world of darkness.



Psalm 119:24 Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.

Psaalm 119:18 Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.

John 14:15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth.

23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.

26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.



Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.

Mathew 16:25 For whoever wants to save their life[f] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

 

[Poster0]

1 John 2:26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

Psalm 119:24 Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.

John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

 

[Poster0]

Psalm 119:45 I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.





John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[a] and life.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”