Sunday, March 08, 2009

Songs of the Heart #3 - 'I Have Been There'

Here is the new one in the "series"!

March 8th, 2009

In a room without a view, a new mother smiles and holds
her tiny fingers on her brand new baby girl.
Her husband takes her by the hand, so unsure about the future
and no money can they make it in this world?
And they pray, Lord all we have to give is love
and they heard a gentle voice like an echo from above,

I have been there. I know what fear is all about.
Yes, I have been there and I'm standing with you now.
I have been there
And I came to build the bridge oh so this road could lead you home.
Oh I have been there.

He's been a pastor twenty years
but tonight he sits alone and broken hearted in the corner of the church
He tried to change a fallen world
with his words and with his wisdom but it seems like it is only getting worse
And he cries, Oh Lord I just don't understand
Then he felt the hand of grace, and he heard a voice that said

I have been there, I know what pain is all about
yes I have been there, and I'm standing with you now
I have been there, and I came to build a bridge
oh so this road could lead you home
oh I have been there.

An older man up on a hill
holding flowers but he can't hold back the tears.
oh he has come to say goodbye.
he thinks about the life she lived,
thinks about how hard it's been to live without her
sixty years right by his side
and he cries, oh Lord I loved her till the end
and he heard a gentle voice say "You'll see her once again."

I have been there
I know what sorrow's all about
yes I have been there and I'm standing with you now
I have been there, and I came to build a bridge
oh so this road could lead her home, the road could lead her home
oh I have been there
You know I overcame the cross, yes I have been there
so her life would not be lost
oh I have been there, and I came to build
a bridge so this road could lead you home
the road could lead you home

Oh I have been there
Yes I have been there
- 'I Have Been There' by Mark Schultz

This song simply amazes me. I get so caught up in the implications... Can you imagine? It's God basically telling us "Been there, done that. I know exactly what you're going through right now, and I'll be with you through it all." How absolutely comforting is that??

But how often do we really remember that He has been there with us through it all... that He knows our fears, our pain, our sorrows? How often do we forget, in the midst of those moments of fear, pain and sorrow, that God is with us, just willing us to turn around and seek His strength to get us through? This is something I am continuing to work on. To remember that God is there with me, through the moments of fear, of pain, and of sorrow, as well as the moments of joy, of excitement, and of peace. And we must thank Him for all of those moments. Because He is there, behind all of them.

I have been there. I know what fear is all about.
Yes, I have been there and I'm standing with you now.

I have been there

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