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A New Kind of Song

There is a joy
That flows into my heart
And out
When I bow
And sing
Not with my lips
But with my mind
My hands
My feet
My heart
A love song
A praise song
That lifts up
Magnifies
And exults
In obeying Jesus
And falling in step
With the endless Dance

The beauty of it
Astounds
The beauty of Him
Leaves me speechless
I love Him
And that is why I bow
And sing with all of my lungs
And all of my heart
A song that echoes
Through every recess of my heart
And mind
A song that shines
A piercing bright light
Through every chamber of my heart
And soul

I sing because He is beautiful
Majestic
Glorious
Good

I sing because He loved me
While I yet wallowed in sin
And hated Him

I sing because He took my grimy hands
And washed them
With His blood

I sing because He pulled me
Up and out of the filth in my sty
And gave me New Clothes to wear
He told me they were His Son's
Very expensive, but no
I didn't have to pay for them

I sing because I love Him
Because He loved me
Because He saved me
Because He saves me

I sing because He loves all
Sinners, saints, murderers, all
Even me
And even you

Sing with me!
Sing a new kind of Song
No music is needed
No words, even
Just you
And your heart and hands and soul will do
You may have to dance a little
But then you won't find it hard at all
When you feel that same Joy that rises
Like a tsunami, engulfs me

I love singing that Song most of all
Because Father smiles when He hears it
And that smile is worth a million smiles
And even a million slaps
Even if they land square on my face
And come from hard hands
And come with hard words
From hard people
Who hate our Song

Will you sing with me?
That new kind of Song?
I can teach it to you
But I think everyone's Song is different
It's the type that's the same
Not really the Song itself
I think yours will be different
As will his
And hers
And theirs
But all will be beautiful
If they are raised
With bowed hearts
And loving thoughts
For Father
Who loved
And saved all

Labels: For the spirit, Poetry

posted by Joel Chan @ 12:21 AM