Poetry

So... quite frequently - I will begin - in the hopes of writing a song - to write a poem.  I very readily use uncommon rhyming schemes and aesthetic grammar.... which doesn't always lead to a good - melody friendly - song.  So, instead of forcing it into music - which one should NEVER do - I simply say, "huh, nice poem."

Here's one of those poems - which is reflective of the kind of poetry you will find within the songs of my new album... so you can decide if you'll like it or not.

With You

So many times

Like Sarah, I laugh

With Gideon, I’m testing

With David, lusting when I should be leading

With Jacob, I’m wrestling

With Jepthah, bargaining

With Job, I’m asking things I shouldn't be asking

But

With You, I believe

With You, I live and dare to breathe

With You, I rest

Under Your yoke, in Your peace

Jesus, all is possibility

With You.

So many times

Like Peter, I deny

With Thomas, I doubt

With Martha, I’m working when I should be listening

With the crowd, I mock

With Judas, I betray

With the thief, I’m disowning Him I should be trusting

And this is my cloud of witness

This is my hall of faith

Beautiful thing is:

I fit right in.

We fit right in.

So

With You, we believe

With You, we live and dare to breathe

With You, we rest

Under Your yoke, in Your peace

Jesus, all is possibility

With You