I Come

(Below is a song, entitled I Come, that I wrote in 2008, during a particularly apathetic period in my walk with God.)

(verse 1)

I come to the altar and I kneel
Trying to awaken a love I can feel
But my heart is dead
And my soul is numb
I am deaf and blind and dumb
I feel like I'm made of stone
As I sit here all alone


(chorus)

So I bow here and pray aloud
Help me overcome my doubt
I could never live without you
Heaven seems silent, still and cold
But I will cling to what I've been told
You will never forsake me
O Lord, my God


(verse 2)

I come to the garden and I fall
Trying to surrender it all
The guilt and the shame
The pain and the tears
All my dark, unspoken fears
I see neither hope nor light
As I lie here in the night


(chorus)

So I bow here and pray aloud
Help me overcome my doubt
I could never live without you
Heaven seems silent, still and cold
But I will cling to what I've been told
You will never forsake me
O Lord, my God


(verse 3)

I come to the mountain and I stand
Reaching out to take your hand
Will you come here
And be with me?
Descend in all your majesty
And show this trembling mortal man
The face of God
The Great I AM


(chorus)

So I bow here and pray aloud
How, Lord, could I ever doubt?
I never have to live without you
I'm standing here on holy ground
Your glory shining all around
I feel your presence here in me
O Lord, my God