06/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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I love the play of light

As it falls upon the water

The ripples kiss it as one might

The most ardent lover

It glistens like a thousand jewels

That seek to be discovered 

It gleams and winks as if to say

This is for you and none other

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I love the way light dresses dawn

And holds her in embrace

Sweeps away the dark of night

And opens up days promise

Gold and crimson sweeps the sky

Caresses all that meets the eye

Her colours sing of love and life

And praise the Painter of the skies

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I love the way light shines through leaves

And speckles on the ground achieves

It winks and laughs like a child at play

Chasing shades gloom away

It dances on the colours

Of recently bloomed flowers

And lights up the forest

With loving caresses

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I love the way light shines

In a clear blue sky

So vibrant and so joyful

So brilliant to the eye

Lauding with all praise

The Maker of the skies

Yet softened as the days

End comes in sight

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I love the way light sings farewell

As days end comes to pass

Blazing colours across the sky

That fade into the dusk

A joyful celebration

Of life now in the past

A painting full of glory

Of the King’s radiance

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I love the diamond lights

That embrace the night skies

The soft light of the moon

As it landscape gently swathes

To chase away the darkness

And kiss the flowers’ fragrance

A witness to God’s love

To all who on them gaze

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But most of all I love the light

Of love that’s in Your eyes

As You call me to be Yours

To share Your kingdom prize

And joyfully embrace

My presence as I rise

To sit with You at God’s right hand

And be Your eternal bride

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04/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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In what passes for news

I’m reminded of our sin

And all the damage it does

So I scarce can take it in

But when I look at the cross

As God’s Son died

I can see the punishment

For all our sins was supplied

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Jesus, my Jesus

Your love covers all

You are my death and resurrection

My life eternal

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When I hear words that hurt

Or useless cynicism 

I wonder who benefits

From this world’s criticism

But when I look at Jesus’ trial

And hear “Crucify this man!”

I know the judgement for all

Fell on Jesus, God’s Lamb

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Jesus, my Jesus

Your love covers all

You are my death and resurrection

My life eternal

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In life and TV dramas

I am reminded we are broken

And I can see that it leads

Only to destruction

But when I look at the grave

Where Jesus was buried

I see my sinful nature’s death

And me from it released

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Jesus, my Jesus

Your love covers all

You are my death and resurrection

My life eternal

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As I go about my life

I can see I have bad habits

That come from my old self

And I need to change my actions

But when I look to Jesus’ Spirit

Who now lives in me

He shows me Jesus’ way

Gives me His love, joy and peace

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Jesus, my Jesus

Your love covers all

You are my death and resurrection

My life eternal

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When I see abuse of power

And fear mongering

I wonder in whose capture

This world is living

But when I see Jesus rise

To God’s right hand

Taking me with Him

I know His kingdom is at hand

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Jesus, my Jesus

Your love covers all

You are my death and resurrection

My life eternal

04/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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I’m looking each day

To live Your life more fully

So the stories told about me

Will bring You, Jesus, Glory

I want to heal sick people

Set the tormented free

To walk upon the water

And see Your Face daily

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You could hear Your Father’s voice

When You were here on earth

And Your words were His words

Said with Your voice

You could see Your Father working

In other people’s lives

So You knew where to join in

And help complete His plans

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I’m looking each day

To live Your life more fully

So the stories told about me

Will bring You , Jesus, Glory

I want to heal sick people

Set the tormented free

To walk upon the water

And see Your Face daily

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When You rose from the grave

To give us Your new life

And put Your Spirit in us

So with You we could be One

You did not leave us chained

To a life just here on earth

But instead sat us at God’s right hand

In our re-birth

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I’m looking each day

To live Your life more fully

So the stories told about me

Will bring You, Jesus, Glory

I want to heal sick people

Set the tormented free

To walk upon the water

And see Your Face daily

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So now I can hear God’s voice

Like You could here on earth

And my words can be His words

Said with my voice

And when I see my Father working

In other people’s lives

It is my joy to join in

And help complete His plans

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I’m looking each day

To live Your life more fully

So the stories told about me

Will bring You, Jesus, Glory

I want to heal sick people

Set the tormented free

To walk upon the water

And see Your Face daily

03/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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When Love comes calling

I see Your face

In my friend’s smile

Or a child’s embrace

And I want to hold on to

That moment of grace

When Love comes calling

And I see Your face

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When Love comes calling

I hear Your voice

In words of encouragement

Or ‘I love you’ said out loud

And I want to hold on to

That moment of grace

When Love comes calling

And I hear Your voice

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When love comes calling

I feel Your touch

When my hand is gently held

Or my wounds are bound

And I want to hold on to

That moment of grace

When Love comes calling

And I feel Your touch

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When Love comes calling

I know Your life in me

You fill me with Your Presence

Now and for eternity

And I want to live daily

In that fullness of grace

When Love comes calling

And I live in Your life Jesus

03/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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Through Your word of Power

Humanity was born

From the dust and dirt

A man and woman formed

In Your Image, in Your likeness

By Your breath fully grown

Only You can give us life

O Eternal One

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Through Ezekiel’s words

You gave life to dead bones

Through Elijah’s actions

You saved the widow’s dying son

Through the blood of a lamb

You saved Israel’s first born sons

Only You can give us life

O Eternal One

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Through Your Word of promise

Abraham had a son

Even though he was old

And his wife was barren

So Zechariah and Elizabeth

Had their son John

Only You can give us life

O Eternal One

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Through Jesus’ birth

You came into this world

And raised servant, child and friend

From death to life again

And then died on that cross

So we thought You were undone

But only You can give us life

O Eternal One

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Through Jesus’ resurrection

You’ve bought many sons to life

His righteousness and holiness

Earns us a place by Your side

Our death He conquered

And in Jesus we’re reborn

For only You can give us life

O Eternal One

02/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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When I feel Your Presence Jesus

Nothing else matters

Your beauty and Your Joy

Any hardness in me shatters

I can feel Your arms around me

We are One You and I

The fullness of Your love

Is mine eternally

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When I hear Your Voice Jesus

Nothing else matters

The life-power of Your words

My heart embraces

It brings healing, restoration

Giving me new revelations

You share Yourself with me

Now and for eternity

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When I feel Your touch Jesus

Nothing else matters

It can lay me out cold

While I go to heavenly places

Or be whimsical and joyful

With music and dances

For in the power of Your Love

We find all our heart’s answers

02/10/2018 Amanda Wilson

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Jesus, You are

The air I breathe which gives eternal life

And lifts me to Your height of heights

Fills my body with energy and light

Jesus my air, day and night

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Jesus You are

The water I drink which gives eternal life

Cleansing from sin and this world’s strife

Bringing healing and hope, a flow of delight

Jesus my living water, day and night

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Jesus You are

The bread I eat which gives eternal life

Sustaining my body with power and might

Your word the food which gives life-giving light

Jesus my bread, day and night

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Jesus You are

The clothes I wear for eternal life

Your righteousness makes me sinless and white

You bring me as Your bride to Your Father’s side

Jesus my clothes, day and night

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Jesus You are

The light I receive which gives eternal life

Lighting my way with Your love and delight

Bringing me revelation, Your wisdom and insight

Jesus my light, day and night

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Jesus You are

The power I need to have eternal life

To be one with You, spend eternity at Your side

To rule and reign through Your loving heart

Jesus my power, day and night

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Jesus You are

The shield I wear to guard eternal life

Your love an enveloping, protective cloud

My hiding place, my fortress of delight

Jesus my shield, day and night

28/09/2018 Amanda Wilson

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There is nothing I could do or say

That could add to what You did that day

When You hung up on that cross for me

Then rose up again to set me free

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You have washed all my sins away

Taken my sinful nature to the grave

And You rose taking me with You too

Renewed, remade to live eternally with You

Jesus You have done it all!

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Every day I’m renewed by the power of Your Grace

As Your Holy spirit fills me with Your Presence

The bad habits I have learned cannot stand in Your way

For they are dead and You are living in me today

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You have washed all my sins away

Taken my sinful nature to the grave

And You rose taking me with You too

Renewed, remade to live eternally with You

Jesus You have done it all!

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As I walk in Your light it cleanse me from my mistakes

Saying, “No beloved. We can do it this other way!”

You take me down roads and paths that teach me Your way

You are with me, You are in me, for all my days

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You have washed all my sins away

Taken my sinful nature to the grave

And You rose taking me with You too

Renewed, remade to live eternally with You

Jesus You have done it all!

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When I need new ways of thinking revelation comes to me

Things look so different when through Your eyes I see

The love You have for all flows in and through me

So I can show others how Your love comes to free

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You have washed all my sins away

Taken my sinful nature to the grave

And You rose taking me with You too

Renewed, remade to live eternally with You

Jesus You have done it all!

29/09/2018 Amanda Wilson

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The light of Your Presence living in me

Will be there for eternity

It is for love You set me free

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your Presence cleanses me

From sin and darkness sets me free

To live in Your righteousness for eternity

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your Presence brings healing to me

From wounds and sickness sets me free

To live Your life for eternity

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your Presence brings joy to me

From sadness and depression sets me free

To be filled with Your joy for eternity

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your Presence brings peace to me

From fear and worry sets me free

To be filled with Your love for eternity

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your presence brings wisdom to me

From this world’s thinking sets me free

To live as God’s child for eternity

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

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The light of Your Presence gives power to me

To live heaven’s rule and rein for eternity

For You have raised me Jesus to be one with thee

Jesus I embrace Your light in me

24/09/2018 Amanda Wilson

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You could’ve turned stones into bread Jesus

Just like You once made wine from water

Just like You made one boys lunch feed five thousand

But it was not to serve You that You used Your power

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You could’ve taken the easy road Jesus

Ruled the world with Your powerful words

Like You calmed the wind in a scary storm,

But it was not to enslave that You used Your power

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You could’ve walked away a free man Jesus

From arrest, trial, a beating and the cross

Like You did from a stoning on an earlier day

But it was not to free You that You used Your power

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You could’ve defended Your innocence at Your trial

You could’ve shown You were sinless, spotless and blame free

Like You demolished other arguments of the priests

But it was not to absolve You that You used Your power

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You could’ve jumped off the cross on that awful day

Refusing to die for all our sins in that way

It was Your choice to die for us, wash our sin away

But it was not to die Your death that You used Your power

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For You could never have stayed in the tomb many days

Your powerful eternal life could not lie in the grave

Just like You raised Lazarus to life again

You used Your power humanity from death to save

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You could’ve ended this world and started again

Made a new and obedient Adam and Eve

Turned rocks into new sons of Abraham

But instead You resurrected us to be God’s sons again

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Your power that could’ve been used to control

To make all people follow Your will

Was used to love and serve us instead

To raise us from the grave to Your heavenly throne!