Filed under: God at work | Tags: Bob Bennett, healing, heart cry, Lord, Lord of All, Lord of the past, prayer, The View From Here
This song has kept coming to mind recently. It’s not just a beautiful, soothing song, but an anguished cry. And it hits me right where I am. So I’ve been listening to it over the last few days. And yesterday’s message has now brought me back to it once again. So, I’ll share it here – in the hopes that maybe these words will help someone else. (If it really speaks to you, please support Bob Bennett by buying his album here.)
Lord Of The Past - By Bob Bennett
Every harsh word spoken
Every promise ever broken to me
Total recall of data in the memory
Every tear that has washed my face
Every moment of disgrace that I have known
Every time I’ve ever felt alone
Lord of the Here and Now
Lord of the Come What May
I want to believe somehow
That you can heal these wounds of yesterday
So now I’m asking you
To do what you want to do
Be the Lord of the Past
Oh how I want you to
Be the Lord of the Past
All the chances I let slip by
All the dreams that I let die in vain
Afraid of failure and afraid of pain
Every tear that has washed my face
Every moment of disgrace that I have known
Every time I’ve ever felt alone
Lord of the Here and Now
Lord of the Come What May
I want to believe somehow
You can redeem these things so far away
So now I’m asking you
To do what you want to do
Be the Lord of my Past
Oh how I want you to
Be the Lord of the Past
Well I picked up all these pieces
And I built a strong deception
And I locked myself inside of it
For my own protection
And I sit alone inside myself
And curse my company
For this thing that has kept me alive for so long
Is now killing me.
And as sure as the sin rose this morning,
The man in the moon hides his face tonight.
And I lay myself down on my bed
And I pray this prayer inside my head
Lord of the Here and Now
Lord of the Come What May
I want to believe somehow
That you can heal these wounds of yesterday
So now I’m asking you
To do what you want to do
Be the Lord of my Past
You can do anything
Be the Lord of the Past
I know that you can find a way
To heal every yesterday of my life
Be the Lord of the Past
