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Thank You For Being My Friend
Verse 1:
Good morning
Hey, could you go for a walk
After the kids get dropped off
Cause I love to talk with you
You’ll listen
And you’ll point me back to the truth
And I’ll try to do the same for you
‘Cause I know you struggle too
We all do
Chorus:
And I don’t need to explain myself
I know you understand
Thank you, thank you for being my friend
Verse 2:
I miss you
I hate that we live far apart
But you’re still a kindred heart
I’d love to catch up soon
We’ve grown
The years they have made us more wise
But I still miss that college life
When I’d stay up half the night
Just talking to you
Chorus:
And I don’t need to explain myself
I know you understand
Thank you, thank you for being my friend
Bridge :
Friendship: to be really known
And loved anyway
The kind of love
That won’t leave you the same
And it’s a heart
That is bound up with yours
Enough to break
Verse 3:
It’s dark now
Could you come shine a light
Remind me the sun’s gonna rise
Would you sit with me tonight
And would you pray?
‘Cause I can’t find the words
I see your tears, I know you know it hurts
I’m so glad you’re with me
Chorus 2:
And I don’t need to explain myself
I know you understand
Thank you, thank you
Thank you thank you
Thank you thank you
For being my friend
Written August-Sep 2023.
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith. Copyright 2024 Sing the Story Music (ASCAP), admin by Integrated Music Rights.
Death, You Terrible Thing
Verse 1:
I remember the sounds in his hospital room
Saw his heart give out after what he’d been through
I remember the words when they said he was gone
The way we cried, how it felt so wrong
Chorus:
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it’s not
The way it’s supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
‘Cause I have a God who knows
Who sits and weeps with me
And I have a steady hope
That all will be redeemed
But you’re a terrible thing
Verse 2:
I can see her crying on the bathroom floor
The baby they loved isn’t there anymore
In the ICU, in the highway crash
The chemo drip and the heart attack
In the gone too young, in the getting old
The empty chair, the quiet home
Oh Lord, how long?
Chorus:
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it’s not
The way it’s supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
‘Cause I have a God who knows
Who sits and weeps with me
And I have a steady hope
That all will be redeemed
But you’re a terrible thing
Verse 3:
I can see Jesus hanging on that cross
His shallow breathing, his failing heart
I can see him weeping at his friend’s tomb
I know he’s weeping with me too
I can see him rising from the grave
I know he’ll wipe my tears away
But until then, we wait….
Chorus:
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it’s not
The way it’s supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
‘Cause I have a God who knows
Who sits and weeps with me
And I have a steady hope
That all will be redeemed
But you’re a terrible thing
Tag:
You terrible thing
Written October 2021, dad passed Sep 15, 2021
See 1 Corinthians 15:25-26, 54-58; John 11:33-35; Isaiah 25:8, Revelation 21:4.
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith. Copyright 2022 Sing the Story Music (ASCAP), admin by Integrated Music Rights.
Why They Call This Stuff Good News
Verse 1:
When I was a young girl
Things came pretty easy
I could make people like me
Do all the right things
To be good enough
But when I got older
Things didn’t come so easy
Too many people to please
Standards to meet
Or fall short of
Pre-chorus 1:
Grace started making sense
‘Cause oh how I needed it
To be true
Jesus and what he’s done
Covered all of my not enough
I started seeing why they call this stuff
Good news
Chorus:
Good, good news
Verse 2:
I’m over the hill now
But you know I’m still learning
I got nothing to prove
Nothing left to do
I’m already loved
I’m already loved
Pre-Chorus 2:
Grace is still making sense
‘Cause oh how I need it
To be true
Thank God that it’s true
Jesus and what he’s done
Covers all of my not enough
I still see why they call this stuff
Good news
Verse 3:
When I get older
Well, I hope I’m still singing
Maybe not on the stage
But in all of the ways
That matter the most
Still singing ‘bout good, good news
Still talking ‘bout good, good news
With all saints (good, good news)
‘Til we reach those gates (good, good news)
And on the last day
When I see his face
I’ll say “God, I want to thank you
Thank you for…”
Good, good news…
Find Me In This Cave
Verse 1:
You said do not be anxious
And I’m trying not to be
But my body’s in a panic
And I’m struggling to breathe
My heart is beating faster
The worry’s getting loud
And I’m lost here in this darkness
Just praying to be found
Chorus 1:
Come find me in this darkness
Come find me in this cave
Come silence all the voices
Please take this thorn away
I know you’ll never leave me
I know the sun will rise
But I’m lost here in the darkness
Just looking for your light
Verse 2:
You said it’s in my weakness
Your power is displayed
And when Jacob wrestled with you
He was blessed, as he limped away
Oh how I cling to grace now
Oh how I know my need
And I’m trusting you won’t waste it
You will somehow use this thing
Still I’m praying for the morning
And I’m begging for some peace
Oh Jesus come and find me
Oh Spirit groan for me
Chorus 2:
Come find me in the darkness
Come find me in this cave
Come silence all the voices
Please take this thorn away
I know you’ll never leave me
I know the sun will rise
But I’m lost here in the darkness
Still praying for your light
Verse 3:
Yes, I’m praying for my healing
But I want your presence more
So let this song be my surrender
To what You would have in store
I know a day is coming
When I will see your face
And you’ll wrap me in your light
And you’ll wipe these tears away
And you’ll tell me you were with me
You were right here in this cave
Still working in my darkness
No, you never went away
You are with me in the darkness
You are with me in this cave
Written Oct 2022-March 2023.
See Philippians 4:4-7, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Genesis 32:22-32, Romans 8:26-27, Revelation 21:1-4.
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith. Copyright 2024 Sing the Story Music (ASCAP), admin by Integrated Music Rights.
A Teacher’s Prayer
Verse 1:
Help me love the little children
As you love them, bid them come
That on earth just as in heaven
In this work, your will be done
Verse 2:
Help me see them as you see them
Image-bearers, works of art
Every story, trait and color
Glimpses of Your beauty, God
Refrain:
May the seeds of love and mercy
Every smile and prayer I sow
Bear a harvest of great beauty
For your glory, help them grow
Verse 3:
Help me serve them as you serve them
Bending low in sacrifice
Daily clothe me with compassion
And the strength that you provide
Verse 4:
Help me rest as I am working
Knowing you are working too
Grant me hope when I am weary
Every child I give to You
Started & finished April 2022.
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith. Copyright 2024 Sing the Story Music (ASCAP), admin by Integrated Music Rights.
Burning Bushes Everywhere
Lyrics
Verse 1:
We’ve been asking for a sign
Looking for the missing piece
Manufacturing holy ground
To see if God would speak
But every morning the sun rises
And every night it goes back down
Burning bushes everywhere
For those who would look around
Verse 2:
You can feel it on a Sunday morning
When all the people sing
In the warmth of the children laughing
In a meal with your family
Feelin small at the Grand Canyon
When ya soar at the symphony
Burning bushes everywhere
For those who have eyes to see
Refrain 1:
Burning bushes
Burning bushes
Verse 3:
We all know some good stories
About the power of selfless love
And the unlikely heroes
Willing to give their lives up
For every dark dragon
There are those who would wield the light
Burning bushes everywhere
Pushing back the night
Refrain 2:
Burning bushes
Burning bushes
Can you feel the ember
Warm in your chest?
Burning bushes
Verse 4:
I wonder if you feel it?
Because I know I do
I wonder if you push it away?
I know I do that too
But I don’t want to miss the mystery
The bright ache for eternal things
Lighting up all these fires in me
Even though it hurts
What if we opened our eyes to see
Burning bushes?
Tag:
Burning bushes
Do you feel it?
Burning bushes
Started October 2022, Finished February 2024.
Words and music by Caroline Cobb Smith. Copyright 2024 Sing the Story Music (ASCAP), admin by Integrated Music Rights.