Starting in late April 2011, I felt distant from God for about 5 months. This song was one of the few I wrote during that time. Reading it now, I still don’t know what brought on the distance that led to despair I must have felt while writing this. In the good times, that pain can seem so far away but it can also come rushing back so quickly.
May you feel and recognize God’s spirit moving in and around today and always!
JOHN
‘Sometimes’
Sometimes within the castle of my soul,
I pull the drawbridge up when guilt and fear have taken hold
From the piercing eyes of God I try to hide,
Fearing God will find me as guilty as I feel deep down inside
Remember God’s compassion lives
When we would judge, God only gives
His grace and love have overcome the worst we can do
So praise Him with your voice raised high
Sing all about God’s love cause I
Know God loves me just as God loves you
Sometimes within the loneliness I feel
That God has left me helpless to the evils of this world
But when I open up my eyes I always see
That God’s standing right here with me and forever he will be
Remember God’s compassion lives
When we would judge, God only gives
His grace and love have overcome the worst we can do
So praise Him with your voice raised high
Sing all about God’s love cause I
Know God loves me just as God loves you
Sometimes within the hopelessness and pain
I wonder where God’s gone and if I’ll see his face again
From the bottom of my heart I loudly cry
Have you truly forsaken me and left me here to die?
Remember God’s compassion lives
When we would judge, God only gives
His grace and love have overcome the worst we can do
So praise Him with your voice raised high
Sing all about God’s love cause I
Know God loves me just as God loves you
Copyright May 6, 2011 John Lage, Jr All Rights Reserved
