You Never Let Me Go

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Last night I dreamt there was a talent show or something in my old High School Auditorium. My friend Tim was up as a crowd slowly filled the room, and I along with some other guys we used to work with at Beltway were moving all over the stage picking up wires and cleaning up after Tim as he moved from instrument to instrument, others joining in as according to his changes. We were having fun with it, being silly. I was sitting on the floor behind the drums (not playing them) and I had just decided to pick up a mic and sing something when Tim (now on guitar) began singing this upbeat worship song. I think it originally had a bridge, but I don't remember it, because it took me a moment to realize that this song was completely new. I just sat there listening, all thoughts of performing vanquished from my mind, as worship broke forth.

As I wrote down these words this morning and sang this "new song unto the Lord" I realized that they were about Olivia, about me, about loosing Josiah, and about God's unending faithfulness. For the first time in six weeks I really felt hope. For the first time in months, I had a truly new song to offer Jesus.

Unfortunately, I chose the living room to write it down and figure out the notes, and I wasn't as quiet as I thought I was being. I woke my poor Olivia up after she spent the whole night unable to sleep. (Sorry, My Love.) It never even occurred to me to leave the house!

Anyway, these are the words(c):

You take my breath away
when you draw me near
You are my Destiny
what shall I fear, my Lord
And when you answer me
with a strength so dear
I never want to let you go

I wanna stand up, throw my arms around you
Bow down; I’m on holy ground with you
You never let me go
I wanna run hard ‘cause I’m running to you
Trust you, no matter what they say you do
You never let me go
You never let me go

Splendor and Majesty
Holy is your Name
And when you touch my life
I’ll never be the same, my Lord
My only reason now
is to bring you fame
I never want to let you go
So when the trouble comes
as you said it would
Or when the blessing falls
like you said it could, my Lord
No matter what you’ll
turn it for my good
I never want to let you go

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