great song, forgivingone. I had not heard that one yet. I am gonna add it to this list.

Don't Give Up by Sanctus Real

I heard you say you would love for a lifetime
Now you complain a lifetime just doesn’t feel right for you
Another casualty of casual love
Another soul out of place, a heart that gave up

Why do we break the promises we make?
Are we living for ourselves?

Don’t give up on love and throw it all away
Don’t give up on love and let it fall away
When did it become so easy to run from your pain?
Don’t give up on love and throw it all away

I heard you say you can’t change a stubborn heart
I can relate ‘cause that’s how I feel when I talk with you

Why should it take losing everything
To realize it might be time to change?

Your restless heart won’t win ‘cause you take but you don’t give
And you’ll keep moving on until you learn what love is

The Face of Love by Sanctus Real

I’ve seen your face on stained glass, in colored lights
In pictures of you looking to the sky
You been portrayed a thousand different ways
But my heart can see you better than my eyes
‘Cause it’s love that paints the portrait of your life

The face of love
The face of love
You look more like love everyday

I’ve read your words in the pages of your life
And I’ve imagined what you were like
I may not know the shape of your face
But I can feel your heart changing mine
And your love still proves that you’re alive

You are the face that changed the whole world
No one too lost for you to love
No one too low for you to serve
So give us the grace to change the world
No one too lost for me to love
No one too low for me to serve

Let us see…
Let us be your face

The Way I Feel by 12 Stones

Lately I've been wandering
Off the narrow path
You’ve given me so many things that I've never had
And all in all I know it's you that always pulls me through
If you reach deep inside you’ll see my heart is true

‘Cause I hate the way I feel tonight
And I know I need you in my life
Yes I hate the way I feel inside
And I promise to make the sacrifice

The world I know is pulling me
More and more each day
I feel like the odd man out as I begin to pray
Spiteful eyes are watching me
With everything I do
In the midst of darkness Lord
My spirit calls for you

(You know sometimes deep inside)
I feel like this

Fade Away by 12 Stones

I need you to feel exactly like I do inside
But I feel so alone again
I try to find a better life
Somewhere far away from here
But I need you to believe in me

But I won't be afraid
Just because you don't need me
I will not be ashamed
Just because you don't believe in anything that I say
Now I turn and I walk away from you

I won't fade away
I won't fade away again

I find you down the road that I have walked before
And I know you're alone again
You try to find a better life
Somewhere far away from here
But I need you to believe in me

You try to make me fade away

this is my song to my WH

You Know Where to Find Me
by Matthew West

I saw your sky fall down today
Suddenly turn from blue to gray
Till one by one the raindrops
Turned to tears upon your face
Wish there was something I could do
Wish I could ease the pain for you
But I’ve never felt so helpless

It’s like you’re drowning right in front of me
And I’m reaching out but you can’t see
There’s something holding on to you so tight
So I guess this is all I’ll say to you tonight

Chorus:
If you ever need me
You know where to find me
I will be waiting where I’ve always been
If you ever need me
You know where to find me
I have never left you, I’m where I’ve always been
Right by your side
Right by your side

If the whole wide world is on your back
If the strength you need is the strength you lack
If you’re in a crowd but all alone
If you can’t stay here but you can’t go home
If you can’t answer all the why’s
‘Cause you’re too tired to reach that high
I want you to remember

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
If the whole wide world is on your back
If the strength you need is the strength you lack
If you’re in a crowd but all alone
If you can’t stay here but you can’t go home
If you can’t answer all the why’s
‘Cause you’re too tired to reach that high
I want you to, I need you to remember

Repeat Chorus

Also learned to play most of this one on the guitar.


Never Say Goodbye by Guardian

You and I, we've been through some hard times
You think of all the times I've seen you fall
But through all the rain and all the grey skies
I haven't lost any love for you at all

If your eyes could see how much you mean to me
You'd take my hand and my love would set you free

It's another heartache
And it's another day
You sit and watch your life pass you by
Like a cold winter's day
You take a look around you
You see the fragments of your broken dreams
But we pick up the pieces and we carry on

If your eyes could see how much you mean to me
You'd take my hand and my love would set you free

And I'm never gonna say goodbye
I'm always standing right by your side
And no matter what you do
You know my love belongs to you
And I'm never gonna say goodbye

And everyday life seems a little bit colder
Waiting for love in the pouring rain
You can cast all your cares upon my shoulders
I gave my Son for you
And I'll never turn away from you

If your eyes could see how much you mean to me
You'd take my hand and my love would set you free

And I'm never gonna say goodbye
I'm always standing right by your side
And no matter what you do
You know my love belongs to you
And I'm never gonna say goodbye

Do You Know What Love Is by Guardian

Did you find that loneliness came
When you lost your only love
and you didn't know which way to turn
The nights were cold and the days were long
And you never knew when a real love would come to you
All the times that you laughed
All the times that you cried
You never expected love to leave you behind
Through the years I've been more than I friend
I was there from the start and I'll be here till the end

Do you know what love is
Can you feel what love is
Do you know what love
Do you know what love
Love is
deeper than emotion
comin' stronger than all devotion
Do you know what love
Do you know what love
Love is
deeper than the ocean

Those days are over
Now it's time to carry on
Now you know which road to choose
There is no harder lesson learned
than finding your way alone
so I'm reaching my hand out to you
All of your I life I've been more than a friend
I was there from start and I'll be here till the end

I want to show you one love that is true
Won’t you open your heart
my love is for you

What Does It Take? by Guardian

I stood up
You stayed in your chair
You didn't get it
You even looked put out
But I had no doubt
You'd see the change and someday do the same
That was quite awhile ago

The days are getting shorter
They're expecting record lows

If you could hear me pray tonight
Would you be angry or surprised
To hear your name announced
Followed by a pause or even tears
Like I've done for all these years

The days are getting shorter
I suspect it's gonna snow

What does it take to make you see
The love inside of me?
What does it take to make you see
The truth that I believe?
What does it take to make you see
The pain it's causing me?
Why can't you see?

The days are getting shorter
But I won't surrender hope

What does it take to make you see
The love inside of me?
What does it take to make you see
The truth that I believe?
Is there a stone I've left unturned?
Is there a way I've not explored?
What does it take to shake your world?
To turn you to my Lord?

Run by Kutless

Why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know i
just, just want to be with you

Looking down from above as you watch TV
Wondering why, oh you're ignoring me
Do you remember, remember when i came to you
And you love me
And i'm waiting for you
And i'm waiting for you

Why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know i
just, just wanna be with you, to be with you
Hey, why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know
I just, just wanna be with you, to be with you...

Whatever happened to the love, the love you had for me
When you first came to me
Don't you know that i died, died so i could be with you
forever
And i'm waiting for you
And i'm waiting for you

Why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know i
just, just wanna be with you, to be with you
Hey, why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know
I just, just wanna be with you, to be with you...

Find a place of solitude, and i'll speak to you
As you pray to me
Don't you know i'm waiting here, waiting for you to
read and hear word
I'm waiting here missing the time the times we shared
oh, please come to me

Why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know i
just, just wanna be with you, to be with you
Hey, why do you run why do you hide oh don't you know
I just, just wanna be with you, to be with you...

Very powerful song here.


My Savior My God by Aaron Shust

I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands One who is my Savior
I take Him at his word and deed
Christ died to save me this I read
And in my heart I find a need
For Him to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, but once did I
Before I knew my Savior
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
Yes, living, dying; let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior

This is a song that I imagine captures what a FWS may think. of course it captures how I sometimes feel in the presence of God.

I Need You To Love Me by Barlowgirl

Why, why are You still with me?
Didn't You see what I've done?
In my shame I want to run and hide myself
But it's here I see the truth
I don't deserve You

(Chorus:)
But I need You to love me, and I
I won't keep my heart from You this time
And I'll stop this pretending that I can
Somehow deserve what I already have
I need You to love me

I, I have wasted so much time
Pushing You away from me
I just never saw how much You could cherish me
Cuz You're a God who has all things
And still You want me

(Chorus)

Your love makes me forget what I have been
Your love makes me see who I really am
Your love makes me forget what I have been

(Chorus)

Give Me Jesus by Jeremy Camp


In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You can have all this world
Just give me Jesus,
When I am alone,
When I am alone,
When I am alone,
Give me Jesus

[CHORUS]
When I come to die,
When I come to die,
When I come to die,
Give me Jesus

[CHORUS x 2]

When I heard this, I was going through a really bad time - had to do with my daughter. I knew she was dealing with something she wasn't talking about. She was internalizing something but I had no idea what. She wanted to go live w/ her dad but I knew she was really wanting to run away from the underlying issue and that it wouldn't work out as she envisioned it. I was hurt, devastated, scared, angry, and alone.

After some really hard stuff, the truth came back. I have my daughter back - the one I knew was hiding inside the angry, depressed girl I could see.

Through this song, I could hear God talking to me. Telling me that I was 'all that and a bag of chips' in His eyes.

MORE by Michael West

Take a look at the mountain
Stretching a mile high
Take a look at the ocean
Far as your eye can see
And think of me

Take a look at the desert
Do you feel like a grain of sand?
I am with you wherever
Where you go is where I am
And I'm always thinking of you
Take a look around you
I'm spelling it out one by one

I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine and you shine for me too
I love you
Yesterday
And today
And tomorrow
I'll say it again and again
I love you more

Just a face in the city
Just a tear on a crowded street
But you are one in a million
And you belong to me
And I want you to know
I'm not letting go
Even when you come undone

I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine and you shine for me too
I love you
Yesterday
And today
And tomorrow
I'll say it again and again
I love you more
I love you more

Shine for me
Shine for me
Shine on, shine on
Shine for me

I love you more than the sun
And the stars that I taught how to shine
You are mine and you shine for me too
I love you
Yesterday
And today
And tomorrow
I'll say it again and again
I love you more

When God Ran by Phillips, Craig, and Dean

Almighty God, the great I am
Immovable rock, omnipotent, powerful, awesome Lord
Victorious warrior, commanding King of Kings
Mighty conqueror, and the only time
the only time I ever saw Him run

CHORUS:
Was when He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
“Son do you know I still love you?”
He caught me by surprise when God ran

The day I left home I knew I’d broken His heart
And I wondered then if things could ever be the same
Then one night I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road ahead I could see
It was the only time – it was the only time I ever saw Him run

And then He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said,
“Son do you know I still love you?”
He caught me by surprise as He brought me to my knees
When God ran – I saw Him run to me

BRIDGE:
I was so ashamed, all alone and so far away
But now I know He’s been waiting for this day

I saw Him run to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice I felt His love for me again

He ran to me, He took me in His arms
Held my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”
Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice He said, “Son”, He called me Son
He said, “Son do you know I still love you?”
He ran to me and then I ran to Him
When God ran

Rewind by Pillar

It seems just like yesterday was the first time that I heard You call my name
Since then, so much has changed
I’m still the same man that I was before
Knowing that I can be without anything scares me away from being alone
Now, that I know what’s going on
I can look back and see You
And I made You wait, as I turned away

If I could rewind, watch all my life
Just pass me by, I could see You
If I could rewind, I’d take back the lies
And all of those times I hurt You

I don’t know if I’ll ever know exactly how much that I hurt You
Knowing that hurts me everyday
If I could rewind, I would take it away
And not make You wait, and I won’t walk away

I wanna take back all those lies
I wanna take back all those times
I wanna show You with my life that I’m here for You

Everything by Pillar

Can't you feel that there is something
That is burning up inside
I don't know what it means
But there's something that I ain't tried
It feels like me against the nations
And it’s something I can't hide
I don't care if you believe me
‘Cause its burning me alive
I tell you

Nothing comes that easy
Nothing comes for free
Something comes from nothing
If you're willing to believe
Everything has meaning
Everything we see
Are you willing
To give up everything

You don't need a revelation
To open up your mind
Break down all your reasons
Leave them all behind
Cause it takes faith for moving mountains
And strength to walk the line
Your apology accepted
And there's nothing you can hide
Believe me

Time will tell

My all time favorite group is Petra. They were the first Christian rock group I started listening to back in 1988.

Love by Petra

Love is patient, love is kind
No eyes of envy, true love is blind
Love is humble, it knows no pride
No selfish motive hidden inside
Love is gentle, makes no demands
Despite all wrong, true live still stands
Love is holy, love is pure
It lasts forever, it will endure

(Chorus)
Love knows when to let go
Love knows when to say no
Love grows in the light of the Son
And love shows the world that the Son of Love has come

Love is loyal, believes the best
It loves the truth, love stands the test
Love is God sent in His Son
Love forgives all we have done

In this world where hatred seems to grow
True love goes against the flow
And becomes so hard to show

In this world where push turns to shove
We have strength to rise above
Through the power of His love
Lord, we need to know the power of Your love

Praying Man by Petra

Noah saw the coming of the flood
(He built an ark upon dry land)
When Moses prayed,
God parted the Red Sea
(In faith, he made his stand)
And David dropped the giant to his knees
(Empowered by a stronger hand)
God changed the course of history
(See the power of the praying man)

(Chorus)
Faith lives in folded hands
Mountains move when you make a stand
It's never been a case of sleight of hand
It's the power, oh the power of the praying man
Whoa, I see the power of the praying man
Whoa, I see the power of the praying man

Jesus turned the water into wine
(No tricks, no magicians)
He rules the earth, the wind, the sky
(In control of the situation)
He knew that

Prayer is alive and well today
(It's a matter of dedication)
Prayer works when you take the time to pray
(It's a matter of true devotion)
You'll see that...
(Chorus)

Just Reach Out by Petra

Sometimes the night seems to go on for days
When it's hard to see the light through the darkness and haze
While the world around you makes you feel out of place
And the burdens that you carry are just too hard to face

(Chorus)
Just reach out and He'll reach in
Take your broken heart and make it whole again
It don't matter who you are or where you've been
Just reach out, and He'll reach in

Standing in a crowd, but still all alone
Crying out for answers that nobody knows
Everybody's busy looking out for themselves
Is there anyone who really cares about anyone else?

You say you've walked ten thousand steps away
But don't you know that it's only one step back?
Because the One who hears you when you pray
Is the One who's there beside you
And He'll never walk away

For All Your Worth by Petra

Hold on to life for all you're worth
You know He died for all you're worth
He loves you
You have the greatest value
He gave His life for all
For all you're worth

By this time you know the story
There's nothing there you haven't heard
You can cross the line of knowing
And your heart believing His Word
Do you think He brought you this far
Just to leave you wondering where and who you are
Just think back to where it began
Jesus called you name and then you just took His hand

Even gold still needs refining
Burning off impurities
Even diamonds grow in value
When they're cut so carefully
There's no life beyond His repair
You will find Him waiting just beyond a prayer
He invested all that He had
Don't you think it hurts Him inside to see you sad

He has His eye on you
You have the greatest value
He gave His life for all
For all you're worth
For all you're worth