Lyrics

PILGRIMAGE

LOST WORLD

Is anybody out there listening,
Does anybody hear,
Our tiny voice in the dark?
Does anybody notice,
Does anybody care,
Or are we alone in the night?

Like little children we are crying in the darkness
Hoping that someone will finally answer
With fragile little fingers we are groping in the emptiness
Hoping that our pleas won't be denied

CHORUS

We are a lost world, going nowhere fast
We are a lost world, knowing it won't last
A world of dreamers, living in a nightmare that won't end
'Till the Savior comes again.

Spinning on this grain of dust
Through the emptiness of space,
On a journey that would seem to take us nowhere.
Trying to convince ourselves
There really is some purpose,
Though we haven't yet discovered if it's out there.

And with every answer comes a thousand other questions,
And we're never any closer than we've ever been.
With empty things we try so desperately to surround ourselves,
To hide the emptiness within.

CHORUS

And we are prisoners on planet Earth
We started dying at the moment of our birth
And in between we scratch and claw
And try to make some sense of it all
Never wanting to admit

CHORUS

Prodigal

I remember every bend along this road that I now travel
Not too long ago I came the other way
Full of hopes and dreams
That now have all become unraveled
I have squandered them away
I left the only life I knew so far behind me
To chase a life I'd never known
I didn't care how much my father's heart was breaking
Nor could I see what I had done

I gave my hand to everything
I thought would bring me pleasure
I chased it all with a wanton disregard
For the simple fact that nothing in this life lasts forever
Too late I found my fortune gone
But even then I just refused to see my failure
Too ashamed to admit what I had done
So I simply sold myself much deeper into bondage
Only to find myself alone

I finally realized how foolish I had been
I finally saw what I'd become
A man with nothing left to fill the emptiness within
Except the thought of going home

INTERLUDE

But I have no way of knowing now
What will be my reception
Or if he'll even speak my name
I only know I have no right to be his son
I only hope he'll let me be his slave
Will he listen as I humbly bow before him
Will he hear the words I say
Will he show me mercy
Even though I don't deserve it
Or will he simply turn me away

I round the final bend and there I see my father standing
And all the shame wells up inside of me
I left believing I had no need for his love
And now that need is what consumes me
And then he runs to me
And wraps his arms around me
The tears fall freely from his face
He looks into my eyes and says the words
"I love you"
And I am lost in his embrace

And though I try to make confession for my sinfulness
He doesn't hear the words I say
For whereas once he thought that I was lost to him forever
He only knows now that I'm saved

Clay Vessels

Chorus
Praise the Lord
All of ye people, all of His children
Bow down before Him
Lift up your voices
And praise the Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia Amen
Amen, Alleluia Amen

We are the clay and God is the potter
Molding us making us with His hands
We are the vessels empty of water
God fills us over and over again, again
Alleluia Amen,

We are the field and God is the sower
Planting the seeds and making them grow
He is the vine and we are the branches
He gives us everything we need to know, we know
Alleluia Amen, Amen, Alleluia Amen

Chorus

We are the song and God is the singer
We are the words and God is the rhyme
We are the tune and God is the singer
Yielded instruments in His hands, His hands
Alleluia Amen Amen
Alleluia Amen Amen
Alleluia Amen Amen
Alleluia Amen Amen
Alleluia Amen

Chorus

Alleluia Amen

You're the One

Jesus, You're the world to me
I once was blind but now I see
Thank you for the love you gave to me
Jesus, You're the one

My heart was empty 'till You came inside
Now I find I'm really satisfied
I can't believe I ever tried to deny
Jesus, You're the one

God, I know that it must hurt You so
When we deny the only way You gave for life
What you've done cost you you're only Son
All these feelings I can't hold inside

Break

Jesus, Jesus, I love You
That cannot be denied
Jesus, Jesus, I love You
And all these praises I can't hold inside

Repeat verse 1

I gave my life to You
You gave it back to me
Brand new and running over
What You've done cost You Your only Son
All the world will bow before You

Repeat verse 1

When I Survey

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

Forbid it Lord that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I'd sacrifice them to His blood

See from His head His hands His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did ere such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were a present far too small
Love so amazing so divine
Demands my life, my soul, my all

The Denial

The darkness fell
The silence I know so well
Once again I find myself alone
I believed in You
At least I wanted to
Where do I go from here
Knowing it's over now
I'm so alone

I gave my heart to You
Now it's torn in two
All the promises you made and I believed
I trusted You
At least I wanted to
Where do I go from here
Knowing it's over now
I'm so afraid

CHORUS
My mind is haunted now by scenes I can't forget
The sound of my voice crying 'I never knew You'
The emptiness and agony I'm feeling yet
That pierced my soul when You looked into my eyes

I felt the shame
Knowing I'm to blame
I can't understand where it all went wrong
I thought You were the one
Oh, Lord what have I done
I don't know what to believe
Could I have been deceived
I'm so confused

CHORUS

1ST VERSE

If You Hear Me

Jesus, if You can hear me now
Don't listen to my words for they've betrayed me
Listen to my heart
For there within the deepest part
You know that I believe

Jesus, I don't know if You are here
I don't know if You still love me
Knowing what I've done
That I denied the only one
Whoever gave His life for me

CHORUS
Jesus, if You hear me now
You must know my heart is broken
I said I'd never do
The very thing I've done to You
And now I feel so ashamed

O Lord please hear my prayer
I need to know You're there
For I can't live without You

Jesus, I don't know what to say
I only wish that You were here now
To look into my eyes
And separate the truth from the lies
Like You've done so many times before

CHORUS
Jesus, if You hear me now
You must know how much I love You
I said I'd never do
The very thing I've done to You
And now I feel so ashamed

O Lord please hear my prayer
I need to know You're there
For I can't live without You

1st verse

Because of Your Love

There was a time in my life
I didn't know which way I should go
Confused and empty
And afraid of all I didn't know
And then You found me
You took my hand
You picked me up again
I don't know where I would have been
If it weren't for Your love

Oh, I remember
Thinking I could do it on my own
I took all my hopes and dreams
Tried to build them one by one
And with each new dream fulfilled
I realized
The words You spoke were true
Nothing means anything without You
I needed Your love

Break

And Your love found me and brought me to my knees
And then I realized I could start my whole life over
And when I opened all the doors and let Your love inside
It was then that I believed

That I would never
No I will never be able to repay
Though I could give You
Every minute of each day
And Lord I thank You
Your love's so real
And Lord what becomes of me
And whatever good people see
It's all because of Your love

Afraid of the Dark

There were times as child I would wake up crying
When the fears of the night seemed so real
I'd see my mothers face hovering over me
Whispering comforting words in the night
Her gentle voice whispering to me
"Close your eyes it will be all right
Feel my arms as they hold you tight
Letting you know you’re not alone in the night"
And I'd whisper "Don't leave me
'Cause I'm afraid of the dark"

When I look back now and recall those memories
Those silly fears that I've long since grown beyond
At least that's what I must go on believing
It's a lie I've told myself so many times
I can't afford to tear down the walls and hear the voice
Telling me "It'll be all right
Feel My arms that want to hold you tight
To let you know you’re not alone in the night"

But in my private moments
When I'm alone and there's no one to lie to
I wish there was someone
Who could see
Who would look deep inside of me
And find the child who's still
Just afraid of the dark

All I Ever Wanted

It used to make me cry
I used to never wonder why
It used to fill my life with so much passion
Used to make me dream
Of sacrificing everything
Just so the world would see Jesus through me
I used to stay and pray all night
And revel in the morning light
Wishing that the time would last forever
There was a time when nothing mattered more
I'd found what I was looking for
'Cause all I'd ever really wanted was Jesus

I remember when all the words were new
It made me feel so close to you
There was a time I believed I could walk on water
At times it brought me to my knees
The prayers I prayed so fervently
I dared believe faith could really move mountains
And You caught me staring into space
Longing just to see Your face
And once I thought I heard You whisper in my ear
You gave me the strength to carry on
When I thought that all my hope was gone
Your the one that makes this life worth living

That's why it's hard to understand
Why I ever wander from Your hand
O Lord, I want to be near You
But I've cluttered up my life with things
And bound my heart in Earthly strings
But O Lord, I still remember

It used to make me cry
I used to never wonder why
It used to fill my life with so much passion
And all the treasures this life brings
I'd trade it all for just one thing
All I've ever really wanted was Jesus

All I've ever wanted was Jesus

All I've ever wanted was Jesus

All Lyrics By Randy Thompson, except:

“When I survey” Words & Music: Issac Watts
Originally published by Shawnee Press. Used by permission
(Arrangement: Jim Krupa & Randy Thompson)

All other songs © Copyright 1993 by Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reg. ASCAP
except:
”Clay Vessels” © 1982, Randy Thompson Ministries
”The Denial” © 1992, Randy Thompson Ministries