1. |
||||
|
Becoming a child can be hard for those who see the world through
eyes of selfish ambition Instead of going back to the hidden
playground of no competition Where laughter shakes the ground and
the imagination has no bounds Where pure love swings you up high
and the faith to jump allows you to fly
Becoming a child can be hard when you’re shooting to be the next star
Rather than helping other friends reach the next monkey bar Because
the community of the playground isn’t fun when it only consists of you
Even the teeter totter takes two
Becoming a child can be hard for those who think the tough times won’t stop
The slide down can’t be enjoying without the hard climb to the top
Without letting go of everything to cling to the faith that you
will safely land You will never find the courage to repeat the climb and
let your feet leave the sand
There’s a hidden playground that’s waiting to be found
Where you will never hear anything less than a joyful sound A complicated mind will
get in the way of finding what’s always been there Simplicity will open
the doors to the greatest adventure that must be shared
At the playground
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
I was alone for so long
Needed a place to rest my head
I was afraid for so long
Needed a place to rest my head
I cry, “Abba,”
You say, “my child,”
I cry, “Abba,”
You say, “don’t be afraid”
You never forsake me
You never leave me
You haven’t forgotten Your promises
It’s who You are
You’re the perfect Father
Come have it all, take my life
I belong, I belong to You
I belong, I belong to You
I belong, I belong to You
And nothing can separate me from Your love
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
Even when I was far away
Even when I was covered in shame
You chose to run to me with open arms
Even when I was dead in my transgressions
Even when I was filthy in my sin
You chose to die that I might know the Father again
So I’ll keep leaning
into the arms that found me
when I was lost
when I was wandering
Nothing can take me from my Father’s arms
Nothing can take me from my Father’s arms
Nothing can take me from my Father’s arms
He never lets go, He never lets go, He never lets go
Even when I fall down again and again
You pick me up and say, “Just keep running.”
I’ll just keep running, running
Into those arms of love
|
||||
4. |
||||
|
I know You know everything I’ve been through
But, You don’t put me to shame
You say I’m beautiful
I know You know everything I’ve been through
But, You don’t throw me away
You say I’m beautiful
Here’s my heart
You’ll keep it safe for me
Cause that’s how good You are
That’s how good You are
You take my brokenness and
You’ve turned it into something beautiful
When I am weak
You are strong
And I’ll just keep singing
You are worthy of it all
You’re so worthy
You’re so worthy
You’re so worthy
I give it all, I give it all
|
||||
5. |
||||
6. |
Fragrant Offering
08:16
|
|||
|
They say that if You only knew
You wouldn’t let me come to You
They say that if You could see
You wouldn’t let me touch Your feet
You wouldn’t want to be near me
You let me come to You
With all of my tears and shame
You can see it all
Yet you call me beautiful
All of my hopes and dreams
fears and insecurities
I pour them out at Your feet
as my fragrant offering
I look at my offering,
it looks so weak to me
Could a King really receive
this ugly thing I bring,
Could a King really want me?
Then, I remember that if you let that woman come to You
With all her tears and her shame, With all her fears and perfumes
You’ll let me come to You, You’ll let me come to You
I am my Beloved’s and He is mine
I am my Beloved’s and He won’t change His mind
|
||||
7. |
||||
|
I am my Beloved’s and He is mine
I am my Beloved’s and He won’t change His mind
He’s coming for me
I know, — one day
I will be one with the One that I love
He’s coming again
And I’m gonna have oil in my lamp
I’m gonna marry the Lamb
I’m gonna marry the Lamb
|
||||
8. |
So Much Better
05:43
|
|||
|
Kiss me with the kisses of Your mouth
You taste se much better than what this world offers me
Draw me into the inner chambers of Your heart
And I’ll never leave,
I’ll never leave
You’re so much better
You’re so much better
You’re so much better
You’re so much better
Kiss me with the kisses of Your word
Give me revelation, make my heart burn
Draw me into the inner chambers of Your heart
And I will pour out my love
I will pour out my love
Jesus, You’re beautiful
I’m so in love
I’m so in love
I’m so in love
Jesus, You’re beautiful
I’m so in love
with who You are God
|
||||
9. |
||||
|
Oh — I want to hear from You
Oh — This is Your song
Empty me of all the distractions
and all the noise
I just want to hear Your voice
I just want to hear Your voice
|
||||
10. |
||||
|
I’m standing on ground that appears to be solid, yet I know there’s so much more. Looking past the surface into the depths of what I truly have been created for
The strength that stirs up within me doesn’t align with the weak state of my flesh and uneasy breath. My hindered sight begins to see a will to move on and press into a hope that is only found beyond death
There’s more to see beyond that which my eyes currently behold. There’s more to feel beyond that which my senses perceive to unfold
The aching goes past the physical elements and works its way into the deepest parts of my soul. It begins to cry out in want and release complete control
And set out on a journey past the surface further than my fragile flesh could ever wander. To decrease the lengths of distance and become ever fonder.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth, while my lips are lined with cracks. Drinking the water of this world, my thirst cannot be quenched and my whole being still lacks.
There’s a yearning that’s singing out and a want that’s burning from the depths of my soul. To find satisfaction that goes beyond anything my hands can carry or hold.
The hunger grows and increases as I search for freedoms taste. If I never consumed another thing but the one I long for, this life will not be put to waste
I’m overcome with the constant flickering wick that continuously burns up passion and desire. Feelings that only burn greater as I allow every inch of my being to be consumed in the fire.
I’m searching for closeness that flows deeper than my mind can conceive and penetrates further than my heart has ever felt worthy to believe
While I wait the taste gets sweeter, my soul gets closer and the fire is as hot as the core beneath the crust. Desire turns to satisfaction and the thirst is quenched as I bathe in the river of trust.
Anticipation becomes the reason for every breath, movement and the beating of my heart. As I continue to be consumed with the longing for love
|
||||
11. |
||||
|
Show me what it means to say
that I love You, Jesus
I want to love You
the way You want me to
I want to love You
to the fullness of what You deserve
Keep me in Your fire, fire, fire
till I’m completely consumed by Your desire
Come burn everything away that hinders my love
Come burn everything away that hinders my love
Come burn everything away that hinders my love
I want to love you, I want to love You
|
||||
12. |
||||
|
Jesus, I live to satisfy Your heart
Cause from before eternity, from before You even made me
There was a dream in Your heart for intimacy
You longed for one that You might be equally yoked with in love
One that You might pour out all the fullness of who You are
One who would understand and behold You the way You deserve to be
One who would love You to the fullness of what You deserve
And who You would be able to love in return
with all of who You are, all of who You are
And I am that one, I am that One
I am that One, Jesus
I’m the one you dreamt of from before eternity began, when You said,
“I will make for myself a bride, one who could contain the fullness of my love. One who I will make who could receive all of me and one who would love me in return with all of who they are
And I am that One, I am that One
The one that you were slain before the foundations of the earth for,
I am that One, I am that One, Jesus
Cause I know,
This is what I was made for
intimacy with You Lord
This is what I was made for
to satisfy Your heart
|
||||
13. |
||||
|
I don’t want to waste anymore time,
On things that don’t satisfy,
I want to love you
in every minute of every day
Holy Spirit, give me just a little bit more to give to Jesus
I want to love Him more
Give us Your desires
Let them burn in us like a fire
We want what You want God
We want what You want God
Send the fire, send the rain
Send the trails, send whatever it takes
I want to produce the fruit that satisfies You
I want to produce the fruit that satisfies You
|
||||
14. |
||||
|
My hearts cry –
I want to pay whatever the cost is to never leave your presence. Show me the things that hinder your love from making sense.
I want to remove the things that come between my arms and yours. Take my eyes off the filth of this world and let them see through heavens doors.
His reply-
It costs the abandonment of your past, so that you can be in this special moment of my presence. It costs releasing the control of today over to me without hesitance.
Walking in the present of every moment and not searching ahead for answers. I will show you what your heart really wants and remove all fleshly cancers
My presence will cost you your complete view of self. It means throwing off all the idols you have placed on your shelf
You can only find me in the very moment of right now. When you coming crashing into my grace and your pride begins to bow
A movement that isn’t thought about or planned but the surrender melts you down from where you stand
The price to pay is your life so that I can keep forgiving. After you taste my presence, you will realise you were never really living
Now my love all you gain is eternal years. To stand in my presence means abandoning all your fears
So press into “now” and know it’s the only time that matters. All your insecurities, broken dreams and worries shatter
Until all that can be left is you, purely standing in my presence forever. Made with my love and clothed in royalty, you are my treasure
My presence will cost you the pressure of this world in exchange for play. In the form of a child your Father says “Enjoy today”
So today come, be with me and experience new depths of my love. You can never feel alone with my presence sent from above
In the present is where my presence is found. It’s where the whisper of my voice becomes the sweetest of sounds
And your tears become offerings poured out on my heart. They allow me to wipe away the things that pull us apart
The cost of my presence is the exchange of morning for dancing. So be prepared to be moved by my songs created for romancing
The more you allow yourself to embrace my lovesick heart for you, the more the old falls off to reveal the new
The more you taste of my love the more the anticipation grows, for one of heavens greatest shows
The wedding day of complete restoration, where your whole body will once again be my divine new creation
And you will be mine and I will be unhinderingly yours forever.
|
||||
15. |
||||
|
You’re not dead
You’re coming again
You’re coming again
We wait for You
With oil in our lamps
Day and night
night and day
We’ll keep the fire burning
We’ll keep the fire burning
We lift Your name up higher
We lift Your name up higher
We lift Your name up higher
Jesus, Jesus
We don’t want any other king
We just want
King Jesus
|
||||
16. |
||||
|
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
I will pay the cost of revival
I will die for You
With my last breath
I will lift you high
I want my worship to cost what it cost You
Spirit bend me
till all that’s within me bows at Your feet
Spirit burn me
till I’m completely consecrated for my King
I will lay down my life
To see Jesus by lifted high
I will lay down my life
be lifted, be lived high
Higher than every other God
We lift up the name of Jesus
|
||||
17. |
Show Your Love
09:02
|
|||
|
If You really want to use me God,
It’ll be my joy to be broken and poured out
I just want to show Your love
so the whole world falls in love with You
I just want to show Your love
Jesus
When I hear Your voice say,
“Whom shall Send
When I hear Your voice say, I’ll say
I’ll say, “Here I am”
I say, “Yes,”
I say, “Yes”
Here I am,
Send me, Use Me
Come kill the spirit of compromise, let all my selfishness die
Come kill the spirit of compromise, let all my selfishness die
Cause I’m so tired of telling You
That I surrender when I don’t mean it
Take my life, today I die
Come and break me open
Come and break me open
Come and break me open
And pour me out, pour me out
|
||||
18. |
||||
|
We will go — till every soul
knows Your name
I won’t stop singing
till every orphan knows Your name
And cries out “Papa, Oh I’m not afraid”
I won’t stop singing
till every widow knows Your heart
And reaches out to find
You’re so faithful, Lord
You’re so faithful, Lord
From the north to the south
To the east to the west
Every tongue will sing,
“King of Kings, Lord of Lords,
You are worthy of it all”
Call all the poor and the broken
Call all the hungry and the homeless
Call all the sinners to the wedding
We’re gonna marry the Lamb
|
||||
19. |
||||
20. |
||||
|
If I was as sunflower
I would follow the sun
I would show all the other sunflowers
How its done
If I was a cake
I would be the best flavor
So the people could taste and see
That You’re good
I would be everything for You
I will be all of the things
that You made me to do
If I was a bird
I would fly all around
Just to look at the masterpiece
that is the ground
If I was a river
I would flow through the world
So the deserts would never be
thirsty again
I am your child
And You are my home
And I know that I’ll never be alone
And I know that I’ll never be alone
|
||||
If you like Clement Chen, you may also like:
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 1, 2024
go to album
In The Midst of You
by Brad stank
Brad Stank taps into the spiritual side of slow jams on his latest.
go to album
Reissued by UK label Death is Not the End “The System” is a sugar-sweet slice of ’80s digital reggae.
go to album
Yip Jump Music (1983)
by Daniel Johnston
The Daniel Johnston catalog comes to Bandcamp, bringing with it a host of lo-fi classics.
go to album
Tëdd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang
by Ndox Electrique
Two members of Ifriqiyya Electrique join forces with the n'doëp community in Senegal with exhilarating results.
go to album
I Heard The Voice
by Faith & Harmony
North Carolina’s Faith & Harmony brings the scorching sound of classic gospel soul to a new generation.
go to album
Parayellowgram
by M. Sage & Zander Raymond
Modular synths sparkle amidst piano, vibes, and other organic instruments stringing together constellations of sound.
go to album
