Stay

As I release my tears upon the floor
You unfold my fears from years before
With every drop that falls along this shore
I hear You say, "I will hold them all."

You pull away the veil from my face
Where I hide away the scars without a trace
Every memory slowly comes undone
I hear You say, "I hold everyone."

You always stay
You always stay
You always stay
Close by my side.

Ever so gently with Your tender voice
You draw me closer now I have a choice
Surrendering all I am I lift my arms
I hear You say, "I carry your scars."

Your glory and presence hovers over me
Rivers within me move my tongue to speak
Utterly broken, Your healing sets me free
I hear You say, "won't you follow Me."

You always stay
You always stay
You always stay
Close by my side. 


Weaving me through time and space
Healing flows in Your embrace
Seeing you, now face to face
I stand in awe at heavens gate

Where I'll stay
Where I'll stay
Where I'll stay
Close by Your side

I'll stay
Close by Your side



Lyrics: Dawn Shape
Embrace The Dance Publishing
Copyright: 2013



Today, we lost our dear kitty, Aslan.  Well, though he was eleven years old, he was still our "kitty."  He died of cancer today after about two weeks of our Vet trying their best to recover him back to health. 

Then this evening, I listened to Bethel's new cd, "Tides," about to come out the first week of September.  After that, a live stream of their entire worship team, in an intimate setting of worship, where I felt like I was right there with them. 

Out of this evening of worship and the loss of Aslan, came the tides of these lyrics flowing up from my heart.  I turned the computer back on at 1am, while brushing my teeth, because suddenly the rest of the lyric came to me.

Like the tide... that comes and goes, flows and recedes, so did this lyric tonight. 

And I suspect there will be more of His loving ways of lyric and song, flowing forth in the months to come. 

Embracing the dance on the shore of such seasons,
Dawn

Stay Close (Beautiful Burn)

A holy mess wrapped in Your righteousness
A wandering soul longing to be known
Seeing so far I'm longing to be close
Coming undone, undoing my soul
Burn me Lord, brand me closer to You

Stay close, closer than the wind
Stay close, closer than my sin
Stay close, through the mess and through the pain
Stay close, pour over me Your healing rain
Beautiful burn

Promise in the process not at the end
My heart, my life, my will, Lord you bend
Your dance I embrace, burn Your fire to my face
Don't let me quit, don't let me forfeit
Burn me Lord, brand me closer to You

Stay close, closer than the wind
Stay close, closer than my sin
Stay close, through the mess and through the pain
Stay close, pour over me Your healing rain
Beautiful burn

Waiting for Your promise
Bringing You my yes
Waiting in Your process
Bringing You my mess
Waiting in the closeness
Waiting in the darkness
Vulnerable and honest
You stay close

Stay close, closer than the wind
Stay close, closer than my sin
Stay close, through the mess and through the pain
Stay close, pour over me Your healing rain
Beautiful burn


These lyrics I wrote tonight after having listened to Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger speak a truly anointed message.  It tore at my heart with tremendous affirmation, and a sense of knowing I am not alone, in the place and way in which I live and experience how I was created.  It affected my heart and spoke deeply to my heart on too many levels to share here.  But, this song just poured out of my spirit, after listening. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc0MxD-6rZE

My prayer, --- that you might encounter something more intimate and messy and deeper than you have ever before.  That your life would encounter the God who loves your mess and loves you, through it.  The God that speaks and wants to draw so close to you, that His presence will "burn you beautiful" as she says.  The God who holds promise--- promise for your life.  For my life.  For all of our lives.  But, even more... that whatever promise you are holding for, you will not forfeit the process, for that forfeits the promise.  That you will come to such a place within the honest, messy, fully vulnerable place before God, where you honestly open all of your heart, and cry out to Him- and after you have you are more in love with Him, than when you came.  And be able to pick yourself up, pregnant with promise and hope, awaiting the delivery of all its fullness, and celebrate with those around you- who have already delivered.  This is the heart of her message.  This is the heart of God. 

Bless you!







Lyrics written by: Dawn Shape
Embrace The Dance Publishing
Copyright: 2013