My life is forfeit
Death is required
And blood must be spent
To pay the price
And make atonement
For the existence I have led
Ant the decisions I have made
Hell and damnation await me
But I shall be spared
For blood was shed
But it was not mine
A life was given
So I could live
Eternally

A father is a child's first glimpse of God
The beginning of their understanding of Him
A portrait of His strength and shelter
The first example of His authority
And His mercy

The child seeks his face and approval
As they will one day seek God's
They follow in his footsteps
As they will one day follow in God's

You pour your love on me
In times of joy
And times of pain
Your love pours
When I  hurt
And when I hurt you
Your love pours
When I am lovable
And when I can't even love myself
Your love pours
Always

Many lives you passed through
During the journey of your own
Touching each one (loving)
In each one leaving
A little of yourself

Peace flows to you like a river
Glory like a flood
And you pour them on me
Throughout my life
(and before)
Your love was with me
The comfort you have shown me
Is the comfort of God
I rise up and call you blessed
Because I am blessed
By you

Your strength frees me
Helping me to move forward
When I cannot rise
Held down
By the weight of the world
Your strength lifts me
When I am drowning
Held under
By the waves of confusion
Your strength pulls me free
When I am trapped
Held back
By my own weakness
Your strength frees me

Thank You Lord
For Your righteousness
I sing about Your Name
The Lord Most High

I am pregnant with evil
Conceived by trouble
Giving birth to deceit
I have dug a pit
Hollowed it out
I have fallen
Into the hole I dug
My trouble comes back
And my violence falls
On my head

In my failure to repent
God has sharpened His sword
And strung His bow
Made them ready
His deadly weapons have been prepared
His arrows tipped with fire

Let the evil of my wickedness come to its end
Establish my righteousness
He examines my heart and soul
He is a righteous God
My shield is with Him
He saves the purity of my heart
He is a righteous judge
Executing justice daily

In His anger He rises up
Lifting Himself against the fury
Of my soul
Awakening for me
Declaring judgment on me
A mass of people gather around Him
He takes His seat High over it
He judges me
Vindicates me
By my righteousness and integrity
(By my inequity and infidelity)

My God
Because I have done this
There is injustice on my hands
I have done harm
To one at peace with me
I have plundered my adversary
Without cause
My enemies shall pursue me
They shall overtake me
They will trample me
Leaving my honor in the dust

I seek refuge in You
My God
Save me from my pursuers
Rescue me
They tear at me like lions
Ripping me apart
And no one rescues me