![]() Our race that in some small way my words will encourage and speak to you, as your story is being written.Īnd draw you ever closer to the One who loves you. "" I am confident that He who began a good work in you will carry it on until completion until the day He returns". The place where my story here ends and the story that goes on forever begins! Heres a similar rhyme from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated. This version can be found in Childrens Literature, A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes (1920) by Charles Madison Curry and Erle Elsworth Clippinger. "As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin’ man I have chalked up many a mile Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks And I learned much from both of their styles"īut in all of my travels and all I have read and experienced nothing compares to where I am headed. Ill tell you another About Jacks brother, And now my story is done. ![]() I think of the words Jimmy Buffet wrote in one of my favorite songs One would tell about how despite being “the wretch” the song sings about God was able to change me, and use me to make a difference in others lives, make me a servant in His church, and surround me with friends all because of His goodness.Īll part of a story that has had many twists and turns. One would describe the blessings of being a father and a grandfather. If my life were chapters in a book one would tell of my precious bride of 20+ years who endured so much and stood beside me through the good and the bad. If You Knew My Story Lyrics Alice If you knew my story you’d have a hard time Believing me, you’d think I was lying Joy and sorrow never last I’ll die trying not to live in the past If. It was also the dawning of my love for playing music, a love that has stayed with me throughout my life. I remember the dawning of the “Age of Aquarius” in the late 1960’s. I remember the Civil Rights movement, a time of great unrest and change. I remember where I was and what I was doing when JFK and Martin Luther King were murdered in Dallas and in Memphis. I grew up in the south “the land of cotton” and the old times there were definitely not forgotten. My story is not remarkable, although the events I have had the privilege in my life to witness have been. “ For now, we can only see a dim and blurry picture of things”. Lewis.Įveryone has a story to tell and ultimately we are all part of a greater story that someday will be revealed in full. I love this line at the end of the Last Battle by C.S. “Now at last they were beginning chapter One of the great story no one on earth has read: which goes on forever”. God is at work in these last times, and He wants to write your story. Stories that tell of victory over the enemy, of victory won for all, you and me. When they tell their stories they will tell of Him. In their eyes I see you, Alexander I see you every ELIZA AND COMPANY Time ELIZA And when my time is up Have I done enough Will they tell my story COMPANY Will they tell your story ELIZA Oh, I can’t wait to see you again It’s only a matter of ELIZA AND COMPANY Time COMPANY Will they tell your story Who lives, who dies. Men who were bound by sin and religion, trapped by addiction and pride, wrapped up in hopelessness and shame. I attended a Mens Encounter this weekend with over 500 men in attendance. ![]() Come, tell us the story, dear grandfather, ' said Justus ' it will doubtless. If I told you my story it would be about His love that never gave up, even when I turned away. I have known, in my own experience, several remarkable instances of. And so little about me.Ībout how I received justice and mercy when I deserved judgement and vengeance.Ībout how He took a life that was so ugly and selfish and gave it beauty and meaning and worthĪbout how He died for me when I was still His enemy. UK & Europe, adm.As I listened to this song by Big Daddy Weave I thought about how the good parts of my story that have been so much about Him. Verse Shall I tell you about my life They say Im a man of the world Ive flown across every tide And Ive seen lots of pretty girls I guess Ive got everything I need I wouldnt ask for more. Stuart Townend & Keith Getty Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music (Adm. ![]()
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