White Feathers (CD)

Love Comes First

There are things that I’ve been going through,
that were more than I could bear,
secrets I’ve carried far too long.
places in my mind, that I could never share,
things that I thought, could never be undone.

And I was always looking for
an end to this loneliness.
always looking for some peace.
I was always looking for
someone I could depend on,
Was it you all the time?

And I’m running into my Daddy’s arms
pouring my heart out,
laying my troubles down.
running into your open arms,
breathless delighted,
by the warmth of your welcome,
and your smile.

I always thought that you were hard to please,
You could never understand,
all of my struggles and my fears.
existing in a distant place,
somewhere out of reach,
Immune to my tears.

But now I see you standing there,
love shines in your eyes.
You’re everything I hoped that love would be.
I wonder how I lived so long
outside you warm embrace,
when you were there all the time.

And I’m running into my Daddy’s arms
pouring my heart out,
laying my troubles down.
running into your open arms,
breathless delighted,
By the warmth of your welcome,
and your smile.

father of the fatherless
healer of the broken hearted
father to the one who stands alone
justice pours like rain from your hands
justice pours like rain
justice will be done to you my darling
justice will be done to you my dear

(c) charity quin tgbtg

Gold

Before the world or time began,
she was on His mind.
He planned her days with loving care,
no thought to do her harm.

He took a chance that one day she
would come to love him too.
And though she choose a different path,
His heart was yearning still.

On and on, and on and on,
His love keeps flowing,
deep and true and radiant and free.
On and on and on and on,
His love keeps flowing
deep and true and radiant and free.

So many signs He gave and gave,
but she was blind to Him.
He often whispered of his love,
and rescued her unseen.

And then one day she found herself,
abandoned and all used.
Her wounds were deep, her clothes were torn,
she shuddered from herself.

She turns and through a mist of tears,
believes she sees a face-
so full of love and kindliness,
It takes her breath away.

His voice cries out in pain for her,
His tears fall on her scars.

His arms are open wide to her,
He offers her his love.

Love will always win in the end He says.
Love will always win in the end.
Love will always win in the end my dear.
Love will always win in the end.

So will she take a chance on him?
The damage has run deep-
of other men whose one desire,
was only to abuse.

Love will always win in the end He says.
Love will always win in the end.
Love will always win in the end my dear.
Love will always win in the end.

I hold my breath and hope for them,
I pray she makes the move-
away from pain and fear of death,
into the arms of love.

September 1st 2014 © c.quin tgbtg

Here is a Place

Here is a place where I can lay me down,
where the rivers of forgiveness run.
Here is the place where love and mercy meet,
and the broken can be made to live again.

Down the red is flowing,
it mingles with the sweat and tears and pain.
Down your blood is flowing,
‘til the work is done
and the sacrifice complete.

High where the wood and cruel nails meet,
is a mystery of death and birth.
You in my place, the place that I deserve,
carry all the fear and pain that keep me bound.

Stripped of all but love,
the heart above all other hearts is broken.
Angels watch and wait,
‘til the work is done
and the sacrifice complete.

Joy the fire that fuels you,
Joy and love your strength.
Mine the heart you long for,
when the work is done
and the sacrifice complete.

Here no pretence or any other ploy,
can manipulate, or make a way.
Only the blood that sparkles as it flows,
can make a bridge across the deep divide.

Holy Ground

Love takes a chance,
every time it opens its arms,
walks unafraid,
into the darkness.
And love is the only ground,
we can trust to hold us,
to grow us, to heal us.

love be my undoing,
love make me new again,
love be the source and the substance,
which heals the broken hearted,
which fathers the unloved,
which mends us with such gentle hands.

I could spend a lifetime looking for the truth,
search the oceans for the key to life.
I could spend a lifetime looking for the truth,
when all of the time,
it was standing right in front of me.

love be my undoing,
love make me new again,
love be the source and the substance,
Which heals the broken hearted,
which fathers the unloved.
which mends us with the gentlest of hands.

CHORUS:
With love we stand on Holy ground,
with love we can take chances.
With love we stand on holy ground,
with love we can take chances.
With love we stand on Holy ground,
with love we can take chances,
with love, with love, with love.

© c.quin tgbtg

White Feathers

They came as quietly as snowflakes,
falling on our hearts.
They whispered hope in face of fear,
they whispered faith and love.
And each one held a power to hold
us as we walked the road.
They comforted like nothing else,
restored and held our souls.

The more they fell, the more we hoped-
that you would be returned.
All full of life and vigorous,
the head and care of us.
So many times our faith was stretched
almost to breaking point.
But each to each became a cup
of strength, became a staff.

Chorus:
Hide us in the shelter still
of overspreading wings.
Hold us close in our despair,
be our sheltering place.
Yours the strength and we the cup
that must receive You still.
Don’t let our hearts grow hard and cold,
but soft and feather light.

3. We sometimes rage against the storm,
we shout into the wind.
the “why”? falls back from leaden skies,
we seem to be unheard.
The shadows lengthen and are dark,
the wintry winds blow cold.
No light is there, or so it seems,
and bitter is the night.

Chorus:
Hide us ‘til the storms are past,
hide and keep us safe.
We will not bow to fear or dread,
we stand against the pain.
Thy rod and staff our comfort still,
however long the night.
We miss you more than these words say,
but hold you in our hearts.

© c.quin/k.duncan tgbtg

Storm

Where can I go when all is lost and broken,
where can I find the strength I need?
Where can I go? but to the arms of love,
Eternal love that braces in the wind.

Chorus:
Eternal love,that hold the sails,
when changing winds are shaking me.
Eternal love, that holds my heart,
when anger batters at my door.
Eternal love that throws a rope,
when I have questions without answers.
Be all my strength, when I am weak,
Eternal love protect my soul.

Who is the one to bandage all this bleeding,
who has the salve to soothe my soul.
Where can I go when enemies surround me?
I see You there beside me suffering too.

Chorus: Eternal love …….

Save me, I am drowning in this sadness,
All I knew for certain drops away.
Save me, my foot is surely slipping,
I know I need the courage to let go, to let go.

INSTRUMENTAL

Chorus:
Eternal love, that throws a rope,
When I have questions without answers.
Be all my strength, when I am weak,
Eternal love protect my soul.

Eternal love,that holds the sails,
when changing winds are shaking me.
Eternal love, that holds my heart,
when fear is pounding at my door.
Eternal love that throws a rope,
when I have questions without answers.
Be all my strength, when I am weak,
Eternal love protect my soul,
Eternal love protect my soul.

© c.quin may 2010 tgbtg

Peace

Peace is flowing like a river in my soul
Down in the deepest part
Peace is flowing like a river in my soul
Down in the deepest part

There are times I wonder
If You are there at all
The demons of my doubts come rushing in
But who else can I run to
Who else has the keys of life and death
And everything between

Peace….

My little world is shaken
I’m reeling from the blows
That fall on every part of what I knew
No longer sure of anything
Security all gone
Can this house be rescued from the fall

Peace….

Strong arms reach out to me
You look me in the eye
You ask me if I trust You with my life
My faith may be diminished
But little strands remain
Enough I guess to put Your hand in mine

Peace…tgbtg c.quin 2012

Anew

Before the world or time began,
she was on His mind.
He planned her days with loving care,
no thought to do her harm.

He took a chance that one day she
would come to love him too.
And though she choose a different path,
His heart was yearning still.

On and on, and on and on,
His love keeps flowing,
deep and true and radiant and free.
On and on and on and on,
His love keeps flowing
deep and true and radiant and free.

So many signs He gave and gave,
but she was blind to Him.
He often whispered of his love,
and rescued her unseen.

And then one day she found herself,
abandoned and all used.
Her wounds were deep, her clothes were torn,
she shuddered from herself.

She turns and through a mist of tears,
believes she sees a face-
so full of love and kindliness,
It takes her breath away.

His voice cries out in pain for her,
His tears fall on her scars.

His arms are open wide to her,
He offers her his love.

Love will always win in the end He says.
Love will always win in the end.
Love will always win in the end my dear.
Love will always win in the end.

So will she take a chance on him?
The damage has run deep-
of other men whose one desire,
was only to abuse.

Love will always win in the end He says.
Love will always win in the end.
Love will always win in the end my dear.
Love will always win in the end.

I hold my breath and hope for them,
I pray she makes the move-
away from pain and fear of death,
into the arms of love.

September 1st 2014 © c.quin tgbtg

I Remember The Day

I remember the day,
the day we first met,
You came into my life,
like handfuls of diamonds.
I remember the day,
the day we first met,
You came into my life,
like an open door.
I remember the day.

You were shards of pure light,
You didn’t recoil
as you looked in my eyes.

I remember the hunger,
as You moved towards me,
and I moved towards You,
I remember the thirst.
You saw where the thorns,
had grown under my skin,
with precision and care,
You excised the ghosts.
I remember the day.

You were sweetness and life,
So pure that I cried.
You banished the dark.

Love like no other before or since,
That lay down, in the dirt of my life,
and talked with me there,talked with me there,
and even found joy …
and diamonds worth dying for, I remember the day.

tgbtg©Charity Quin. 2014

The Best of Times

You’re all I need,
for the best of times,
in shadow and in brightness.
Though times may change,
Or troubles come,
You are constant and unchanging.

I walk a road
Only you can see,
at every turn make choices,
To take a chance,
And trust your words,
Or stay with what I know.

CHORUS:
Through the darkest night
And the highest height,
be the one who guards and guides me,
through the deepest joy,
and the hardest times,
be the only one.
Through the darkest night,
And the highest height,
Be the one who guards and guides me,
Be the one, only one.

I may not see
How the pieces fit,
Or understand the journey,
but your light shines
In the darkest place,
You are faithful and unswerving.

CHORUS:
Through the darkest night……

Eager to fly,
but fearful of the space,
that lies beneath me.
I walk the line, that’s drawn between,
faith and the unknown.

Let nothing come between us,
no-one take your place.
Let nothing steal You from me,
be my joy, my hiding place.

CHORUS:
Through the darkest night…

You’re all I need
for the best of times,
in shadow and in brightness,
tho’ times may change or troubles come,
you are constant and unchanging.
You’re all I need for the best of times.
In shadow and in brightness.

© c.quin tgbtg

I Need You Now

I need You now, in this place of tears,
in this place of changes.
I need You now, like never before.
And everything I held on to,
is like a trick of light,
there’s nothing left,
Just You and me, in this clean swept room,
faith feels like an illusion, the truth is playing games,
There are no easy answers anymore.

Could we be friends? You and I.
Could we be friends? You hold out your hand.
And everything is stripped away,
I stand alone, I am laid bare, in this room-
of blue and gold, blue and gold.

The storm has passed now,
It washed me clean.
The storm has passed now.
And everything I’ll ever need,
is in this room, is in this place.
You hold me steady in your eyes,
You look right through
to the me I hide.

And time stands still,
I feed on You, I take you in,
I want this time to last forever,
time to last forever.

© c.quin tgbtg

Choose

Through fiercest storm and angry fire.
Though I feel lost and overcome.
I choose to take Your promises,
and tie them to my hurting heart.

I may not feel that I am loved,
I may not feel that you are real.
I may not hear your whisperings,
Or understand the place I’m in.

CHORUS:
But I choose to believe,
I choose to believe.
I choose to believe,
every word you say
To me is true.

You walk across the waters wild,
You lock me in your loving gaze.
You stretch you hand across the waves,
and catch me just before I fall.

CHORUS:
And I choose to believe,
I choose to believe.
I choose to believe,
Every word you say
To me is true.

I may be scared
I may be frail,
I may have doubts
I may have fears,
but as I start to see your face.
I see a joy that cheers me on!
that cheers me on.

CHORUS: I choose…

I want to love, I want to be
no more no less than you have planned.
I choose to take Your promises,
Like flowers from a lover’s hand.

© Charity Quin tgbtg 2014