MUSIC IS A POWERFUL force in shaping what we think about. A book or a sermon may resonate for the short time we remember it, but a song can be carried with us through the years, able to be recalled in times of need. I have written a few songs which I will post on the blog that convey, perhaps better than my endless ramblings, exactly what we are all yearning for in our pursuit of God.
WHEN WILL I BECOME
lyrics by Steve Lansingh, music by Steve Lansingh and Amanda Caldwell
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Lyrics:
I’m living so small
Lord, can this be all
that you meant for me to become
I don’t want to settle
but do I have the mettle
to push through on what I’ve begun
I know I must die
and let you inside
if I hope to love everyone
and be more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Christ Immanuel
more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Lamb of Israel
more like my God
so full of love
when will I become
I think I’ve come far
then I look at the bar
that you set when you died on a tree
can I call myself yours
if I choose to ignore
all that you can accomplish through me
give me more of your Spirit
and let those who come near it
feel your touch in my words and my deeds
make me more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Christ Immanuel
more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Lamb of Israel
more like my God
so full of love
when will I become
I have not arrived … I am becoming
I’m not satisfied … so I’m still running
I can not stand by … I must do something
to be more like my Savior
more of his nature
more like the Christ Immanuel
more open-hearted
more joyous and love-led
just like the Lamb of Israel
more like my God
so full of love
please let me become
more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Christ Immanuel
more like my Savior
more like my Jesus
more like the Lamb of Israel
more like my God
so full of love
when will I become
more like my God
so full of love
please let me become
