Lyrical Riffs

My mind must seem like a minefield at times, Or a road strewn with huge potholes.It may well be full of litter and junk,But you are always willing to walk through …

You are salt for society, and light for the world,Bearers of love, and springs of living water.You are friends with God, and disciples of Jesus.You are welcomed into a new …

Come if you’re empty, come if you’re drained, Come if you’re hopeful, come if you’re strained, Come with your darkness come with your light, Come with your wonder and fright. …

I’m fed up Lord with a world that is full of so much wrong,I’m fed up with the mistakes I’ve been making for so long.I’m fed up that life is …

We read of great themes of love and protection,In the psalms of David and others,But woven amongst the lines of hope and faith,There are pitfalls of prayers for vengeance.Embarrassing prose …

I wish I could truly capture a scene,Absorb reality and know what it means,To lose myself in what I see,In what I taste, touch and sense around me,To savour the …

He did not come to judge the world,But to be its saviour.He did not come with his finger pointing,But with an open hand.He did not come with a frown and …

It’s said that many people have that nagging voice of doubtLiving rent free in their head, pushing them about,Telling them they’re no good, they can’t do this or that,Too young, …

Jesus we give you today,tomorrow feels like too much to cope with right now,so we give you today with its challenges.We could pray for a whole lifetime of wonders and …

When we think of heavenWith its complete lack of time pressure,Or to do lists, worries and regrets,What might be on our bucket lists?When we can do anything and enjoy everything,In …

I must admit that I’m not always present,But you are.I must admit that I’m not always hopeful,But you are.I must admit that I’m not always good,But you are.I must admit …

These were days of angry ways,Freedom lost in painful haze,Cries for liberty were rising up.Would-be heroes came and went,Battered hopes lie smashed and bent,A people on the verge of giving …

Just as a door needs handle,And a lock needs a key,As a question begs an answer,And a joke a punchline,Just as phone needs a signalAnd a car needs fuel,So a …

These were days of heated ways,Freedom lost in painful haze,Cries for liberty were rising up.Would-be heroes came and went,Tattered hopes lie smashed and bent,A people on the verge of giving up. …

My name is carved on your hand,You know it well, and I belong to you,You carry me with you all the time.You have seen me growing up,You know all those …

Give me your ups, give me your downs, give me your smiles, give me your frowns, give me your screams, give me your songs,give me your rights, give me your wrongs.Give me …

Why did they laugh when they had just been mourning?Was it as much about surprise as disbelief?The shock of Jesus daring to say the child was only asleep?The strangeness of …

We are following you Lord Jesus,not a set of rules, or a religion,but a living, resurrected saviour.The humble king of the world,the one who cares and understands,the one who overcame …

Hannah holds nothing back. The words tumble like a rushing waterfall from her lips. Trouble has pushed her towards the precipice of real faith. She has nothing else, and she …

In this world we have problems,You know that so well,You have lived it.But you have overcome these things too.We have not, we still face them.So help us to know what …