Daughter of Jerusalem
Jesus, I love
you
I give you all
of my worship
Jesus, I love
you
Your name is
wonderful
Oh the beauty of
this man
The beauty of
your children
Help me Lord,
for I am in need of you
Hear my prayer,
night and day I cry to you
Draw me near,
remove the things that hinder me
Meet me here,
renew me as I wait on you
Come and save me
Awaken me,
Awaken me, Awaken me
Let the light of
your countenance shine on me
The love you
offer is foreign to me
For years I
pushed love away
I denied my
friends true friendship
It was the love,
the chance of pain I ran away from
Yet, Lord you
say,
“Better is open
rebuke than hidden love”
I recall the
loneliness of my childhood
I realize none
of your children were with me
I didn’t know
how to love
I never accepted
even your love, oh Lord
I hid from the
love that was before me
The love you
gave me by your wounds, by your blood
I couldn’t
handle being carved out
Hollowed from
the inside-out where my flesh resounds
I felt as though
I had nothing within me
So for you to
take anything else
My body would
have collapsed before me
I refused to see
the beauty that comes with the struggle
The choice of
loving, the choice of dying to that love
But, Lord you
say,
“As water reflects
a face,
so a man’s heart
reflects the man”
My heart reflected
emptiness, bitterness, resentment
Dark and hallow
desires
Dark and hallow
emotions
My reflection was
that of mire
Denial, lack of
understanding, torment and anger
Yet, Lord you say,
“Wounds from a
friend can be trusted,
but an enemy
multiplies kisses”
No longer shall I
fear wounds of love oh Lord
I have feared that
all of my life
There is fruit that
comes in love
Love that is
bestowed by a friend
Hallow me out, Oh
Lord
Carve out every
fear that holds me back from loving
I need love, I need
to be loved, I need to love
Lord you say,
“Hope deferred
makes the heart sick,
but a longing
fulfilled is a tree of life”
So I stand on your
words alone, Oh Lord
Daughter of
Jerusalem,
Tell me if you find
Him
I am love sick
I am love sick
Lord all I want is
to be near you
With you, where you
are
I take off my old
self, I abandon all that I am
I chase after you,
Lord
I am your daughter
I have found you
and I am love sick
You are the one who
can fill me eternally
With a love that is
everlasting
What does it mean
to be your daughter God?
Hold me gently in
the palm of your hand
The love I need is
beyond words that can be spoken
I need a love that
will hold me in the palm of your hands
In the folds of
your arms
I am love sick
Daddy
All I want is to be
near you, with you, where you are
Hold me in your
arms, Father God
Show me this love
my body craves, my heart desperately needs
My mind doesn’t
understand
Show me.
