TOTALLY YOU
Acts Church
V:
G2 D
I'm overwhelmed when silence speaks
G2 D
I'm overcome by waves of love
F2 D
I'm running away to the presence of You
F2 D
I'm holding back not this wandering heart
PC:
Bm E/G# G Gm/Bb
Sanctify this life to live for You
Bm E/G# G Gm/Bb
Purify this heart to give to You
C:
D Em7
Unrestrained worship, total surrender
D/F# Em7
Unreserved passion, total devotion
D Em7
Undeserved mercy, poured out upon me
G A G2
Ever-faithful friend… totally You
B:
G2 D
Totally subdued by Your whispers, Lord
G2 D
Totally amazed by Your blessings, Lord
G2 D
Totally subdued by Your whispers, Lord
G2 D
Totally amazed by Your mercies, Lord
Credits to Acts Church (and the dude) who wrote this song and to Michelle Kirsten who posted this on her blog and kindly shared it with me.
Found myself randomly playing the intro to this song this morning. Can't remember exactly when I heard this album but it was along the Altered Frequency/Shekinah Glory days. And btw, I found out that AF's new album TRANSIT is out! Get it
here!!
Yeah, back to this post before I go and talk on and on. Thank God that I managed to find the lyrics and chords to this song. Haven sung it in a very long time (and if anyone knows how the bridge goes, do reply =) but I remember this song for it's awesome and stirring lyrics.
Awesome because it's really deep and meaningful.
Stirring because it's raw to the point of dangerous to sing.
I'm overwhelmed, when silence speaks.
I never knew there were two dimensions to this line.
One would be when you're so stressed out and burnt out, and you turn to God, and silence seems to be the only thing that speaks. That's bleak and rightfully I'm overwhelmed when silence speaks.
Then, there's this. When you're just in God's presence, when the stage is bare and the music fades. There's no one else, just You and me. When God speaks in the silence. No words. Just being in His presence. I'm truly overwhelmed, when silence speaks.
Perhaps one of the most beautiful openings to a song I've ever heard (= Meaningful also because I've experienced both (=
I'm running away, to the presence of You
This is so much like a fairy tale/escapism. Even though I know I can;t do it all the time, I treasure the times when there's no rush to just worship God in my own way, and time (and timing when I play off rhythm.. haha). It's times like these that running away to the presence of You just brings peace and security. Tears perhaps, but it brings heaven to earth, where the things of the earth grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.
Moving down the song, I think the E/G# and Gm/Bb are really cool chords (especially when u're in the key of D!) Haha! Me and my randomness (=
Unrestrained worship, total surrender
This is why I love just worshipping God alone. Yes, I know it should be my public too, but my unrestrained worship is really in my private moments. When there's no pretense. When the key doesn't matter, the timing doesn't matter. Hitting the right notes is as relevant as whether there are two ants crossing the street. When the chord progression goes wherever I want it to. When I can just medley any song that comes to my mind. When it's just freedom to express whatever I feel. And in this absence of restraint, I guess that's where I find total surrender. That I can just let go and let God (=
Unreserved passion, total devotion
Unreserved passion to me speaks of it being raw, unedited, unfiltered, not censored for the stage. Doing what's in my heart and mind for Him. It's unreserved, it's all out, full on. The strings may break, neighbours may complain (so I don't do this at 2am la), doesn't matter if I know the chords. I just want to do it. Totally sold out to the cause. Total devotion.
Totally You
It's all about You. It can and will never be about anything else. I haven't fully grasped that yet. That whatever I do, achieve, establish or accomplish, it doesn't matter. What matters is only that the God in me be glorified, be lifted high. I'm nobody. My life is Totally You. Makes me feel rather insignificant, my efforts seem rather useless, but I'm learning to sing the line "letting go of me, holding on to you" and understand "today, I'm leaving all my troubles behind, letting go i'll follow the line, HOLDING ON WITH ALL THAT I AM"
So life is really Totally You, my Lord and my God (=
What to say, Lord it's You who gave me life and I can't explain just how, much You mean to me now that You have saved me Lord, i give all that I am to You, that everyday I can be a light that shines Your name.
I can't explain. Just how much do You mean to me?