Welcoming the Dawn

 

 

 

 

  The history of this song goes back to my Coast Guard days when I would haul my guitar around with me on my back as I walked the streets of downtown Seattle. I lived on a 378' cutter and stored my guitar in my small locker on board. On my days off, I loved taking out my guitar and finding some place to play it. I am not very skilled at it, but I know enough to enjoy playing songs that have easy chords like G, C, D, and F! Sometimes I would play on the mess deck in my boat (that is where everybody eats or hangs out. It is a medium sized dining room with tables and benches), and other times I would go to the park by Pike's Place Market where I'd find a nice spot where I could gaze out over the Puget Sound and work on playing or writing a song. Sometimes homeless people would interrupt me and I would have to move on to a quieter spot. Anyway, those were the days! My life ever changes, but the God whom I love and serve changes NOT. The Lord Jesus Christ remains the same from a...

So many moments in time I remember But this moment is all that I have So much time I have spent Wondering if I've wasted  The moments God has given me Time just seems to slip away And days seem to fade into years So in this moment, Dear Lord I surrender to you Take my life and use it To bring glory to you In this moment, Dear Lord I rejoice in your grace I rest in your love I walk with you in faith I can't keep the years from passing by But I can sing your praise till the day I die So in this moment, Dear Lord I surrender to you Take my life and use it To bring glory to you In this moment, Dear Lord I rejoice in your grace I rest in your love I walk with you in faith So many fears in my life surround me Like giant mountains standing in the way And I want to believe your power is greater Then the fear that I face today Fear has no power in my life For I belong to Jesus Christ So in this moment, Dear Lord I surrender to you Take my life and use it To bring glory to you In this mo...