Reluctant Daughter

Oh Lord I want to come when You call. Forgive me that you had to nudge so hard-
Oh Father let my heart not grow cold and so to be your reluctant daughter.
I want to come back to my first love-to you my Prince of Peace;

I come and bow down to you as Bathsheba to King Solomon to see the wisdom You hold; I come as Ruth to Boaz to glean in Your field-for I will go after none other except You;
I come as Esther Queen of Persia presenting herself to her king-aware His presence may bring death-to secure her deliverance;

Oh Lord I was despised when I was born-but You passed by me and said to me “LIVE”! you crowned me and clothed me and made me to be royalty and set me on high with You;
Why do I run from you-why do I turn my face from You? You are Faithful and True!

Lord take me in Your Holy arms-I set the crimson cord in the window for you to save me- as you did Rahab; Wash me clean with Your Living Water as You did the woman at the well; Show me how to have a heart like David-one that is after Yours; teach me to have a faithful heart Like Abraham-so willing to believe!

Open my eyes to you as you open Hagar’s eyes, help me to build you a legacy as Tamar built up the house of Israel. You are my Father—let me no longer be your reluctant daughter-


© 2008 Heather Green

Don't Leave Me Here

Lord I feel so out of sorts-like I am walking in a wilderness
Every stone unturned-yet no water to quench my thirst is found
I hunt and I search for some sign from you Lord and I find none
No burning bush-no pillar of fire or cloud to shelter me Lord

Where are you Lord? May I not even have a drink of water?
Is there yet a sign from you to move-for I wait for you Lord
If your Spirit does not go before me I do not want to go
I search for you in a dry and weary land- I search for you
Lord I long to be filled to reach my promised land-
Lord I am stuck here in this desert place and I see nothing but sand

Did you not promise me a land- land filled with joy and peace
A place of true love-a place of fruitfulness?
Lord how long? How much longer must I wait? Move me Lord
Move me God into what you have for me-please don’t leave me here!
Speak to me Lord-let me hear your voice-draw near to me God and
Strengthen me with your grace and love and power-do not leave me here!

God I long for the life you have promised me- I long to be where I belong
I do not belong here God! I am so weary. I have stood long. I have believed long.
Show me your path-lead me in your ways! Oh Lord do not leave me here!
I trust so in you-do not leave me here!

By Heather Green
© 2008

Walk by Faith

There will come a time and there will come a day

You will face tests and trials but I have come to say

I will not let one of you go even when you stumble

I will protect you and cause your enemy to fumble

Though things may get hard I give my grace to you

So you can walk by faith and know just what to do

You will not smell like smoke when you stand in My Name

Those who hear My Word through you won’t be the same

So even if you can’ see all the way in front of you

Walk by faith and not by sight do as I would do

 I will protect you and defend you when you do what is right

Take My Grace and Love with you and all of My Power and Might 

Piper Green

©2004

Nothing Can Take My Praise-A Song

As I sit here and ponder,

All that has happened and I wonder

What to do in the midst of this storm

But as I open my mouth to pray, my words you do form

Nothing can take away my praise

For I know out of it you will raise

Me up out of this miry clay

And stand me upon the rock to stay

Nothing can take my praise

For you are so good to me

It doesn’t matter how things seem

Your love has set me free to praise

For our trials are but nothing and you are bringing us through

Your ways are true and just and pure

No matter what this world brings

It doesn’t compare to you-you make my heart sing

All of the good you are makes my troubles crumble

Your righteousness makes the enemies plans to fumble

Nothing can take my praise

Nothing can take my praise

For you are holy, pure, true, just

For you are love, peace, joy

For you are righteous, and beautiful

For you are glorious, magnificent and omnipotent

Nothing can take my praise

Nothing can take my praise

Piper Green

© 2004 Piper Green

Bethel

Lord I came today to Bethel and laid my head upon a stone

I came to be in your presence it was you and you alone

I came to hear a word from you to see you face to face

And oh how faithful you are my God, what a word was in this place

You promised me that you would bring me back into this promised land

And all my enemy's vices will be buried deep in the sand

I stand upon your word oh God your promises are yes and Amen

I’m not looking for your stuff my God I do not seek your hand

I need to hear a word from you to bring me back into this land

Lord I cannot go from here with nothing in my hand

I don’t want to leave with this emptiness inside

I know the pain that lies ahead and I don’t wish for it to be

I know that it must come to pass for you to set me free

Show but your face my God I need to see your face

To have a filling of your power and a shower of your grace.

Piper ©2006

The Holy of Holies

Come into the Holy of Holies this is My decree
Come in and My Glory and grace you will see
My Cloud of Glory is resting there above the Mercy Seat
For it is here I will commune it is here that we will meet

When you come behind the Veil My Shekinah will be there
Because my Son has died and raised your burdens He will bear
Do not fear to go beyond and enter into My presence now
Because of the precious Blood of Jesus, sealed forever is My vow

When you come into this place and you are intimate with Me
I will wash away every sin that holds you My Grace will set you free
When you are alone with Me then you can hear My voice
However I will not force you to come for it is your choice

My Cherubim are watching over Christ’s atoning blood
It was sprinkled there to wash away all sin like a flood
Christ is now and forever at My mighty right hand
But now His work is done He is seated He does not stand

Now you may come boldly into the Throne of Grace
For Christ’s prayers for you are forever before My face
For He is a perfect sacrifice without spot or blemish
And now because of Him all sin will I diminish

By Piper Green
©2003

The Veil

I see the Veil, the blue, the scarlet and the purple, and I see
The cherubim with wings of gold they are protection for me
I wonder what lies beyond the beautifully woven curtain
There must be wonders I’ve never seen of this I am certain

The Veil is there to keep out those unprepared
To look upon His glory we are a people spared
For we could not withstand the Glory of the Lord
For His presence can slay us like a mighty sword

But wait what is this I see I have never seen before
The Veil I look upon it is not the same–it has been rent
The way has been made to God for my Savior’s flesh was torn

I now can access the Father His Holiness and Grace to see
And now through the Blood of Jesus this will forever be
Nothing now can separate us from the Father’s Grace
Unless we so choose to not run and finish the race

He now calls us to come and bask in His presence
To be intimate with Him and have the very essence
The mark of the Glory impressed upon our face
He is calling us beyond the Veil to experience the fullness of His grace

Piper Green

©2003