Music
My friend Heather had a Rich Mullins CD in the
truck with her the other day. It reminded me of being in college again.
I had an RA who introduced me to The World As Best As I Can Remember It-.
At the time, I liked "Boy
Like Me/Man Like You". I especially liked these lines:
You was born in
a stable Lord
Reid Memorial is where I was born
Later on, I got the CD for myself and
began to play "Jacob and 2 Women
(The World As Best As I Remember It)" obsessively. Anything could set
me off on "Jacob, he loved Rachel and Rachel, she loved him/And Leah
was just there for dramatic effect..."
It is however, "Hold Me Jesus" that remains my singular favorite of all of Rich Mullins' great songs. We incorporated it into our Creative Ministries presentations in college, but, as I was concentrating on choreography at the time, I didn't much grasp the words. It wasn't until I was alone in my room with nothing but the lyrics sheet that the song first grabbed me. And, because Rich Mullins could say it better than I ever could, here is the song in its entirety:
HOLD ME JESUS
First Kings 19:3-13, Matthew 11:25-30
Well, sometimes my life just don't make sense at all
When the mountains look so big
And my faith just seems so small
So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
And I wake up in the night and feel the dark
It's so hot inside my soul
I swear there must be blisters on my heart
So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
Surrender don't come natural to me
I'd rather fight You for something I don't really want
Than to take what You give that I need
And I've beat my head against so many walls
Now I'm falling down, I'm falling on my knees
And this Salvation Army band is playing this hymn
And Your grace rings out so deep
It makes my resistance seem so thin
I'm singing hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
From the A Liturgy a Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band CD