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I wish I had know You In the time of my youth I wish I had understood You As I grew up through life So hen life got hard Maybe I wouldn’t have fallen so far But still You never left me Waited for me to return home And now I’m there I can say this You marvellous deeds Just within these last few years And beyond any dream Beyond comprehension But I thank You still That when life now becomes hard Still You are there With Your unfailing love
I wish I had known You When I was young I heard the stories Yet never understood There was a relationship to be had Of Father and son From where I could be guided But from the stories I turned away Would this all be so different? If I learnt to love You then Would I have fallen? Into the ocean of the bottle To relentlessly drown Until You found me there Would I have lived the righteous life? If I had known of You back then And not just turned away
In my youth You spoke to me Still I missed Your voice You tried to lead me Teach me Your ways But I got lost in this world Still when the time came You were still there Forever at my side And then I heard Your voice And found Your ways Following You until I was home And from that day I praise Your name For the great deeds You have done in me
At times I wish I had know God in my youth, then all those mistakes of my life may never have happened. But as it is, I have my testimony, I have the memory of those moments where God has clearly touched and changed the direction of my life and for that I am truly thankful and will always declare His marvelous deeds.
I HAVE THIS HOPE by TENTH AVENUE NORTH As I walk this great unknown Questions come and questions go Was there purpose for the pain? Did I cry these tears in vain?
I don’t want to live in fear I want to trust that You are near Trust Your grace can be seen In both triumph and tragedy
I have this hope In the depth of my soul In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
But sometimes my faith feels thin Like the night will never end Will You catch every tear Or will You just leave me here?
But I have this hope In the depth of my soul In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
But I have this hope In the depth of my soul In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
So, whatever happens I will not be afraid Cause You are closer than this breath that I take You calm the storm when I hear You call my name I still believe that one day I’ll see Your face
And I have this hope In the depth of my soul In the flood or the fire You’re with me I have this hope In the depth of my soul In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
In the flood or the fire You’re with me and You won’t let go
The Bottom of a Bottle 