Come to Jesus

 This is the 10 year anniversary of my mother's death. I want to share this song that reminds me of her and some thoughts connecting her life to it.

Untitled Hymn by Chris Rice

Weak and wounded sinner      My mom told me 

Lost and left to die                      much about her

O, raise your head,                     early life, how lost

for love is passing by                 and hopeless she

and Come to Jesus                      felt, and how that

Come to Jesus                               all changed when

Come to Jesus and live!             she trusted in Christ.

Now your burden's lifted         She couldn't carry a

And carried far away                tune very well and I 

And precious blood                   rarely heard her try

has washed away the stain,     to sing--except in

 so, Sing to Jesus                         church!

Sing to Jesus

Sing to Jesus and live!                 She was a strong,  

And like a newborn baby          independent, and

Don't be afraid to crawl             opinionated woman

And remember when you walk     and she kept her

Sometimes we fall,                       struggles more to

 so, Fall on Jesus                           herself than she

Fall on Jesus                                  probably should 

Fall on Jesus and live!                  have, and likely 

                                                          learned many

Sometimes the way is lonely      lessons the hard

And steep and filled with pain     way. She shared 

So if your sky is dark                   about her lack of

and pours the rain,                      siblings and friends

then, Cry to Jesus                         and times when she

Cry to Jesus                                   feared even God had

Cry to Jesus and live!                  left her alone.

O, and when the love spills over     She relished her 

And music fills the night                  children even

And when you can't contain           though she didn't 

your joy inside,                                  do everything 

then, Dance for Jesus                        right by us and

Dance for Jesus                                 had her own 

Dance for Jesus and live!                personal demons

                                                              to fight at the 

And with your final heartbeat       same time.

Kiss the world goodbye

Then go in peace,                       During her fight with 

and laugh on Glory's side,        cancer, I saw the

and, Fly to Jesus                         point where she was

Fly to Jesus                                  ready to go and that's 

Fly to Jesus and live!                how I envision her--

Fly to Jesus                                 in peace, laughter, 

Fly to Jesus                                 and God's glory.

Fly to Jesus and live!             That's where she'll be 

                                                  when I see her next. 💕

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