With These Roots

Inspired by the uplifting testimony of Denise Jackson

Vs1
When I’m in need of inspiration
I know just where to go
Find that old oak tree still standin’
Planted centuries ago
A reminder of my parent’s love
And the strength of family
That old tree recalls fond memories of
The roots they’ve given me

Chorus
And with these roots no storm can break me
I can rise and face each day
With these roots no wind can shake me
I stand tall and unafraid
With these roots I never face alone
Life’s sorrow and despair
With these roots I’m never far from home
And the love that I found there

Vs2
When I’m in need of consolation
Feelin’ lonely, feelin’ low
I find that old oak tree still standin’
Planted centuries ago
A reminder of my parent’s faith
And the comfort of family
Lifts my spirits as I pause to pray
These roots they’ve given me

Chorus
And with these roots no storm can break me
I can rise and face each day
With these roots no wind can shake me
I stand tall and unafraid
With these roots I never face alone
Life’s sorrow and despair
With these roots I’m never far from home
And the love that I found there

©bobby watts/cheryl clawson 2008

Your Love Is A Healing Place

Vs1
Remembering the call I made that cold and rainy day
A friendship lost I always thought would be there come what may
You said I’ll be right there, an answer to my prayers
And I felt my spirits raise
When I need a friend, when I need to mend
Your love is a healing place

Refrain
Your love (your love) is a healing place
Where I go to free my soul from the pain I can’t let go
Your love (your love) is a healing place
In your strong yet gentle arms I find shelter from life’s storms
Lost in your embrace I find amazing grace
Your love is a healing place
Your love is a healing place

Vs2
A letter from a dear friend’s mom bearing tragic news
He had lost his life in a desert fight
Left a wife and child he never knew
Thank God you were there to quietly share
The grief I felt those days
When I need a friend, when I need to mend
Your love is a healing place

Repeat refrain

Bridge
Every time life leaves me hurtin’
When I feel like givin’ up
I know one thing for certain
I can count on is your love

Key change and repeat refrain
Your love (your love) is a healing place
Where I go to free my soul from the pain I can’t let go
Your love (your love) is a healing place
In your strong yet gentle arms I find shelter from life’s storms
Lost in your embrace I find amazing grace
Your love is a healing place
Your love is a healing place
………
Lost in your embrace I find amazing grace
Your love is a healing place
Your love is a healing place

©bobby watts 2008

Rest Me In Your Hands

Rest me in your hands, O Lord
I long for your peace as I journey to you
Rest me in your hands, O Lord
Refresh me with your love as I journey to you

Sometimes in our journey we encounter life’s pain
And He tells us, He’ll help us, if we call on His name
We’re not alone, He’s always there
To ease the burdens we find hard to bear
As I journey to you, Lord, today
Hear the words that I pray

Rest me in your hands, O Lord
I long for your peace as I journey to you
Rest me in your hands, O Lord
Refresh me with your love as I journey to you

©bobby watts 2008

A Patient’s Prayer

Smilin’ on the outside
While I’m cryin’ on the inside
Why can‘t I just let you know
Why is it that I can’t show you
Who I really am

Behind my mask, beneath my shell
If you look hard you will find
A lonely child with a sad sweet smile
A special friend of mine
That part of me I won’t let you see
Unless I know it’s safe
Let me open up,let me learn to trust
For this, O Lord, I pray

Or I’ll keep smilin’ on the outside
While I’m cryin’ on the inside
Afraid to let you really know
Scared you’d leave me if I showed you
Who I really am


©bobby watts 2008

Make My Life a Prayer To You

refrain
Make my life a prayer to you
A portrait of your love
Let me be a witness to
The life you offer us

vs1
All the years that I spent searching
For a peace I never knew
While with outstretched arm you waited
Calling me to walk with you

vs2
I can lose my way so quickly
When I turn my eyes from you
But your hand is there to guide me
Your loving presence sees me through

vs3
In the darkness your love lights the way
When the shadows fall you're near
Trusting in your love I live each day
Free of worry..free of fear

Bridge
The gift of your unselfish love
The promise waiting for our claim
The power poured upon us
As we call upon your name

©bobby watts 2008