From the recording Comes a Time For Singing - EP feat. Blue House Band
God is real to me. I love Him. I do. Though I may not understand His ways, nor the pain and anguish He is willing to let me (and you) experience, I know He loves me. In this 12 bar, shuffle blues, I celebrate the worthiness of singing to Him - consisting in part by “digging down deep to find the key that opens up the door” and in part by understanding He is unpredictable. He does not work within the realm of fairness nor human logic. He is willing within His dimension of Goodness, to drive us into the ground if need be - through pain, and suffering until the place of wondering is reached, a place that allows us to know that He loves us and wishes us to be awake enough to see it - and thereby act accordingly with song and praise.
Lyrics
There comes a time for singing, a time to praise the Lord
To dig down deep and find the key that opens-up the door
And all the loads we carry we lay them on the floor
We lift our hands and take a stance to truly praise the Lord
Cause there’s no thought worth the thinking, no thing we should adore
That blocks your voice to make the choice to praise the lord
So lay down all your troubles, lay them at his feet
Say I Lord I can’t, but Lord you can, oh please let your will be
Cause there’s nothing worth the trying, when your voice isn’t heard
So show me now, oh show me how to truly hear your word
Praise each single trouble you bring into our lives
To turn from them and turn to you oh truly see the light
Oh praise the Lord with all your feeling
With all your soul your mind your heart
Praise him with your suffering, praise him with your pain
Praise Him with your wondering, oh praise Him once again
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him, praise the Lord
So sing out loud the chorus, oh sing out loud the hymns,
Turn from fear and turn to life, oh truly turn to Him
He’s willing and He’s waiting, He knows where you have been
But you must know, he’s the only road and you must come to Him
Make this your brand-new beginning, Oh make this your brand-new start
Say I believe, please live in me, Oh Jesus here’s my heart
Cause there comes a time for singing, a time to praise the Lord
To dig down deep and find the key that opens-up the door
And all the loads we carry we lay them on the floor
We lift our hands and take a stance, oh truly praise the Lord
Cause there’s no thought worth the thinking, no thing we should adore
That blocks your voice to make the choice…to truly praise the Lord
Oh praise the Lord with all your feeling
With all your soul your mind your heart
Praise him with your suffering, praise Him with your pain,
Praise Him with your wondering, oh praise Him once again
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him
Oh praise Him, oh praise Him
Praise the Lord