Up From The Ashes - Urban Rescue, Michael Nelder

My heart was a burial ground

Broken under the surface

With no light to be found

But You pulled me out of the grave

Like a desolate treasure

And You called me by my name

Up from the ashes

God You are making something beautiful

For You have won my heart

No longer ruined I have been ransomed by Your jealous love

For You have won my heart

My heart was a vessel of war

Sinking under the surface

In the wake of the storm

But You saw the depths of my shame

And with reckless abandon

Triumphed over the grave!

Up from the ashes

God You are making something beautiful

For You have won my heart

No longer ruined, I have been ransomed by Your jealous love

For You have won my heart

For You have won my heart

Dear God

It’s hard for me to rest when everything inside beats so fast

Hard for me to accept love when all I’ve ever known are heart attacks

Heart failures cardiac arrest

You see I’m not used to being healthy

Just making sure everyone thinks I am

But who am I, I always ask myself the question

Why this fearful heart can’t accept Your reckless invitations

And maybe I’ve seen too many brave hearts get executed and I’m afraid to be next

Got all this pain locked inside but I don’t how to open up my chest

So just leave me to myself 'cause it hurts to get cut

Except every time that happens I self-destruct

I lie, I hate, I blame everyone that I love

Like «What's wrong with me God?»

Am I allergic to love?

Your love?

Please help me to receive it like medicine for this slow-grade fever

'Cause I’m so tired of feeling sick and tired

And out of control like a soul that would never be treated

But I heard You love healing broken things

If I step back and surrender all the pieces

And You promise to give me something whole in return

If all I had to give was a few mustard seeds and

A little bit of faith

A little bit of hope

A little bit of trust to have to believe that’s enough

A little bit of faith

A little bit of hope

A little bit of trust to have to believe that’s enough

For You to start also for You to finish

And I’ll get out of the way while You handle Your business

I’ll lose control while You handle my senses

Give You all and You take away my defenses

So God, I’m running back to the start

I won’t run anymore

You won my heart

Up from the ashes

God You are making something beautiful

For You have won my heart

I’m no longer ruined, I have been ransomed by Your jealous love

For You have won my heart

For You have won my heart

Yeah!