pastor bruce asked me to sing a song this week at church... for the "special presentation" part of the 5pm service. i've been thinking about what song to sing for a couple weeks now, but i wasn't excited about any of the ideas that my head was trying to pump out. but as i was listening to the mixed cd i made for the 5pm praise team, i heard a british voice squeezing the echoes of my heart out of his throat:

When My Heart Runs Dry

When my heart runs dry, and there's no song to sing
No holy melody, no words of love within
I recall the height from which this fragile heart has slipped

And I'll remember You
I will turn back and do the things I used to do
For the love of You
Lord I'll remember You
I will turn back and do the things I used to do
For the love of You

You are my soul's desire, You are the hope within
You bring my heart to life, You make my spirit sing
I recall the height from which this fragile heart has slipped

And I'll remember You
I will turn back and do the things I used to do
For the love of You
Lord I'll remember You
I will turn back and do the things I used to do
For the love of You

Matt Redman � 2001 Kingsway's Thankyou Music

when i see these words, my heart sinks. when i hear them, my body trembles. when i sing them... when my soul sings them, i feel like i'm dying and living at the same time.