by Monika Bourgeois

Lyrics from the story "I Love Lemons" and
the title Album " Line Upon Line"




Sometimes/ Right after a battle
I"ll swim in the shallow
Just to get my bearings/
Before I jump back in
Back into the ocean
Where faith proceeds emotion
I'll wade until you come and take my hand & lead me back

(chorus)

Back to the DEEP END

Where nobody finds

an easy way to win



Where hope is the only way

To keep myself afloat

in the DEEP END



(v2)

Sometimes/I come out the water
Footprints leaving puddles
Just to feel the warmth of your sun
Shine on my skin

I shiver in the breeze that
brings me to my knees
Im praying that your strength will keep me safe
as I go back

(Chorus)



(vamp)

When I look in the water
My foolishness & fodder
All seem to disappear in your reflection
and you have no recollection
of what I've done/ or where I've been

In the DEEP END.......


copyright 2008/Monika Bourgeois/BMI

by Nori Joaquin

How my heart was so entangled
My mind so consumed
In the night I cried out to you
Free, free you declared
The chains were broken off
Out of bondage I came
The light consumed the darkness
The truth consumed the lies
Rejoice, rejoice my heart sings
My feet are dancing to a new song
A song of freedom everlasting

by Marie Mabry
This creation of mine is a song as well as a poem.



O LORD
I COME TO PRAISE YOUR NAME.
O LORD
I WANT TO PRAISE YOUR NAME,
BECAUSE YOUR NAME IS SWEET
AND IT BLESSES ME.
I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME.

O LORD
I COME TO PRAISE YOUR NAME.
O LORD
I WANT TO PRAISE YOUR NAME,
BECAUSE YOUR NAME IS HOLY
AND IT IS RIGHTEOUS.
I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME.

O LORD
I COME TO PRAISE YOUR NAME.
O LORD
I WANT TO PRAISE YOUR NAME,
BECAUSE YOUR NAME IS SPECIAL
AND IS WORTHY.
I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME

O LORD
I COME TO PRAISE YOUR NAME
O LORD
I WANT TO PRAISE YOUR NAME,
BECAUSE YOUR NAME REFRESHES
AND EXCITES ME.
I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME.

I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR NAME.
A NAME THAT RIGHTS ALL WRONG,
A NAME THAT DELIVERS FROM SIN,
A NAME THAT FREES ALL MEN.
I HAVE TO PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME.

by Nori Joaquin

My spirit rejoices
Although I cannot see beyond this moment
Deliverance is just ahead of me
My God has heard my cries
My pleas have reached His throne
His mighty hand is being extended
His love for me has bared enough
With an outstretched arm He will save me
With the might of His hand He will pick me up
Traps lie in wait for the enemy
Like he once lay in wait for me
Destruction awaits him who schemes against the anointed
His defeat will be proclaimed
while I will be exalted
Though guilt and shame once covered my heart
Joy and redemption are now my song
The eyes of my mind now see the victory
I will run towards it and take hold of it
My heavenly Father has been true to His word
He is my ever present help in time of trouble

by Nori Joaquin

Where is she?
She who once was vivacious and zealous,
the woman who was filled with joy and gladness,
the one who lived with enthusiasm?
I hear her cries,
but I cannot reach her
She aches in places I've never known,
her tears rise up from deep broken places
I grieve for her
My heart is filled with sorrow
Restore her Lord
Let the power of your healing hand burn within her
Revive the dead places
Do not delay because I miss who I once was

by Nori Joaquin

Naked, silent and mute she stood
Away in the darkness unaware
Pain clothed her
Silent were her tears
No voice could be heard
But God heard the pain in her silence
He understood her moaning
With loving words of life
He brings forth the light
The darkness breaks
Never again will she return
She will not be silent
But with a loud voice she will cry out
Declaring freedom to the captives
Living, loving, giving
Because triumph is now her story

by Nori Joaquin

Lord I will lift you high
Though my life is shattered and broken
I will praise your name
Though the storms of life surround me
I will exalt you
Though trouble may encompass me
I will worship you
Though the enemy pursues me
I will dance and sing
For I know my God
He has saved me and rescued me
He has strengthened me and comforted me
He is my joy, my peace and my hope
My lips will forever sing your praises
Hallelujah!

.....by Dustin Frampton 02.07.06

I looked out the window this morning
And saw something I always saw but never saw
Trees that lost their strength, in a desperate longing,
Anticipating the return of their wealth

Why!! Did he betray himself to be shaven
Like the trees he lost his strength
Because he welcomed the cold atmosphere
The colorful splendor gone

.....by Marie Penn-Mabry 02/27/01

How does anyone
Fit his or her lips
to words that
dehumanize another?

Who are you
To tell me
That I can't/
Do?