08/13/2024                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            This summer, our church had a unique theme of hearing God's word told through stories of trees. Our theme scripture was Psalm 13. I had already written a song with a similar sentiment from Jeremiah 17:7-8, called "They Are Like Trees". With our theme in mind, I composed a new song called "God Of The Trees". We sang both songs throughout June and July. It was an honor, but also very humbling. Below are the lyrics to the latter song...
Plant us by Your living waters
Let us drink and thirst no more
Let our roots grow and never falter
Give us strength, we pray, O Lord
Like the tiniest mustard seeds
Let us grow into mighty trees
We'll reflect Your almighty hand
As we witness throughout the land
O God of the trees
Let us be fruitful, let us be fruitful
O God of the trees
Let us be useful, let us be useful to Thee
Like the cedars of Lebanon
Help us faithfully to be strong
Use us to build Your kingdom here
Use us to bring the lost ones near
Let our branches and let our leaves
Be a shelter from rain and heat
With compassion, be merciful
To the struggling, weary soul
O God of the trees
Let us be fruitful, let us be fruitful
O God of the trees
Let us be useful, let us be useful to Thee
Scatter our seeds by Your holy wind
Let them fall onto fertile ground
Use our good deeds and the love we send
So that more trees may abound
So that more trees may abound
O God of the trees
Let us be fruitful, let us be fruitful
O God of the trees
Let us be useful, let us be useful to Thee                                        
                                    
                                                                        
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