The Holding

  1. Sunday Afternoon
  2. Mary
  3. Breath
  4. Uncovered
  5. Sorrow's Hymn
  6. Peacefully
  7. Silence
  8. Holding
  9. Dear Friends
  10. Jacob's Lullaby


All songs by Sarah Masen except "Peacefully."   Words by Brett Ray.   Music by Sarah Masen.




Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon
Got some work to do
But I can't keep my mind off of You

I look at where I am
I look at how I stand
And I would be nowhere without You

I fear I'm falling fast
Cut by broken glass
And I shattered myself inside my sorrows

And I fly back to yesterday
And all the time
You've been holding me

It's been a long, long way
I'm reaching for that day
When I will be with You forever, forever

Sunday afternoon
Got some work to do
But I can't keep my mind off of You

Mary

Mary, I walk your story in my mind
I slip into that day and dream away
I see the secret in the smile you wear
And the gift you hold inside

When most had lost all hope for
You held on
It was a clever costume He wore
It fooled them all

Oh Mary
Rock that baby close
Oh Mary
Lullabies
That child there
The Kingdom in His eyes
Oh Mary
What a surprise

They want a king
Royal strength Royal upbringing
But what they had hoped for
Was what they failed to see
It was the dream that you held close girl
The truth to you and me

Oh Mary
Rock that baby close
Oh Mary
Lullabies
That child there
The Kingdom in His eyes
Oh Mary
What a surprise

I feel the wonder in your stare
Of the Christ child laying there
Oh

Oh Mary
Rock that baby close
Oh Mary
Lullabies
That child there
The Kingdom in His eyes
Oh Mary
What a surprise

Oh Mary
You rock that baby close
That child there
Oh Mary
What a surprise

Breath

When I feel like crawling away
From the pressures of this world
I run to You

When my spirit sinks
From a beating to my soul
You run to me, You run to me

You're the breath that makes
My heart beat
The root beneath the tree
You're my laughter in the moonlit sky
And my hope for everything

Take all that You've given to me
And use it for Your plan
I lay at Your feet
What You've given me

You're the breath that makes
My heart beat
The root beneath the tree
You're my laughter in the moonlit sky
And my hope for everything

Feel every drum beat
Twirl me around, around and around
Your love is my heartbeat
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me

Uncovered

I fall into my heart's fire
And feel a chilling wind
Full of emptiness
I see my weakness stealing
My hope to carry on
This grief within me

Lord cover, I'm naked with shame
Put me back under Your flame
I've fallen and I am to blame
Burn this heart clean
I've fallen again

This time will be the last one
I've said this a thousand years
Lies to just help cope
Then You come
Carrying my shame
And when I looked through my tears
Uh I felt Your pain

Lord cover, I'm naked with shame
Put me back under Your flame
I've fallen and I am to blame
Burn this heart clean
I've fallen

Lord cover, I'm naked with shame
Put me back under Your flame
I've fallen and I am to blame
Burn this heart clean
I've fallen again
Again, again, again

Sorrow's Hymn

And so my mind aches with sorrow's deep tones
Breaking my soul inside
It is the sadness that brings my head down
Down on my knees

But I know my Redeemer lives
And that's where my heart finds rest
In Him I find the hope to walk on
Down that dark, narrow road

I do not settle for pity's excuse
In fact I assume I'm wrong
Falling or flying my soul is confused
As to which way destiny pulls

But I know my Redeemer lives
And that's where my heart finds rest
In him I find my hope to walk on
Down that dark narrow road
Down that dark narrow road

Peacefully

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la (x4)

There's a peace that I have found
That goes beyond my understanding
It fills that need so deep inside
Fills me up to overflowing

Prince of Peace work in me
Couns'ling Wonder, set me free
Mighty God
King of Kings
Father of Eternity

Everything that I need
Peace that flows from You to me
Everything You are to me
Fill me, fill me peacefully

Prince of Peace, work in me
Couns'ling Wonder, set me free
Mighty God
King of Kings
Father of Eternity
Father of Eternity

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la (x4)

There's a peace that I have found
That goes beyond my understanding
It fills that need so deep inside
Fills me up to overflowing

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la (x8)

Silence

Your silence scares me
Brings me to my knees
And I see now how much I need You here
Speechless or waiting for the perfect time to show me
What my eyes, my eyes cannot see now
And I'm crying more than trusting
That You hold everything
In Your strong hands, oh

And in my heart I just can't understand
The sour, silent times oh I wait for a plan
We've danced around this tree before
But every time we stop, oh
The akward silence brings me to the floor

My mind begins to wander from all that You've said
And I begin to drown in my despair
And about that time You pull me out
and show me what was really there
And the music starts again

And I'm learning how to trust You
I follow in Your shadow's dance
Until I stop again, oh

Cause in my heart I just can't understand
Bizarre silent times oh, I wait for a plan
We've danced around this tree before
But everytime we stop, oh
The awkard silence brings me to the floor

And I'm learning how to trust You
I follow in your shadow's dance
Until I stop again, oh

Cause in my heart I just can't understand
Bizarre silent times oh, I wait for a plan
We danced around this tree before
But everytime we stop, oh
The awkard silence brings me to the floor

Holding

You're holding my life in your hands
Shaping me into Your plans
You're twisting and turning
My heart 'til it's yearning for more

Your ways are consuming my thoughts
'Til the world that's around me is lost
It's twisted and turning
Around but I'm learning more

I fight for a long time
Then find myself crying for a shelter
But You catch me with those arms
Before I ever hit the ground
I'm holding Your grace in my heart
Nothing shall tear us apart
No twisting or turning could cover this yearning
Or burn this light into dark

La, la, la, la, la (x9)

Dear Friends

Dear friends
Sat down and written you a letter
Straight from my heart
In ways
I've shared my life with you
It's been the death of me
But I think it's clear now

You've gotta let go
Of the doubt that brings you sorrow
And reach out with your heart
And hold on
You'll be runnin' for tomorrow
Until you fall into His arms

Well you have
So much to give for all your heartache
I see it in your eyes
And I cry
Knowing you can have a cause for living
no more just "getting by"

But let go
Of the doubt that brings you sorrow
Hold tight to your heart
And hold on
You'll be running for tomorrow
Until you fall into His arms

Well, I've shared
What's on His hands and on His feet now
There's nothing left to say
And you're close
To waking up from this awful nightmare
Just open your eyes

And let go
Of the doubt that brings you sorrow
And reach out with your heart
And hold on
You'll be running for tomorrow
Until you fall into His arms

Jacob's Lullaby

In the dark blue sky
I can hear the sigh
Called the nighttime lullaby
It sings of the Creator's love
And rocks my soul to peace

My troubles are laid at Your feet
You dry my lonely tears
And wraps me in a gentle breeze
So I can feel You near

In the dark blue sky
I can hear the sigh
Called the nighttime lullaby
It sings of the Creator's love
And rocks my soul to peace