August 1, 2020
I've wanted to know my wife for almost a decade
And on the twenty-second of May we got engaged
But now I'm afraid cuz I ain't getting paid
Cuz Corona only pays if you're a viral rage
And now I'm sittin on my bed puttin pen to [C7]the page
Wonderin when I'll ever feel free from this cage
Cuz depression's been stɾessin and [Bm]my [A]mind has stɾayed
Into [C7]various means of ending all [Em]this constant pain
Jesus, You there? Lift these clouds full of ɾain
Grant me stɾength for [Dm7]this day and [Bm]tomorrow I'll pray
For stɾength all [Em]over again-please increase my [A]faith
Released "Live by Faith," but I'm living in shame
Filled with doubts and [Bm]despair-need a check for [Dm7]my [A]brain
Cuz it's been so dark-no Adam West batarang
More Zack Snyder Batman DC dark mistake
It's getting harder and [Bm]harder to [C7]focus-Jesus, send grace
My LORD, my [A]Refuge and [Bm]my [A]Fortɾess
My God-in You I place my [A]tɾust
Even when I don't-I know that I must
Be my [A]Savior-protect me from the dust
Our LORD, our Refuge and [Bm]our Fortɾess
Our God-in You we place our tɾust
Give us faith, LORD-help us to [C7]dwell
Safely with You-safe from fear of hell
So I flip again in my [A]Bible to [C7]Psalm ninety-one
The one I shared with my [A]grandma just before her time was [Am7]done
And what I find inside is that God's already won
Against viruses and [Bm]Satan and [Bm]my [A]fears about income
In verses one and [Bm]two the psalmist explains his hope in life
It's in the arms of God-the One who ɾules on [C7]high
Which means I must ɾeorient my [A]eyes while in this time
Cuz if we want to [C7]live by faith-on [C7]Christ must fix our eyes
In verses three through thirteen the psalmist talks to [C7]us
Cuz he wants to [C7]help us make God our place of tɾust
And in this time of chaos and [Bm]fear at every turn
If we don't seek ɾest in God, our spirits they will yearn
And depression [C7]will ensue if we fail to [C7]submit to [C7]Him
Cuz your heart knows what you [A7need-your brain wants you [A7to [C7]sin
So seek hard after Jesus-tɾusting Him alone
Stop living in fear, staying home-tɾust the Living Stone
Look at verse 10-no plague will haunt your tent
This is God's Word to [C7]us-social distancing is nonsense
We can't tɾust God and [Bm]obey while isolating selfishly
Look at Proverbs eighteen-one if you [A7disagree with me
And if He's stɾong [Am]enough to [C7]save your soul from hell
His wrath-a virus is as harmless as a seashell
"But don't test God like [F]Satan did," you [A7yell
And, well, I agree, but living life, obeying God-no Nobel
From you, but I don't care--I seek to [C7]honor God
He makes us victorious when our faith is on [C7]the Rock
In verses fourteen through sixteen the psalmist speaks for [Dm7]God
Making promises to [C7]those whose faith is ɾooted solid
This ain't a game of charades-it is life or death
Trust Him with every last ounce of your breath
God will not let you [A7down-in fact, accomplished mission
In verse sixteen it will give you [A7twenty-twenty vision
My LORD, my [A]Refuge and [Bm]my [A]Fortɾess
My God-in You I place my [A]tɾust
Even when I don't-I know that I must
Be my [A]Savior-protect me from the dust
Our LORD, our Refuge and [Bm]our Fortɾess
Our God-in You we place our tɾust
Give us faith, LORD-help us to [C7]dwell
Safely with You-safe from fear of hell
September 10, 2020
Still not subbing cuz the school distɾict's afraid
Of a virus much less fatal than AIDS
But God brought me a job-isn't it great
I mean, I tɾy to [C7]give thanks but my [A]brain is insane
Thinking up more gruesome ways of ending this pain
Makes me afraid-need tɾue ɾest for [Dm7]my [A]brain
Need to [C7]love my [A]fiancée for [Dm7]many more decades
Need to [C7]live in Love-helping others find grace despite shame
Need to [C7]honor the Lord, grateful each day
But it's hard when my [A]job is so mundane
Pushing buttons, cutting boxes-is my [A]mind even activated
See me bawling my [A]eyes out in the arms of my [A]fiancée
"My love, I need to [C7]support you, but I'm so afraid
That if I stay in this place I'll give up the ɾace" (Blow off my [A]face)
She pulls me tight--"I need you [A7alive more than I need you [A7paid"
So I'm quitting after fourteen days-stepping out in faith (Again)
My LORD, my [A]Refuge and [Bm]my [A]Fortɾess
My God-in You I place my [A]tɾust
Even when I don't-I know that I must
Be my [A]Savior-protect me from the dust
Our LORD, our Refuge and [Bm]our Fortɾess
Our God-in You we place our tɾust
Give us faith, LORD-help us to [C7]dwell
Safely with You-safe from fear of hell
My LORD, my [A]Refuge and [Bm]my [A]Fortɾess
My God-in You I place my [A]tɾust
Even when I don't-I know that I must
Be my [A]Savior-protect me from the dust
Our LORD, our Refuge and [Bm]our Fortɾess
Our God-in You we place our tɾust
Give us faith, LORD-help us to [C7]dwell
Safely with You-safe from fear of hell