The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation lyrics

i will endure.
it will endure in me.
until the end forever,
i will endure.
if we continue in these ways,
rebellion bends towards hatred.
we rise up for our cause
and forsake the outsiders.
where is this love, this understanding?
who will stand?
what will break down
if this uprise of self is left to reign?
looking forward, for a standard to uphold.
an answer to the questions.

revelation, unknowing has been taken.
why had i waited so long?
refrained for this love,
never open to the hope He has.
how could i reject this?
He was clling my name,
searching for me.
i always turned away,
not wanting to believe
i had a need for Him.
feeling this emptiness.
not knowing He could fill.
drowning in my efforts to find comfort,
i searched and strived for the answer.

I will lift you up.
I will praise your awesome name,
praise your name for what it's worth
and nothing less.
perfect in all things,
most high God.
commend to praise.
to adore.
to glory.
in something so still.

lies, deprication of self.
moral demise.
the corporate machine of america.
"in god we trust"
statement of political banter.
plastic words for a plastic nation.
bred to live the american dream.
elderly parents in institutions.
billions of dollars for the promotion of
cutting edge abortionary practices.
prayer in schools has been replaced with condoms.

there is no other way
to explain for what He has done.
He came to me in such a holy way,
such a way that i would die for it.
it is more than just a belief,
He lives in my heart.
how else can i explain it to you...
Jesus Christ.

Once again to strive, to beat it out
over and over again.
so worn, worked over
with the intention to kill.
to watch him die and smile
at his dismay,
his pain,
my deliverance.
my cleanliness a gift of freedom.
my walk purified.
my peace given by God.

What else is there
after slipping away,
when every thing is silent
and nothing else is around?
alone.
looking deep inside.

no eyes have seen.
no ears have heard.
no mind has perceived
what God has prepared for those that love Him.
multitudes behold His glory
and give praises for what He has done.
in the time of need the children cry for help.
many searching for a void to be filled,
while in stride they fall to their face in
tears or laughter
after the release of His abundance.

Put your coal to my trembling lips.
Voice fills void with your breath.
Crescent tears from the relief you bring.
Undone in you. I love you.
Broken teeth of my frustration.
Your glory it surrounds me.
Sing praises to God, sing praises.

Blanket my mind
with your wisdom and insight.
Hand molds the mud of my heart.
Joy of your strength
Overwhelms my praise.
Quickened in you.

i won't allow it.
i won't let it happen.
this weakness will be strengthened.
take away this battle.
let our fire burn within.
purify.
purify.
don't release Your hand from me.
i must surrender, must lay it down.
what's to gain in my selfishness?
what will i promote,
and what will be pushed back?
my hope must rise, strength come forward.
linking my hand in.
i won't let it happen.

We are a creation, the old has gone, the new has come. Reconciled us to
Himself, through Christ Jesus. We will be free, forever knowing what will
become... of us. Thank you for the cross. Trusting in the balance has tilted
me towards righteousness. Lifting my spirit once again, sinking not in my
functioning. Striving to tell them the truth. Inhale, exhale this is over