God, Can I Thank You

I hung out with my sister today, and whilst doing so, wrote this song. Originally it was going to have violin in it, but hey, violin is not an easy instrument to play.

The song itself is a reflection on the scripture that says, “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.” Which I think, in my quest to become a better child of his, is the only way to avoid becoming resentful.

God, Can I Thank You [MP3]
God, Can I Thank You [Ogg]

The lyrics are as follows:

God, can I thank you for the glass between my toes?
Lord, can I thank you for the way these muscles burn as they grow?

God, can I thank you for the way you break these bones?
Oh, how they’re aching like they have ever since you brought me home.

God, can I ask you for something, if I may?
Oh, I don’t deserve it, but I’ll ask you for this favour anyway.

Lord, if you’ve got time, could you catch this thing I throw?
Keep it in your hands; it’s so precious to me, but I think you know.

God, can I thank you for the things you take away?
Oh, I am learning how to live under your scalpel every day.

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Posted July 3rd, 2006 in main. Tagged: , , .

One comment:

  1. You foxy minxes! at Naked and Ashamed:

    [...] It’s like the hymns and scripture readings at church were pretty much tailor-made for me. Not that I’m conceited enough to believe that they were, but they seemed that way. Psalm 51, for instance… it turns out that me and King David have more in common than I’d like to admit. He writes, “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have broken rejoice.” I write in this song not too long ago, “God, can I thank you for the way you break these bones.” Weird but cool? [...]

    July 9th, 2006 at 1:32 pm

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