Here I Am

There are certain songs that just stick with me.  They get caught in my head and bring me back to another time or place.  Some songs remind of specific people or events.  Yes, some good...some not so good.  That's not the music's fault.  The music is always good. 

Occasionally a song comes along that sends peace and an inner calm that is unlike no other.  For me, one such song will always be "Here I Am."  We sang that song in church this morning.  It's been floating around in my head all day.  And even now as I sit at my computer typing, it makes me smile. 

Be still, and listen...you never know who might be whispering in the night.

"I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save.

I who made the stars and night
I will make the darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them
Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord
Is it I Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart.
I the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne my people's pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn away.

I will break their hearts of stone
Fill their hearts with love alone
I will speak my word to them
Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord
Is it I Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart.

I will hold your people in my heart..."