Jordan Mentz

Pre Chorus:
What can I say except I am going to praise you
With everything I am from this moment onward
I may mess up and fall down on my face but you gently lift me
When I feel alone and I am through with life on earth

Chorus:
When all is said and I am home in the arms of my creator
I hope that my life is a life that advances your kingdom here on earth
When this life is over and whenever people think about the life I lived
May they forget all about me and remember what I did to advance your kingdom

Verse 1:
This life on earth may flash before my eyes
I pray that you would be glorified in my life
I want to make a difference not so people remember what I did
But rather what you did through my life to advance the kingdom

Verse 2:
When my life is done may I enter into your courts
Not because of what I have left to give you
But because I am washed in your blood and I am free
I am so thankful for what you did for me

Pre Chorus:
I don’t know why I keep trying to find answers on my own
I keep on ignoring the right way and I forget the love you’ve shown me
Trying hard will leave me broken and confused apart from you
I don’t want to stray any longer or drift any farther

Chorus:
Keep trying on my own will get me nowhere except where I started before
I want to stop everything and give all my time to advancing your kingdom
I keep trying to say I have it all together apart from knowing you
I want to bring your name glory and I want to honor you every second

Verse 1:
Trying hard on my own will only leave me on my knees
Trying hard on my own will leave me crying
I realize that each moment I am broken and dying
I give you my all and I want to bring your kingdom down to earth

Verse 2:
May the life that I live for you be one that is worthy
Of you saying when all is said, well done good and faithful servant
I know sometimes I mess up and you are the last thing on my mind
If I say I love you I need to show others by the way I act

Pre Chorus:
I never knew why you had placed trials in my life
I never knew the plan you had for me
I didn’t listen when you called me out
And I turned my back when you searched me out

Chorus:
Teach me how to live my life in such a way that brings you glory
Just because I never understood doesn’t mean I never knew what you wanted me to give you
Sometimes I use my not understanding as an excuse to hide behind
And sometimes I try to disguise my unwillingness behind the phrase I never knew

Verse 1:
I need you to light my path and I need you to place your heart inside
I do not want other things to get in the way of knowing you
I never knew what the consequences of sin were
Until I learned that my sin cost you everything you gave your life

Verse 2:
I pray that I would never say I never knew again
I want to live my life as if it is yours
And I pray that I would never compromise what I believe is true
It was never easy to give you everything but neither was you sacrifice of greatest cost

Pre Chorus:
I want to make a difference and I want my ears to be open to what you say
I don’t care what others say about me because I am safe and secure in your arms
I need to give you my all but so many times I fall and I choose to give up hope
There are many times when I question if you’re really there beside me but I know you are

Chorus:
In the middle of the night wake me up so you can say what you want
I am asking for you to say what you wanna say through me
May my life reflect your glory and my actions your name
I do not know how to express how much I want you to speak through me

Verse 1:
There are many things that are close to your heart
And I have no clue what to ask of you or where to start
I ask for you to say what you wanna say use me
I need your heart to be expressed through my lyrics because I believe you

Verse 2:
May every word I write never be of my own
May my one true focus be on making your name known
I cannot write on my own accord because I know I have nothing to give you
I long for you to use me to bring your name into all the nations through what I write

Inspired by the song by MercyMe 3:42am (Writer’s block)