Jordan Mentz

Pre Chorus:
I know that the fire must burn hot in order for me to learn
Melt away the selfishness that has gripped me
The words I have to sing may they be anointed by the one who put them there
I cannot write these words if you didn’t lay them on my heart

Chorus:
Touch my lips with the coal so that I may learn
Teach me how to speak through my words and I am asking to anoint my lips
With the words that I write may they reflect your heart
When I seek after your heart I can see you showing me another glimpse of who you are

Verse 1:
Touch my pen so that I can express your heart
If I don’t say what you are laying on my mind
Sometimes I try to use words to help me unwind
And bring me to my knees where no one else sees me crying

Verse 2:
I know that you are working in my life
And these songs I write are an overflow of my heart
If I knew how to pray I would do it everyday and
I can see now how because you’ve told me through the scriptures

Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I have put my words in your mouth. Jeremiah 1:9 (NIV)

Pre Chorus:
Holding back these tears I’ve been wanting to cry all year I am hit with a shocking reality that this year is almost over
If I had something to leave behind I would have to say I want you to treasure
Every moment you are and don’t waste a second while God has you here

Chorus:
I know I need to say goodbye to everyone but I don’t know how to tell you
All how much I’m impacted by each of your lives and how my walk has grown
Now I may try to shed all the tears I’ve been trying to hold back until this moment
If I knew I would see you all again that would be encouraging

Verse 1:
God has brought me so far and I know that God did not waste this opportunity
My sister cores have really spoken life into me when I have been down
They have truly shown me what it means to be true women of God
When I didn’t know what godly friendships with the opposite gender were like

Verse 2:
The core God has placed me in has really helped me grow this year
I cannot say enough how much God has blessed me with but now I am realizing that I will have to say goodbye and it makes me want to cry, sometimes curl up and die but then I remember that my family loves me and will be there for me when I need them even when I am not here I am so thankful but it still hurts because my tears are flowing, but I see God in each and everyone of you