Jordan Mentz

I don’t know how to handle this awful tragedy
My mind trying to comprehend
My Jesus in the distance
Trying to see past the circumstance

I long to speak love to the families
When the world is telling us to hate the gunman
I don’t need another incident to realize that he needed love
People love and the world teaches us to hate the people who have wronged us

I cannot explain away the pain there is in this tragedy
As I find my meaning by singing a sweet melody
I don’t know why I can’t seem to express my hurt enough
I want others to know that I am praying and bleeding

I look into your eyes Jesus I see love and forgiveness
I try to hide all my emotions and pretend they don’t exist
Then my hands begin to tremble as I saw the media
I wanted to cry, and at times I did tear up with love for the families

Dedicated to the families of Virginia Tech

As I was thinking just the other day
This life is hard there must be another way
I ran into desert and away from the living water I was thirsty, a
nd I chose to try to fill my heart with things that wouldn’t last

So as I enter into your presence
I see my Father reaching out his arms
You’re telling me to come, for I am your child
I can’t see the way because I have been blinded for so long

I am a child of the King of Kings
Above all created things
I stand to worship you
Within your embrace I feel saving grace

I look in the mirror, that only shows a glimpse
I try to take into my mind another picture perfect ending
I know that I’m your child, and I know you see me as not defiled
But the love I have for you, just makes me go wild

Inspired by “God with us” by Tenth Avenue North

I look around chasing after things that won’t satisfy
I sometimes forget to express my emotions
I have so many things screaming there is no God
Then I remember my savior

The love of my life
The grace in my soul
The bride of my Lord
The Church to behold

I long to return to the love of my life
I long to forget my sins when I confess
The images etched in my mind are nothing
Compared to the wounds on your hands for me

There have been times though it hurts to admit
My heart has been torn between this world and you
How can I say stuff and say I am sorry
When watching your life sacrificed on Calvary

Inspired by “Beloved” by 10th Avenue North

Pre chorus:
I have seen myself, blinded by my own premonition
I wanted to see something beautiful, but all I saw was hurt and frustration
Before I met you, I thought I was worth as much as penny laying on the ground
You took my heart, captured who I am, and turned my life around

Chorus:
Will I ever see the beauty inside, you created when you made me
Will I ever see myself the way you see me
White, and washed in the blood of the Lamb
You have cleansed me from my sin and filthy rags

Verse 1:
Help me see the treasure you placed inside of me
The heart that beats for others before myself
You have taught me what it means to die to myself and live for you
I don’t know how to explain it using words, so I can lead by example

Verse 2:
When I see myself the way that you do,
Then I will be fully satisfied with the new
The man you created me to be in beginning
I am so free I can go on singing

Inspired by “Will I ever be enough” by Seven Glory off the Album Over the Rooftops

Pre chorus: (Me conversing with God)
With the voices in my head whispering you’re not good enough
You tell me I defeated your sin
When I spit in your face
I rejected your grace

Chorus: (Jesus speaking to the Church)
I have called you to live a holy life
I am longing for the church my bride
Stranded in the desert crying out for me
I gently call your name, as you come down the aisle

Verse 1: (My words to Jesus)
I see myself as dirty because of my fallen state
You look at me as covered, covered in your blood
As I run through the throne room
I can’t help but anticipate your arms thrown open wide

Verse 2: (Jesus speaking to the Church)
Did you embrace her when I was away
I see her as lovely
A trane filling the temple
Cannot contain the beauty that I see

Prechorus: As I enter the courtroom majesty divine
You are not guilty for all the crimes you committed
You are not condemned for anything you ever said
You stand before the council on this judgment day

Chorus: As I enter the courtroom, I see nothing but pure white
A miracle on the altar, burning with forgiveness
I ask myself the question, where are the people to condemn me
The judge tells me there is no one, no one to condemn me, to sentence me to hell

Verse 1: (To God) I asked what you held against me,
You told me there is nothing, just look and grab my hand
I have seen the place, where they spit upon your face
You then proceeded to show me, how sufficient is your grace

Verse 2: A courtroom with nothing against me
A gavel of love and grace
The verdict is out, I have nothing against you
As you enter my presence, may I always cover you

Prechorus: I have been bought with the blood of Christ Though I no longer live Christ lives in me I cannot explain the joy that’s inside A pure and spotless bride

Chorus: Come away my beloved
Come away with me
Come away my bride
Come away with me

Verse 1: (From God to us) A crimson red flows from my wounds
A dress so white, whiter than snow
The tale of the ages
Waiting in anticipation for the spotless bride

Verse 2: I look to the cross, I see love and forgiveness
As you look to the Earth,
You see the church your bride All the days ordained, within your precious hand
Though You didn’t wear a ring, You are the one true king

Song inspired by “Beloved” off the Album “Speaking of Silence” by Tenth Avenue North