After hearing about a friends death yesterday I wasn't sure if I would write at all. But late last night and early this morning these are the words that came from the grief of his loss. 

Tragedy

words don't describe
what tears can't deny
photographic memories of our loss

fridged bitter truth
somehow brings me back to You
Savior here I am with weakened knees

grieving with this song
longing to be home
there with him I'll see You face to face
Matchless Lamb of God
Sovereign Holy One
You'll wipe away the tears to cry no more

yet here we find our souls
begging you console
and change the hearts of those who did this wrong

desperate for the truth
Lord set our gaze on You
holding us as sorrow brings us nigh

grieving with this song
longing to be home
there with him I'll see You face to face
Matchless Lamb of God
Sovereign Holy One
You'll wipe away the tears to cry no more

grieving with this song
longing to be home
there with him I'll see You face to face
Matchless Lamb of God
Sovereign Holy One
You'll wipe away the tears to cry no more

through pain we sing Hallelujah
through pain we sing Hallelujah
with pain we sing Hallelujah
with pain we sing Hallelujah


Please be in prayer for his wife, child, and family.

Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

Tragedy

Got to co write with my brotha, NIjalon Dunn. Thankful he was willing to share his story. 
Shout out to The Cratez Beatz for the beat. 

So here is a hip hop tune 4ya for day#5!

"Trust me I know"

I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it
I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it

I speak with sarcasm I don't say this gladly 
but thanks to Facebook I found my daddy
It's a tough topic to touch on, trust me I know
and I fought the same battle got the scars to show
I took a look at his pictures man we look just the same
my first hope I hope he remembers my name 
See my nose, his nose, from the way I wear my clothes
the repetition of these thoughts are starting to get old

I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it
I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it


I've seen men come and go but I was waiting on him
my family said he wasn't coming they was hating on him
at least that's what I thought at least that's what I hoped
it was this train of thought that through the pain help me cope
step pops left my momma, grandaddy left my granny
got me scared to grow up be a man and start a family
But in the name of Jesus through the pain and the hurt
Lord break me free from this generational curse 

I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it
I know it's a tough topic to touch on
But you need to share it

But love came as a man Jesus Christ is His name
It may sound a little crazy at may seem a little strange 
He was punished in my place carried the cross for my shame
it was that Sin-absorbing, sin-covering, forgiveness he gave
O what of love Thanks to Jesus my heart has been changed
O what a love, I'm adopted He knows my name
So pops, I forgive you of all these things
I'm on my knees now hoping and praying you change

Trust me I know

Glad to say that my fall #7in7 is complete. 

I want to preface this last song with this: This is not a political statement, just a truth of my longing for what is to come, HOME!

Song7:

"Home"

Sin's running wild round here
lies alter lies of sufferings pain
while time shapes the sound of
graves whispering our names

Oh I wanna go where there'll be no more tears
you'll wipe them all away
I'll see you face to face
and there I will be home

slavery's binding souls
cancer moves untamed
orphans reach for care
while lives are killing lives unborn

oh I wanna go where there'll be no more tears
you'll wipe them all away
I'll see you face to face
and there I will be home

I'm a stranger in this world
hating the sin I see
clouds won't you roll on back
and Jesus come
come Lord Jesus come

Oh I wanna go where there'll be no more tears
you'll wipe them all away
I'll see you face to face
and there I will be home



Home

"What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes."
(James 4:14 ESV)
As I reflect on this passage I think about the last 14 days of my life. I sang at a friends memorial service last week, found out my friends new born only has weeks to live, was told that another friend of mines brother passed away, got a call from my sister informing me of a death in the family, found out that a couple I know had a very late miscarriage, and just last night saw that 2 of my high school friends lost their father. The last 2 weeks have not been easy. And I'm not sure if any of these people or others who have been touched by death the last few weeks are reading this, but there are times when you just don't know what to say. My prayer is that these words would encourage those who need to hear them. 
If I'm honest, my prayer is also that this song encourages you to run to Jesus. 

"I Need Your Right Now"

hold me in Thine arms
console my heart with truth 
wrap me in divine love
comfort me with Your grace 

in this storm be my strength
in this hurt secure my faith
be my refuge, Lord be my rock
I need you right now

flood my fears with trust 
secure my thoughts with true belief      
fix my eyes to Your faithfulness
feed my soul with Your words

in this storm be my strength
in this hurt secure my faith
be my refuge, Lord be my rock
I need you right now


Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

I Need You Right Now

So here's the first song from Day 1 of 7in7. 
This song was inspired by a sermon from "The Gospel And" series we just finished at our church. Feel free to take a listen to the sermon here: 

http://austinstone.org/sermons/item/the-gospel-and-depression

"The Gospel and Depression", it will give you some more insight to how these lyrics came about to the first song of 7in7. 


"You First Loved Me"

immeasurable love stirs my heart
satisfied in awe of you Lord 
warm embrace quickens my soul
restoration felt by your touch

waves of grace bring songs of hope
perfect love reminds my soul 

you first loved me
made my heart believe 
chained my soul to faithful truth
Forgiveness came through you

Calvary's Cross lifted high, 
wrath atoning payment was claimed
with crown of thorns, nailed pierced flesh, 
and reconciling blood from your hands

waves of grace bring songs of hope
perfect love reminds my soul 

you first loved me
made my heart believe 
chained my soul to faithful truth
Forgiveness came through you

Jesus Jesus Jesus Christ My Lord
Jesus Jesus Jesus Christ My Lord

you first loved me
made my heart believe 
chained my soul to faithful truth
Forgiveness came through you

immeasurable love stirs my heart
satisfied in awe of you Lord

You First Loved Me

I didn't get to Song#2 until 10:30pm last night #uhoh. Yup, I fell asleep. Ha! Not once, but 3 times. This brotha was tired. I finally called it a night at 2am. Thankfully I woke up with some fresh ideas and here is the finished product. 

"Faithful Love"

This song was inspired by these verses from Philippians:

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

(Philippians 2:5-11 ESV)

 

 

"Faithful Love"

emptied Servant 
bearing the likeness of men 
selfless Savior
hanging nailed to a cross

faithful love

matchless beauty 
freely you've given Your life 
submissive Victor
perfectly purchased Your own

awake our souls with faithful love
immerse our hearts in whelming flood 
fill these lungs with boundless praise 
in awe of You Lord we humbly proclaim 
Faithful love Faithful love

endless wonder
dying You've taken our place 
death defeated
risen You've concurred the grave

Soon we'll see You
knees will bow at Your name 
Hallelujah 
Jesus Christ is Lord 

awake our souls with faithful love
immerse our hearts in whelming flood 
fill these lungs with boundless praise 
in awe of You Lord we humbly proclaim 

Faithful love (You've shown) Faithful love 
Faithful God (You are) Faithful God 

 

Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

Faithful Love

Here is Song#3 of 7in7.

This one was inspired by a valley of vision prayer I wrote a blog about a few weeks back called "A Prayer of Love". Lyrically, this is one of my favorite ones so far. Just reading the lyrics leads me to worship, I pray the same for you. 

"Thy Greates Gift"

Your name is love
Your ways are pure, unwavering, faithful and true
Thy kindness Lord repairs my soul 
with sanctifying merciful hands 

Your love flowed down at calvary's cross
there You forgave all my sin

I find my pardon in thee
where grace and mercy abounds
atoning blood reconciling life
embraced Your wrath saving me 

Your Word is just
your thoughts are sure, trusting never failing and strong
Thy presence Lord 
unlimited peace sovereignly you hold with your hand 

your love flowed down at calvary's cross
there You forgave all my sin

I find my pardon inTthee
where grace and mercy abounds
atoning blood reconciling life
embraced Your wrath saving me 

Thy greatest gift is Your Son
in him I have all I need 

Thy greatest gift is Your Son
in him I have all I need 


Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

Thy greatest gift

I had a thought this morning to write a song that would be words that I would actually pray before I read my bible. I wanted this song to be simple and prayerful. We generally don't pray with music in the background, so I decided to make this one Acapella; and this is what come out and turned into song#4 of 7in7. 
 

"Here I Am"

Heavenly Father
I come before You 
humbly seeking to know You more
heres my heart

Merciful Maker 
I call on You Lord
guide and teach me Your ways with grace
help me discern

Here I am 
asking that you would speak
clearly, faithfully to me 

grant me wisdom  
to understand truth
Lord I want to obey your word
hear my prayer 

Daily portion 
is what I long for 
drawing nearer to Thee, my God
Feed my soul

Here I am 
asking that you would speak
clearly, faithfully to me 


Here I am 
asking that you would speak
clearly, faithfully to me 

Amen


Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

Here I am

This song stems from this last verse of a hymn called "Come Thou Fount"

"O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be
let thy goodness like a fetter bind my wondering heart to thee
I'm prone to wonder Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love
here's my heart Lord take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above"

I meditated on those thoughts for a while, and today I'm thankful that God gave me this song for day 5. I believe that, for the Christian, this is the cry of their heart often times more than not. 

 

"In Need of Grace (constantly)"

I need Your grace
clasp this heart
wondering often far from You  

My selfishness
displays my need
desperately I long for change

grant me trust when my faith is frail 
give me fight when my flesh is weak
your the strength of my heart and my portion forever
I'm in need of grace constantly 

I need Your hand
uproot my pride
perfectly prune with love 

my fear is great
remind my soul
faithfully Your hold is strong 

grant me trust when my faith is frail 
give me fight when my flesh is weak
Your the strength of my heart and my portion forever

grant me trust when my faith is frail 
give me fight when my flesh is weak
Your the strength of my heart and my portion forever
I'm in need of grace constantly 

 

Nothin' but love,

Jimmy

In Need of Grace (constantly)

Song#6 of 7in7 comes directly from Psalm 103, a passage that I read yesterday that really hit home with me.  Enjoy!

Psalm 103 (Bless The Lord) 

bless The Lord  O my Soul
all that is within me 
bless His holy holy name
bless the Lord, O my soul

merciful and gracious 
slow to anger forgiving God
abounding in steadfast love
compassionate Father we sing Your praise 

bless The Lord  O my Soul
all that is within me 
bless His holy holy name
bless the Lord, O my soul

as high as the heavens above
great is your steadfast love
as far as the east from the west
our sins you have removed 

bless The Lord  O my Soul
all that is within me 
bless His holy holy name
bless the Lord, O my soul

You've established your throne in the heavens
Your kingdom, it reigns over all
Angels obeying your voice 
praising our king we join the host

bless The Lord  O my Soul
all that is within me 
bless His holy holy name
bless the Lord, O my soul

Nothin' but love,

Jimmy



Jimmy McNeal

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