Text: Attr. to Bernard of Clairvaux, ca. 1091–1153;
 trans. by Edward Caswall, 1814–1878
Music: John B. Dykes, 1823–1876

Arrangement by Layna Claunch
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Jesus, the very thought of thee
With sweetness fills my breast
But sweeter far thy face to see
And in thy presence rest

Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame
Nor can the mem’ry find
A sweeter sound than thy blest name
O Savior of mankind

O hope of ev’ry contrite heart
O joy of all the meek
To those who fall, how kind thou art
How good to those who seek

Jesus, our only joy be thou
As thou our prize wilt be
Jesus, be thou our glory now
And thru eternity

Jesus, The Very Thought Of Thee

Trust Not In The Arm Of Flesh

Aria by George Frideric Handel
Arrangement by Layna Claunch
Vocals by Layna Claunch

Lascia Ch'io Pianga

What Wondrous Love

Cover of the gorgeous song "Lift the Wings" from the hit show "Riverdance"

Vocals by Layna Claunch
Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Lift The Wings

Original "Enya style" song about the imperativeness of honesty in all we say and do. 

Vocals by Layna Claunch
Composition and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

True Friend

Is it kind to tell a lie when a friend needs the truth?
What is kind from fellow minds true friends all have to choose
Saying words without meaning will not help a friend
Speak the truth, mean the truth and it will set you free

Choices made can make us slaves gravity starts to pull
Causing minds and hearts to ache changing wise into fools
Tell the truth, speak the truth, honesty will supply 
 Second chance, stable hands, and it all starts with you

Never lie to a friend
Just to spare them torment
If you choose to be silent
You'll fall in the end

Speak your mind leave doubt behind
Courage will free the lost
Do what right to warn a friend
Never mind what the cost

Speak the truth
Live the truth
And it will set you free
Truest love never shirks
Truth is all that can be

Never lie to a friend
Just to spare them torment
If you choose to be silent
You'll fall in the end

Speak the truth
Live the truth
And it will set you free

Never lie to a friend
Just to spare them torment
If you choose to be silent
You'll fall in the end

Great book about honesty:
https://a.co/d/gvi5yCN

True Friend

Faure's beautiful "Pie Jesu" from Requiem
I sing this song for God and the memory of the innocents suffering throughout the world in war-torn places

Vocals by Layna Claunch
Arrangement and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Pie Jesu Domine
Dona eis requiem
Sempiternam requiem 

Holy Jesus Lord 
Give them rest
eternal rest

Pie Jesu

Song by Robert Burns
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

My love is like a red, red rose
   That’s newly sprung in June
My love is like a melody
   That’s sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lad
   So deep in love am I
And I will love thee still, my dear
   Till all the seas gang dry

Till all the seas gang dry, my love
   And the rocks melt with the sun
I will love thee still, my dear
   While the sands of life shall run

But fare thee well, my only love
   But fare thee well awhile
And I will come again, my love
   Though t'were ten thousand mile

My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose

Music and Lyrics by George Fredric Handel
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

If God be for us who can be against us?
Who can be against us? Who can be against us?
If God be for us who can be against us?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? 
Of God's elect?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth
It is God that justifieth
Who is he that condemneth? 
Who is he that condemneth? 
Who is he that condemneth? 
It is Christ that died
Yea rather, that is risen again
Who is at the right hand of God
Who makes intercession for us
Who makes intercession for us
Intercession for us
Who makes intercession for us

If God Be For Us

Words and Music by Natalie W. Sleeth
Arranged by A. Laurence Lyon

Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Lyrics:

How will they know, the ones for whom we care
That God is love and with us everywhere
That life is good with blessings all can share
How will they know unless we teach them so

How will they learn that though they go astray
God will forgive and help them find the way
How will they feel the Spirit day by day
How will they know unless we teach them so

How will they grow in wisdom and delight
How will they choose to follow what is right
How can they trust the future will be bright
How will they know unless we show them

How will they live when they at last are grown
What will they give to children of their own
Will they reflect the values we have shown
How will they know as on through life they go
How will they know unless we strive to teach them so

How Will They Know?

Word and Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes:
laudate eum omnes populi. Quoniam conrmata est super nos misericordia ejus:
et veritas Domini, manet in æternum. Gloria patri et lio
et spiritui sancto, Sicut erat in principio et nunc
et semper et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.

O praise the Lord, all ye nations:
praise him, all ye people.. For his merciful kindess is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Laudate Dominum

Irish Song by Thomas Moore
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

'Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming all alone
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone
No flower of her kindred
No rose bud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes
And give sigh for sigh
I'll not leave thee, thou lone one
To pine on the stem
Since the lovely are sleeping
Go sleep now with them
Thus kindly I scatter
Thy leaves o'er the bed
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead
So soon may I follow
When friendships decay
And from love?s shining circle
The gems drop away
When true hearts lie withered
And fond ones are flown
Oh! Who would inhabit
This bleak world alone

The Last Rose Of Summer

Music and Lyrics by Layna Claunch
Instrumentals and Vocals by Layna Claunch

Fight for the light      
Mine for the truth in darkness
Illusion takes flight
With reality’s face before it

Find the pure life
Truth’s grace is shining on it
No more in strife 
Discerning and learning from it

And the light is now shining It breaks through the clouds 
And your mind is expanding dispelling your shroud
Light has found you has  snatched you from death's dark embrace           
Free to fly in God’s love and to seek out his face

Fight for the light
Share truth and light with others
Guide them to home
Becoming God’s sons and daughters

Lift others up 
Courage to find the center
Of truth and light
God is their joy and mentor

And a light is now shining it breaks through the clouds 
See your heart is expanding dispelling your shroud
God has found you, has snatched you from death's dark embrace
Free to live in his law and rejoice with the brave

Oh, the joy
Oh, the peace
Oh, this light
Given to thee
 
Born in God's arms
Child of God now in covenant 
Loving his law
Trusting his righteous judgment 

Nothing before
Everything in his glory
Filled with his light
Singing to share his story

And a light is now shining it breaks through the clouds 
See your heart is expanding dispelling your shroud
God has found you, has snatched you from death's dark embrace
Free to live in his law and rejoice with the brave

Fight For The Light

Song by Thomas Moore
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms
Which I gaze on so fondly today
Were to change by tomorrow and fleet in my arms
Like fairy gifts, fading away
Thou would'st still be adored as this moment thou art
Let the loveliness fade as it will
And around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still

It is not while beauty and youth are thine own
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear
That the fervour and faith a soul can be known
To which time will but make thee more dear
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets
But as truly loves on to the close
As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets
The same look which she turned when he rose

Believe Me (If All Those Endearing Young Charms)

Words and Music by Layna Claunch
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

What do you think when there’s nothing to think about
What do you do when there’s nothing to do
What’s in your heart when the pleasure and lights go out
Reality strikes, showing all that is you

Can you receive a correction or sharp rebuke
Can you accept that your heart has to change
Will you endure when the turmoil in all around
Destroying false peace and bequeathing your wage

Love Correction
Cherish a wise reproof
Introspection
Will reveal all that’s true 

Come fill your lamp, come and fill it and never cease
Drink from the well of the living and true
Inspect your heart, come, be honest, and self-reflect
Pure joy will come if improvement is you

Seek out the good, fill your heart now, and don’t delay
Night comes to test what is real and is true
Justice reveals all that is good and will endure
Uncovering all that you thought wasn’t you

When the lights go out you will see who you truly are
Choose improvement now, courage take, and be wise
Wisdom cannot come in a moment of tragedy
Fill your lantern now, choose to follow the brave

Love correction
Cherish a wise rebuke
Introspection
Will reveal all that’s you...you

Great books about Repentance:
https://a.co/d/8potgoq

When the Lights Go Out

Words and Music by Edvard Grieg
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Der Winter mag scheiden, der Frühling vergehn,
der Sommer mag verwelken, das Jahr verwehn,
Du kehrst mir zurück, gewiß, du wirst mein,
ich hab es versprochen, ich harre treulich dein.

Gott helfe dir, wenn du die Sonne noch siehst.
Gott segne dich, wenn du zu Füßen ihm kniest.
Ich will deiner harren, bis du mir nah,
und harrest du dort oben, so treffen wir uns da!

The winter may wane and the springtime may fly and the springtime may fly
The summer may depart and the year may die and the year may die
To me thou wilt return, thou art mine soon or late art mine soon or late
I gave thee my promise and faithfully can wait, and faithfully can wait

God watch over thee at the dawn of each day at the dawn of each day
God bless thee every time that thou kneelest to pray that thou kneelest to pray
I will tarry here for thy coming my love thy coming my love
Or if thou wait'st in heaven I'll meet thee there above
I'll meet thee there above

Solveig's Sang

Words by F.S Pierpoint
Music by John Rutter
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

For the beauty of the earth
For the beauty of the skies
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies
Over and around us lies
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night
Hill and vale, and tree and flower
Sun and moon, and stars of light
Sun and moon, and stars of light
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise

For the joy of human love
Brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth and friends above
For all gentle thoughts and mild
For all gentle thoughts and mild
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For the Beauty of the Earth

Words and Music by Johnny Duhan and Christy Moore
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the heart's treasure, together we set sail

With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
Sat out the doldrums with patience and hope
Working together we learned how to cope

Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered 'round us, we have our own crew

Together we're in this relationship
We've built it with care to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating to shores of the heart

Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered 'round us, we have our own crew

The Voyage

Original song about the true story of my tiny 4'11" pioneer grandma, Amy Loader, dancing in the snow to help her girls get out of bed when she had just lost her husband on the trek and her daughters were on the brink of starvation and freezing. I was told this lovely, inspiring story from a tiny girl and decided to write a song about it.

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
Original true story recorded in the journal of Patience Loader (Amy Loader's daughter)
                         
Huddled in the dreary morn
The winter’s early snow
Sleeping on the hardened ground
Such cold I’d never known

Our tent was barely standing
Our neighbor’s tents caved in
Another day to starve and freeze
Let misery begin

I heard my mother calling
To help her start a fire
She pleaded with each daughter
But not one could find desire

Mama pursed her lips
“Girls, this simply will not do!"
She put her tiny hands on hips   
"I’ll have to dance for you!"

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

Her tiny hands she threw up high
The cold air froze her breath
Her feet were light and happy
As she danced to challenge death

She started with a jig from home
She sang a merry song
She had no husband, food, or gold
But her heart and soul were strong  

She sang and danced and twirled around
Until we all had smiles 
We lifted up our weary heads
To bravely face our trials

Suddenly she slipped on ice
And fell onto the ground
We all cried out, and rushed to help her 
Gathering around  

She sat there in the snow and ice 
A broad smile on her face
Delighted with her merry plan
Relieved, we all embraced

I knew I couldn’t have my girls 
Just giving up the fight
The journey’s long and weary
But, through faith, our hearts are light
  
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose
She chose

Wonderful book about true faith:
https://a.co/d/2lmZSfq

Dancing In The Snow

Music and Icelandic Lyrics:
Andri Þór Jónsson and Hrafnhildur Magnea Ingólfsdóttir
Original Icelandic Version "Allt svo hljótt" sung/produced by Karen Osk

English Lyrics: Layna and Joshua Claunch
Instrumentals: Layna and Joshua Claunch
Vocals: Layna Claunch

Josh's Channel: https://soundcloud.com/josh-claunch

One gentle breeze, a breeze that whispers
Sweetly past your cheek
One gentle wave, a wave that walks you back through yesterday

Quiet as the years
Timid as the tears
Falling as they're calling out for you to hear

Silence crashing in 
In a quiet whisper 
It's calling out to you

Calling out to you
Calling out to you

One thoughtful stream, a stream that strings your every memory
One burning dream that turns against the stream
Of reverie

Quiet as the years
Timid as the tears
Falling as they're calling out for you to hear

Silence crashing in 
In a quiet whisper 
It's calling out to you

Calling out to you
Calling out to you
Calling out to you
To you
To you

Give time a moment a moment of reflection calling you to hear
The melody of introspection is clear

Silence crashing in 
Through the quiet whisper 
It's calling out to you

Calling out to you
Calling out to you
Calling out to you
To you
To you
Allt svo hljótt (All is quiet)
Allt svo hljótt (All is quiet

All Is Quiet- feat Josh Claunch

Traditional Welsh folk song ("Llwyn Onn") 
English lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (19th century)
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking
The harp through it playing has language for me
When over its branches the sunlight is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me
The friends of my childhood again are before me
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam
With soft whispers laden the leaves rustle o'er me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home
 
Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading I pensively rove
Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove
'Twas there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing
I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart
Around us for gladness the bluebells were ringing
But then little thought I how soon we should part
          
My lips smile no more, my heart loses its lightness   
No dream of the future my spirit can cheer
I only can brood on the past and its brightness
The dear ones I long for again gather here
From ev'ry dark nook they press forward to meet me
I lift up my eyes to the broad leafy dome
And others are there, looking downward to greet me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home

Ash Grove

Here is a collaboration I did with Axel Menningen, who is a wonderful orchestrator. It's been a privilege to work with him and see how he brought this simple, but lovely, old folk song to life with beautiful "highland" style orchestration. Click here to hear more of his music here on SoundCloud: @axel-m-501052973
Here is Axel Mennningen's Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@axelmenningen

Traditional Welsh folk song ("Llwyn Onn")
English lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (19th century)
Orchestration by Axel Menningen @axel-m-501052973
Vocals by Layna Claunch

Lyrics:
The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking
The harp through it playing has language for me
When over its branches the sunlight is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me
The friends of my childhood again are before me
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam
With soft whispers laden the leaves rustle o'er me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home
 
Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading I pensively rove
Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove
'Twas there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing
I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart
Around us for gladness the bluebells were ringing
But then little thought I how soon we should part

My lips smile no more, my heart loses its lightness
No dream of the future my spirit can cheer
I only can brood on the past and its brightness
The dear ones I long for again gather here
From ev'ry dark nook they press forward to meet me
I lift up my eyes to the broad leafy dome
And others are there, looking downward to greet me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home

Ash Grove (feat. Axel Menningen)

Cover of Switchfoot's "Dare you to Move" in a unique style with some amazing help on instrumentals by my husband Josh Claunch https://soundcloud.com/josh-claunch
Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKG1ZWpAumnvNiEEdjRjo-w

Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Foreman (Switchfoot)
Cover Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna and Josh Claunch

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

Dare You To Move (Switchfoot Cover)-feat. Josh Claunch

Song I wrote about overcoming pain and trials and choosing to find joy and meaning even in the hardest times.

"Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning"-Psalm 30:5

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
                     
Rain shedding torrents all around
As the waves come crushing down
While in the ocean’s roar                                  
Hear all melodies surround and the   
Symphonies astound 
From sorrow you can soar 

Time for Joy            
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy                         
Beauty through the pain
Dancing in the rain

Light as it sparkles on the sea
In your actions you are free
So choose who you will be
Time quickly fleeting on the breeze
Find your purpose choose to see
How joy will come to be
       
Time for Joy           
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy
Purpose in the pain
Dancing in the rain
 
You know it’s gonna hurt, but it’s time to wake up now
This time you know for certain now is all that we’re allowed
Don’t let your moment pass away in time
Find the mountains only you can climb

Know, that each moment is a gift
Learn to value what is real
No matter how you feel
You can decide the life you live
Meaning in the gifts you give
Loving what is true brings joy to be

Time for Joy            
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy
Beauty through the pain
Dancing in the rain
Dancing in the rain

Wonderful book about what brings lasting joy and purpose:
https://a.co/d/4pTsYYz

Time for Joy

The firstborn of the Father
Gave up his precious life
That we from earth might rise above
To join him by his side     
   
He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal    
He is the Son of Man

He came from heaven high above
To live a mortal man
He showed us how to live below   
And proved to us we can

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He conquered over death and hell
He carried sin’s full price
He died for us and rose again    
The greatest sacrifice

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He came to show his holy ways
He came to give his life
That we like him might then become
And gain eternal life

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

Music: Tune of "Kingsfold" (Old folk melody)
Lyrics: Robert Smith

Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Great books about Repentance and Seeking Jesus:
https://a.co/d/8potgoq
https://a.co/d/hnXCAWy

One Eternal Round (Kingsfold)

Cover of the beautiful song "Into the West" by Annie Lennox and Howard Shore

Vocals by Layna Claunch
Instrumentals/Arrangement by Joshua Claunch
Josh Claunch: https://soundcloud.com/josh-claunch

Lay down
your sweet and weary head
Night has fallen
you have come to journey's end
Sleep now
and dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
from across a distant shore

Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see
all of your fears will pass away,
safe in my arms
you're only sleeping.

What can you see
on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
a pale moon rises -
The ships have come to carry you home.

And all will turn
to silver glass
A light on the water
All souls pass

Hope fades
into the world of night
through shadows falling
out of memory and time
Don't say
We have come now to the end
White shores are calling
you and I will meet again.

And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping

What can can you see
on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
a pale moon rises -
The ships have come to carry you home.

And all will turn
to silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the west

Into the West (Lord of the Rings Cover)-feat. Josh Claunch


So many thoughts and voices echoed in my mind
Of life and worth and all that I could be
How could I discover, grow and realize                           
The greatest joy and love that sets me free

I’d heard so many lies of what brings joy and meaning
That only sought to desecrate the beauty of all life               
I sought for greater joy I yearned to find true purpose
And on my knees my heart and soul would cry

What is my design 
And beautiful potential
I want to realize 
The joy that could be mine
 
What is my design?
What have I been made for? 
Can anyone define life’s meaning, joy and worth?   
I want to know
I want to know

I sought  and found a man achieving his potential   
He brings me joy and safety-I beautify his life
He helps me learn and grow, build confidence to see
The greatest joys that life can ever bring

We see our design
Fulfilling our potential
I’ve come to realize
The joy that can be mine
My man helps me align priorities and purpose   
His strength protects and builds our home and gives me room to grow
We both can grow
We both can grow

I see our baby’s heart, my own heart skips a beat
How could such a tiny being change and shape my world              
I wonder at this moment, at the gift of giving life                                                       
The precious name of mother now is mine
    
I hear our baby cry and hold her newborn frame
Feel her tiny hands and feet, and hear her gentle breath
I love my precious child, I know her life has purpose
I give my life, love, time, and heart to my little one

Generations live inside of me
Never ending life
Created to bring joy and beauty
Meaning without end  
Becoming better than I am
Weaving tapestries of joy
With every fiber of my being
I’ll help my children grow

Beautiful design             
Wonderful creation
My purpose is now clear
We live to bring forth life
Beautiful design
I love what I’m made for
The gift and role and lasting joys of motherhood are mine 

We create life
We create life
  
Motherhood’s a gift 
Every Child is a miracle
Motherhood’s a gift 
Every Child is a miracle

Words/Music/Vocals/Instruments by Layna Claunch


Becoming Mother

Error enthralls in the bonds of iniquity
Flattering tongues love a lie
Misleading minds love denying reality
Injustice rules every mind 

Soothing false smiles all around, no integrity
Everywhere blind leading blind                
Carelessly living in mindless prosperity
All living on borrowed time 
  
The watchmen are blind 
The shepherds are weak 
The dogs never made a sound        
Their lives are facades and hearts never seek
Then I heard the lion’s roar 
       
God’s dawn breaks, he’s drawing nigh
Improve your time each moment
Build up his kingdom within you
Receive his blessings promised

People are pleasing themselves and each other
Think kindness is flattering tongues
Draped in facades no one sees who they really are
He’ll not know them when he comes

Fire of reality strikes at security
Piercing the clouds with it’s might
Comfort is gone truth will strike at impurity
Darkness cannot stand God’s light
        
The watchmen are blind 
The shepherds are weak 
The dogs never made a sound     
Their lives are facades and hearts never seek
Then they heard the lion’s roar 
         
Wolves soothe peace, peace, but there is no peace
And they speak with bowed tongues
God says cease, cease from iniquity
Be clean, for the Lion comes
       
God’s dawn breaks, he’s drawing nigh
Improve your time each moment
Build up his kingdom within you
Receive his blessings promised
              
Turn from your sins; do them no more for
God’s mercy is here for a time
Through Christ our Lord be forgiven, be justified
Sinless, become sanctified

Improve your time while you can night is drawing nigh
Value the truth and God’s fire
When justice comes there is no time to work or cry out
For you’ll hear his roar
                 
The watchmen are blind 
The shepherds are weak 
The dogs never made a sound       
Their lives are facades and hearts never seek
Then we heard the lion’s roar 
      
God’s dawn breaks, he’s drawing nigh
Improve your time each moment
Build up his kingdom within you
Receive his blessings promised

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Glantz

Isa. 56:10-11
1 Ne. 15:30
Luke 17:20
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The Lion's Roar

This song was written 3 years ago and is about the beginning of my process of coming to understand that though God’s mysteries and knowledge are essential to come to comprehend for salvation, they will not benefit before sincere repentance and constant improvement of one's character. I fell into many traps of seeking deep and hidden mysteries (with the intent to feel better about myself without actually becoming a better person) before developing a character that could dicern truth from error and I fell into darkness for a time. Thankfully, God sent me angels to help me, as I called out to him and sincerely desired his help and forgiveness. He healed me and saved my life in every way. Now that I am seeking to improve my character each moment and submitting to God's will in all things, and becoming more and more like Jesus in every aspect of my character, he can teach me more about his mysteries and deep knowledge in their purity, because I have repented and committed to improve myself with my Savior each moment. I thank God for his mercies and the gift of his Son, Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, who reached out his hand and saved me from hell, as I chose to reach out my hand, yield my heart to God, and faithfully walk with him for the rest of my life and for eternity.
-Layna Claunch

Lyrics by Josh Claunch (and Layna Claunch)
Vocals by Layna Claunch
Instrumentals by Josh Claunch
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