The Heart of Jesus
© October 2003 – Raji Abuzalaf

Well if we knew the heart of Jesus, we would claim His words of love
And that the way we live is not His plan for us
Because we do the things which please us, and we never get enough
It’s to the point where we’ve completely been unjust

And while we play our brother’s keeper
We must learn the Master’s touch
To look within ourselves before we feign to judge
For everyday we’re sinking deeper
Our oppression weighs too much
Without compassion, we cause tears which lead to grudge

For if we knew the heart of Jesus, we would hunger for the truth
And let His sacred heart of valor be our guide
Instead, we tarry on with reasons that have lingered from our youth
And then we grieve the Holy Spirit with our pride

If we knew the heart of Jesus
We would share His words of love
And turn the tides of war to peace with just a tug
If we would recognize the seasons
In these times He warned us of
Then we’d convert our foes to friends with just a hug

For if we knew the heart of Jesus, we would hunger for the truth
And let His sacred heart of valor be our guide
Instead, we tarry on with reasons that have lingered from our youth
And then we grieve the Holy Spirit with our pride

If we knew the heart of Jesus, we would share His words of love
Then we’d convert our foes to friends with just a hug

We want to know Your heart, Lord, to know Your sacred heart

Love Songs

The Heart of Jesus

This creative team met back in high school in Houston, Texas in 1969. They became friends quickly and discovered a unique synergy early on – songwriting. Keith manifested his expressions mostly in the area of lyrics, while Raji fashioned his creativity through melodies and arrangements.

The number of songs that they generated as young teens in a short period of time was incredible. What was even more astonishing was that neither of them could read a musical note, and yet they were able to compose lyrics, tunes, chords, beats, and develop sophisticated arrangements.

School, work, marriage, children, and associations with other bands threw them onto separate life paths. Raji continued composing with other bands and on his own, while Keith officially took a long hiatus.

The team temporarily regrouped in the early 1980’s for a few profound Christian musical offerings. Eventually, Raji found the time and energy to record many of their earlier songs and publish them – both in several of his novels and on soundcloud.com. Then in late 2021 they regrouped once more to continue their creative journey together.

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