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open up the sky

Oh Lord, I come to You
on a quiet evening, on a still peaceful night
And Lord, my heart is heavy with a burden I can't bare
and the strength that I don't have

You Lord, have the strength that I need
Take what I can't carry, and set my heart free

Open up the sky and show me that You're there
show me that You'll never leave me
Open up my heart and fill me with Your love
put Your arms around me
I need to know You're there

My Lord, here I am
on this gentle evening, such a beautiful night
But now my friend is weary from a burden she can't bare
and the strength she can't find

You Lord, have the strength that we don't
Take all that we can't carry, and carry us home

Open up the sky and show us that You're there
show us that You'll never leave
Open up our hearts and fill us with Your love
hold us in Your arms
we need to know You're there
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Open up the sky and show me that You're there
show me that You'll never leave me
Open up my heart and fill me with Your love
keep me safely in Your arms
I need to know You're there

Oh . . . show me that You're there
show me that You'll always be with me
Oh . . . fill me with Your love
I know I'm safe, I'm in Your arms . . .
I know You're here

Psalm 17:6-7, 37:4, 50:15, 55:22, 61:1, 116:1-2

Isaiah 40:31, 58:9

Jeremiah 29:11-13

Matthew 6:8, 11:28

John 14:13-14

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Philippians 2:4

1 Thessalonians 5:17

I wrote this one night while I was praying outside. I felt like God wasn't there, maybe because the sky was covered with clouds. I felt disconnected. I asked Him to show me that He's there, always there. Now I know that He's always listening and He'll never leave me.

Note: I wrote this song in 1998; it has nothing to do with the more recent song of the same title, performed by the group FFH. I wrote this one long before I heard the other one on the radio.