Heal Me – How I Wrote It

I began writing this song in 2014 when I was grieving over the illness and death of my brother-in-law, Zeb, who died of brain cancer. I finished writing the song while I was on vacation in Maine. I had been deep in prayer, reading scripture and writing songs. It is an earnest, heartfelt prayer to the Lord that incorporates my deepest feelings, yearnings and various scriptures, mostly from the psalms, that speak to my condition. 

In bridge one I write about how sometimes I feel like I’m praying, meditating and talking to God and He doesn’t seem to answer. Some have called this The Dark Night of the Soul, as written by St. John of the Cross. It is reported that Mother Theresa also experienced this silence from God. 

The second B Section gives reference to different defects of character that might hinder my ability to hear and follow God, and also could affect my ability to show love to my fellow man. 

Singing this song always feeds and soothes my soul and brings me back to the idea that, no matter what, I will strive to keep God as the number one focus of my life. 

Heal Me

Verse 1:

Heal me, free me

Tell me a story I can believe

Teach me, show me,

I cannot make it alone

Verse 2:

Save me, keep me

Hide me in the shadow of your wings

Fill me, complete me

This emptiness eats me alive.

B section:

I can’t make it alone

I need you on your throne

Reveal your path for me

I need for you to lead.

Verse 3:

Trust me, show me

Hear me and answer my prayer

Rise up and free me

The enemy he bares.

Verse 4:

Forgive me all my sins

Cleanse me from my evil ways

Have mercy, be with me

Protect my tender heart.

B Section:

Heal me from this pain

Save me from my shame

Fill me with your love

Forgiveness from above

Bridge 1:

Why can’t I hear your voice?

For you are my choice

Come and light the way

With me always stay

 Verse 5:

Alone

is where I am

when I leave God out of my life

My day,

My hour,

My minute.

B Section:

Nestled in your arms,

I am free from harm,

My ego you erase

Rage gone without a trace.

Bridge 2:

I give up all control

As you read from your scroll

I know I must obey

And you’ll show me the way.

Completed 6/19/19

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