"Becoming" Lyrics

August 17, 2009

"Becoming" Lyrics

Becoming Performed by- Christine Dente

These are my sidewalks They wound around the neighborhood Always led me straight and safely home But now they're uneven 'Cause roots move beneath them And time won't leave well enough alone And I had been trying to smooth these stones Thought I could make my way alone I tried the whimsical, gauzy pink dresses That spin in the wind when you twirl But somehow the princess gown Never did fit this girl So I fled the garden for the tower And I had been hiding behind these stones Thought I'd be well enough alone Then you came nearer You held the mirror I saw myself there in your eyes And I had been running Still you pursued I watched you move each heavy stone The thorns around me tore your skin But you kept coming through 'Cause you won't leave well enough alone I am becoming what I once was The girl in the mirror of your love I am becoming Your love becomes me

Bigger Story Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente, Scott Dente and Charlie Peacock

In a little town, in a little world I wrote the memories of a little girl Little did I know, as the story was unfolding It would take me down the narrow way Throw the gate wide open All my life I was waiting for an invitation To be a part of the conversation Living in a bigger story All this time Was a history-in-the-making I was headed for a destination To take my place in the bigger story So I listen in and I hear the song From another country and I sing along And I play my part as the story goes And the difference that it will make Is a tale yet to be told All my life Is an answer to the invitation To be a part of the conversation Living in a bigger story All this time Is history-in-the-making Always headed for a destination To take my place in the bigger story I'm taking my place in the bigger story

Echoes Of Heaven Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente, Scott Dente and Jimmy Collins

Quiet breeze, twilight in the trees Bare feet in the grass Little girl laughing as she twirls Fireflies in her hands She says to me, "I wish this day would never end" The stars will fall Can't catch them all They're an echo of heaven The wind will sigh And whisper I'm Living in an echo of heaven Always calling me on City lights, journey of our lives Paris after dark Lovers dream, captured in this scene A part of who we are You turn to me, "Someday this will never end" The stars will fall Can't catch them all They're an echo of heaven The wind will sigh And whisper I'm Living in an echo of heaven Always calling me This needs repeating for the echo is fleeting Find the source, find the voice of Love that leads us The moon will rise I see it in your eyes It's an echo of heaven A song of Love Comes from above Singing in an echo of heaven Always calling me on

Good Bye Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente

One day went running on a grassy field Too few came following Your spirit flew this earthy place And so with heavy hearts, yet a certain sense of joy We say good-bye And we are left to question What do we do with this? A day we all expect, yet unexpected always is How beautiful the hope of those who know Where they will go He set us free So we need not be afraid We need not stay longer than the number of our days Let us love Mourn and suffer for His sake Until the day it dawns on us when we must say Good-bye See, we're the ones who wonder We the ones who live To read and write and ponder 'til our eyes begin to dim How glorious the joy of those who go They already know He set us free So we need not be afraid We need not stay longer than the number of our days Let us love Mourn and suffer for His sake Until the day it dawns on us when we must say Good-bye On a day like today my heart is bound a little less To the tight and tiring vanities of life Like a butterfly emerging, struggling to be free I feel the lift, I sense the give it takes To send me flying from this earthy place He set us free So we need not be afraid We need not stay longer than the number of our days Let us love Mourn and suffer for His sake Until the day it dawns when we must say Good-bye Tears in our eyes, we say good-bye, too soon to fly, We wonder why, we say good-bye

Gotta Go Through Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente

Why'd it have to come to this Why'd I have to go through this Wouldn't it be easier to just get up and run Why do I have to give so much Haven't I been through enough Wouldn't it be better just to let it go I don't want to go through to get through this No, I don't want to face what it takes to break I tried to get around but it comes back to Gotta go through, I gotta go through Every day we take a chance Learn a new step in the dance Tripping together is better than falling apart I guess I wasn't so smart Didn't have a map of my own heart I thought those old roads were just dead ends Now I gotta go through to get through this Though I don't want to face what it takes to break I tried to get around but it comes back to Gotta go through, I gotta go through This unfamiliar terrain, no umbrella for the rain, And we're reaching for each other again We gotta go through to get through this We gotta face what it takes to break There's no getting around 'cause it comes down to Gotta go through, we gotta go through

How Far, How Much Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente

How far did you go to make a way back home, I wonder How much did you suffer just to make my soul your own, I wonder How far did you go and just how much did you give for me How far did I travel til you let my life unravel back home to you How much did you give until I finally got a glimpse of what love can do How far, how much and just how long did you wait for me I will always stand in wonder How your love for me could be so strong And I will never really understand the kind of love that lasts so long How far would I go to show I love you so, I wonder How much would I suffer for the sake of your sweet name, I don't know How far would I go and just how much would I give for you I will always stand in wonder How your love for me could be so strong And I will never really understand the kind of love that lasts so long I can only stand and wonder how your love for me could be so strong I know how far and just how much I'm gonna give it all

Only Thing That Counts Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente (Galatians 5:6)

The only thing that counts is faith living it out in love The only thing that counts is faith living it out in love And love covers over a multitude of sins And love makes up for oh so many things The only thing that counts is faith living it out in love The only thing that counts is faith, let's live it out in love Christ is the fire that keeps this love alive We will shine brighter when He is our delight The only thing that counts is faith living it out in love The only thing that counts is faith, let's live it out in love Love covers over oh so many sins, Let's live it out, let's give it all to Him He is the fire, He'll keep this love alive, We'll shine so bright 'Cause He is our delight

Summer Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente

We had sandwiches and apple juice On that sweet afternoon in the summer And you only wanted me to play You had no time to waste in the summer So you only ate half I had to laugh There will always be time for scolding You're only getting older So I'm holding my tongue Keeping my peace It runs deep and wide And I'm wading right in Playing your games And I'm running the full length of summer By your side Making funny mirror faces I caught you looking at me Looking at your hair But you don't care It's only there for me to measure How short the days are long How fast the days of slow go away So I'm wading right in Playing your games And I'm running the full length of summer By your side

Sure Of All I Hope For Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente

I heard the news and I believed Because You proved your love for me And then You went to make a better place I haven't seen it yet I'm sure of all I hope for And I believe what I cannot see I'm reborn by the grace given me So I'm sure of all I hope for So many souls have gone before me Their lives have told a faithful story Their hearts were set upon a better place I'll meet them there someday I'm sure of all I hope for And I believe what I cannot see I'm reborn by the grace given me So I'm sure of all I hope for And if some wonder what they see in me I'll give a reason for this peace Because You live forever, here and now That's where my faith is found I'm sure of all I hope for And I believe what I cannot see I'm reborn by the grace given me So I'm sure of all I hope for

Take It From Here Performed by- Christine Dente Written by- Christine Dente and Scott Dente

I've been driving all night long Trying to find a simple song To cut through the dark Lighten up the heart of a world gone wrong One too many reckless days Took a toll we couldn't pay Now we're so lost We never thought we'd end up this way But we took off down the back roads And we tried to go alone Took the wheel in our own hands But we couldn't make it home Would You take it from here? Cause we've carried on as long as we can And You've made it so clear We can't make it on our own Could You take it from here? So it goes the old refrain We know we don't have what it takes And it cuts to the heart Lightens up the dark of the world we've made No more trying to water Seeds You haven't sown No more trying to buy the time We could never own So would You take it from here? Cause we've carried on as long as we can And You've made it so clear We can't make it on our own Could You take it from here?

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