Truly Redeemed©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Moved from a mind just believing
To a heart now receiving
All that Grace had intended for me
Saved from the worst of my past
When I gave it all to him at last
Held back nothing inside to be free
Unshakeable mercy and grace without end
To a life that was so full of me
I finally discovered the truth I had sought
Took this heart through the fire
And brought life changing healing
That's what its like to be truly redeemed
Thank you for taking this mess called my life
And the pain that I carried so long
Feeling lost and forever deceived
Unloved and so broken, dark and bereaved
Giving it all is not much they can see
But its all that I have that my tears can't set free
Gave it all to my Lord
Set it down at the cross
As his love over came all my pain
Giving all up so freely
Feeling loved so completely
That's what its like to be truly redeemed
The Chase©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
The rapid beating of my heart
That brings this life its shape
A foundation of my escape
My one desired place
Its in the chase
Such fever in its passion
The fear of being caught
Marked by tears upon my face
I desire in its seeking
Hidden in dark shadow
This burst of timeless flesh
And all the time we miss
Its in the Chase
Such fever in its passion
To trace the curves of life
With such a tender kiss
All I ever needed©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
(Song)
I can hear your sweet voice calling me
Like the whisper of the wind
Blowing softly through the trees
I can hear your last words in my head
Moving me to remember
Every little thing you ever said
Just need to know one thing
Are we just play'n at love
You know you make my heart sing
All I ever wanted is
All I ever needed
Is you
So girl is there time in your heart
For a boy like me
Think its about time we start
This ride through eternity
All I ever wanted is
All I ever needed
Is you
I can hear your last words in my head
Moving me to remember
Every little thing you ever said
Just need to know one thing
Are we just play'n at love
You know you make my heart sing
All I ever wanted is
All I ever needed
Is you
All I ever wanted is
All I ever needed
Is you
My Life Is Made New©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Life changes oh so fast
Old pains are gone at last
Life is made new
In You
In you oh lord
My life is made new
Darkness is gone today
Years of loneliness melted away
Life is made new
In You
In you oh lord
My life is made new
Its when we find ourselves crying
And all seems so lost
That Jesus shows shows up
Reminds us his love has paid the cost
My life is made new
No longer my own
For love sin atoned
My life is made new
Life is made new
In You
In you oh lord
The living sacrifice
My redeeming grace
Life is made new
In you
In you oh Lord
My life is made new
Darkness is gone today
Years of loneliness melted away
Life is made new
In You
In you oh lord
My life is made new
Endlessly Seeking©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
When morning breaks
Light endlessly seeking
Chasing my shadows away
Darkness uncovered
Form now set free
Warmth in its glory
Take every part of me
Arms outstretched
What a glorious day
Feeling the heat
That fills my soul
Endlessly seeking
Forever outreaching
What ever my heart
Is lacking this day
More Than A Rose©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
A rose so soft in its grace
Defining beauty with its life unfolding
Its touch so sweet
Caresses like a whisper
The shudder of my glance still holding
Its beauty holds me captive
Forever drawing me closer
More than a rose
My life, my Breath
Deep with in its velvet kiss
A thorn that seeds me pleasure
My drink of life I chase
Victim or Victor©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Awakening into the such endless slur
Empty shreds of my life tormented
All that casts light is but a blur
In shadows deep and darkness pure
Dead with in a heart now shaken
Comes the dark night of the soul
Victim fail to a life forsaken
Captured like a prisoner taken
Endless weeping in a fetal stare
Crying out in one last hope
That light would find your life to spare
Bring victory through Gods grace and care
Moving quickly with mercies sword
Light now fills the darkened soul
Cutting loose the victims cord
Finding victory in Gods spoken word
Treasure The Moments©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Treasure the moments
They can be the simplest of things
Like a shared cup of a great coffee
The way your eyes sparkle over the rim of the cup
Sitting out on the deck in the early morning
Listening to the birds as they sing
Seeing your love sitting next to you in a new way
The smell of breakfast cooking
Yes bacon is a simple joy
Just knowing the other person is there
The hint of a familiar perfume
That soft touch on your hand
That says just because I love you
Years of a your lifetime
Forged through all kinds seasons
Never giving into the lies to quit
When giving up seemed so obvious
Finding peace in the knowing
Tomorrow is filled with new chances
New roads to discover
New dreams to uncover
New yet so familiar because it is shared
Life is filled with treasured moments
Simple and remembered
Tears lost and forgotten
Where all hurts are forgiven
Years gained in hope
That the simplest things
Find love as the reason
To just treasure the moments
All Part Of MY Story©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Every tear that I've shed
Every moment of despair
Gone as though dead
In God's loving care
Every day that has past
All part of my story
From my first to my last
I give Christ all the Glory
Not one moment I've spent
Held back from his sight
Not one step I relent
Nor in darkness of night
Every day that has past
All part of my story
From my first to my last
I give Christ all the Glory
To make since of it all
In a life filled with hurry
I answered Gods call
As he conquered my furry
God redeemed my refrain
My life put to the test
Lost nothing but pain
My heart finally at rest
Every day that has past
All part of my story
From my first to my last
I give Christ all the Glory
Desert Rose©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Lost in a barren land
Like desert flowers
Thirsting for water
Scorched by heat
Blinded in sight
Cold and withheld
In darkness of night
One day to the next
Year after year
Lost in a barren land
Like desert flowers
Thirsting for water
Just one drop of rain
Bring life's release
Erase shadows refrain
Death gates now close
Grace now embraces
Loves Desert Rose
A Walk Between The Pages©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
I have many years behind me now, more than I would care to count.
So many spent with uncertainty and a heart filled up with doubt.
Each page of tired old lessons learned, mistakes and bridges burned.
To often sheltered in my room a space designed to hide concern.
Fought battles for the weak while weakness covered me
Looked long and hard to find the fight that would finally set me free.
I walked between the pages two sides that I hid well.
A smile for those around me while inside a living hell.
My journey long and wasted from all the things I'd done.
I thirst to find an answer my search had now begun.
A walked between the pages of right and wrong for years.
It was hard to see the difference when pain justified the tears.
Like a leaf that turns in Autumn and falls at winters breeze.
My answer came through Jesus as I knelt with bended knees.
I laid my life before him and all the pain with in.
He listened so intently then pardoned me my sin.
He told me he was walking each page along my side.
Each time I felt most lost with in his touch was then my guide.
He said I came to save the lost, shed blood to set you free
And all the running I had done was needed to help me see.
That I could not find all I am in the tears of my regret
And so I let you walk between the pages of a story not done yet.
I held my hand out broken and cried Savior take this heart
Open it to all you have and let my new life start.
Help me now find others lord lost between the pages
Bring them to your glory and a love that lasts through the ages.
Sweet Girl©Bruce (Bear) Rodgers 2014
Sweet Girl I've been so empty
Tired of drifting in the dark
Living in this dream
Never feeling at home
Sweet Girl Is there room
For me in your heart
Its time to see the sunsets
Where morning always brings new starts
Sitting by the fire
Burning love
Like there's no tomorrow
See the mist upon the water
That was me before you
Could not see into my future
Until your warmth
Lifted me away
Skipped a rock into the water
Sweet Girl see each ripple form
That's my heart forever drifting
Looking for the perfect storm
Sweet Girl Is there room
For me in your heart
Its time to see the sunsets
Where morning always brings new starts
From the Darkness of My Pen© Bruce Rodgers 2014
From the darkness of my pen I write
The words of how I feel
Thoughts that spill out rapidly
Once safe inside my mind
Now written down for all to see
Set sail on lines of blue
I bare my soul in willingness
No feeling goes unshared
Each day with pen in hand
I look into my shattered heart
And strike the thoughts you see
The very things that shaped my life
From the darkness of my pen
Now exposed on sheets of white