I Died Today

I Died Today

I died today, or so it seemed

My hearts so full of pain

Too much sadness, too much hate

Too much unlawful gain

What is life, who is it for

Has it really become so dire?

What went wrong, did we forget

It’s Love we should desire

A child grows up, with hopes and dreams

But what will they become?

Filled with pain, filled with hate

Crushed under this world’s thumb

Where is love, where has it gone

Has it flown so far away?

Far from my heart, now torn apart

Is hate the price I pay?

A gun they say, will cure my hurt

A rope will end this pain

To rid my life, that has no worth

Is there nothing left to gain?

But is this true, is there no point

Is life just a waste of time?

There must be hope that I can’t see

It’s just too high to climb

Some say there’s hope, a precious gift

Sent from God above

He gave His Son as hope for us

To prove his wondrous Love

He suffered hurt, He suffered pain

His body bruised and torn

He took so much but never once

Did He wish He wasn’t born

And through it all He endured for us

To prove how much He cared

To show His love He died for us

That our life might be spared

This world of hurt, this world of pain

So many just don’t care?

But if I hide, I’m just like them

His love’s what I should share

I thought a while, I have found Love

It’s been with me all along

Here in my heart, right from the start

I’d forgotten for so long

I died today or so it seemed

He swept my pain away

I found a hope in Jesus Christ

Love came back to me today

By Daniel Sweetnam

The Lonely Wooden Pew

The Lonely Wooden Pew

This lonely wooden pew

Is where I sit and make my stand

I dream that I'm a warrior

Fighting at God's command

A thousand enormous battles

Are nothing for me to win

Because I trust in Christ my Savior

I've given everything to Him

Suddenly I'm awaken

By the sound of the preacher's voice

He says, No more Dreaming,

It's time to make a choice

It's time to take a stand

To become all God ordained

That even the smallest child

With Christ, shall surely reign

Then I heard another voice

Very quiet, it spoke to me

It reminded just how comfy

This wooden pew can be

That if I stand and fight

My dreaming will all end

By leaving this small pew

I might wind up just like Him

I ask, Who do you mean?

He says, The one that lost it all

That gave His life and died

To save man from their fall

To sit here in this pew

You can rest and give your tithe

You just listen and look good

Let others work and die

Then another appeared before me

It was a man with angel eyes,

My child, He spoke so gently,

It's for you I toiled and died

Do not listen to that deceiver

His fate's already set

But you my child I fear for

As you haven't decided yet

Remember that I Love you

I will protect you for all time

If you follow in my footsteps

You then are truly mine

It's time to stop your dreaming

And be the warrior I made in you

Up till now you've just been sitting

In a lonely wooden pew.

By Daniel Sweetnam

Father I Still Love You

Father I Still Love You

I tried so hard to love you

But you never really cared

I tried so hard to trust you

But you were never really there

I wanted you to love me

But your heart had grown so cold

I wanted you to play with me

But money was your only goal

And now that I've grown older

And I look back on the years

I remember all the anger

The hurt the pain the tears

Father I forgive you

For all those wasted years

And I try not to remember

All the hurt the pain the tears

But father just please tell me

Did you ever love me once

Or was I just like leftovers

That you throw out after lunch

Father I still love you

And I'll never let that die

But father just please look at me

Say you love me to my eye

Father I must be honest

When you left I found another

My Father up in Heaven

And Jesus my loving Brother

They were the ones who loved me

When you had never cared

They were the ones who saved me

From a life of hate and despair

Father I still love you

And that will always stay true

But father will you love me

Because your child still needs you.

By Daniel Sweetnam

Age Doesn't Matter

Take Time to Watch the Sunset

Take Time To Watch The Sunset

Take time my friend I ask

To listen to what I say.

Look around and see

What's been given to you today.

Stop and look around you

To see all that we have.

Watch and listen clearly

There's no reason to be sad.

Why worry all the time

And rush from every place.

Why forget the ones we love

Can't we see what God has made.

A father's much too busy

For all his son so wants to do.

But when that child is older

He may be much to busy for you.

Take time to watch the sunset

It shares the beauty of what God made.

Take time to see the colors

Stop wasting all your days.

Why worry about the things you eat

The things you use and wear.

For these are all just things

Chasing them will bring despair.

God knows all that we need

All we desire, all our cares.

Take time to watch the sunset

For soon it will not be there.

He's given us all so much

All the beauty we could desire.

But first we must take hold of it

To be rid of the darkness and mire.

Take time my friend I say

I'll tell you just once more

Take time to watch the sunset

Let it open your heart's door.

Always follow its example

In everything you do.

No matter how busy life becomes

Stay loving, honest and true.

It never seems to worry

About what tomorrow may bring.

It makes the most of everyday

And gives glory to God the King.

Now if you forget my friend

About all that I have said.

Take time today to be thankful

For tomorrow you maybe dead. 

by Daniel Sweetnam