Zao - Where Blood And Fire Bring Rest

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Lies Of Serpents, A River Of Tears 

To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory 

A Fall Farewell 

March 

Ember 

Ravage Ritual 

Fifteen Rhema 

For A Fair Desire 

The Latter Rain 

Violet 



Lies Of Serpents, A River Of Tears

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Your eyes search for me for so long i've wanted to

come home held back by lies of serpents and tongues

of brothers turning a child into an enemy turning open

arms into closed fists i could see the reflection in the

tears that made their way down Your face onto the 

ground i kneel upon they form a river that overtakes

me compassion envelops me i forgive and release 

forgive release forgiven released

 

To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory

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when you shut your eyes and fell asleep dark clouds 

descended on the souls of the ones who held you close 

to their hearts and the rain that came gently met your

tears they became one and seeped into the earth i 

watched from a distance and... my heart broke open

as if to tell them... the beauty of an embrace a place 

to lay down the pain where blood and fire bring rest

and peace i sit away in a secret place the shadow of

wings i think of you and my heart breaks open 



A Fall Farewell

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in a time of quietness i reflect on childhood 

memories caught wisping through my mind falling

leaves create the stage words spoken were not

cherished on the last day of our friendship and

those words were possibly the last what were your

thoughts as a dreaming child i awaken to a nightmare

after a gentle nudge i find out you're gone the

machines that kept you alive were careless did you

ask Him to forgive you before you passed on you 

slipped away into the ground.. you broke the vanity...

you brought the silence ... (i hope you are with Jesus.) 



March

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my strength fades away slowly with the setting sun the 

night brought its darkness and its storms and the floods 

that came reflected a dull moon violent winds raged

beneath the stars that didn't shine emptied of myself

i fell to the ground slowly through the destruction came

a single quiet voice and the breath of His words consumed

the night and brought strength i have never felt on my own 

and He held me up until i could walk again and promised to 

stay by my side forever 



Ember

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my sight finally returns only to see my hands covered with

the innocent blood of those i stand before as an example 

and i hold this ember in my heart it reminds me of who I was 

once. ember of Your faithfulness ember of Your still small 

voice ember of embracing arms ember of rebirth to You my 

King i offer up this ember for the wind of Your Spirit to 

consume consumed by fire to purge their blood from my hands 



Ravage Ritual

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turned away by a misrepresentation stained glass and white 

washed tombs the hearts of those who spoke to you were 

never homes to the God they tried to show you they spoke 

out of prejudice and ritualism they themselves were lost 

angels fold their wings and weep along with us watching 

you shun Christ's sacrifice 



Fifteen Rhema

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my heart is deceived by my eyes my actions in the name of

beauty i'm sickened and strangled by myself that i would 

allow an unyielded desire to lead me astray put to shame 

by my lack of trust i confess my faults with tears 

manifestations of Your grace fill me revelations of 

forgiveness wounds healed by wounds the Father's 

mercy peace beyond understanding love from You 

that i don't deserve i shut my eyes i still my feelings

listening with closed eyes i rest in Your guidance

trusting You sensing You i listen 

and hear...abide in me 



For A Fair Desire

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let me not exist for a fair desire sweet and fresh are 

my expectations of this inner strength that yearns

passionately for the endowment of the Father i sow 

in tears that later i shall reap in joy each drop that i 

sow will be a time of breaking come Holy Spirit empower 

your creation through times of breaking the planting of 

tears as i am broken your presence grows stronger and i 

feel You with me upholding me through it all 



The Latter Rain

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a ring of haze encircles the unshrouded truth within 

another seal is broken as the heavens prepare to break

forth in fulfillment a blanket of deception is layered on 

sacred writings which contain the thoughts of the One 

who is Almighty a sword unsheathed is drawn bringing

legions of demons to their knees by the knowledge of a 

covenant prepared before the earth itself still so many 

choose to warm themselves beneath deception as the end

 draws near and history closes i pray the winds and the 

rain of that which is latter will bring clarity and 

understanding of Your infallible Word let the lack 

of knowledge be lifted off Your people 



Violet

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