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“Somehow
You who made the moon
You who made the stars
I cannot express the sum of who you are
But somehow you are…
The last couple of years have been amazing…and scary. The phone
keeps ringing with more opportunities to share my story and speak about the
grace of God in my life. And I’ve got to tell you, it’s not a comfortable
place at times. But I know God is always with me, empowering me to go where He
wants me to go, to speak the words He wants me to speak.
No matter what happens, you are still God and you are here.
“You’ve Already Shown Me”
There are certainly still times in my life on this journey to healing when I
feel very broken and yet at the same time I feel very complete. I have
cried out to God asking “Why?” If I’m being completely honest here,
I’ve even screamed at God saying “Why?!” And then like a storm that
calms with time, I settle in and rest for a moment in the silence. And in
the midst of my “Whys” I find myself begin to whisper with assurance…
Savior
my heart belongs to you
So then there’s nothing left to prove
No more afraid of what may come
I choose to trust in who you are
There is one thing I have found
I am held when I let go
I celebrate the mystery and the wonder of the love
You’ve already shown me…
“Rain
On Me”
I’m comin’ out from underneath
Oh, can you see I’m breakin’
free
Lord I love how you save me…
It’s been 6.5 years since I lost
Each day is a new chance to bloom, to let go of the past and embrace all of the
possibilities of today and tomorrow. To be alive and growing! So come rain on me
Jesus. Cover me and fill me with your presence.
This song celebrates the absolute truth of who Christ is in our lives. In all
the craziness, in the brokenness, in those dark places, He empowers us to come
out from underneath and live in the light of his promises. We just have to be
willing to receive what He has for us.
“God of Impossibles”
We have a love that will not let us
fall
And for Him, there is nothing
impossible…
When life seems impossible, sometimes it’s easier for us to sit in
our pain, in our circumstances, than it is to try to move forward. It’s
scarier to think about how it all might turn out in the end, and so we don’t
go there. “God of Impossibles” is my way of saying ‘I know this
seems impossible, but it’s not. Hang on to the possibility that God will see
you through this somehow. Begin to loosen your grip on the things you can’t
control and allow God to reveal His presence in your life, to move you beyond
this hard season in your life.’
There’s something so powerful about that line at the end of this song… The
wait is over… We wait and we wait for something—anything--to get
better. But when we allow ourselves to fall into the arms of God, the wait
really is over. New life can begin.
“Shine”
We’re strong in the face of the
storm
We’ll overcome like a beautiful
flower
Through the rain, past the pain…
“Shine” is probably one of my favorite songs on the record.
I think it has to do with the peaceful atmosphere it brings with it, that voice
inside of me constantly saying, ‘You don’t just have to get through, you can
overcome anything, You can be triumphant!’ I love the vibe, the
melody, the ’laid-back, roll down the window while driving the coast of
Your yesterdays have nothing on you
Say bye bye, turn around, let it go, look who’s free… we’re FREE…
“I’m Letting Go”
Holding nothing back from you
Ready to do all the things you call me
to
Holy hands are reaching up to you
I surrender….
The longer I live, the more important worship becomes to me. The more
important surrender is. “I’m Letting Go” is a song of total surrender and
trust. It’s an authentic moment of worship for me, a place of total openness
before the Lord. And I hope that it will serve as a catalyst for that same thing
for others who, like me, have struggled to hold on to something that can’t be
held. That is my hope, that as people hear it, as they sing it, it will take
them to a place of total honesty before God. And empower them to take that next
step, knowing that, things hold up when we let go.
“Edge Of The Water”
I bow down and kiss your feet
The feet that led me from the dark…
I think there will always be elements of my story in every song I
sing, but there seems to be one special song on every project that still speaks
to that still tender place of sorrow. On I
See Beautiful, that song was “Stop the World.” This
time around, I sat down with my friend Alisa Childers, formerly of ZOEgirl who
was always moved by my testimony and the place where God rescued me when I stood
on the edge of the water all alone. She just couldn’t shake it, so she
began from there, and I finished it.
And
when I stood on the edge of the water
With fading hope there would be a
tomorrow
You held me safe in your hands
Reminding me that I would walk again…
In my mind, I
sometimes choose to go back and stand on the water’s edge, back to September
10th 2001, but I’m strong enough now to see God, even in that moment.
Humbled”
I’ll never forget sitting in the movie theater watching “Passion Of The
Christ” and how it made me feel. How it broke me. The spirit of
God was so strong in that place that you couldn’t help but know and feel the
love that He has for us. I could barely move as the tears raced down my
face, watching Jesus being tortured and beaten for absolutely no good reason.
He took the fall so that we could be free and in death He made all things new.
What a gift to us, eternal life!
Innocence
pierced and crushed, perfection crucified
Blameless for the sins you bore
And still for mine you died…
“Beautiful”
We have them all the time. But it takes spiritual eyes to recognize them. Divine
appointments. God-arranged encounters. ‘Chance encounters’ some might say.
Last summer, on a puddle jumper flying to D.C., I had such an encounter with
Wynonna Judd. I recognized her (of course), but I didn’t want to
disturb her. But once we took off, I finally reached over and told her that I
have been praying for her. She reached back and said she had read my book,
“Learning to Breathe Again” and that it had moved her. She talked
openly about her life and the struggles she’s going through, and I could tell
she was in a real place of surrender. When we got off the plane, we
exchanged numbers, and I told her I’d be in touch.
Not long after that, I sat down at my computer and wrote these lyrics with her
story on my heart.
You really need to know, I really
need to help you see
This is your destiny. The
miracle you are
Everything you were born to be
You are beautiful
A shining star is what you’re
meant to be
A brilliant light for all of the
world to see…
“Wonder”
All around me, I see all your
wonders on display
All around me, it’s the story of your
saving grace…
I can really struggle with asking God for help and trusting that
He’ll come through for me. I tend to lean on myself a little too much for the
answers, just trying to put all the pieces of life together my way. Man,
that can be so much work and completely overwhelming. When I hit a
wall and am reminded in that moment that God is truly in this with me, I begin
to see the work of HIS hands and the beauty in it. I take a deep breathe
and speak the words, ‘You are not alone and you are loved deeply by the
Father.’ Let go and let God!
Your
way is perfect, bringing new life into my soul
Your love surrounds me, it makes me
whole
Your way is clearer, bringing light
into my eyes
I’m overflowing with a joy that’s
mine
“Only
One”
Of course, there’s always got to be a “little funky Tammy” song on every
record I make. I don’t wanna disappoint any of my LONG time fans!
LOL. I mean, anyone who knows me KNOWS this girl’s just gotta dance from
time to time! I can’t help it! I think my music has always been
full of energy and life, songs that keep you moving. “Only One” is
that ‘”head bobbing” song on the record, and while you’re bobbing and
getting your groove thing on, I’ll remind you that God is all around and in
everything. There is never a time when Jesus is not speaking. There is
never a time when Jesus is not present.
I
see you in the sunrise shining through the clouds
I hear you in the wind saying your love
blows away my doubts
There’s
only one God who said let it be
The
Alpha Omega Redeemer and King
There’s
only one way through the darkest night
One
way, one truth, one life…