Linger

Linger

The words of this spontaneous song are an outflow from a silent retreat I recently completed. The retreat’s purpose was to rest and simply be, listening and letting the Lord finish His sentences. To come and linger is a theme for me this year. As a mom of sweet littles, it can be challenging for me to make space to sit and be still. But my family needs me calibrated to Love every day. It’s in these moments when I wait with God that I find what is most important for the day. I receive daily bread that satisfies not only myself; it can be broken, blessed, and multiplied to feed the 5,000 I encounter throughout the day. At my retreat, I was reminded of the Bible stories where the sun stood still. I felt the Father say, “I will still the sun for you. I will make space. I am time. Just come and be.” The Lord paused the sun during Joshua’s battle. Perhaps rest is even more valuable than I realized—worth fighting for. And worth the sun being stilled, whether literally or figuratively. In an earlier journal entry, I wrote a note from Jesus, the Faithful and True, “If you will wait with me, I will multiply your time. If you will wait with me, I will take care of the rest. I have carved a space in the rock for you. Come nestle here. Come sacrifice your schedule here. To-do’s will bow to ‘I love you’s.’ Your home needs you calibrated to me every day. Say yes, and I will make a way!” So this song is a conversation. An invitation and our reply. “Will you come and linger?” Yes, I love to linger with You. // Improvised Lyrics: Come and linger come and linger come and linger with Me Yeah, come and linger yeah, come and linger yeah, come and linger with Me I will still the sun I will make space for you and Me Oh, just come and linger It's where I want to be Yeah, I will still the sun I'll make space to be Oh, come and linger Yeah, sit alone with Me Yeah, just come and linger Yeah, come and linger Oh, come and linger with Me I will still the sun I will make space to be Oh, yeah, I'll just come and linger Sit close to Me Yeah, I will still the sun I'll move mountains just to be Oh, yeah, just come and linger face to face with Me” Yeah, Jesus, we come to linger We come and linger we come and linger with You My Bridegroom, I come and linger I come and linger I come and linger with You I'll rest in Your tempo My schedule's at Your feet My to-do list at Your feet And I will come and linger ‘Cause my heart desires to meet Yes, so we come to linger we come to linger we come to linger with You Lord, we come and linger we come and linger we come and linger with You I will wait here for Your voice If You want to speak Oh, but I am so content Just to wait here and be And I rest here in Your choice I desire to hear Your voice but in silence we can be face to face, You and me Oh, we love to linger we love to linger we love to linger with You God says that, "I love to linger I love to linger I love to linger with you Oh, I'll stop time for you I'll still the sun just for you Oh, ‘cause we war with rest Oh, yeah yeah Yes, I'll stop the sun for you, I'll move it back ten steps for you I'll redeem the time just for you Yeah, just come and linger Yeah, cause I love to linger I love to linger I love to linger with you" //Recording courtesy of Dimensions Center and Kevin McCroskey—Thank you!

Dusty Road

Improvised Lyrics: “Bare feet runnin' down a dusty road. Little boy, where you gonna go? Bare feet runnin' down a dusty road. Oh little boy, the places that you'll go. I call you a somebody. Oh don't ever think that you're nobody. My son, you are somebody. You are my son. Oh yeah, my beloved one. Oh oh. You've worked hard all your life. You're so faithful to your wife. And I love the way you love me. It puts me on my knees. Oh yeah, it puts me on my knees. Oh oh. Every song you’ve sang to me, I hear it. Every prayer you’ve prayed to me, I sing it. And the way you walk for me. Oh, we're celebrating here. We're celebrating here. You walk down my road. I'm so thankful for what you've chose. Yeah, you're running down my road. Running straight to me. Yeah. My feet are walking next to you. There wasn't a mile I wasn't with you. We have many more miles to go. Many more miles to go. Yeah. Walter, run with me. Now pick up those dusty feet. Come on my son, keep running with me. Oh the places you will go. Yeah. And all the world will know. Oh oh. That this is my son. Whom I love. You are my son. Who I cherish and I love.”

Oil of Testimony, Gail’s Song, Family, My Hope and Glory

One of the great honors of Voice of the Bride is when our singing to God transitions to God singing through us. These unique, personal songs have brought great encouragement, revelation, and a realization that our Father loves us even more than we can imagine. We get a glimpse of the tremendous heart of Love for the person or group we are singing over.These moments remind us of how the Psalms were written as musicians and singers played skillfully in the presence of God. David’s psalms were very intimate and specific to his life. Yet they continue to reveal Jesus and speak to us today. In the same way, these spontaneous songs reach far beyond the people in the room that day. We hope you will find personal encouragement in these songs as well. // Songs: “Oil of Testimony,” “Gail’s Song,” “Family,” “My Hope and Glory.” // Video credits: Dimensions Center and Kevin McCroskey. Thank you!

Seed Songs Studio Album Preview - Track 4: “Pour My Love On You”

Seed Songs Studio Album Preview - Track 4: “Pour My Love On You” // Lyrics: “My heart says yes to You, to You, God. My heart says yes to you. I just want to pour my love on You. Just want to pour my move on You. You did not spare expense in Your extravagance. All creation sings to You. To the Poet of Process, I give you full access. Here’s all of me, here’s all of me. And where I open up, You heal with Your love. Here’s all of me, here’s all of me. And the one thing I can bring is my heart to You, King of Kings. For all that You’ve done, I will pour out my love. Here’s all of me, oh, and I just want to pour my love on You…” Songwriters: Kalyn Burke 2016. Producer: Garett Reding, 2023. Seed Songs album performed by Kalyn Burke, 2023. // “Pour My Love On You” Copyright 2016 & 2023 Kalyn Burke.

Seed Songs Studio Album Preview - Track 3: “Lord of Hope”

Seed Songs Studio Album Preview - Track 3: “Lord of Hope” // Lyrics: “Jesus, Jesus, Lord of Hope, ooh. Oh, the future that You wrote, ooh. My past can’t say who I will be. The cross has healed my history. My past can’t say who I will be. The cross has sealed my victory. Out of the ashes, I’m a testimony. Your heart is healing and Your yes has set me free.” Songwriters: Kalyn Burke and Garett Reding 2016. Producer: Garett Reding, 2023. Seed Songs album performed by Kalyn Burke, 2023.