Aaron Benward - Renaissance Love

I've done my share of running away
From the things that mattered
And I'm not proud of it
Only struggle I made was reaching
for the silver platter
'Cause I thought I'd love it
But here I am in reality
Different cover now
But the same old story
I was living in my own dark ages

'Til You came and rewrote the pages
Took a renaissance love to get me
You got me, You got me
Took a renaissance love

To change me, You changed me
Took a renaissance love
To free me, You freed me
You freed me with a renaissance love,
with a renaissance love
Realize it's a poetic theme

Trying to figure love out 'til you just fall in it
Then you find your heart takes over
There is no doubt you're loving every minute
Now I'm looking at a better world
With a brand new vision for the same old planet
I was living in my own dark ages
Ain't it funny how the story changes

Aaron Benward - Salt

I smile
I cry
I breathe
You are good
You give
I take
Life moves
Ends too soon

There's a never-ending passion running in my veins
And I'm drunk on its conviction
And I savor every taste
I want to be salt
Salt of the earth
Then You can rain down Your living water
And quench the thirst
Take my best and all my faults
Grind them up and make me salt

Lord, make me salt They work
They dream
They hope
Like I do
They need
They strive
Life's hard without You
It slowly kills a part of me
Your word's not heard
So use what You can of me to help preserve

The good that's in this world
It won't be easy
'Cause nothing that matters ever is
So I will let go
Swallow all my pride and comfort
I promise You
I won't be watered-down

Aaron Benward - Imagine

There is no blueprint
No map's been found
There is no easy equation
Of how to figure You out
There's so much of You
I still haven't seen

You're more than I imagine
So far beyond my wildest dream
You're more than I
More than I imagine
You are the puzzle
You are the piece
Love is the mystery
Oh, but love is the key

Aaron Benward - Let It Out

I know what you're thinking
That sometimes it's so hard to show
Your heart amidst the dark
And say you are a Christian
But if it's real, and it burns within
There's no way to keep it in
So don't keep it in
Shine like starlight

Let your faith be known
Roar like thunder
Through a megaphone
Cover ground like a funnel cloud
Tell the world what you're about
It's in you
Just let it, let it out
We've only got a lifetime

Surely it would be a crime
To pass them by 'cause you were shy
They need a lifeline
So be strong and don't back down
You've got a flame that can't blow out
So get noisy, get loud
Speak the truth in love
Speak the truth in love

Aaron Benward - Love Life

I couldn't dream up
A day any better than yesterday
I wouldn't dream of
Living my life any other way
The love that is holding me
Won't disappear with the setting sun
So when I lay down at night
I whisper Your name and I

Thank You for all that You've done
I love life
The wild and the calm
I'm alive
And my heart is strong

'Cause your love is living inside me now
There's hope here and I know it's true
I love life
Because I love You
It's easy to see
How good You've been from this point of view
I do believe

In spite of the times my mind doubted You
It's You that is holding me
Letting me let it go
My world in Your arms
When I lay down tonight
I'll whisper Your name and I'll
Thank You for all that You are
80 years or so is all we've got you know
But when it's done, life's just begun

Aaron Benward - Make Your Mark

I hear Your voice
Crash through the clouds
I have no choice
But to sing out loud
Then Your fire engulfs me

Sends a shock right through me
I need You
I love You Jesus, Lamb of God
Please kiss us
Make Your home inside us
Brand Your burning love into our hearts
Touch us and make Your mark
Make Your mark
Come like a freight train

Crash through our stoney hearts
Fast as an aeroplane
Touch down in our backyard
And Your fire engulfs us
Sends a shock right through us
We need You
We love You

Aaron Benward - He Believes in You

God wants nothing more from you right now
Than for you to understand His heart
Calm all the whispers in your head
Just be still
Listen

You will hear
Echoing from deep inside He believes in you
And all the dreams you dream of
Every hope and prayer you lean on
He will see them through
And know that day
Is waiting just beyond tomorrow
I know it's true
It's because in you He believes
"Why?" is probably what you ask yourself

The answer to your question won't make sense
God, He didn't come to lift the proud
But for the least, the forgotten and the lost
Even when it's hard to receive
'Cause He made you for greater things
He believes in you no matter
No matter how you see yourself
Hold on to the unchanging heart
Heart of God

Aaron Benward - God's Here

Say don't you think
We make things too complicated
What, what if, what if all
All we ever needed to know
Is we are not alone

God's here
Watching us all
He's near
Right where we are
So close your eyes
And let all your doubts disappear
God's here
No, I don't think

All of this just happens by chance
Wake up, look at the sky, the earth
Go watch the sunrise in the morning
Take a breath
And feel the moment
So good to be alive
Hello, it's no surprise God's here
He's watching us all
He's near
Oh, right where we are

And all our lives we've been runnin' 'round and searchin'
When all this time He's been standing right beside us
If we just close our eyes
And let all our doubts disappear
Listen
Oh, God's here
God's here

Aaron Benward - Captured

I have to tell You
I'm captured inside
You shaped my world
Brought me to life
You're my freedom
You gave me my wings
To fly so high

I see heaven
You have opened my eyes
I feel forever
'Cause Your heart is close to mine
The moment You set me free
Was the moment You captured me
You captured me

The hope I carry
Is deepened by You
You're the one I hold on to
You're my salvation
I give all of me to You
Oh yes, I do

Aaron Benward - Alive

I get a feelin', it chases every breath I take, yeah
You know it's Your love that's making me smile this way
I have tried and tried to break it down
Always find it simple yet profound

You're the song that's on my lips
I'd be singing even if
There was no one ever listening
'Cause You're the blue skies in my eyes
And You make me realize
That it's groovy just to be alive

Alive I can't imagine any minute without Your touch
It's hard to fathom
It's so easy to feel so much
For all the fascinations that I've found
It's still Your love that makes my world go
'Round and 'round and around
Your love is like breathing
So exhilarating
Your love makes me want to
Stop and soak life in

Aaron Benward - Famous

You've been knocking like Woody Woodpecker for the longest time
You wouldn't stop 'til I would listen
But through the peep hole I kept my distance
Curiosity finally got the best of me
So I turned the lock inside
And I let You in

And I'm so glad I did Your love is famous
Your love without a doubt we're celebrating
Your love, it's all I'll ever want
It's all I'll ever need

Together we can make history
You're famous, famous, famous
I've seen the way
You changed somebody's day from the inside out
You turn around a circumstance
A weary heart starts to dance
I saw a man so down and out he couldn't stand
Jump up, sing and shout
And I joined in
'Cause I was a lot like him

I'm Your biggest fan
I'm Your aficionado
There's no hiding it
Fanatical for You
No one greater
No love higher
Millions around the world feel the way I do