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SandyFla

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Hard to Get
« on: November 11, 2007, 08:06:44 PM »

I love many of the songs by the late Rich Mullins. He wasn't afraid to admit he was not perfect and had many struggles and questions. The last song he wrote before his death says it all. Anyone who has ever felt abandoned by God due to His silence will be able to relate to this:

Hard to Get

You who live in heaven,
Hear the prayers of those of us who live on earth,
Who are afraid of being left by those we love,
And who get hardened by the hurt.

Do You remember when You lived down here where we all scrape
To find the faith to ask for daily bread?
Did you forget about us after You had flown away?
Well, I memorized ev'ry word You said.
Still I'm so scared, I'm holding my breath
While You're up there just playing hard to get.
 
You who live in radiance,
Hear the prayers of those of us who live in skin;
We have a love that's not as patient as Yours was,
Still we do love now and then.

Did You ever know loneliness?
Did You ever know need?
Do You remember just how long a night can get,
When You were barely holding on
And Your friends fall asleep,
And don't see the blood that's running in Your sweat?
Will those who mourn be left uncomforted
While You're up there just playing hard to get?

And I know You bore our sorrows,
And I know You feel our pain,
And I know it would not hurt any less
Even if it could be explained.

And I know that I am only lashing out
At the One who loves me most;
And after I've figured this somehow,
All I really need to know is

If You who live in eternity
Hear the prayers of those of us who live in time,
We can't see what's ahead
And we cannot get free of what we've left behind.
I'm reeling from these voices that keep screaming in my ears --
All the words of shame and doubt, blame and regret.

I can't see how You're leading me unless You've led me here
Where I'm lost enough to let myself be led;
And so You've been here all along I guess --
It's just Your ways and You are just plain hard to get.

Words and music by Rich Mullins
© 1998 Liturgy Legacy Music / Word Music / ASCAP

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