Susan Ashton

Gone away, the days of wish and wondering Far away, like a vision in my mind The child has grown and left me here alone Looking back to what was left behind. Lullabyes and pennies in a wishing well Sad goodbyes to friends of make believe A love so pu

I long for the shape of things to be true to their form Love in a circle, hearts in a line Molded by sacred design But I see a diversity of opinion unfold Discerning masons building a wall But I need help to stand, not to fall I'm taking a road that

What can wash away my sin, nothing but the blood of Jesus What can make me whole again, nothing but the sacrifice I don't understand how You could save someone like me But here in Your hand there's no place my heart would rather be. Chorus: Without Y

Lonely river, you meander like a road Stretching out into the great unknown Solitary movement you're compell and you're inthrone As though you're answering a distant call Lonely river, is there a place you're running to or is it something that you're

-1- In the middle of the night, wakened by the wind Or was it something from my past, come to call again? It was the presence of the pain that I could not escape And it wrapped around my soul like a ball and chain CHORUS: All of us have a heartache,

On your own you seem to rest In the uneasy posture of your doubt Why do you find yourself rehearsing your own questions Instead of praying and digging your way out. When I pull for my view of truth Well, I seem to push you farther away Is there any c

All alone on a summer evening, and the twilights oh so clear Another sunset slowly fading, stars are starting to appear And in the midst of all this wonder, my troubles disappear Caught up in Your presence, Lord as You draw near I am. Waiting for You

You've heard the stories You've read the message in the pages You consider crucifixion: is it fact or fiction for the ages Did He really appear Like they say that He did Does it conquer the fear Did He die so that we could live You'd like to think th

This is how it seems to me Life is only therapy Real expensive And no guarantee So I lie here on the couch With my heart hanging out Frozen solid with fear Like a rock in the ground Oh but you move me You give me courage I didn't Know I had You move

I know we don't see eye to eye We've let angry hearts flare and the bitter words fly The common ground we used to share Is harder to find but I believe that it's still there. I don't know if now is the time To surrender the silence between your heart