The Mercy Tree

In the garden of eternity

There grows an endless mercy tree

Everyone who does believe

Is sheltered by it’s covering

The branches stretch as to embrace

It’s flowers bloom in scents of grace

Breezes blow away the pain

Close your eyes and drift away

Find forgiveness

Find relief

Find rest from suffering

Find healing

Find peace

Underneath the mercy tree

It grows as high as it goes deep

The roots reach back to calvary

How small we are, how great is He

The maker of the mercy tree

by Krissy Nordhoff

(c) 2009 TwoNords Music

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

 

Every good marriage has a time of testing and trials...ours is no different. 

"Any Other Way"
Jill Phillips

Do you remember that Monday when

The world fell out beneath our feet

Both surprised that we had been

So close to losing everything

Putting one foot in front of the other

felt like such a long, hard step to take

We thought about moving and starting again

But it was something we could never outrun so we just stayed

I wouldn’t have it any other way

I wouldn’t have it any other way

Gaining back the trust we lost

Was harder than just losing it

But if we wanted change at all

The pain was a prerequisite

So little by little, a piece at a time

We were putting back together what was left of a broken life

It wasn’t quick, it wasn’t easy

But that kind of change isn’t one that happens overnight

I wouldn’t have it any other way

I wouldn’t have it any other way

When we first met, love was a feeling

But making it last, that’s a decision

A good decision

When we watch the kids run through the yard

Sometimes I just can’t help but think

That every bit of what it cost

Was worth it for this family

‘cause I wouldn’t have it any other way

I wouldn’t have it any other way

I wouldn’t have it any other way

Words and Music by Jill Phillips
From "The Good Things" CD