I love it when...

I love it when I get to sit down and play the piano alone in my house. I am so blessed to get to share my music with so many people, but the peace that comes from sitting and playing at home is so amazing. I get to explore new music, relish in thoughts about the next project and I truly love it when I discover new ways to play music that I've been playing/ performing for a long time. So, as I sat down last weekend and just played, I pulled out some music that I hadn't seen in a quite a while. My dear friend Karen had me play this for her a number of years back and the words have stuck with me since then. It wasn't until this past weekend that I was reminded of the music and the words and how they've changed for me over the past few years. I hope these lyrics speak to you as much as they've spoken to me. As life throws us curves and unexpected things, my prayer is that we remember that God's "Grace Alone" will see us through.

Peace to you all,
Joseph

The music was written by Scott Wesley Brown and Jeff Nelson. The words are as follows:

Grace Alone
Every promise we can make, Every prayer and step of faith, every difference we will make, is only by His grace.
Every mountain we will climb, Every ray of hope we shine. Every blessing left behind, is only by His grace.

Grace alone which God supplies, strength unknown He will provide. Christ in us our cornerstone; we will go forth in grace alone.

Every soul we long to reach, every heart we hope to teach
Everywhere we share His peace, is only by His grace.
Every loving word we say, every tear we wipe away
Every sorrow turned to praise, is only by His grace.

Grace alone which God supplies, strength unknown He will provide. Christ in us our cornerstone; we will go forth in grace alone.