Casting Crowns

If We've Ever Needed You

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Here I cry, Lord, we pray
Our faces down, our hands are raised
You called us out, we turned away
We've turned away

With shipwrecked faith, the idols rise
We do what is right in our own eyes
Our children now will pay the price
We need Your light, Lord, shine Your light

If we've ever needed You
Lord, it's now, Lord, it's now
We are desperate for Your hand
We're reaching out, we're reaching out

All our hearts, all our strength
With all our minds, we're at Your feet
May Your kingdom come in our hearts and lives
Let Your church arise, let Your church arise

If we've ever needed You
Lord, it's now, Lord, it's now
We are desperate for Your hand
We're reaching out, we're reaching out

We're reaching out
We're reaching out

If we've ever needed You
Lord, it's now, Lord, it's now
We are desperate for Your hand
We're reaching out, we're reaching out

We need You now
Revive us now
We need You now

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al3thia On Nov 16, 2009

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by lamostham

15y ago

This song hits the nail on the head on what all is wrong with popular culture and modern society.As we leave God more and more out of our scheme of things we are also reaping the fruits of our willful rejection of God's will for our lives. We need God, we need Him and none of the little band-aids that we so dearly love to use can heal the wounds covering us from head to foot.REVIVAl, that's the answer. A reborn heart, a passionate love affair with Jesus - that's what we need. NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY has there been such a desperate need for God to intervene. We are a wasted, wounded, violated generation. The walls of character have crashed all around us and the floodgates of disease, crime and poverty have been opened to swamp us with tragic losses in life and expectation. ADDICTIONS pervade all walks of life and is no respecter of gender.

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