This week I found myself listening to Casting Crowns album Only Jesus (2018) again and again. I remember one point where I just let everything go, my stress, fear and anger. The song playing when that happened was One More Song For You.

Staring at this old piano,
Playing through the memories that it holds,
Singing through the stories that it’s told,
And all the prayers that have been lifted,
The leaps of faith, the giants slain,
Desperate cries, and broken praise,

Have all the songs been sung?
Is there still room for one?

Often I wonder what I can give, even one step forward feels like two steps back. But music is so often the thing that brings my heart back to God. I find that music centered on God and Jesus Christ allows the Spirit to move in my life, challenging me, refining me and encouraging me.

Maybe one more hand in the air saying, “You are holy”,
One more shattered heart singing, “You are good”,
Maybe one more voice crying out for mercy,
One more hungry soul declaring, “You’re enough”,
As long as there’s breath in me,
Lord, there will always be,
One more song for You,
One more song for You.

What can I offer You but weakness?
All my life I tried to hide,
You brought it all into the light,
I’m still amazed that You would choose me,
If You can use the least of these,
Then there is no one You can’t reach,

In a world that’s lost its song,
Show them there’s still room for one…

Weakness is all I offer, and yet when I reflect on what God has blessed me with I’m amazed. Everything I have is because of God, and so I want to use the song in me to encourage others to find God.

With no one here but You to listen,
My heat is bursting at the seams,
Out of all the songs I’ve lifted,
What I truly hope to see,
Is one more broken life made whole,
One more prodigal brought home,
What better way to praise Your name and majesty,

Than one more hand in the air saying, “You are holy”,
One more shattered heart singing, “You are good”,
Maybe one more voice crying out for mercy,
One more hungry soul declaring, “You’re enough”,
As long as there’s breath in me,
Lord, there will always be,
One more song for You,
One more song for You.

One More Song For You – Casting Crowns