Martyrs and Thieves

I am so excited that Jennifer Knapp is coming out with a new album.  I love her music, I love her lyrics.  I think the best concert I ever went to was her acoustic set at a Spirit West Coast in the late 90s.  It was insanely amazing.  I can listen to one of her cds and feel like I am having a worship service wherever I am.

Here are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs (truthfully, I think all of her songs are my favorite).  I'd link you to a video of this song if one existed online, but all I can find are covers.  Make sure to check out the new music on her site though, some samples and videos!  Excited!

Martyrs and Thieves

There's a place in the darkness that I used to cling to

It presses harsh hope against time

In the absence of martyrs there's a presence of thieves 

Who only want to rob you blind 

They steal away any sense of peace 

Though I'm a king I'm a king on my knees 

And I know they are wrong when they say I am strong 

As the darkness covers me

So turn on the light and reveal all the glory

I am not afraid 

To bare all my weakness knowing in meekness

I have a kingdom to gain 

Where there is peace and love in the light, in the light 

Oh I am not afraid 

To let Your light shine bright in my life, in my life 

There are ghosts from my past who've owned more of my soul

Than I thought I had given away

They linger in closets and under my bed

And in pictures less proudly displayed

A great fool in my life I have been

Have squandered till pallid and thin

Hung my head in shame and refused to take blame

For the darkness I know I've let win

Can you hear me?  Can you hear me? 

Well I've never been much for the baring of soul

In the presence of any man

I'd rather keep to myself all safe and secure

In the arms of a sinner I am

Could it be that my worth should depend

By the crimson stained grace on a hand

And like a lamp on a hill Lord I pray in Your will

To reveal all of You that I can

There's a place in the darkness that I used to cling to

It presses harsh hope against time...