Twilight

In the garden night
Beneath the pale moonlight
They come to take him away
On the mountain top
See His breathing stop
The Savior dies today

And He cried...As He died...And He said...

My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?
My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?

Everything's going wrong
Why do I go along?
Everything's fading away
I stand in this cold, dead place
And look at her cold, dead face
Why did she have to die today?

And I cry...Because she died...And I pray...

My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?
My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?

But then I realize
Through my tear blurred eyes
That we're not here to stay
And I'll see her again
When my new life begins
On the Resurrection day

And I cry...Because I lied...And I pray...

My God, My God, You have not forsaken me
My God, My God, You have not forsaken me

Jonathan Brown

Broken

I can't deny this darkness that's inside
I don't recall how I let it take control
And my black heart, cries out to be free
To break these chains, and be made whole
And my soul lies captive in the depths
It's whispering for me to let it go
My light's so cold that I'm going to freeze to death
The night's so black, and the dark begins to grow

And as my restless spirit is stumbling through the night
I'm trying to find a peace that can never be found
And as I cry myself to sleep
I pray my soul someone will keep
So I will not be swallowed by the night

And I cry out "Is there someone who can save me?
Is there anyone who can take this night away?"
I hear a voice telling me that He loves me
"Who are you?" I cry out from my darkness
"I'm Jesus Christ, whom for you I gave my life."
"Who am I, that You would give your kindness?"
"You are my son, whom for you I gave my life."

And as my restless spirit is running through the night
I hear the voice of God offering me life
And as I cry, down on my knees
I pray my soul the Lord to heal
So I will not be swallowed by the night

What's this I feel, as Your loving grace surrounds me?
I've never felt the way I feel right now
My restless heart grows still and small inside me
Content for once, as at my Savior's feet I bow
I can't hold back, the emotions that I feel
I just can't stand, so I will humbly kneel
And pray to you, my Lord, my Jesus Christ

And as my peaceful spirit is running toward the light
I know the love of God, and I have peace inside
And peaceful as I fall asleep
I pray my soul the Lord to keep
And I am surrounded by His light

Jonathan Brown

Son Of Adam

Depravity runs in my veins
My darkness reaches the depths of my soul
The worst criminal, and I, are brothers
Long lost, seperated from our births
I am a Son of Adam
And through his sin I am damned 

Everything I do, I hate
And I hate myself for what I do
I can't seem to escape from
This constricting circle of sin
I am a Son of Adam
And by his blood I am damned

I stumble along in darkness
My eyes see nothing but black
I am lost and I see no way out
And Death awaits me in the dark
I am a Son of Adam
And by his blindness I am damned

Yet I am a new creation
I am, no longer flesh and blood
The tainted blood of Adam
Lays no claim upon my soul
No longer a Son of Adam
Not damned, and never orphaned

I have been freed from my dark prison
Bars no longer cage my soul
Dungeon washed away in a flow of crimson,
Liberated, I walk in snow
I am a Son of God
And by His blood I live

Jonathan Brown

I was raised in a Christian home. My father is the pastor of a Free 
Will Baptist church, and my mother is also a devout believer. I suffered 
from the same fate of many people who are raised in Christian homes in 
that I thought that I was a Christian because I went to church and was 
usually good. I laid claim to this false belief for the first twelve 
years of my life. After that, I decided I wanted to be "different" so I 
decided I would stop believing in God. For two years I was an atheist. 
During this time period I began to become really depressed, to the point 
that I was suicidal. The summer I turned fourteen my parents sent me to 
a church camp in Tennessee. The devotional speaker at that camp talked 
about the fulfilling love that Christ offers, and I knew that that was 
what I needed. I accepted Christ on June 12, 1998. Since then I've been 
constantly learning to love God more and more as I learn more about 
Him. God has given me some great opportunities to use what He's
taught me to help others, and I continue to look for ways to pass those 
things on and to share His love with others.