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Friday, December 6, 2019
Ask For Rain
I can't ask for rain
But if I could
I won't delay
To show fate's cruel.
Akpan
Find Courage
I find courage
In the torment of pain
The result is vintage
My pain has paid.
Akpan
Arc Of A Rainbow
I could straighten
The arc of a rainbow
By mere words spoken
And make deep darkness glow.
Akpan
Greasy
They thought it was easy
Now they y'all too busy
Got their hands full of weeds
Their minds are greasy.
Akpan
Volume Of Rage
All my life is a page
Torn off the volume of rage
My mindset is of a caged
Bird set on center stage.
Akpan
Cards
Don't deal all your cards
At the same time
Leave some room for fraud
Someone might step out of line.
Akpan
Find Your Place
Keep an account
Of your days
Make your mistakes count
You'll find your place.
Akpan
Pull Or Push
If you can't pull it
You best try to push it
Do what it takes to keep moving
You can't afford stagnancy.
Akpan
Purpose In Neglect
Purpose in neglect
Becomes object of regret
But adjust your precept
And you're no longer reject.
Akpan
Vile Products Of Hate
Vortex of your rage
Churning out only waste
Vile products of hate
Costs you more than compensate.
Akpan
Condescending Slavery
Total submission
Is the name of their organization
They don't want no partnership
Just a condescending slavery.
Akpan
Other Jibe
My success
Takes preeminence
Every other jibe
May damn well take a hike.
Akpan
Wet Tissues
Cut my loses
And ride my profits
I wasn't made for wet tissues
My progress is a serious issue.
Akpan
The Muses Have Come Out To Play
I don't care what they say
The moments have come to stay
The muses have come out to play
Every ounce of talent will pay.
Akpan
Fuel To Fire
You don't add fuel to fire
You're trying to put out
You don't stifle desire
When you oughta let it out.
Akpan
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Hope That Kills
I live for now
And still somehow
I see through tomorrow
To hope that kills sorrow.
Akpan
On The Novel
I'm giving everything
I got to this struggle
Investing the strength of will
To lay my hands on the novel.
Akpan
Light Of Renewed Faith
If I fail
On a grand scale
I guess it all pales
In the light of renewed faith.
Akpan
Hand It In
Sometimes I wonder how hard
A man has to fall to hand it in
What blunts their circumstance
What makes a man distort his will.
Akpan
You Own Your Destiny
You own your destiny
You're a private entity
Decode your chemistry
With personal intensity.
Akpan
Tracks Untrodden
I walk through tracks untrodden
Seeking a life that strayed unbidden
Maybe my soul may get unburdened
And truth once unsavored beholden.
Akpan
Plucked
In the land where
Dreams retain grandiosity
You'll find the true dreamers there
Plucking at the fruit of that sacred tree.
Akpan
Skin Of Water
You can't stand
On the skin of water and
Not take a nice wet dip
You can't try and not achieve.
Akpan
Ghosts Of Yesterday
Chasing
After ghosts of yesterday
While straddling
The substance of a new day.
Akpan
Not Opposed
I'm not opposed
To extravagant spending
But I don't think I'm supposed
To believe in prosperity preaching.
Akpan
What The Day Brings
Cling to the limbs
Of saving properties
You'll reap what the day brings
And create new realities.
Akpan
Achieving A Hero's Welcome
I'm coming home
Though every shoulder be cold
I'm rowing my boat
Till I achieve my hero's welcome.
Akpan
Rain On A Big Day
I hate it when it rains
On a big day
When the skies open the drains
A drown away my sunny day.
Akpan
Size Of Their Purse
For all it's worth
You don't judge people's worth
By the size of their purse
You're rearing for a curse.
Akpan
Harbor
It is the life
That we decide
That we eventually live
What you harbor you give.
Akpan
To See Your Face
How I love to see Your face
The whole of my bring praise
The glory upon Your face
Lord I love thy holiest face.
Akpan
Plan, Principle And Premise
No man can stand
Between you and your promise
If you step out with a plan
A principle and a premise.
Akpan
People's Obsession
People love to live by
Time-proven examples
They don't bother asking why
They exist on staples.
Akpan
Helm Of Destiny
Tied to the helm
Of my destiny is the realm
Where dreams are the reality
Ripping the seams of impossibility.
Akpan
Excess Space
In the place
Where there's excess space
Abounds hounds of idleness
Harboring the hordes of darkness.
Akpan
Fallen
Many have fallen
By the way and missed out
On their unique calling
All because they ran their mouth.
Akpan
Mindset Of A Wimp
In the mindset of a wimp
The fire of the future is dimmed
The thoughts create low esteem
And impossible bares its sting.
Akpan
Talents Prove
I could fly away
And other worlds survey
But I'd rather stay put
And all my talents prove.
Akpan
Pockets Of Your Mind
Turn out the pockets
Of your mind pack rockets
And let evolve genius
As you mark your radius.
Akpan
Match Every Step
Don't turn your back on the storm
If it's on the road that leads home
Strap on your vision like an armor
Match every step with precision bold.
Akpan
How The Dam Breaks
I understand
How the dam breaks
Cause I took my stand
When the stoutest hearts quake.
Akpan
Next Shot
Don't flog a dead horse
A living dog is better than a dead lion
Turn your eyes on the next shot
Get your move on at all cost.
Akpan
Picture Mission
My life will be a picture
First, of a fulfilled mission
Second of a modicum vision
Blooming to transform the world.
Akpan
Knocking
Ama knock on doors
Till my knuckles go sore
Ama knock down doors
If no one opens up.
Akpan
Amazing Destiny
It's quite amazing
This thing called destiny
Just like fingerprints
No two is the same thing.
Akpan
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Learn The Lesson
For the same reason
Life don't deal leasing
Just learn the lesson
You'll see the blessing.
Akpan
Olympic Torch
I'm holding on
Like the Olympic Torch
Braving the storm
Until I light the world.
Akpan
You Will Shine
Set your mind
On the grind
Cause in time
You will shine.
Akpan
Same Proportion
Don't fall into love
That won't lift you back up
Love always gives back in the
Same proportion it receives.
Akpan
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Out Of Obscurity
I'm coming out of obscurity
I'm laying off mediocrity
My mind engages esoteric
My rise is legit automatic.
Akpan
Ain't No Bones
You have to be bold
To stand alone
There ain't no bones
About it on the low.
Akpan
Home Of Love
All the glory of this world
Will pass away and rot
There is a home of love
That's where you lay your treasure.
Akpan
In Your Warmth
Wrap me
In Your warmth
Embrace me
With Your love.
Akpan
Code: Red
Voices in my head
Telling me to wake the dead
Calling out to hope ahead
Turning intuition to code red.
Akpan
Bushel
You can't hide a star
Under a bushel stack
And expect to light a spark
Your reward will be dark.
Akpan
Monday, December 2, 2019
Future I See
I'm the future that I see
The past is all history
I'm the mirror-image of reality
Reaching out to infinity.
Akpan
In Pieces
Peace
Don't leave you in pieces
And relief
Don't buy you misery.
Akpan
Tryna Understand
I'll try and understand
Why I can't be the man
When my dreams are in my hands
And my purpose is all so grand.
Akpan
Personal Opinion
I have my personal opinion
And it's not subject to the world's scrutiny
I'm open to suggestions
Yet I ain't up for soul mutiny.
Akpan
Pain Is A Dare
The storm don't scare me
Pain is a dare to me
I would rather not give in
There's many adversaries.
Akpan
Live For Die For
What you fight for
Is indisputably yours
You cannot live for
Something you can't die for.
Akpan
Move That Mountain
Move that mountain
Takes more stress to complain
Brave your struggle
You were built for trouble.
Akpan
Stern Rebuttal
I'm sightseeing
The world from a pedestal
I see only possibilities
And stern rebuttal.
Akpan
Air Of The Free
Let me breathe softly
The air of the free
And walk with a proud gait
Let me find strength to be brave.
Akpan
Somewhere, Somehow
Somewhere, somehow
Somebody needs love
Not later time is now
Help someone rise above.
Akpan
Prize In Sight
Cross that bridge
Even if it's made of bilge
Get to the other side
Keep the prize in sight.
Akpan
Choosy Picky
You own the path you choose
And the chosen path owns you
A fool will argue with his tools
So choose only what is of use.
Akpan
Love Builds Up
Bombs blow people up
Talks get folks used up
Laws duly shake us up
But love will build us up.
Akpan
All The Fun
All the fun
Is taken out without the test
You gotta prove your guns
To summon your best.
Akpan
Pretty Soon
For a moment
All you're going through
They y'all for a moment
It'll all be over pretty soon.
Akpan
Like Your Son
For all that's yet to come
Lord let Your kingdom come
You're faithful as the sun
Just like Your Son.
Akpan
Within The Personality
It's something deep
Within the personality
That speaks forth mysteries
Creating its own realities.
Akpan
Funk
Tomorrow
Is the definition of sorrow
You know it's your call
Today is the land of funk.
Akpan
Here To Stay
All the obstacles
Blocking my way
Just picked a pickle
I'm all here to stay.
Akpan
Errorless
Believe in yourself
You got no one else
Look at the man in the mirror
And tell him you're not your error.
Akpan
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Anyhow
I'm gonna make it anyhow
Even if the circus come to town
I'm not giving in to popular doubt
My mind's made I'll rock anyhow.
Akpan
Comeup Yet
You ain't dead yet
So don't you wager on that bet
Don't put your flame on neglect
You'll get your comeup yet.
Akpan
Disses
We don't see reason
Anymore than we do disses
I guess that's the one reason
Our union stink like feces.
Akpan
Grind Steel
I'm armed with a will
That can grind steel
Pain knows how that feel
My intuition can kill.
Akpan
Got The Message
It's alright
I got the message just fine
But still ima get mine
Bro, I know it's alright.
Akpan
Named
Everything gotta have a name
Before it can find its own place
You gotta christen your game
You can't afford to stay lame.
Akpan
Tune In
Tune in to this channel
If you want a dose of red hot
Adrenaline rush to the head
Something to fire happy thoughts.
Akpan
Compensate
Take it all in my stride
Nothing can hurt my pride
Cause through it all I tried
To compensate the tears I cried.
Akpan
Affiliate
I'm affiliated
To deathless things
That keep me situated
I'm a product of beauty.
Akpan
Feet On The Ground
You'll never be let down
If your feet is on the ground
Get your principles sound
And your dream will come around.
Akpan
Love Is Strong
Love is strong
For those who believe in love
If your heart is steadfast
Be assured your game will last.
Akpan
Hammer It
Hammer it in
Put the nail in the coffin
Seal the deal with finality
Ain't no room for dragging feet.
Akpan
Put It To Work
You make it
Because you put it to work
Set your mind at ease
Push away from the dock.
Akpan
Potential Inside
Don't underestimate
The potential inside of ya
You were created great
You best upgrade ya.
Akpan
I'm Different
I'm different
Folks try to put me in a box
But I tell 'em I'm different
I didn't pop out of a box.
Akpan
Sentient
You have the strength
To transform the moment
And curtail bull sentiment
Go deep and get sentient.
Akpan
Charge Of This World
God in His wisdom
Gave to mankind
Charge of this world
Yet man treats it as trite.
Akpan
True Brown Sugar
A true brown sugar
Living my life in permanent tan
Straight from the Motherland
A natural-born soulja.
Akpan
Take My Time
Take my time
And it will work out alright
I'll take my time
And I'll catch my shine.
Akpan
On A Long Journey
On a long journey
Take a pot of honey
Engage it like a tourney
You'll find it shortens the journey.
Akpan
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Hope Abounds
Hope abounds in You
Truth revolves around You
Grace goes before You
Compassion becomes You.
Akpan
Wonders Of His Love
Come see the wonders
Of His love
Come to the Shepherd
And exult.
Akpan
Bonded
All I ever wanted
Is You and me bonded
Walking in fellowship
Wooed by Divine Friendship.
Akpan
Your Ways
It's the grace
That shines on Your face
That quickens my pace
Makes me seek Your ways.
Akpan
Hesitate
I wanna go
When You say go
I won't hesitate
When You say wait.
Akpan
Your Testimony Is True
It's true
Everything comes from You
You have been so good
Your testimony is true.
Akpan
You Will Carry Me Through
I have come to know You
As a Friend that stays true
You will carry me through
So I don't bash my foot.
Akpan
Scroll Of My Life
You are worthy
To take the scroll of my life
And rewrite it
In my life be magnified.
Akpan
Strength To Love
We love
Because He first loved us
It is the love of God
That gives us strength to love.
Akpan
Down In My Soul
There's a fountain
Down in my soul
That I can't explain
Cause it's drowning my sorrow.
Akpan
Surrendered
Make me whole
Come fill this hole
Gaping in my heart
Master, I'm surrendered.
Akpan
Outstretched
From above
Outstretched arms of love
Beckons that you heed His call
He'll lift you up.
Akpan
Closer To You
He's closer to you
Than your consciousness
He can save you
From your helplessness.
Akpan
Heart Vacancy
In His hands are mercies
In His heart vacancy
In His arms compassion
In His house salvation.
Akpan
Verily Verily
Verily, verily
I say unto thee
You must be born again
Receive Jesus today.
Akpan
Outside The City
He went all the way
Bearing His cross
Outside the city they nailed
The Son of God.
Akpan
Jesus Died
The message is simple
Jesus died for you
The message is free
All you do is believe in Him.
Akpan
My Savior Died
My Savior died
On a wooden cross
They stood by
And watched the death of God.
Akpan
All The Gospel
Tell it all
Tell it simple
Jesus is Lord
That's all the Gospel.
Akpan
Top Of The Mountain
Go out
Top of the mountain
And shout
Make the message plain.
Akpan
He Knows
He knows
About my sorrows
He holds
All my tomorrows.
Akpan
I Testify
I testify
Of the goodness
Of the Most High
Of His everlasting kindness.
Akpan
To Please My Father's Heart
I raise my hands
To please my Father's heart
I choose to serve
Make me Your humble servant.
Akpan
Unalloyed Glory
You deserve it
Take everything
I was made to give
You unalloyed glory.
Akpan
Jesus Now
And now
That You showed Yourself faithful
Jesus now
Do we rightly enthrone You.
Akpan
Friday, November 29, 2019
Bestowed
I love the Lord
Who bestowed upon
Me His Divine love
And made me His son.
Akpan
Walking With The Spirit
I have this witness
Down in my spirit
There's a sweetness
In walking with the Spirit.
Akpan
A God That Gives Of Himself
It's the heart that You give
That makes me believe
In a God that can give
Of Himself explicitly.
Akpan
Because Of Your Presence
Because of Your presence
I have renewed boldness
Because of Your presence
My spirit knows wholeness.
Akpan
Life Count
You know how
To raise a shout
You make my life count
So I wanna shout.
Akpan
I'll Just Confess
I'll just confess
The word in every test
Bid the tempest rest
Build myself a fortress.
Akpan
Upon The Rock
I will stand
Upon the Rock
And gain the upper hand
In every war.
Akpan
Take It All
It's Yours
My worth, my all
Lord, it's Yours
My monents, take it all.
Akpan
Put My Hope In You
I want to know You
Put my hope in You
I want to praise You
Live my life for You.
Akpan
Come Take This Throne
Come take this throne
I built for You alone
In my heart make Your home
Come take me for Your own.
Akpan
Till I Breathe But You
Only You
Do I pursue
And will devote my pursuit
Till I breathe but You.
Akpan
Silence Of My Heart
In the silence of my heart
Let me hear Your voice
Whisper through the cracks
Till my heart rejoice.
Akpan
Hold You Tight
Speak into my life
Bring me to Your light
Raise me by Your might
While I hold You tight.
Akpan
That I May See God
How I long for a drop
Of the Dew of Hermon
To saturate my world
That I may see God.
Akpan
For The Love Of Your Kingdom
For the love of Your kingdom
I renounce human wisdom
If I have ever loved You
This pledge seals my gratitude.
Akpan
Highest Honor
When You come
To my private corner
I feel the awe
Reserved for the Highest Honor.
Akpan
Give Me Your Presence
Give me Your presence
It's all I request
Absolute dependence
On all Your commands.
Akpan
If I Didn't Need You
I won't ask You
If I didn't need You
But Lord I do need You
Come to my rescue.
Akpan
Every Minute Reason
I'll thank You
For every minute
Reason I'd find
A million times.
Akpan
This One More Time
Come into my life
Just this one more time
Shine, Immortal Light
Deep darkness mortify.
Akpan
Hope Clings To My Soul
You are the Hope
That clings to my soul
And will not let me go
How I love You so.
Akpan
Lord I'm Coming Home
Lord I'm coming home
Hope You'll be waiting
When the thunders roll
Lord please come hold me.
Akpan
Sift The Trash
Touch my heart
Set it aflame
Sift the trash
Help me to pray.
Akpan
Lead By Your Presence
Bear me up hence
As just recompense
Lead by Your presence
Let me follow thence.
Akpan
Loving Presence
Your loving presence
Your Omnipresence
May I ever sense
When trials commence.
Akpan
A Different World
It's a different world
Up here in Your presence
Time's meaning is lost
Stress is gone in Your presence.
Akpan
Wrapped
Wrap me in Your presence
Till the rage in my heart is spent
Break me with Your gentleness
I want to enter into Your rest.
Akpan
Fashioned
I was fashioned for Your presence
My body was formed to house Your presence
I am nothing without You
I ask only that You fill me anew.
Akpan
I Can't Live
I can't live without Your presence
And it only makes so much sense
That the Source of all my essence
Should daily guide me by His presence.
Akpan
Into This Presence
I wander into this presence
Empty as a pocket like I am
I come free of aspirations
To bow in total submission.
Akpan
True Worship
Just You and me
With nothing in between
Seeking the core of Your will
Deep touching deep explicitly.
Akpan
Till Your Glory Falls
Though the dark cloud
Hides You in my doubt
I will trust in Your great love
And wait till Your glory falls.
Akpan
All My Heart
All my heart
Wants to worship
And never depart
From Your great fellowship.
Akpan
Revelations Of You
When my heart is in tune
With the presence of You
There's revelations of You
As Your mercies are new.
Akpan
Kingly Worship
Praise worthy of the King
Praise deserving we bring
To the Prince Of Glory
Beyond the veil we lift it.
Akpan
Praise House
Make me a house of praise
Where You live throughout my days
I'll bring a sacrifice of praise
And wear the banner of Your name.
Akpan
I'm Lunging
I'm lunging
For the helm of Your garment
Throwing myself in
That place where You're present.
Akpan
And Here You Are
And here You are
Just like You promised
Scent of alabaster
Eases the weight of my sin.
Akpan
Here On
From here on
I will delight in Your love
And meditate on Your word
Your faithfulness is sure.
Akpan
Hear These Words
Hear these words
Flowing out from my heart
Like a pleasing aroma Lord
May it stir Your heart.
Akpan
When The Fragrance Of Your Presence
I live for that special moment
When the fragrance of Your presence
Overwhelms the power of my sense
And enacts praise rid of pretense.
Akpan
You Come To My Rescue
I run to You
When I'm feeling blue
In the deep of gloom
You come to my rescue.
Akpan
This Good Race
I'll run this good race
As You give me grace
I'll live for Your praise
The rest of my days.
Akpan
The God-State
When I awake
And find myself
In the God-state
I'll want nothing else.
Akpan
There Is A Balm
There is a balm
In the touch of His hand
There's all-round deliverance
In the court of His presence.
Akpan
Secrets Hidden In Your Presence
I want to find the secrets
Hidden in Your presence
And unravel true worship
Where my praise never ends.
Akpan
The Praises Resound
Whenever I'm down
I make a joyful sound
And then You come down
And the praises resound.
Akpan
You Surround Me
You surround me
Oh Lord, You take me
Away from this vanity
This world of sin.
Akpan
Here Before His Face
I know a place
Where you'll find grace
He'll mend your ways
Here before His face.
Akpan
Someone Loves You
Someone loves you enough
To hang on a cross
To buy you redemption
Friend, His name is Jesus.
Akpan
Healing Breath
I know how to get
To Your healing tent
I know the outlet
Of Your healing breath.
Akpan
Gushing Of The Streams
Don't I love it
When You touch me
Don't I love the gushing
Of the streams of healing.
Akpan
Pain-Healing Name
Jesus Your name
Can heal my pain
Cause I trust in Your name
I won't be put to shame.
Akpan
Glory In God
We will rejoice
With the joy of the Lord
And we'll exult
And glory in God.
Akpan
My Hope Is Alive
My Hope is alive
Cause my Savior abides
This Hope does not die
On Him my life thrives.
Akpan
When You're Near
You said You cared
My burdens You shared
I cast my fears
When You are near.
Akpan
I'll Find Grace
I'll find grace
When I see Your face
Knowing Your name
I am saved.
Akpan
Foot Of Your Throne
I just wanna let it go
And wrap myself around
The foot of Your throne
That's where my joy is found.
Akpan
A State Of Praise
Let us maintain
A state of praise
On wings of grace
We'll find our pace.
Akpan
Moved By His Mighty Hand
I want to lift my hands
And claim the distant lands
For the praise of the Lamb
Moved by His Mighty Hand.
Akpan
Taste Of Worship
Sweeter than the honey
Is the taste of worship
Down here on my knees
I connect with true peace.
Akpan
Wings Of Praise
On the wings of praise
Rise to the throne of grace
We'll see face to face
Jesus full of grace.
Akpan
Whisper In Your Heart
I'm happy where You are
You are never afar
But it makes me happier
To whisper in Your heart.
Akpan
Each Time I Think
Each time I think
Of You I'm healed
Your healing streams
Washes over me.
Akpan
Heal My Wounds
Heal my wounds by
The Finger of God
I receive life
And health in my blood.
Akpan
All True
Something good
Lives in You
It's all true
You're more than good.
Akpan
Far Better
I have tasted of the Lord
He's sweeter than the honeycomb
He's far better than this world's
Riches and disappointing hope.
Akpan
Honey-Coated Grains
Open the floodgates
And let rain
Honey-coated grains
Till no empty basket remains.
Akpan
Never Depart
Your praise is forever
On the tip of my lips
Your word will never
Be far from my teeth.
Akpan
Heavenly Provider
'
Your Heavenly Father
Is Your only Provider
He will lift You higher
He will take You further.
Akpan
Thursday, November 28, 2019
It's Not An Easy Road
It's not an easy road
When you go on your knees
If you must wean your soul
The flesh must break to bits.
Akpan
Here On My Knee
Turn to my plea
Hear my heart bleed
Here on my knee
Bent to Your will.
Akpan
When You Fill This Place
When You fill this place
There's a measure of grace
When You are in this place
Hearts are set aflame.
Akpan
An Example To The World's People
Make me an example
To the world's people
A man of the Spirit
Who lives by Your will.
Akpan
My Kingdom Through You
I would have you
Committed to the truth
Submissive in full
So I'll bring My Kingdom through You.
Akpan
As Faithful As You
I'm submitted to You
You know this is true
So Lord help me be true
Be as faithful as You.
Akpan
Stream Of Light
A stream of light
That floods men's lives
A Servant Of Light
Serving the Father of Lights.
Akpan
Selected Me
He selected me
Despite my shortcomings
Jesus picked me
Because of my frailties.
Akpan
This Is My Choice
This is my choice
To serve the Lord
I declare my love
For the Lord of Lords.
Akpan
Praise All Night Long
And Your grace oh Lord
Shall be my praise all night long
When I can't see Your face
I will just trust Your grace.
Akpan
Seat Prepared By Grace
Come into Your holy place
Take the seat prepared by grace
Eat the goodness of Your house
Cast myself on holy ground.
Akpan
Off All Restraint
There is a fountain
I cannot contain
It's hard to explain
Breaks off all restraint.
Akpan
I've Come To Adore
I've come to adore
And worship the Lord
I have cast my lot
It's You I live for.
Akpan
I Part My Lips
This is where I long to be
For Your praise I part my lips
This is all I'll ever seek
The Holiness of Your Beauty.
Akpan
How My Soul Longs
How my soul longs
To all its content pour
To adorn the Lord
With all I live for.
Akpan
The Glory Of Your Courts
I love to love
The Glory of Your courts
To worship and adore
The comeliness thereof.
Akpan
You, My Praise
You are my praise
The strength of my days
You are my wealth
You renew my health.
Akpan
Till He Lives In My Praise
I can't not give praise
To He who deserves praise
I'm gonna shout my praise
Till He lives in my praise.
Akpan
Every time The Praises Start
There's a river in my heart
It overflows its banks
Every time the praises start
It opens up the tanks.
Akpan
My Own
I just gatto let You know
Jesus, Lover of my soul
You're the Treasure I call my own
I'm glad You take me as Your own.
Akpan
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Robes Of A New Song
Furnish Your throne with praise
Lavish Your feet with adoration
Burn incense of hymn all my days
Clothe You with robes of a new song.
Akpan
I Trust You Completely
I trust You completely
All my treasures to You I yield
I love You explicitly
My hopes and dreams I freely give.
Akpan
In Him Alone
In Him alone
I have found my Cornerstone
He is the Pillar of my hope
In Him I have found a home.
Akpan
Words Alone
Words alone won't suffice
Without the heart and mind
To present whole sacrifice
Here's from my heart to thine.
Akpan
Shape Of My Heart
You know the shape of my heart
You read my thoughts in the dark
No distance can break us apart
You knew me right from the start.
Akpan
IOU Big
Your love has set me free
You hanged upon a tree
And paid for all my sins
Jesus I owe You big.
Akpan
My Father's Son
Truly You are the Son of God
And You chose to die on a cross
Because the Father wanted such
That I may be my Father's son.
Akpan
Love Without Compare
Love without compare
Love the Father shared
Love that conquers fear
Did all my burdens bear.
Akpan
Shew Forth
Use me to shew forth
Your light to the nations
The gospel of Your Son
I'll preach until He comes.
Akpan
Love Without Condition
Have you heard about a love
That loves without condition
Have you heard it's all for you
Just believe and it's yours too.
Akpan
It's A Wonder
If that He died is a mystery
It's a wonder He died for me
Such love passes understanding
It demands my total worship.
Akpan
He Can Change Your Name
He will heal your pain
If you call on His name
He will break those chains
He can change your name.
Akpan
Calm The Chaos
In the hardest storm
Jesus is still Lord
Your Lord God is strong
He will calm the chaos.
Akpan
It Shall All Come To Pass
The stripes on His back
Are there to seal the fact
That if you'd only ask
It shall all come to pass.
Akpan
God's Gonna Come Through
God's gonna do something new
He's gon' hand you a breakthrough
He will give you true miracles
Hold on God's gonna come through.
Akpan
The House That God Builds
The house that God builds
Withstands shifting sands of doctrine
Though the winds throw the waves
At it the house shall not be swayed.
Akpan
You're Working Out Your Plan
You're working out Your plan
In me everytime I lift my hand
You make a way through the sea
In the desert You make a feast.
Akpan
He Knows The Way
He knows the way
He can squeeze out a change
In the midst of dismay
So you can smile again.
Akpan
God Has A Plan For Me
God has a plan for me
My purpose is predestined
Through it all I'll stand still
God's working it out for me.
Akpan
Word Of Hope
Your word has been my hope
A shelter when sea billows roll
A rock when fear takes its toll
Your word has been a stronghold.
Akpan
In Your Likeness
Shine through me
Make my life a glittering brightness
Of Godly quality
Make me live daily in Your likeness.
Akpan
Grow In Grace
Grow in grace
And in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ who saves
May He keep You by His blood.
Akpan
Wake Me In Your Likeness
Hold me in Your arms
Show me Your charm
Wake me in Your likeness
Save me with Your kindness.
Akpan
Here's The Heart
Here's the heart
That You gave this child
It's all You ask
May it be pleasing in Your sight.
Akpan
Present To Heal
The power of the Lord
Is present to heal
He has sent His word
Stretch your hands and receive.
Akpan
It Is For You
It is for You
The tears in my eyes
Everything You do
Brings real joy to my life.
Akpan
May I Come
May I come
Straight up
To Your inner courts
And empty my cup.
Akpan
I'll Lift These Hands
I'll lift these hands
And reach for Your hands
Come fill my hands
With the touch of Your hands.
Akpan
Alpha You're The Beginning
Alpha You're the Beginning
Omega You're the ending
You call those things which are
Not as though they were.
Akpan
Yielded Child
Here's one yielded child
Prepared for sacrifice
Make me Your temple
Let me wait at Your table.
Akpan
Waiting Still
On my knees
I'm waiting still
Do as You please
While I wait here still.
Akpan
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Entrance To Your Face
How I love Your gates
The entrance to Your face
I adore the substance
The Shekinah of Your essence.
Akpan
Divine Guard
Your word in my heart
Is my Divine Guard
A double-edged sword
That refreshes my thoughts.
Akpan
In Tune
I belong to You
My walk, my attitude
My thoughts in tune
With Your Divine truth.
Akpan
You Are Near
You are near
I sense that aura
Your purpose is clear
Fill me with Your power.
Akpan
Lean Not
Lean not on
Your understanding
He'll make you strong
He'll keep you standing.
Akpan
Look To Jesus
Look to Jesus
If Your hope is cut short
He'll be your Anchor
He'll steer you through the storm.
Akpan
Antidote
Take away my sorrow
You have the antidote
Fit me with new clothes
Let Your river flow.
Akpan
The Beautiful City
I'm going to the land
The Beautiful City
I'm riding to Canaan
The Lord's own country.
Akpan
Teach Me The Way
Teach me the way
To live by Your grace
And to run the race
Set before my face.
Akpan
A Room In Heaven
I'll keep on living
After this mortal life is spent
There's a room in heaven
Got my name on the lintel.
Akpan
Guidance Of Your Voice
The guidance of Your voice
Has always been my Fortress
Above the world's deceptive noise
Your voice has cured my distress.
Akpan
When I Open My Mouth
And when I open my mouth
That old Satan is cast down
And when I lift up a shout
The joy of heaven rings loud.
Akpan
A Word In Faith
There's A Crystal Sea
There is a crystal sea
Between here and my home of peace
Only those born of the Spirit
Have the authority to cross it.
Akpan
Love Above
The love above all loves
Rescued me from my lust
True love shed innocent blood
And gave me His Kingdom.
Akpan
It's You I Owe
Jesus it's You I owe
Every slap and undeserved blow
Took my place saved my soul
Doubtless Lord it's You I owe.
Akpan
In The Congregation
Standing in the congregation
Of the people of God
There is a peace that passes
All earthly understanding.
Akpan
Utmost Praise
Your utmost praise
Shall forever be my aim
I choose to proclaim
The glory of Yahweh.
Akpan
Comes A Refreshing
There comes a refreshing
From gazing on Your loveliness
It's a special delivery
All wrapped up in Your tenderness.
Akpan
Your Indwelling Your Infilling
Your indwelling
Saves me from sin
Your infilling
Frees me from sin.
Akpan
Welcome Holy Ghost
Welcome Holy Ghost
Come take Your throne
Show us secrets stored
For those who love God.
Akpan
In A Time
In a time of disappointment
That's when You set an appointment
In a time of setbacks
That's when You lift up a standard.
Akpan
We Remember Calvary
You have the beauty of lilies
You inspire our Jubilees
You're the center of our soul pilgrims
For we remember Calvary.
Akpan
Object Of Scorn
Who can weave salvation
Out of a rugged cross
Or mankind's full redemption
From an object of scorn?
Akpan
Partaker
I'm a partaker
Of Your sufferings
A caretaker
Of Your perfect offering.
Akpan
Burnt Offering
I shall sanctify myself
So will I sacrifice myself
As a burnt offering
To the Prince Of Glory.
Akpan
Smallest Iota
Heaven and earth shall pass
But Your word it will last
Not the smallest iota
Shall be rid of its power.
Akpan
Your Love Makes Me Beautiful
Your love makes me beautiful
Because You are faithful
You cannot deny Yourself
Nor will I deny You of myself.
Akpan
Feeling To The Heartless
You formed light out of darkness
That's the strength of Your kindness
You can pound stone into flesh
Give feeling to the heartless.
Akpan
Monday, November 25, 2019
Spirit You Are Lord
Breathtaking
The beauty of Your Spirit
Your Glory inspires awe
Holy Spirit You are Lord.
Akpan
Breathe The Words Of Life
Your hands are upon me
I'm heavy as with child
With the burden of prophecy
Come breathe the words of life.
Akpan
Outpouring Of Your Glory
Earnestly I seek
The outpouring of Your Glory
My heart bleeds for it
Will You not heed my plea.
Akpan
Your Love Abounds To Me
Your love abounds to me
Your mercy runs like a stream
Your grace is a bubbling brook
Your kindness is tried and true.
Akpan
Breath Of God Almighty
Breath of God Almighty
Abba Father Everlasting
Like a mighty rushing wind
Let Your Glory surround me.
Akpan
Depth That Runs Deeper
You are my Keeper
My Divine Substitute
You are the Depth That Runs Deeper
You deserve my gratitude.
Akpan
Praise Born Anew
I begin to worship
When thoughts of You
Drops into my inner crypt
My praise is born anew.
Akpan
My Home Grows On Me
My home grows on me
Your presence lives within
And forms a well of springs
That grows to overflowing.
Akpan
This One Blessing
Keep me where nothing
May come in and steal me
Away from Your presence
I ask but this one blessing.
Akpan
Daily Dose Of Your Presence
Hold me close
Never let me loose
Give me a daily dose
Of Your presence till I'm full.
Akpan
Your Desire Is All I Desire
Your desire is all I desire
Burn away all worldly desire
You are the Refiner's Fire
Purify me seven times like silver.
Akpan
I Offer My Body
I will give You everything
I ever lived to achieve
Just to be close to Your side
I offer my body as a sacrifice.
Akpan
Live My Life All Over Again
If I had to live my life all over again
And had to endure the harrowing pain
Just to encounter the power of Your name
Every measure of pain will be gain.
Akpan
Place Of Honor
You have the place of honor
In this life of this child
Jesus You are the sole owner
Of all I possess in life.
Akpan
Touch Your Glory
I long to touch Your glory
To know why You're holy
I give of myself wholly
So I might see You solely.
Akpan
Situated
Post me
At the door of Your house
Situate me
Where Your presence abounds.
Akpan
Far Above All
For You alone are enthroned
Far above all is You alone
Your pour blessings on Your own
Soon You'll come and take us home.
Akpan
I Want The Shepherd Of My Soul
I'm not asking for silver or gold
Great riches won't save my soul
I do
not seek
the wisdom of old
I want the Shepherd of my soul.
Akpan
Walk Humbly With My God
Just a closer walk
To walk humbly with my God
Will I hear You talk
Keep me in tune with Jesus.
Akpan
Banner
Your banner over me
The standard that goeth before me
Proclaiming I am Your beloved
Your banner over me is love.
Akpan
Heavy Burdens
Jesus took my heavy burdens
In exchange for His light yoke
The change was all so sudden
The chains upon me He broke.
Akpan
Down On My Knees
So I go right down on my knees
To claim the Kingdom Authority
I'm tearing down all principalities
By the power in the bended knee.
Akpan
Gladsome
I'm celebrating You
Without a doubt You've been good
You have made my mind gladsome
So Lord I'm giving You a good one.
Akpan
In Your Holiness
I worship You in weakness
In the beauty of Your Holiness
Yield all acclaim and essence
And adore You in Your Holiness.
Akpan
In The Holies
In the Holies
I seek for one thing only
My whole being remolded for worship
In the Holies.
Akpan
Dirt Of My Shame
No one else could take
The dirt of my shame
Jesus took the blame
His blood made a way.
Akpan
Cherish Your Fellowship
I cherish Your fellowship
Precious Holy Spirit
You're welcome in this place
Lord I'm here to touch Your face.
Akpan
No Ordinary Words
You have the words
To transform my world
No ordinary words
May darkness make light.
Akpan
A Mighty Rushing Brook
I have found in You
A mighty rushing brook
A joy that will last
When I'm broken and sad.
Akpan
Your Every Heart
I need your every heart
Let me heal your parched land
I knew you from the start
I'll strengthen your weak hand.
Akpan
The Bible Tells Me So
You'll never let me go
You put joy in my soul
The Bible tells me so
You show me where to go.
Akpan
I Saved It For You
Thank You
It's all I give You
You are so faithful
So I saved it for You.
Akpan
Everyday I Find Grace
Everyday
I find grace
Your faithfulness is great
You give more than I can take.
Akpan
My Salvation
You are the Rock
That adds strength in my life
My Salvation
The glint in my eye.
Akpan
I Know My Redeemer
I know my Redeemer
I know He lives forever
To watch over His brother
He'll never leave nor slumber.
Akpan
'Twas Love Nailed You
Love kept You there
Because You cared
No nail could hold You
'Twas love nailed You.
Akpan
Content Of My Meditation
You are the content
Of my meditation
Your face the object
Of my affection.
Akpan
Until I Lay My Trophies Down
Until I lay my trophies down
My post will be where I'm found
Until Your glory crowns my brow
My cross will be where I'm found.
Akpan
It Is Enough
It is enough
To praise You in Your court
There is endless joy
Anywhere You are Lord.
Akpan
Jesus Hears My Call
Whenever I call
Jesus You hear my call
And then You come
And satisfy me with love.
Akpan
You're My Beginning
You're my beginning
You're the reason I'm breathing
You're my inspiration
I pour on You my affection.
Akpan
Into You I Run
Into You I run
To find rest from the world
And I will come
And praise You in Your court.
Akpan
I Have Found A Place
I have found a place
To cast off my burden
I stumbled into grace
Grace found me and lifted me.
Akpan
Not One Reason
I have not one reason
To hold back my affection
In season and out of season
You've been my inspiration.
Akpan
Lifted By Your Word
Lovingly, tenderly
You brought understanding
Into a world of chaos
You lifted me by Your word.
Akpan
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Talk About Jesus
I love to talk about Jesus
I love to talk about my Lord
He's the sweetest man in the world
Jesus is the Center Of My Joy.
Akpan
There Is A Fountain
There is a fountain
Higher than my mountain
It flows straight out my heart
It overflows even when I'm sad.
Akpan
We Have A Savior
We have a Savior
In the Lord Jesus
Even tho danger confounds us
When we call Jesus rescues us.
Akpan
I Know A Name
I know a name
Far greater than any pain
It can erase every disgrace
Jesus is full of truth and grace.
Akpan
Slave For You
You shall lead
And I will Your servant be
And will Your commands keep
I will slave for You at will.
Akpan
Born Of A Woman
Born of a woman
The Son of Man
Brought God to man
In the Divine plan.
Akpan
From Strength To Strength
From strength to strength
The cross matches to the ends
Of the world until all men
Through its message is blessed.
Akpan
I Understand
I understand Your weakest link
My child that's my specialty
Dead things grow life in my hands
Weak things get stronger than ever.
Akpan
Because You Said So
Because You said so
Thus declares my soul
I have a Living Hope
My faith has made me whole.
Akpan
I Will Hang On A Cross
For You
I will hang on a cross
I will praise You before a multitude
Spill my blood to the last drop.
Akpan
You Deserve So Much More
To You my love I pour
You deserve so much more
But such as I have Lord
I surrender it all.
Akpan
Joy Like Pearls
No other compares
To the hope that You give
Your joy shines like pearls
When I pray in the evening.
Akpan
When You Touch My Heart
When You touch my heart
You break my doubts apart
You do it with a level of class
No other comes close to the art.
Akpan
Truest
He is the truest
Of all friends He's the best
He heals the deepest hurt
And binds the bleeding heart.
Akpan
Relief From Grief
In You I find relief
From inconsolable grief
You make my darkness brief
With the comfort You release.
Akpan
Inside Outside
You own the days of my life
You formed my world from strife
You touch my wings and I rise
You turn me inside outside.
Akpan
Last Thought
When I lay my head on my pillow
You're the last thought that burrows
Deep into my most private stretch
Your face greets my waking moments.
Akpan
High Above My Struggle
High above my struggle
Is perched that Mighty Eagle
Staking the enemy of my soul
Keeping things under control.
Akpan
Stream Of Blood
Flowing down
The stem of the cross
Snapping chains that held me bound
Behold the stream of blood.
Akpan
I Love To Think Of Calvary's Tree
I love to think
Of Calvary's tree
Of how my Lord and King
Gave His life for me.
Akpan
We Raise You
Honor, glory, power
Jesus Lord we raise You higher
Your splendor is over the earth
You reign over the world of men.
Akpan
Nudge
Gently You nudge me
To bring me to Your side
You work Your way in me
And You gave me Your life.
Akpan
No Other Blood
No other blood but
Yours can
peace afford
None as precious
No other can save the world.
Akpan
Ask Or Dream
Above all I could ever ask
Beyond dreams I dare dream
You set Yourself to the task
Of providing my every need.
Akpan
Dreams Of Your Tents
Dreams of Your tents
Filling my heart is intense
I long to be there
And leave behind worldly care.
Akpan
As You Will
Use me as You will
I'm surrendered to Your service
You alone are my King
In You are all my springs.
Akpan
You Make My Life Beautiful
You make my life beautiful
And I will worship You
You make my moments count
In You my hopes I found.
Akpan
Purpose True
With You
Will I travel this troubled sea
Until my purpose is true
And Your glory I see.
Akpan
Yearning
In my heart
There is a yearning for You
A deep-seated search
For the fullness of You.
Akpan
Raise Me A Servant
Raise me a servant
Of Your own making
Daily will I offer
Worship meet for Your glory.
Akpan
Without Blemish
Find me acceptable
In Your service
As I offer unto You
A sacrifice without blemish.
Akpan
Mold Me Into Your Plans
Take me as I am
In Your everlasting arms
Mold me into Your plans
Make my purpose grand.
Akpan
Worth Of Your Love
My Jesus
I stand in awe of
Your great love
I can't fathom it's worth.
Akpan
Open The Healing Springs
Open the healing springs
Let the waters flow over me
Heal all the diseases which
Afflict me
and renew my spirit.
Akpan
Health In My Being
You heal me
When I'm sick
With Your oil of refreshing
You pour health in my being.
Akpan
You Are The Rock
You are the Rock
That makes my life strong
You are the Source
That feeds where I belong.
Akpan
Bought At Calvary
Bought for me at Calvary
A message so full and free
A blessed assurance that
Holds up my life like a pillar.
Akpan
I Long To Dwell Within Your House
I long to dwell within Your house
Cause I want to see the beauty within
I thirst for the ancient life fount
I desire the fullness of Your glory.
Akpan
Your Grace Is All I Seek
Your grace is all I seek
Your face holds secrets deep
So I'll ever long to know You
And seek Your eternal truths.
Akpan
Endless Stream
Just reach out
Your hand and I will fill it
With the goodness of my house
Till it becomes an endless stream.
Akpan
I Call It Home
I call it home
When I'm in Your presence
I'm never on my own
Your grace flows in its fullness.
Akpan
One Touch
Drink of His presence
Let Him wash away your doubts
If your soul is in a mess
One touch can turn you around.
Akpan
Something's In Store
Something's always in store
In the presence of the Lord
He never comes without a blessing
He's here to quench your thirsting.
Akpan
Your Voice Alone
I kneel in here alone
I ask one thing alone
To seek Your face alone
And hear Your voice alone.
Akpan
Just Jesus
Just Jesus
Knocking down the walls
Do not let your hearts be troubled
It's just Jesus coming on the double.
Akpan
Lean On Me
Lean on me
Cast your burdens on me
Come sit at my feet
Take my yoke upon thee.
Akpan
Comfort
In the midst of your valley
Call upon me
I will be your comfort
I will guide you into the Son.
Akpan
A Wonderful Feeling
It's a wonderful feeling
When you're standing in His presence
Knowing that God everlasting
Is right there to pour out His blessings.
Akpan
You Will Never Know Hunger
I will walk you through
A dry and hard land and you
Will never know hunger
Nor shall you thirst for water.
Akpan
My Desire
The core of my desire
Is to have no other desire
Than to lift You higher
And seek only Your desire.
Akpan
Take A Walk With Majesty
Take a walk with His Majesty
Watch mountains fall at your feet
Find life's answers you may seek
Every step is great rejoicing.
Akpan
I'll Change Your Testimony
Tell me about your worries
Let me bear your burden
I'll change your testimony
Tho your story is leaden.
Akpan
My Eye Is On The Sparrow
My eye is on the sparrow
It's my pleasure to keep my own
I designed your tomorrow
I'll cushion the storm's hard blows.
Akpan
Kingdom Authority
Draw men to Your glory
May men see the beauty
And bow down to worship
Your Kingdom Authority.
Akpan
I Will Cling To Your Shadow
I will cling to Your shadow
And You will fill my marrow
Change my every tomorrow
Your quiver needs this arrow.
Akpan
A Beautiful Thing
It is a beautiful thing
To come into Your courts
And sit down at Your feet
And drink from Your cup.
Akpan
For Your Sake
To Your name
And for Your sake
You brought glory when You saved
Me when like sheep I went astray.
Akpan
For Your Good Pleasure
To You
This one goes out to You
This praise was fashioned
For Your good pleasure.
Akpan
Practice Of Your Presence
Let me live solely
For the practice of Your will
Let my very essence
Be the practice of Your presence.
Akpan
Early This Morning
Early this morning
I will direct my offering
May my sacrifice be pleasing
May the aroma tickle Your nostrils.
Akpan
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Open Oven
I'm open
Bake me in Your oven
Weave me
Into Your tapestry.
Akpan
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