I heard this song today at a Prayer Meeting with a group called Saint Paul's Outreach at school today and I really liked it. I think it's a got a really great message that I have been very passionate about lately especially after going to my first real Catholic funeral Mass recently and I have also been reading a lot in my philosophy about the human person and what philosophers feel is proper to the human nature and a few brought up this idea of not mourning after as if they lost something for that person always belonged to God and we just get to borrow them for a while.. I also really like the song "Temporary Home" by Carrie Underwood which also goes along with this idea about our home being with God, so I will post those lyrics as well :)
Enjoy!
"We belong to God"
1. None of us lives as his own
and none of us dies as his own
For while we live we are responsible to God
And when we die, we die as His servant's
(Refrain) Refrain:
For both in life and death we belong to God
That Is why Christ has died for us and come again
We shall all appear before the judgement seat of God
For it is written, "Every knee shall bend before me
and every tongue shall give praise to God"
2. For we are sure that neither death nor life
Nor this nor future ages nor their pow'rs
No height, no depth, no creature that thrives
Will come between us and the love of Christ
(Refrain)
3. Give yourselves as sacrifice to God
Holy and acceptable to the Lord
Do not allow your minds to be conformed to this age
But let your hearts be ruled by His Spirit
(Refrain)
4. Now not all of us shall fall asleep
But all of us are to be changed
In the twinkling of an eye, as the last trumpet sounds
We shall rise victorious in Christ!
(Refrain)
"Temporary Home"
Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face
"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."
Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world
"This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home."
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Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face."
"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."
This is our temporary home
