I Testify
From the album "I Testify"
Written by Shane Pierson
The words
I've walked enough along this lifetimeTo see what matters mostI've spent my days providing shelterWhile chasing things that wouldn't holdI taught you how to kneel in prayerAnd bow your head in faithWhile learning, slowly, how to quietAll the fears that pulled my gazeI've measured worth in passing seasonsAnd worried over things too smallI've counted hours, planned tomorrowsBuilt my walls a little tallYet grace arrived without announcementFound me when I didn't askAnd I learned the Lord is patientEven when I miss the pathHear this truth I give you nowReceive it as my ownI testify that Jesus ChristIs living, loving, knownHe knows you more than words can sayHe loves you as His ownI testify, with you He'll stayNo matter where you goI've seen the gifts He placed within youLong before you understoodThe way you love without conditionChoose the right when no one couldI've watched you show unprompted mercyStand obedient, unafraidAnd felt the pride of Heaven move meIn each faithful choice you madeIt humbles me to walk beside youAs your guide through mortal daysKnow your daddy's only standingIn your Heav'nly Father's placeI've come to know His love for usBecause I feel it riseEvery time you choose the goodBefore my watching eyesHear this truth I give you nowReceive it as my ownI testify that Jesus ChristIs living, loving, knownHe knows you more than words can sayHe loves you as His ownI testify, with you He'll stayNo matter where you goThis world will ask for all your focusYour devotion and your sightIt will offer comfort cheaplyAnd disguise the dark as lightGuard your heart and guard your attentionLearn what deserves your soulFor what you choose to love and followWill decide who holds controlHear this truth I give you nowReceive it as my ownI testify that Jesus ChristIs living, loving, knownHe knows you more than words can sayHe loves you as His ownI testify, with you He'll stayNo matter where you goThis is my witnessThis is my prayerIn Jesus' Holy NameI testify
The story behind it
This song was written for my children directly. It sits at the front of everything else in the I Testify album because it explains who I am and why I believe what I believe. I have lived long enough to know how much time gets wasted on things that do not hold. Providing. Chasing. Building. All necessary to a point. None of it ultimate.
The chorus is a deliberate write to echo my resolve over and over throughout the song. I just hope my stinkin kids actually listen to this. I testify that Jesus Christ is living. Loving. Known. That He knows you more than words can say. That He will stay with you. If these children of mine take anything from my feeble attempt at being a good parent, I hope it is that as a resounding truth.
So I repeat those words because they are foundational as I just said.
The second verse shifts toward my kids. Watching them choose good. Thank God they have become such incredible children. Not my doing. They have incredible souls. Its beautiful just watching kindness come naturally to them. Feeling God's love for them reflected back at me. Fatherhood taught me something about Heavenly Father that I could not have learned any other way.
This song speaks as a father's voice. Guidance. Encouragement. Guard your heart. Guard your attention. Learn what deserves your time. Let Christ sit at the center of it this whole thing.
This is my witness. Offered plainly. Given freely.
Just listen to the dang lyrics, my children.
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