Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Revelation 21:1-7

Creator God, a helpless babe
Has come into the world He made
Relinquished royal privilege
To come to us as God made flesh
Fully God, yet fully man
That each of us be born again
Born of a virgin, to David’s throne
A throne of straw in David’s home
Born as all the prophets said
Without sin or its deadly effects
To a world suffering under sin and death

Humble and lowly, he came to save
Giving life to all who the Father gave
With Gospel news, and Gospel grace
His righteousness to take our place
Our sins traded for his crown
Our death taken for his renown
That angels and men in chorus could sing
“Glory to the Risen King!”
And all things groaning to be restored
Would suffer under sin and death no more
A new Heaven and Earth, with Him as our Lord
Our Sun and Moon forevermore!
For He is the light that lights eternity
And he came to rescue – Let all creation sing!

I wrote this one with my band mates, Corbin Petersen and Taylor Webb from Psalm 143. It’s a penitential lament that hopes in the faithfulness of God.

Psalm 143 by stephenmiller

I will think of all you’ve done
How you saved me In your mercy
When darkness pursued
I could run to you For my refuge

Don’t hide now – Show your face

I’m calling out to you
Hear my prayer For your name’s sake
With arms stretched high
I lift my soul To you

I will think of all you’ve done
When my troubles Overwhelm me
When the enemy pursues
And my soul is crushed I’ll sing

Don’t hide now – Show your face

I’m calling out to you
Hear my prayer For your name’s sake
With arms stretched high
I lift my soul To you

And my soul thirsts, My soul thirsts
For you, For you

Don’t hide now – Show your face

I’m calling out to you
Hear my prayer For your name’s sake
With arms stretched high
I lift my broken soul to you

I wrote this song for my wife, Amanda. I really dig that woman’s chili. I mean that girl has the right kind of CoolAid and I’m drinking it all up…

I Still Remember by stephenmiller

I still remember first time we met
It was love at first sight of your golden blond hair
The sound of your laughter
The way you wore white
And I knew I was in for
The ride of my life

I still remember the first time we kissed
The smell of mint and Chapstick
The taste of your lips
That look in your eye & how it drew me in
I knew I was a goner
And my cover was thin

Cause I, I loved you
Yes I, I loved you

I still remember when we said “I do.”
With flowers, friends and family
Surrounding us in pews
Your smile through your tears
The way you wore white
And I knew that I’d love you
For the rest of my life

And I, I love you
And I, I love you

And when we grow old
In our then weathered skin
Our love will be stronger than when we began
When our eyes start to fail
When our hair is snow white
We’ll look back and remember our truly blessed life

Cause I will still love you
Yes I will still love you