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

Here is my 3rd song for 7in7.

Somewhat uncharacteristic of my writing (which is why I love 7in7), it’s more of a song of anguish, but I think in a lot of ways it is written like some of the lamenting psalms of David… I think of Jesus in Gethsemane crying out in such intense anguish pleading with God.

It’s okay to be real with God… I’m pretty sure He’s big enough. I just felt the need to write a song about brokenness and finding Christ there.

Hurry Now by stephenmiller

If we are being honest
I’m not okay
If we are being honest
I’ve never felt so lonely
I’ve never felt so broken

No matter how I try to pick up the pieces
And fix the cracks in my heart
I stop and stare at the wall – just an empty canvas
Can’t help but feel its barrenness

But I know that you
Have been here too
Rejected and mistreated
So you stand with me
To lift me out
To lift me out
But could you hurry now?

Searching to find the bright side
A silver line on the clouds
Cause I know you’re riding on them
But it’s so dark in this light now

Imagining all the ways that I could spin it
But nothing will suffice
Seems absurd to call this a happy living
So hard to see the point sometimes

God I know that you have been here too
Rejected and mistreated
WIll you come to me and rescue me
Lift me out
Please hurry now

Here is another song for 7in7. It’s called Depths & Heights.

Depths & Heights by stephen-13

What depth has my depravity
But OH! What height has your grace
Oh Beauty conquer brokenness
Subduing all my shame

Rapture me with your delights
Fill my soul up with your fire
Satisfy this ever-wandering heart

What depths from which you’ve pulled me out
But OH! What heights we’ll ascend
The Majesty of your renown
I’ll sing for days without end

Rapture me with your delights
Fill my soul up with your fire
Satisfy this ever-wandering heart

Sing for Joy for Love has come
For Love has come to save
Sing for joy for He has come
To lift us from the grave