i wish i could crash like the waves
or turn like the autumn leaves
in effort to praise You

i wish i could smell like the forest

the fragrance lifting a mighty chorus

in effort to praise You

in effort to praise You

but I’m such a limited creature

and my word can only paint so many pictures

but somewhere I think I read

that I am treasured over all creation

so I know that I must try...

i wish i could roll like the thunder
to leave the earth below in wonder
in effort to praise You

i wish i could fall like the summer rain

and every drop would sing Your name

in effort to praise You

in effort to praise You

gloria, glory in the highest

forever i will hide myself in Thee

every breath that i breathe

every moment in my history

is an effort to praise You

an effort to praise You

glory, in excelsis deo

Friend for life
who took my pain
the cleansing flood
You remain
wash over me
til I can't be seen

Living Water swallow me

Deepest river wash me clean

Jesus, Savior more of Thee

Jesus, more of Thee

come and ruin me with Your love

so no other is enough

come and leave Your mark on me

Jesus, more of Thee

Jesus, more of Thee

Friend for life

i'll carry on

through the powerof this flood

let it spill over, over

til I can't be seen

deep is the stain

inside of me

but deeper the river

that washes me clean

i've been the one

who cries in the night

but you've been

the friend of my life

-"gloria"/"friend for life" by watermark