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cease striving

from childlikeness by allen odell

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What do I have to say for myself?
I’m wondering if I can hold such a heavy matter,
as a matter of fact, I think I just might drown.
Oh God, I think I just might drown.

What do I have to say for myself?
I’m wondering if I can hold such a heavy burden,
yes, I’m hurting beneath the weight of a restless fate.
Beneath the weight of a restless fate.

You say,

Cease striving, little one.
Know that I am the I AM,
I will be exalted in the earth.

Selah

Teach me how to rest. Teach me how to rest.
Teach me how to labor for what matters now.
Teach me how to rest, teach me how to abide.
Teach me how to abide.

Cease striving, little one!
Know that I am the I AM!
I will be exalted in the earth!

Teach me how to rest! Teach me how to rest!
Teach how to labor for what matters now!
Teach me how to rest, teach me how to abide!
Teach me how to labor for what matters in this life!

I got nothing to say for myself.
I never could ascend the hill.
Will you carry me?
Yeah, I see
my desperate need
for the life you lived.
My desperate need for the life you give.

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from childlikeness, released May 17, 2020

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allen odell Atlanta, Georgia

"Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing"

Allen Odell's music aims to evoke that very description through the combinations of lyrics, melodies, and rhythms that range from down-tempo, droney, and introspective to bright, quirky, and self-deprecating. ... more

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