Fiel amor, háblame;
Aquí esperaré;
Mi vida tuya es.
Tierna voz, guíame ,
Pues tu palabra es
Lámpara a mis pies.
Esperanza mía,
Mi corazón confía
Solo en tí.
Amor inefable,
Brilla en mi ser.
Amor incomparable,
Tierno poder,
Siento en tu resplandor
Fortaleza y valor.
Dulce paz tú me das,
Amor eficaz.
Si en la obscuridad
Me invade el temor,
Tú me refugiarás.
¿Quien me separará
De tu infinito amor?
¡Ninguna potestad!
Ni lo alto ni lo profundo,
Nada en este mundo
Me apartará.
Amor inefable,
Brilla en mi ser.
Amor incomparable,
Tierno poder,
Siento en tu resplandor
Fortaleza y valor.
Dulce paz tú me das,
Amor eficaz.
Amor inefable,
Brilla en mi ser.
Amor incomparable,
Tierno poder,
Siento en tu resplandor
Fortaleza y valor.
Dulce paz tú me das,
Amor eficaz.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
La montaña
No te pierdas en el valle;
La montaña hoy te espera.
Y te dice, "Poco a poco;
Si te esfuerzas llegarás."
Si te cansas, no te apartes
De la senda, pues por ella
Subirás; verás que pronto
Desde el cielo...mirarás...
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
Dentro de la incertidumbre
Moran sombras de pereza.
No permitas que te turben;
Súbe, déjalas detrás.
Aunque pienses que la cumbre
Con el tiempo no se acerca,
Y las tenebrosas nubes
Te amenazan...llegarás....
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
[interludio instrumental]
Si te cansas, no te apartes
De la senda, pues por ella
Subirás; verás que pronto
Desde el cielo...mirarás...
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
La montaña hoy te espera.
Y te dice, "Poco a poco;
Si te esfuerzas llegarás."
Si te cansas, no te apartes
De la senda, pues por ella
Subirás; verás que pronto
Desde el cielo...mirarás...
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
Dentro de la incertidumbre
Moran sombras de pereza.
No permitas que te turben;
Súbe, déjalas detrás.
Aunque pienses que la cumbre
Con el tiempo no se acerca,
Y las tenebrosas nubes
Te amenazan...llegarás....
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
[interludio instrumental]
Si te cansas, no te apartes
De la senda, pues por ella
Subirás; verás que pronto
Desde el cielo...mirarás...
Y allí contemplarás
Con gran gozo lo que aquí no vez;
Y allí comprenderás
Que la vida maravillosa es.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Friday, July 5, 2013
El mayor es el amor
Sin el amor nada somos;
Nada somos sin ese fuego,
Ese fuego que purifica,
Purifica el corazón.
Hay quien pregunta, ¿A quien iremos?
¿A quien iremos y donde se esconde?
¿Donde se esconde la respuesta?
La respuesta es el amor.
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
Cuando se pone el sol y me siento,
Mi siento triste y tan solo,
Tan solo tu dulce presencia,
Tu presencia quebra el temor.
Toca mis ojos, que quiero verte,
Quiero verte en lo mas profundo,
Lo mas profundo de mi alma.
Mia alma te adora, o santo amor.
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
[interludio instrumental]
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Nada somos sin ese fuego,
Ese fuego que purifica,
Purifica el corazón.
Hay quien pregunta, ¿A quien iremos?
¿A quien iremos y donde se esconde?
¿Donde se esconde la respuesta?
La respuesta es el amor.
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
Cuando se pone el sol y me siento,
Mi siento triste y tan solo,
Tan solo tu dulce presencia,
Tu presencia quebra el temor.
Toca mis ojos, que quiero verte,
Quiero verte en lo mas profundo,
Lo mas profundo de mi alma.
Mia alma te adora, o santo amor.
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
[interludio instrumental]
Lo que seré todavía no sé;
Veo por espejo, sin claridad.
Solo el amor, la esperanza y la fe
Brillan en la densa oscuridad;
Y entre todos, uno es el mayor:
El mayor es el amor.
El mayor es el amor.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Love, Lead Me Home
You are my true morning light,
My lamp in the night;
I'm lost without You.
Guide my steps once again,
friend;
I'll trust and follow you.
Through mountains and canyons
Faithful companion,
Lead me home.
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
When You speak to me,
Your words are living bread,
Wine and sweet repose.
You prepare a table for me,
And You anoint my head;
My cup overflows.
Surely Your goodness
And Your lovingkindness
Will guide me home.
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
[instrumental interlude]
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
My lamp in the night;
I'm lost without You.
Guide my steps once again,
friend;
I'll trust and follow you.
Through mountains and canyons
Faithful companion,
Lead me home.
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
When You speak to me,
Your words are living bread,
Wine and sweet repose.
You prepare a table for me,
And You anoint my head;
My cup overflows.
Surely Your goodness
And Your lovingkindness
Will guide me home.
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
[instrumental interlude]
Love, take me with you;
Call me your own.
Let me walk beside You,
Nevermore alone.
Love, teach me Your ways;
Fill my mouth with Your praise.
I'll declare your mighty deeds,
And walk where You lead.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Baymah City
What are you doing tonight in Baymah City?
What's on your mind, as the sun goes down?
Will you hide out where you can't be found?
Who's gonna hold you tonight in Baymah City?
Will you be somebody's dream come true?
Will you leave somebody crying for you?
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
Broken hearts abound in Baymah City.
Out on the streets, lonely shadows roam;
Some don't fit in, some feel right at home.
They're turning the beat around in Baymah City;
And you're in the heat of the action now,
Wondering if this is what life's about.
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go,like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
© 2009 David Acosta
The idea for this song came about as I was thinking about fast living in city life, and how easily one can get caught up in the bright lights and loud sounds, the "scene" that compels and repels, all at once. When you're young and determined to have a good time, at all costs, the compelling part often wins out. I believe we are supposed to enjoy life to the fullest, and there are definitely elements of music, dancing and "the scene" which have always appealed to me, to some degree. But in my song I wanted to capture the dark side, the loneliness and alienation mingled with the neon and the beauty all around.
I think I also wanted to write my own version of a song I gravitated to back in the mid 80s: "Lamu," by Michael W. Smith. It depicted that idea of wanting to get away from normalcy and run off to some secluded hideaway, as far as possible from something all-too-familiar and predictable, or from hurt. I wanted my own version of that feeling, that lostness, that tropical-paradise remoteness, that supposed perfect getaway.
I grabbed a Bible and concordance, and I began to look for city names or places which I might want to incorporate into my song. After considering several locations for my title, I landed on this, in Ezequiel 20:27:
I was intrigued by this high place of idolatrous worship, and it hit me: in so many ways, so many of us are drawn and driven to places like that, literal or not; they seemingly call out to us, attempting to mesmerize and absorb.
Anyhow, I grabbed that word immediately; then I modified it, so that it would become "Baymah City," which gave it a more modern spin. I liked the "bay" part, probably because of MY city-by-the-bay, Miami (or, as I often refer to it, Pretty City), which in some ways also inspired the idea for "Baymah City.".
I purposely avoided attempting to resolve the dilemma of "lostness" in the song. There is no answer, no spiritual release, no real redemption in it, just an open-ended question in the chorus; it is what it is: a place I wanted to depict.
David Acosta
What's on your mind, as the sun goes down?
Will you hide out where you can't be found?
Who's gonna hold you tonight in Baymah City?
Will you be somebody's dream come true?
Will you leave somebody crying for you?
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
Broken hearts abound in Baymah City.
Out on the streets, lonely shadows roam;
Some don't fit in, some feel right at home.
They're turning the beat around in Baymah City;
And you're in the heat of the action now,
Wondering if this is what life's about.
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
I know you hear the streets calling your name;
The lights are summoning you.
Hear the night beckoning you
To let yourself go,like never before;
But who are you looking for
In Baymah City?
© 2009 David Acosta
The idea for this song came about as I was thinking about fast living in city life, and how easily one can get caught up in the bright lights and loud sounds, the "scene" that compels and repels, all at once. When you're young and determined to have a good time, at all costs, the compelling part often wins out. I believe we are supposed to enjoy life to the fullest, and there are definitely elements of music, dancing and "the scene" which have always appealed to me, to some degree. But in my song I wanted to capture the dark side, the loneliness and alienation mingled with the neon and the beauty all around.
I think I also wanted to write my own version of a song I gravitated to back in the mid 80s: "Lamu," by Michael W. Smith. It depicted that idea of wanting to get away from normalcy and run off to some secluded hideaway, as far as possible from something all-too-familiar and predictable, or from hurt. I wanted my own version of that feeling, that lostness, that tropical-paradise remoteness, that supposed perfect getaway.
I grabbed a Bible and concordance, and I began to look for city names or places which I might want to incorporate into my song. After considering several locations for my title, I landed on this, in Ezequiel 20:27:
Therefore, son of man, speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In this also your ancestors blasphemed me by being unfaithful to me: When I brought them into the land I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that aroused my anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings. Then I said to them: What is this high place you go to?’” (It is called Bamah to this day.)
I was intrigued by this high place of idolatrous worship, and it hit me: in so many ways, so many of us are drawn and driven to places like that, literal or not; they seemingly call out to us, attempting to mesmerize and absorb.
Anyhow, I grabbed that word immediately; then I modified it, so that it would become "Baymah City," which gave it a more modern spin. I liked the "bay" part, probably because of MY city-by-the-bay, Miami (or, as I often refer to it, Pretty City), which in some ways also inspired the idea for "Baymah City.".
I purposely avoided attempting to resolve the dilemma of "lostness" in the song. There is no answer, no spiritual release, no real redemption in it, just an open-ended question in the chorus; it is what it is: a place I wanted to depict.
David Acosta
Overcomer
Shun every accusation;
There is no condemnation.
All is well,
All is well.
Say farewell to senseless fighting;
Say hello to joyous tidings.
Truth lives on;
Love has won.
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
Child with a spirit regal,
Rise like a fearless eagle
Through the clouds,
Through your doubts.
Love reigns, and Love has found you;
Grace sustains, and Grace will lead you
Through the night,
To the light.
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
[instrumental interlude]
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
There is no condemnation.
All is well,
All is well.
Say farewell to senseless fighting;
Say hello to joyous tidings.
Truth lives on;
Love has won.
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
Child with a spirit regal,
Rise like a fearless eagle
Through the clouds,
Through your doubts.
Love reigns, and Love has found you;
Grace sustains, and Grace will lead you
Through the night,
To the light.
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
[instrumental interlude]
Set your mind on things above;
Soar into the arms of love,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
In a vision glorious
See yourself victorious,
Overcomer,
Overcomer.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Maravilla
Sé que me amas
Come nadie me ama,
Y no lo puedo comprender.
Mi ser descansa
En la esperanza
De que algún día te veré.
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
Eres la lluvia
Que con gozo inunda
La parte mas profunda de mi ser.
Eres la luna
Que en mis sueños me alumbra,
Y el sol de un glorioso amanecer.
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
[interludio instrumental]
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
Inagotable es.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
Come nadie me ama,
Y no lo puedo comprender.
Mi ser descansa
En la esperanza
De que algún día te veré.
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
Eres la lluvia
Que con gozo inunda
La parte mas profunda de mi ser.
Eres la luna
Que en mis sueños me alumbra,
Y el sol de un glorioso amanecer.
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
[interludio instrumental]
¡Qué gran misterio!
¡Qué maravilla!
Inenarrable es.
Desde los cielos
Tu amor brilla;
Inagotable es.
Inagotable es.
© 2013 David Acosta Perez
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