If you've found your way here, you may already know that my name is Bill and I enjoy writing songs about God. If you did not know that, well now you do. I hope to be faithful with the songs I write. I'm not sure I know how to do that, but I think this website is a start. It contains the lyrics, chord charts, mp3's, even the stories behind the songs. And it is all free to you. So look around. Enjoy. And thanks for stopping by.

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My Soul's Only Life



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(verse 1)
I lift up my soul
to behold You, God (repeat)

(pre-chorus)
For when I fix my eyes upon Your face
The painted beauties of this world fade away

(chorus)
You are my soul's only Life and Reward (repeat)

(bridge)
You’re my Hope of Glory
You’re my Crown of Life
You’re my Eternal Joy
You’re my Pearl of Great Price

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This may just be my favorite song on the whole album. It is a simple song declaring that there is a way out of the enchantment of the temporary and the trite. To look upon Christ, to think of Him, to behold Him as our only true reward and joy...is to remind our souls that there is absolutely nothing else which compares.

"Truth will readily be exchanged for error when no more sweetness and joy is to be found in it than is to be found in the error. When we find any of the good truths of Christ coming home to our souls with power, giving us gladness of heart and transforming us into the image and likeness of it, the Holy Spirit is then at his work in us." - John Owen