MP3: A Shoulder To Cry On

A listening MP3 from I Will Trust You originally released is 1995.

A Shoulder to Cry On
Words and music by Dennis Jernigan

Verse
Lord, Sometimes I give all I have left to give
Sometime I run dry so that others might live
Sometimes I think You have left me alone
Sometimes I wish You would just call me home
At times I grow tired yet I want to obey
Sometimes I can’t hear all You’re trying to say
But I’ll go where You lead – do what You say to do
And when I run dry I will cry out to You

Chorus
Oh, Lord, I need a shoulder to cry on
A heart to share the pain
A hand to hold
A friend to rely on
A cool refreshing rain
My God to bear this cross that I die on
To cleanse what can’t remain
My Father’s precious shoulder to lie on
A love that can sustain an endless rain

Verse
I would have given up quite a long time ago
If not for the grace and the love You have shown
Yesterday’s gone. Tomorrow I cannot know
But I will live for today in the light that You show
Lord, sing Your song in the night – lead me through
And morning will come bringing joy like the dew
Your voice like the dawn, is a warm welcome view
Making life worth this darkness for it drives me to You

Bridge
I will press on toward the goal for the prize
Of my life’s highest calling: My Lord Jesus Christ
And I will fix my eyes on You
Draw close to Your side
For in the desert You’re water
And in the darkness You’re light

WORDS & MUSIC
Dennis Jernigan
October 2, 1992