beautiful to Him

reclaiming...

So this song speaks right to ME. Joette introduced me to this song when she came up for a visit. We sat down at the piano to sing it and I couldn't hold back the tears. "Where in the heck did you get this song Joette?"

It was like the composer/writer of the song sat down one day and said, "the other night I had a dream about a girl named April Clark and in the dream I was able to read her heart and mind- and understand what strength she needs right now in her life...and, so I think I will write a song for April- for a reminder, for strength."

I play and sing it several times a day. My fingers are a little clumsy as I attempt sight reading- but I just feel the spirit so much when I sing the song. I might be really daring and ask Brandy, our young women's president, if I can sing and teach this song to the young women- Joette said the girls at girl's camp last year sang this every night- and talked about how powerful it was...oh and the lyrics are wonderful of course but just imagine a gorgeous melody...oh I just love this song. I will sing it for you if you'd like...

Beautiful to Him

So much noise
So much peace destroyed
I can hardly hear the voice
leading me through the void

So much noise
The world's little lies

Destruction in disguise
opportunities to compromise
to make me beautiful in their eyes
but I'm not going to buy
the world's little lies

Cause I define myself
and find my beauty
in the light He gives
I'm refined by His divine intentions
everyday day I live.

It doesn't matter what the world believes
or what they say that beauty means
It comes from within
I want to be beautiful to Him.

He's given me His trust
So I'll be strong enough
To run from a dangerous touch
I don't need that kind of love
I don't need that crutch
He's given me His trust.

I define myself
and find my beauty
in the light He gives.
I'm refined by His divine
intentions every day I live.

It doesn't matter what the world believes
Or what they say that beauty means
it comes from within
I want to be beautiful to Him.

I know how to shine
My life's not really mine
It's not about the worldly climb
It's all about His design

So in His eyes
I want to shine.

Cause I define myself
and find my beauty
in the light He gives.
I'm refined by His divine intentions
every day I live.

It doesn't matter what the world believes
or what they say that beauty means.
It comes from within
I want to be beautiful to Him.

I want to live to have His peace
and feel the holiness He sees.
It comes from within
I want to beautiful to Him.

~Tyler Castle and Staci Peters