RISE I can because He rose I must in faith and hope His risen is my rising For all a new horizon I rise in loving care I rise against despair I rise above the storm I rise to sing His song Every morning noon and night I rise toward the light Though despair’s grip once felt I rise above my self I rise in loving care I rise against despair I rise above the storm I rise to sing His song Above the noise and chaos A loving hand to guide us With love and kindness wise A joyful people rise We rise in loving care We rise against despair We rise above the storm We rise to sing His song Amen I say to you Make haste and spread the news The news that Christ is king Forever hearts will sing We rise in loving care We rise against despair We rise above the storm We rise to sing His song In spite of worldly fears Let’s wipe away the tears There rising to be done All people now as one We rise in loving care We rise against despair We rise above the storm We rise to sing His song Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

HEAVEN ON EARTH It’s been said there’s no heaven It’s been said life is hell It’s a shame there’s no heaven in the hearts of men Go to work in the morning Come home beat late at night It’s a shame there’s no heaven in the life of my friends In the bleakness of life During times of despair It’s a shame there’s no, no heaven Throughout all my affairs When I stand on my own Life again smacks me down I get up yet again To face another pounce Is there really no heaven That’s what everyone says Could I have been listening to the one that I dred But how can I know That heaven is real I’ve don’t think I am worthy to be forgiven and healed The time for doubt has now come and gone It is time for acceptance of His heavenly throne Go make now His heaven make it right here on earth It’s you He has chosen and the last shall be first Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

FINE THREAD There’s a very fine thread It’s stronger than steel For those who grasp it It’s wondrous and real For those who have not The thread is still there waiting for you to get out of your chair Lift up your heart Lift up your voice Hold on to the thread That connects you to the Lord The thread is the Word The thread is the deed The thread gives you power purpose and peace Lift up your hands shake the dust from your feet The world now awaits the Lord’s blessing through thee There’s a very fine thread You really can’t miss it It’s the one casting light on all of creation It’s the thread you ignore For there’s danger to hold It’s for those who so dare put their trust in the Lord Lift up your heart Lift up your voice Hold on to the thread That connects you the Lord The thread is the Word The thread is the deed The thread gives you power purpose and peace Lift up your hands shake the dust from your feet The world now awaits the Lord’s blessing through thee We all have a choice to dwell and to ponder life of earthly affairs or a life full of wonder Reach for the thread Not in the stars It’s as close as the beat pumping your heart Lift up your heart Lift up your voice Hold on to the thread That connects you the Lord The thread is the Word The thread is the deed The thread gives you power purpose and peace Lift up your hands shake the dust from your feet The world now awaits the Lord’s blessing through thee There’s no time to waste The world is in need of fishers of men of disciples of peace Rejoice with delight on the path which is narrow For joy and salvation is yours all tomorrows Lift up your heart Lift up your voice Hold on to the thread That connects you the Lord The thread is the Word The thread is the deed The thread gives you power purpose and peace Lift up your hands shake the dust from your feet The world now awaits the Lord’s blessing through thee Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

BROKEN VESSELS Broken vessels are we the cracks are long and deep ignite loves inner light let not the brightness keep Perfection not we seek surrender pride for meek a humble heart does ache yet better vessel make Repair thee not the cracks forget thee not thy past let love a spark create A glow a roaring blaze So many broken vessels So many broken dreams Yet each crack makes a channel Through which your light does beam Let saints and sinners plea May angels gather thee Fear not what yet may be The truth shall set you free But like a child do wish for desserts full of fish For every girl and boy A world of peace and joy Embrace your brokenness God’s children you’re no less One broken vessel's light A world it can ignite Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

RAINFALL In the quite night Through the still of day Wash away indifference Wash away my pain and the rain falls Cleans my life through mercy Lord, bathe me in your grace Wash away my sorrows Let me see your face and the rain falls As life drums its beat As dreams denied take flight Wash away my wounds Wash away my plight and the rain falls Though the desert sun is high Though my wrecthed body aches For you alone I thirst In you I know I’m safe and the rain falls To love as You have shown To deny thy self in praise Engulf me in Your glory I surrender all my pain and the rain falls Drown my fear in light Take my trembling hand Guide me through the waters And to the promised land and the rain falls and the rain falls, Lord and the rain falls Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

NEVER A GOOD TIME TO HATE It’s OK to be scared when darkness falls It’s OK to be nervous when destiny calls It’s OK to not to be one of the crowd It’s OK to feel sad when friends put you down Let love free you - Don’t take the bait Cause there’s never ever a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate, Lord Never a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never It’s OK to be angry when love is untrue It’s OK to admire the red white and blue It’s OK to be friends with those who’re not cool It’s OK to do right and be seen as a fool Let love free you - Don’t take the bait Cause there’s never ever a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate, Lord Never a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never It’s OK to stand up for your human rights It’s OK to help those suffering plight It’s OK to cry when you’re feeling sad It’s OK to yell loud when life makes you mad Let love free you - Don’t take the bait Cause there’s never ever a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate, Lord Never a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never It’s OK to be strong and fight a good fight It’s OK to be wrong, you can’t always be right It’s OK to chill wine and love one another It’s OK to kill time, not your sisters and brothers Let love free you - Don’t take the bait Cause there’s never ever a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate, Lord Never a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never What’s wrong with the world - people are crazy Making bad choices - evil loves hazy Lives upon lives and lies upon lies Another one dies a mother does cry Let love free you - Don’t take the bait Cause there’s never ever a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate Never a good time to hate, Lord Never a good time to hate There’s Never a good time to hate Never You've got to be free Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

CREATION Creation oh creation Your pain in deeds be felt By denying thy creator You deny thy own self Creator Lord creator Creator hath made me Creator of mankind The sky and galaxies Creator’s grand design Upon the earth you roam Creation now denies The maker and his thrown Creation oh creation creation blind to see All that is and was All that will ever be Creation how sublime How inexplicably Creation now the god Of his own destiny Creation in control The scientific facts That early myth of god Obscures the human path Superstitious fools Creation must progress Beyond the self imposed Creator myth confess Creator wipe your tears For you do not exist Inside the hearts of men With guns and greed and fists Creation sets its path Its destiny unfolds Creation’s lust and pride A calf of purest gold A technocratic future The harvest of our fruits The poison in our bodies Violation of our wombs Creation oh creation What will become of thee You continue to pluck apples From the forbidden tree Creation oh creation Your pain in deeds be felt By denying thy creator You deny thy own self Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

WHAT MATTERS MOST What matters most is not the cost What matters most I cannot see what matters most is by my side what matters most is inside me By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace my soul is freed By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace my soul is freed What matters most is not how high What matters most is not how bold What matter most is not the toil What matters most is the grace I hold By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free What matters most is not the sky What matters most is not the sea What matters most I’ve long denied What matters most, please live in me By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free What matters most is not the blaze What matters most is not the green What matters most was once a haze What matters most is clear to me By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free By His grace I'm blessed By His grace I can see By His grace my heart mends By His grace I'm truly free My heart is truly free, Lord My heart is truly free My heart is yours eternally My heart is truly free Free, free free, Lord My heart is truly free, Lord My heart is truly free My heart is truly free My heart is truly free My heart is truly free, Lord My heart is truly free Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

I TALK TO THE WALLS I talk to the walls But they do not listen I talk to the walls But they refuse to see I talk and I talk But the walls just don’t care They grow taller and taller It’s a hopeless affair Alone I am left To talk with myself With angel to the right Another to the left The angels do smile As they look at the walls The time is coming There’ll be no walls at all For it is on sand They built their foundation The tide, it does rise a slow devastation I talk to the walls But they do not listen I talk to the walls But they refuse to see I talk and I talk But the walls just don’t care. Don't Care! They grow taller and taller It’s a hopeless affair Alone I am left To talk with myself With angel to the right Another to the left The angels do smile As they look at the walls The time is coming There’ll be no walls at all For it is on sand They built their foundation The tide it does rise a slow devastation Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved

IN SPITE OF IT ALL Is it really just us There has to be more Mankind must be blind The proof is ignored What will friends say You’re a pathetic fool To think there is God Amidst all that is cruel In spite of it all, ask God Because of it all, seek God From it all, see God Through it all, praise God But my heart has a hole I want to believe There has to be something Greater than me What is at stake A fools reputation Now in my prime Deceiving a nation In spite of it all, ask God Because of it all, seek God From it all, see God Through it all, praise God Tomorrow comes once Yesterday grows old Today I feel fine Tomorrow I moan I have not the courage To hear my own soul It’s been whispering God But I’m trained to ignore In spite of it all, ask God Because of it all, seek God From it all, see God Through it all, praise God To break my own silence To change my belief To surrender my science For a mere bended knee I fight with myself and so it continues Until one day fate Comes a near death dominion In spite of it all, ask God Because of it all, seek God From it all, see God Through it all, praise God Please Oh Please God I cry from my dessert In a faint stirring I’m feeling His presence So much time have I lost So much grace ignored I high price to pay I’m late but I’m yours I’m yours I’m yours Lord I’m yours Copyright 2020, Diogenes Ruiz, All Rights Reserved