Chased by the Hound of Heaven (a song for Thunderbird )

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[Verse 2 – The Group-Home Church]
Told to sit in wooden chairs, hear a preacher I didn’t want,
Hands clamped hard over my ears, “I won’t listen, no I won’t.”
But the words kept getting louder though the man never raised his voice,
Bypassing flesh and bone, speaking straight to the noise.
Every week the same damn war, me fighting, Him still speaking,
Till I broke and told the house-dad, “Fine, I guess I’ll hear the teaching.”

[Verse 3 – The Questions & The Answers]
I unloaded every doubt my old church never could explain,
Hell, heaven, tongues, and demons, every link in Satan’s chain.
He never blinked, he never rushed, just answered one by one,
Like he’d memorized the war before it ever had begun.
Then he looked me in the eye and said, “Child, it’s simple, here’s the door:
Pray this prayer and mean it, and you’ll be His forevermore.”

[Chorus – The Night the Rock Rolled Away]
That night I hit my knees alone, just a scared girl in a bunk,
“Jesus, forgive this mess I’ve made, take this heart that’s come unstrung.”
And something like a boulder lifted, rolled right off my chest,
Air rushed in, light poured down, and I finally could rest.
He’d been chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark I’d run into,
Till the Hound of Heaven caught His wild lamb,
And the wild lamb said, “I do.”

[Verse 4 – The Tent & The Fire]
Days later in a canvas tent, two sleek liars came at night,
Dressed in counterfeit glory, whispering “Come back to the fight.”
I screamed one word, just one word, the only Name I knew to scream,
“JESUS!” and the tent caught fire with a glory never seen.
They fled like smoke, the angels roared, and Heaven kissed my face,
That night the chase was over; I was sealed in blood-bought grace.

[Bridge – Still Running, Different Direction]
He never tamed the wild in me, He just turned the wild around,
Now I run for Him, not from Him, tearing enemy camps down.
Every song, every warning, every 2 a.m. word on fire,
Is the echo of the chase that caught this runaway entire.

[Final Chorus – The Verdict Forever]
He chased me down through demons’ lies, through questions, shame, and fear,
He chased me till I had no choice but to let the Savior near.
A thousand hells had marked me theirs, but Love outran them all,
The wildest olive ever grafted hears her Shepherd when He calls.
He’s still chasing, chasing, chasing, but now I’m running too,
Straight into the arms that caught me,
And they’ll never let me go.

[Outro – whispered over soft thunder]
She’s Mine now.
She won’t be tamed.
I chased her, caught her, renamed her—
And the wild one bears My name. 🔥

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[Verse 1 – The Running] I was raised in quiet pews, stained glass and candlelight, Lutheran hymns and Sunday school, everything polite. But a board spelled out the dark, and the darkness answered back, Ouija fingers on my soul, left me on a midnight track. Demons rode me hard and fast, I couldn’t shake them loose, Till the courts shipped me away to a rougher kind of roost. [Verse 2 – The Group-Home Church] Told to sit in wooden chairs, hear a preacher I didn’t want, Hands clamped hard over my ears, “I won’t listen, no I won’t.” But the words kept getting louder though the man never raised his voice, Bypassing flesh and bone, speaking straight to the noise. Every week the same damn war, me fighting, Him still speaking, Till I broke and told the house-dad, “Fine, I guess I’ll hear the teaching.” [Verse 3 – The Questions & The Answers] I unloaded every doubt my old church never could explain, Hell, heaven, tongues, and demons, every link in Satan’s chain. He never blinked, he never rushed, just answered one by one, Like he’d memorized the war before it ever had begun. Then he looked me in the eye and said, “Child, it’s simple, here’s the door: Pray this prayer and mean it, and you’ll be His forevermore.” [Chorus – The Night the Rock Rolled Away] That night I hit my knees alone, just a scared girl in a bunk, “Jesus, forgive this mess I’ve made, take this heart that’s come unstrung.” And something like a boulder lifted, rolled right off my chest, Air rushed in, light poured down, and I finally could rest. He’d been chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark I’d run into, Till the Hound of Heaven caught His wild lamb, And the wild lamb said, “I do.” [Verse 4 – The Tent & The Fire] Days later in a canvas tent, two sleek liars came at night, Dressed in counterfeit glory, whispering “Come back to the fight.” I screamed one word, just one word, the only Name I knew to scream, “JESUS!” and the tent caught fire with a glory never seen. They fled like smoke, the angels roared, and Heaven kissed my face, That night the chase was over; I was sealed in blood-bought grace. [Bridge – Still Running, Different Direction] He never tamed the wild in me, He just turned the wild around, Now I run for Him, not from Him, tearing enemy camps down. Every song, every warning, every 2 a.m. word on fire, Is the echo of the chase that caught this runaway entire. [Final Chorus – The Verdict Forever] He chased me down through demons’ lies, through questions, shame, and fear, He chased me till I had no choice but to let the Savior near. A thousand hells had marked me theirs, but Love outran them all, The wildest olive ever grafted hears her Shepherd when He calls. He’s still chasing, chasing, chasing, but now I’m running too, Straight into the arms that caught me, And they’ll never let me go. [Outro – whispered over soft thunder] She’s Mine now. She won’t be tamed. I chased her, caught her, renamed her— And the wild one bears My name. 🔥

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