Things We Leave Behind Lyrics

Things We Leave Behind lyrics

There sits Simon,
so foolishly wise
proudly he's tending his nets
Then
Jesus calls,
and the boats drift away
all that he owns he
forgets

More than the nets 
he abandoned that day,
he found that
his pride was soon drifting away
It's hard to imagine the freedom we find

from the things we leave behind

Matthew was mindful 
of taking
the tax,
pressing the people to pay
Hearing the call, 
he responded in
faith
followed the Light and the Way

Leaving the people 
so puzzled
he found,
the greed in his heart 
was no longer around and
it's hard to
imagine 
the freedom we find
from the things 
we leave
behind

Every heart needs to be set free, 
from posessions
that
hold it so tight
'Cause freedom's not found in the things that we
own,
It's the power
to do what is right
Jesus, our only
posession,
giving becomes our delight
We can't imagine the freedom we
find
from the things we leave behind

We show a love for the world in
our lives
by worshipping goods we posess
Jesus has laid all our treasures
aside
"love God above all the rest"

'Cause when we say 'no'

to the things of the world
we open our hearts
to the love of the Lord
and 
its hard to imagine 
the freedom we find
from the things we leave
behind 

Oh, and it's hard to imagine 
the freedom we find
from the
things 
we leave behind