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Perhaps this is one of the simplest of truths, but I can’t seem to remember it well. Not only that, but I often hear stories from others who, like me, forget to lay their cares at the foot of the Cross. The more we can be free from the things that weigh us down and make life heavy, the more we can be enslaved to a life of joy and freedom.

Lay It Down: Words and music by Ginny Owens

Verse 1:

“You don’t know what I’ve been through,”

She said to me

“Oh I carry the weight of empty promises and broken dreams

And I can’t climb out of this black hole where I live

Oh, I’m trapped in the darkness of the things I can’t forgive.”

You’re holding on tight to the pain that haunts you

But in the end, letting go is all that you can do-

Chorus:

Lay it down,

Everyone’s got a burden;

That’s just part of livin,

So take the one you’re given

And lay it down;

Don’t let it define you,

You’re not strong enough to

Carry that around-

Go ahead and lay it down.

Verse 2:

“Father, Father,” He cried out on His knees,

“If the weight of the whole world truly rests on Me,

And I’m the only one who can set the captives free-

Then I’ll carry this Cross to my death,

Lord, let it be.”

I’m holding on tight to the heart of that truth

He took my broken life

So what else can I do-

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