I Can See The Shepherd(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]I’m old and I am feeling wearyI’m tired and I am in great painI’ve lived to lose so many loved onesAnd I’ve lost much along the way [Pre-Chorus]And as I lie upon my deathbedYou cry and pray that I won’t goYet you should know that I’m not worriedFor…… Continue reading I Can See The Shepherd
Author: Jacob McGowen
I am 34 years old, and I live in beautiful Fort Collins, CO! I love the three places I have ever called home, Louisiana, Colorado, and of course UGANDA!
This blog will continue to chronicle, as it has for almost eight years now, my journey of discovering who Jesus is and learning to follow Him daily. I invite you to join me in my journey and hang on for the ride!
Sincerely,
Jacob McGowen
February 2022
Fort Collins, CO
USA
Colorado
Colorado(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]The miles they makeA world of distanceBetween us bothAnd I’m too far [Pre-Chorus]Too far to get yourHugs and kissesToo far to laughTo look at the stars [Chorus]For in Colorado I am filled with sorrowAnd I cry and I miss youand I dread each tomorrowYet, in Colorado I know I’ll make it throughFor…… Continue reading Colorado
Goodbye, Ms. Dolly
Goodbye, Ms. Dolly(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]On a farm, in a cabinYou loved your familyThat never knew no richesNo wealth, or shiny things [Pre-Chorus]Yet, you dreamed of NashvilleOf money and of fameYou wore your coat of colorsThen the world knew your name [Chorus]Goodbye, Ms. DollyNow Heaven is your homeYou are now in gloryYou are where you…… Continue reading Goodbye, Ms. Dolly
Marriage of the Lamb (Ext. Version)
Marriage of the Lamb (Extended Version)(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]Knock upon the door of mercyBow before the throne of graceCome adore the Lord of GloryWho rose to save us from the grave [Pre-Chorus]Rest within His greener pasturesTrust that He will never changeKnow the kind of love He offersMakes you wholeSo you can stand and say [CHORUS]I…… Continue reading Marriage of the Lamb (Ext. Version)
Steal Your Life Away
Steal Your Life Away(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]Don’t lose yourself to worryDon’t ever not take a chanceTo try to grow or discoverOh, oh, or even find romance [Pre-Chorus]Oh, don’t choose to be so fragileOh, don’t choose to be so weakOh, don’t choose to not seize a momentOh, don’t choose to not believe [2nd Chorus]And don’t let…… Continue reading Steal Your Life Away
Underwhelmed by Chaos
Underwhelmed by Chaos(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]I’m tired of feeling anxiousI’m tired of fearing changeI’m tired of fighting, tryingJust to make it through the day [Pre-Chorus]Yet, when I’m in your presenceAnd when I speak Your nameMy storms are somehow silencedAnd I am not the sameYet, when I’m in your presenceAnd when I speak Your nameMy storms…… Continue reading Underwhelmed by Chaos
No Matter What
No Matter What(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]I knew a man that once saidEarth is HeavenThat nature brings all ofThe peace you needThat mountain towns they areA true safe havenAnd God is not someoneYou should believe [Pre-Chorus]But I have never sharedThe same opinionsFor I have lived and thrivedBecause of faithAnd it is by God’s graceThat I am…… Continue reading No Matter What
Wolves of Worry
Wolves of Worry(Jacob R. McGowen) [1st Verse]I walk these city streetsToo often aloneI watch the prosperousAnd those without a homeYet, while they walk aboutAnd never shed a tearThey never know that IStill daily live in fear [Pre-Chorus]They never know aboutMy struggles and my painAbout my worries and howThey drive me insaneYet, in the madnessWhen I…… Continue reading Wolves of Worry
Hands of the Healer
Hands of the Healer (Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]I don’t settle on the present very oftenI tend to dwell on the possibilitiesOf every single bad thingThat could happenAnd of how every changeCould bother me [Pre-Chorus]I say I worry for my own protectionTo be okay, be sane, and to surviveYet, I toss and turn in bed in…… Continue reading Hands of the Healer
Soon, We’ll Be Going Home
Soon, We’ll Be Going Home(Jacob R. McGowen) [1st Verse]He’ll come in a momentIn a twinkling of an eyeHe’ll gather us togetherAnd we’ll meet him in the skiesHe’ll come in a momentIn a twinkling of an eyeHe’ll gather us togetherAnd we’ll meet him in the skies [Chorus]Soon we’ll be runningSoon we’ll be freeSoon we’ll be walkingDown…… Continue reading Soon, We’ll Be Going Home