I AM

because You have loved me
i am beautiful
i am beloved
i am who I am
i am Yours
by Your love
by Your grace
by Your blood
i am redeemed
i am reconciled
i am Your bride
no spot
no blemish
no wrinkle
no blame
in You
by You
for You
i am beautiful in You
i am beautiful in You
i am so much more of who I am
in You
i am what You created me to be
for You
by You
in You
i am yes I am beautiful
i am a man
i am a woman
i am a child
i am yes I am
You are the I AM
You are the Almighty God
You are Savior and the Lamb
and I am Yours 

Angel Barreto

SOMETIMES

Sometimes
I can’t see myself as you do Lord
Sometimes
I can’t believe that you could love me
Sometimes
I just want to believe
How I want to believe
I watch the things I do unfold
As if someone else somewhere else is doing them
And I get so disappointed at the person
To realize that it is me
That it is all me
I try to live the straight and narrow
But these memories keep haunting
The places I want to be free from
When will I be released
From this sin and doubt
When will I be free
To live as the child of God I have become
That I have become
Sometimes
I lose sight of the truth you have given us
Sometimes
I get lost in the darkness of this world
Sometimes
I just need to hold on tighter
To the very rock that is my foundation
To the very words of life you have given us
Sometimes
I just need to submit to you
Sometimes
Lord I just need to draw closer
Sometimes
I just need to trust you Lord
Sometimes all the time

Angel Barreto