It is time to sing a new song
Unto the Lord;
With harmonious voice
In one accord.
It is time to lift a banner
In His name;
To shout “Victory”
For the dragon is slain!
It is time to publish a new work
Of His glorious deeds
Tell everyone
How He meets your needs.
It is time to take a stand
For the Sacrificial Lamb
For it is His blood
That covers our land.
It is time to pledge allegiance
To the the Rightful King
He is the Ruler and Creator
Of everything.
Father,
Help us to position ourselves at your feet;
Humbled in Spirit, Vessels of Light;
Father,
We give you our eyes,
Look upon your devoted ones
In great delight.
With heart and mind
We submit our Spirit to You,
Stretch us and mold us,
Make us brand new.

Do you hear it?
Can you hear the bell?
The sound is so majestic!
Wake up! Wake up!
You’re no longer under the spell!
Cast off all the cares the bind you!
The time has finally come.
Jesus is here!  Jesus is here!
The Lion of Judah has won!
Do you feel the trembling,
The shifting of the sand,
Can you feel the rumbling?
Vibrations rippling throughout the land.
Get up! Get up!
Rub the sleep from your eyes,
And look at your enclosed walls!
Cracks are forming, our God is making space;
Stand up! Stand up!
Crevices are opening,
Blinding light is piercing into this dark place!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Step out into the open
There’s fresh air for you to breathe;
Open your eyes, look around and see,
the streets are lined with people just like you and me.
No more hiding in caves of broken dreams,
Hidden beneath a heart of stone is lonely place to be.
Today you have been set free!
You are released from the hold of the enemy.
He has promised a new heart, and a new spirit in your flesh,
Shhh...listen to His voice,
He says, “Do not doubt my love and faithfulness?
I am whispering in your ear, I am among you! I am here.”

Are you one who will stand in shame,
With bowed head on bended knee?
When your standing at the pearly gates, and Jesus says, “I don’t know you. Depart from Me. You worker of iniquity.”

Will you gasp in unbelief?

When He asks, “Did you stand with Banner in hand, spreading victory in all My land?”
What will you say when He wants to know
If you stood for Him, or did you go?

When Jesus asks the rhetorical questions, “Did you draw near to me?” “Did you seek My face?”
Will you answer “Yes Lord, it’s your lines that I traced.”
Or will you sulk, and walk away,
and say, “I’m sorry Lord, I was led astray.”

Do you believe “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through the Son?”
Or do you think He was a Prophet gone mad, a lunatic that appeals to some?

Perhaps you believe He was a fraud,
A master deceiver of men,
But how can that be
When He set the Beatitude Trend?

What will you think when you come to know the road is narrow and the gate is small?
Will you get angry and blame God for being exclusionary,
Or will you take responsibility when you come to understand, the narrowness was created from the pride of man?

Are you a person who looks at only one side of God’s face, Believing that universal love will save the human race?
Where in the Bible does the Word say that you get to choose THE way?
What will you do my friend, when the time comes for His judgment to take place?

Will you say, “Yes Lord, I trusted and obeyed.” Or will you say, “I chose to deny your truth, but I accepted your grace.”
Will He turn and say to you "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For your thoughts are not of the things of God, but the things of men?”

The Lord is searching
For surrendered hearts
For those who seek Him
With every part;
From joints to marrow
And spirit to soul,
The heart and mind
He must control;
For the poor in Spirit
And the prone in Soul,
Humility and sacrifice
It’s necessary to be made whole.

I see the vision; it’s oh so clear,
Whole-hearted people
Laying flat on the floor
Hearts connected to their Father’s cord;

This is the position required of men
Who hope to be with Father again.
Half-hearted people who do not fear stand before the Lord on bended knee.
I hear His voice, it’s oh so clear,
“They knock at my door and expect to come in. They claim to know me, but they are strangers to Me. On bended knee? Don’t they know it’s the stance of My enemy?”

The Lord is shouting, for you to know
what He did to save your soul.
Will you accept His sacrifice?
Will you heed His advice?
Will you seek His Word,
and come to fear His voice?
Will you accept His Holiness?
Free will is yours,
you get to make the choice.
On the day you take your last breath,
What will Jesus say to you?
Will it be “I’m sorry but I don’t know you.” Or “Come with Me my friend, I have prepared a place for you.”

Poem by Cherie
​
​I Am the Great I Am!
The God of the impossible!
The God of vision and dreams!
Will you come and find me?
Will you knock at my door?
Will you open My book,
And hesitate no more.
Will you trust My Spirit?
Will you give Him reign?
Will you trade your thoughts?
Can we be the same?
My Seed lies within you.
Will you let him grow?
Will you bear down with me?
Will you let Me flow?
Your world may be chaotic,
Weeds may come to choke.
Strife can be deadly,
It burns impure smoke.
Fear can be toxic,
When you do not know,
I’m the the Father of forgiveness,
The perfector of all faith.
Hurt And anger can hinder,
The plans I have for you,
Now Meditate on my Words,
And Tie them close to your heart.
Loyalty and kindness
Is the necklace I made for you.
I’m the Father of forgiveness,
For the love I have for you,
Is greater than the wilderness,
That I had to pass through.
I took your sin,
And crushed it down,
Making wine,
out of My blood;
I took your sin,
And crushed it down,
All for your forgiveness,
For the one I do love.
So dig down deep,
And Speak My Word,
To the vines that try to bind.
Dig down deep,
And rip them out,
And you will come to find.
I am love and joy and peace.
It can only be found in Me.
I am love and joy and peace.
It can only be found in Me.
So Silence your thoughts,
and Still your mind,
Focus in me.
Take a breathe,
Breathe Me in,
And know that I am true.
Take a breathe,
Breathe Me in,
I am here for you.
Choose My peace,
To overcome,
The hurt
you now feel.
I promise you,
Draw near to Me,
Living water will come.
Famine will cease,
Bread will rise and,
My Spirit will grow.
Open your heart,
And Let each beat,
Be dedicated to Me.
Hear My voice,
Soothing you,
Calming you to rest.
Close your eyes,
And feel My peace,
Moving through your bones.
My love is here,
It penetrates,
All of your groans.
Now rest in Me,
And feel My heart,
Giving beat to yours.
Now rest in Me,
And feel My beat,
And know that I am yours.

Do you have an Issac?
A birth God has promised,
A creation that you love,
Hope for the future,
Sent from above.
Waiting can take forever,
When declarations are made.
Not knowing all the pieces
Can cause trust to wane.
Without patient endurance
We often act too fast,
Faith is more than needed
For promises to pass.
If Hope runs dry
And your faith begins to dip
Be careful not to substitute
To try to make things fit!
Taking random short cuts
To accelerate Gods plan
Spawns Jealousy and sorrow
And affliction in the land.
Ishmaels are made
When we try to force God’s hand
Laughing at God, He will not stand!
Do you have an Issac?
A birth God has promised,
A creation that you love.
Hope for the future,
Sent from above.
When you look to heaven
And see all of the stars
Do you feel so small,
Like it’s not even in the cards.
When He promises offspring
from your barrenness
Will you believe
He’s the God of faithfulness?
When your business has succeeded
And money is flooding in,
When your fame is thunderous
And people are crowding in,
When the fruit of your labor
Has caused your ministry to grow,
Will you hold onto possession
And become a one man show?
Whats “mine is mine is mine”
Its our sinful way,
What’s “mine is mine is mine”
It leads to our decay.
Do you have an Issac?
A birth God has promised,
A creation that you love,
Hope for the future,
Sent from above.
When you have invested
All of your time and energy
Into the plan you thought was meant to be,
What will you do?
When God says “Give it all back to me?”
Will you bow down
and submit to His authority?
When your child is rebellious
Or A friend has gone astray
Will you hold on tighter,
And try to save the day;
Will you hold on tightly,
When Issac is in your midst?
Are you willing to sacrifice
the one that you love best?
Hands wide open
It’s the worship that He knows
Hands wide open
It’s fragrance to His nose
Hands wide open
Its the ultimate sacrifice.
Hands wide open
It time to let go
When we give up Issac
Is when our faith will grow.

Poems and songs written by Cherie Burgess

2/14/19
​I cannot hold the rain.
Who do I think I am to contain
the Mighty Word of God?
His Spirit bursts within me.
Speaking His Word is my only need.
How do I settle into this space without shedding approval from man?
Atmospheric pressure is causing my skin to break.
No matter how hard I try, I cannot contain the rain.
Oh Lord let it pour.
Let your Spirit overflow.
More of you and less of me.
Oceans of you and drips of me.
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be

12/15/19
​No more hiding
No more gliding
No more running away;
Circles are breaking
Lines are straightening
My Kingdom is coming to stay;
Ears are opening
Crust is falling
From the eyes of Mine;
Do you hear Me
Do you see Me
Or are you too far away?
I am calling
I am shining
For everyone to see;
Come in closer
Listen carefully
I’m Drawing you near to Me.

12-16-19
​Why do you seek a new identity?
Am I not enough?
Your a wandering believer
Cut from the rough;
Your shadow leads
In this fallen world,
Your image protrudes
While your true identify is furled.
How can you walk straight, when you constantly trip and fall?
Boulders of ambition
create your condition,
mountains of pride
create landslides
You are hidden beneath mud and debris,
and you can not see
The person I created you to be.
Yet in your darkness
You try to make sense
Of a heart so broken,
and a hole unknown.
But You can hear My Spirit groan.
In the light,
I stand and I see
your misery.
My creation is not lost
It’s sunken in the deep;
Covered in oppression and
Obsessed with its condition;
It has lost its purpose of what I created it to be.
High above,
with perspective enough to see,
I call out to you
Will you listen for me?
Can you silence your screams?
Can you quiet your dreams?
Can you bow on bended knee?
Long enough to hear me?
Can you be still,
and stop sputtering about?
Can you stop your thoughts from racing,
just long enough to know,
That I am your creator and already have a plan.
In your darkness
You can not see.
The wick I have placed within you, a potential eternity.
Because you refused to listen,
when I raised My voice,
I sent my son to save you,
from that despicable place.
He walked as a man,
Dressed in humility,
He took on your sin,
With reverential glee.
He bore your marks
All in My name,
and He gave his life
All for your gain.
He sits at my right hand,
interceding for you.
He knows your pain,
and your burdens too.
Now Close your eyes,
And Call out to Me.
Let go of your soul,
And I will give you internal eyes to see.
Replace your thoughts with My thoughts, for your ways are not My own,
seek Me in My Word,
and know that you are not alone.
Your identity Can only be found in Me.
It’s time to muster your faith and believe in Me, Trust my ways, oh come and see.
And when you feel like giving up,
Believe with all your might,
That my arm is bigger and stronger
So get ready for the fight!
It’s time to shake off the shame that hides you,
It’s just mud from My enemy.
His lies have been exposed.
Chains have been broken
I have spoken
Now be set free.
Your identity Can only be found in Me.
It’s time to muster your faith and believe in Me, Trust my ways, oh come and see.
My oil is pure and My fire is fierce,
And Only I can pierce
the darkest night.
I am coming for you
But I need to see
The wick within you
Standing up for Me.

12-17-19
The gate has been opened
The enemy lurks within
People are blinded
By their own sin
The gate has been opened
The enemy attacks
People in masses
Falling through cracks
Do you see the marketplace
And what it has become?
Alive and well to bare and blind
Famine and Infirmity have come.
My people hide in closets
They do not know who they are
My people hide in closets
Paralyzed by fear;
My people hide in closets
They do not know who they are
My people hide in closets
Because they know death is near
Afraid to wake the masses
That march while their asleep
Afraid to wake the masses
Instead you retreat.
You’ve heard Me blow the rams horn
Shouldn’t you be alarmed?
People have become robots
To witchcraft and to charm
You’ve heard Me blow the rams horn
Three times to let you know
My adversary stands before you
Now let My people go!
I’m calling all My prophets
To come out of their caves
I’m calling all My prophets
To Step into the day
I’m calling all My prophets
To come out of their caves
I’m calling all My prophets
To step out of the gray
Cast off the lies that bind you
Their vines are very thick
Cast off the lies that bind you
Deception is his greatest trick
Cast off the lies that bind you
Rub the sleep out of your eyes
Cast off the lies that bind you
It’s time to stand up and rise.
Take a new grip
with you tired hands
And Strengthen your weak knees;
Hold My hand
Feel My power
And focus in on Me.
My glory shines within you
For all the world to see
Now open you mouth
with mighty roar
and declare My victory!

12-18-19
​Do you see what I see?
I am ringing in your head
Do you hear what I hear?
Wake up from your bed!
Get up! Get up!
The time is near.
Get up! Get up!
The time is near!
Awake, north wind!
Rise up in the south!
East and west,
Hear my voice
Roaring from My mouth!
While you sleep
I’ve lost My sheep
They wander to and fro
While you sleep
I’ve lost My sheep
They do not know where to go!
Wandering believers
Everywhere
Walking in circles
Don’t you care?
Where are My watchmen
Who stand on the wall?
Where are My watchmen
Asleep! Asleep!
Wake up! Wake up!
And hear MY CALL!
My vineyards are rotting.
My wine is bleak.
The fragrance has shifted
From spicey to bland.
Cinnamon and myrrh
The finest of fruits
Have dropped and rotted
On My land.
The land is rotting
It’s gone from green to gray
My people are dying
They’ve lost their way!
Where have all My hedges gone?
Oh, Sweet henna from above.
Where have all My hedges gone?
Oh, sweet people whom I love.
Wake up! Wake up!
Wherever you are.
Wake up! Wake up!
Wherever you are.
Is there no one left to spare?
Watchmen arise!
I’m calling out to you!
Watchmen arise!
You know what to do!
Wipe the sleep from your eyes
Stand and strengthen your knees!
Hear MY CALL! Hear MY CALL!
And know that it is ME!
Seduced by charm
Lulled to sleep.
My enemy is not weak.
He casts his spell
And plays his tricks
A temptress in the mix!
I know You were tired.
You’re flesh was weak.
When you fell asleep.
But I forgive and I understand
So I made a way to SPEAK!
MY Spirit lies within you
And He hears my victory call!
My Spirit lies with you
He will rise up on the wall!
That snake is so cunning
He found a way
To slither through the cracks,
I sent My foot to stamp him out
There is nothing My Son lacks!
The valley is rotting
It’s had no care
Weeds are spreading
The soil is in despair.
But do not worry
I have a plan
I’m a master gardener
It’s ALL MY land!
Fields are turning
from gray to green
Water is flowing
from My streams!
Prophets are rising
to strengthen My gates
Workers are tending the field.
Angels listen as well!
Shepherds are coming
to separate
My sheep from the goats.
Warriors will fight
for My Right
To rule over this land!
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you see what I see?
A land of milk and honey
A land so lush and green
A land of milk and honey
Beyond your wildest dreams.

12-20-19
In the stillness of the night,
Father God you give me sight.
The spirit of Zacchaeus is all around;
Jesus is coming!
Can you hear the sound?
People are shouting
they line the streets,
“Hosanna in the highest”
With dancing feet.
Hearts are pounding
Excitement in the air
Jesus is coming!
Casting shadows, everywhere!
Slow and steady
Mindset ready
The Lamb of God sustains
Meek and mild
Father and child
The offering is attained!
The King is coming!
The King is coming!
Shouts can be heard all around,
Hearts are pounding!
Hearts are pounding!
“We were lost but now Were found!”
But do you know me?
Those who claim My name?
Do you know me?
Are we one of in the same?
When I come to find you,
Where will you be?
Hiding in caves or in the open
for all eyes to see?
When wisdom comes
And calls to the crowds
Where will you be found?
I called so often
but you wouldn’t come,
You people of the proud!
You walked right up
And stood at My gate
Curious to see;
But when you heard My direction
Did not fit your ways
You turned and walked away!
You sought and knocked
but you chose not to come in!
Cant you see
the mystery
That stands before your face?
This lamb of Mine
Was humbled in power
For your sin I gave grace!
This lamb of Mine
was led to the slaughter,
All In silence and scorn
This lamb of Mine
Was led to the slaughter,
Oh how My Spirit did mourn!
Those of you who line My street
Are you humble?
Are you meek?
Do you come to seek My face?
When I speak the Word of Truth
Will you even care?
When I speak the Word of Truth
Will you listen
or make your own prediction?
You people of the proud?
You love human praise
More than you love Me!
Your pride is strong
Your fear is gone
You’ve made right into wrong!
Upside down and turned around
Twisted truths abound!
Upside down and turned around
The enemy has been crowned!
Can you be My witness?
Will your stand for Me?
Can you be My witness?
For all the land to see?
It’s time climb the sycamore tree
It’s time to climb, not run!
It’s time to climb the sycamore tree
It’s to climb, not run!
Can you hear My lion?
Can you hear his roar?
Can you hear My Judah
His scepter has been raised!
With thunderous feet
He readies His beat
Do you hear His call?
His nostrils flare
He’s full of air
Are you ready to stand and march?
With loud voice
He commands
victory on His foe!
Banner raised
He’s ready to fight
Will you come or go?
The time is Now
To proclaim
Who you are
In His name!