Things We Leave Behind - Michael Card

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