There's a little church on a small green hill somewhere in Italy
Whose stones have been worn down through many years
And there's a little man and he's all alone, but he's happy as can be
And as he's sweepin' off the steps his voice rings clear
Lord when I am empty, your Spirit fills me up
And every time I fall you do forgive
You've mended every hole the world has cut into my heart
And in your love I breathe and move and live
I have this treasure in jars of clay
This light outshining the brightest day
His face is smiling through every part
This broken vessel carries his heart
I see a crying man in this empty church, and he's kneeling at the cross
And his will has been worn down by many tears
All his hopes and dreams have been crushed, it seems, by all the things he's lost
And his whispered prayers float up and disappear
He says Lord when I am empty, your Spirit fills me up
And every time I fall you do forgive
You've mended every hole the world has cut into my heart
And in your love I breathe and move and live
I have this treasure in jars of clay
This light outshining the brightest day
His face is smiling through every part
This broken vessel carries his heart
I'm a little man in a great big world, so full of faith and fear
And this life is wearing down on me with time
But as I sit and dream by these faithful streams, the quiet draws me near
And somehow I find the strength to make the climb
Lord when I am empty, your Spirit fills me up
And every time I fall you do forgive
You've mended every hole the world has cut into my heart
And in your love I breathe and move and live
I have this treasure in jars of clay
This light outshining the brightest day
His face is smiling through every part
This broken vessel carries his heart
More intimate bedroom demos from the Daniel Amos frontman that blend Brian Wilson harmonies with Americana arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2019
This holiday collection from the Daniel Amos frontman rings in the season with earthy folk and acutely-observed lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 19, 2016