About 6 years ago now, a very dear friend of mine died. He was a worship leader, and originally was from Mexico. He used to love this song and it will always remind me of him. But tonight, as I was spending some time with God, this song came to me, and I went to look it up so that I could listen to it, and it just brought tears to my eyes. I want to be this open, this vulnerable. This is my cry.
For those of you that don't speak Spanish, I have copied both the Spanish and English lyrics to this song. But I will always think it to be more beautiful in Spanish. Either way, the desperate cry and hope of the song remains the same.
(If you don't understand what he is saying, I recommend that you skip ahead in the video to about 1:30, so as not to get lost in all of the talking and to get straight to the song.)
CON MANOS VACIAS
Con manos vacias
vengo a ti
no tengo nada que darte
no hay nada de valor en mi
no puedo impresionarte
Hoy puedo entregar mi corazón
pero esta quebrantado
recibelo mi buen pastor
tu puedes restaurarlo
Pongo mi vida a tus servicio Señor
no sera mucho pero la entrego hoy
y si mis manos hoy vacias estan
puedes llenarlas con tu gran poder y amor
usa mis manos Señor...
Con manos vacias vengo a ti
no tengo nada que darte
no hay nada de valor en mi
no puedo impresionarte
Hoy puedo entregar mi corazón
pero esta quebrantado
recibelo mi buen pastor
tu puedes restaurarlo
Pongo mi vida a tus servicio Señor
no sera mucho pero la entrego hoy
y si mis manos hoy vacias estan
puedes llenarlas con tu gran poder y amor
usa mis manos Señor...
usa mis manos Señor.
WITH EMPTY HANDS
With empty hands,
I come to you.
I have nothing of value in me,
Nothing to impress you.
Today I can deliver my heart to you,
But it's broken.
Receive it my good shepherd,
You can restore it.
I put my life to your service Lord,
It doesn't hold much but I give it now.
And if my hands are empty today,
You can fill them with your great power and love.
Use my hands, Lord...
With empty hands,
I come to you.
I have nothing of value in me,
Nothing to impress you.
Today I can deliver my heart to you,
But it's broken.
Receive it my good shepherd,
You can restore it.
I put my life to your service Lord,
It doesn't hold much but I give it now.
And if my hands are empty today,
You can fill them with your great power and love.
Use my hands, Lord...
Use my hands, Lord.