JK ORIGINALS

ALL OF OUR FAITH [D]

VERSE 1 [D]We walk to the future [F#m7]our steps filled with dread [G]We know what's behind us [Gm]but not what's ahead CHORUS [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]hope [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]trust [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]faith put in [Bb]you... [A7]... VERSE 2 [D]The evil get sunshine, [F#m7]the righteous get rain [G]Assured of Your love, [Gm]yet guaranteed pain CHORUS VERSE 3 [G]First we are feasted [Gm]then fed to the [C7sus]furnace [D]but sometimes [G]we escape [D]unharmed ... [D7]... [G]Forgotten in prison [Gm]then raised to the [C7sus]throne [D]But sometimes [G]our lives aren't so [Bb]charmed ... [A7]... BRIDGE VERSE 3 REPEATED VERSE 4 [D]Promised forever, [F#m7]but not a tomorrow [G]We're called to give thanks [Gm]from hearts ripped with sorrow CHORUS WITH TAG [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]hope [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]trust [Em7]All of our [Gmaj7]faith put in [D]you ... [Gm]... [D]...

A song written and recorded just days before 9/11/2001. We need to trust God going into the future. (Again, I was playing with the effects on my new camcorder. 😀 )

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AS A BEGGAR [G]

Lk 13

VERSE 1
[D]Empty-handed,
[Bm]Hollow-hearted
[G]I came as a beggar to [A7]you [A6]

VERSE 2
[D]Agonizing,
[Bm]Capitulating
[G]I came as a beggar to [A7]you [A6]

VERSE 3
[D]Defeated, defenseless,
[Bm]No longer rebellious,
[G]I came as a beggar to [A7]you [A6]

VERSE 4
[D]Soiled and filthy,
[Bm]hungering and thirsting.
[G]I came as a beggar to [A7]you [A6]

CHORUS
[Gmaj7] [F#m7] [Em] [F#m7]
[Gmaj7] [F#m7] [G] [A] [Asus] [A]

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AND THE WALLS

Harlot on the water
with her string of unclean kings,
in purple, gold, and scarlet,
her fingers drip with rings.
She sits on many waters.
Her throne's a churning flood.
Precious stones and jewelry
and lipstick red as blood.
And the walls come tumbling down.

She rides a scarlet beast
Whose brands are blasphemies
She raises up a golden cup
of immoralities.
She welcomes daily cargoes
of linen, gold, and wheat
of iron and oF cinnamon
of spice, perfume, and sheep
And the walls come tumbling down

She's a mother to the demons,
a nurse for hateful birds,
the unclean spirits' sister,
and the source of mocking words.
Her sins climb high as heaven
her every guest she taints.
She drinks and she drunkens other
with blood drawn from the saints
And the walls came tumbling down.

Now her city lights are darkened
her musicians make no sound.
Her gold and silver stripped away,
and her craftsmen can't be found.
The sailors in her harbor watch
as her smoke blots out the sky
Her sorceries converted
to a wailing, mournful cry.

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BARNABAS

Self-appointed prophets point their fingers and scold. On the sidelines criticizing repeating what they've been sold. Memorizing, then sermonizing, spiritual veneer. Jacob's Ladder, its bottom step, blind children playing seer. REFRAIN The tongue of the wise brings healing. The tongue of the wise brings health Finding fault, the shortest route to reach the mountain's peak. Looking down on others with everything they speak. Truth become a venom in confused and childish minds. He saw the best in others spoke words that spirits raised. The question and accused, He supported, loved, and praised. Barnabas opening doors for John Mark and Paul. Jacob's Ladder, higher rungs his spirit climbed so tall.

Barnabas is a musical recommendation that we remember and live in the way Paul urged those who followed Cephas, or Apollos, or Peter to have a charitable Mere Christianity type spirit towards one another.

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BARZILLAI

When my men and I thirsted and hungered,
you brought honey and cheese,
lentils and sheep and grain
to meet all our needs.

Now come live in my palace
and taste every good thing
In comfort and laughter
as my young servants sing.

I can't taste food or drink.
Eightscore are my years
The songs of young singers
can't reach my deaf ears.

Take my man Zilman
pour on him your reward.
Let him taste the pleasures
Of your kingdom restored.

There's breath in my body
but pleasures are gone.
My life is for others
in the years I live on.

I'll go back to the land
where I always have stayed.
Till I go with my fathers
and with them I'm laid.

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BEFORE THE FOUNDATION

Foundation not yet laid
you and I were on God's Heart.
Destined to be made
each of us assigned a part
to play – someday.

The world, well it came to be
And seasons just rolled on by
Until the time arrived
for creating you and I
to play – our part.

Sometimes we get accused
for doing what comes naturally
Don't get confused
What you're made to be
Before - the foundation was laid
God made us each unique
and through His gift of Calvary
we can turn from sin and seek
what it was we were made to be
before – the foundation was laid.

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CANDLE

My life is like a candle Burning brightly in the night Set out in the open To offer others light CHORUS 1 Some in the darkness stumble who long to live in light. Been left here for the guidance of any who'd choose sight. CHORUS 2 See the candle growing shorter, Growing shorter every day. The flame will last forever though the wax will melt away. My life is like a candle protected from the wind. I'll shine through storms and darkness with a light that never ends. CHORUS 1 CHORUS 2 One of these days you'll miss me Though I'll be glowing on. You'll look around to see me, but by then I'll be gone. CHORUS 1 CHORUS 2

 

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CELEBRATE THE VILE

Woe to those who claim evil's good,
who claim what's dark is light,
who pass the bitter off as sweet,
who claim what's wrong is right.
Woe to those who who call good evil,
who say that day is night
who claim what's sweet is bitter,
that righteousness ain't right.

A curse on lying spirits
for whom mankind is meat.
Who'd terminate a growing life
and call that freedom sweet
A curse on lying spirits
who claim that evil's good,
Who dress a bloody doctor up
in clothes like Robin Hood.

A curse on unclean spirits
outside and inside skin
who celebrate the vile
who sanctify what's sin.
A curse on lying spirits
who mince across the news,
and jeer at standards God has set
that contradict their views.

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CLOUDRIDER Ps 68

Cloudrider, Cloudrider, Cloudrider, Cloudrider

To Him who rides
the ancient skies,
To the Bringer
of the Rain
To the Shaker of
all the Earth below
To the Giver
of the Grain
To Him who leads
all the chariots
with the captives
in his train.

To the Wind
Who scatters smoke
and every
heathen king.
We offer You
all our shouts and songs
to the front are
those who sing
behind are pipes
and trumpet players
then our tambourines
then our strings

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CRUISING WITH JOHN

~ The World ~
Apostle John in my driveway
"Get inside the truck,
let's get away."
Passing by the entrance
to the new freeway
I said to him "Let's go this way"
John shook his finger,
then he said "No.
The narrow road 's
where we gotta go!

CHORUS
The world, the flesh, the devil
they're setting traps for you.
Gotta travel by the narrow road
that's what you gotta do
Don't you look to the left,
and don't you look to the right
And don't you get stupid and pull over at night.

~ The Flesh ~
Standing at the corner
in her skin-tight jeans.
Cars are backed up
though the light's turned green.
My heart's a pounding
and my eyes open wide
I'm wondering out loud
if she needs a ride.
John shook his finger,
and then he said "No,
Turn away from your flesh
cause it's time to go."

~ The Devil ~
Driving in circles,
going around and around
Losing any hope
that we'd ever get found.
Seems like we'd driven
into somebody's trap,
I was navigatin',
but without any map.
John shook his finger,
and then he said "No.
Keep that holy map open
wherever you go!

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FIREFLIES

Fireflies whirl around us
with bright but heatless light.
Lamps inside the darkness,
but the spirit isn't right.

Going through the motions,
but it doesn't mean a thing.
The pews are full of fireflies
who listen, give, and sing.

CHORUS
You've lost your first love.
You've lost your first love.
You've lost your first love.
You've lost your first love

Going through the motions,
but it doesn't mean a thing.
The pews are full of fireflies
who listen, give, and sing.

Worship should be flowing
from spirit and from truth.
He sees what's counterfeit;
And He knows a substitute.
Fireflies whirl around us
with bright but heatless light.
Transform their glowing cold
so it's warm as well as bright

 

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FOR THE JOY

Heb 12:2

VERSE 1
[G]For the joy set [D]before [Am]you,
[C]you endured the [G]cross.
[G]For the ones you [D]lov... [Am]ed.
[C]You accepted the [G]cost.

VERSE 2
[G]For the joy set [D]before [Am]you,
[C]while despising the [G]shame.
[G]You picked up that [D]cro-[Am]ss
[C] with its weight and its [G]pain.

CHORUS
[C]You endured the [D]cross,
[C]while despising its [D]shame.
[C]And now you've been [D]seated
[C]at the right hand of [D]God
[C]with a name above every [D]name. [G]

VERSE 3
[G]You're the joy set [D]before [Am]you,
[C] We fix our eyes on [G]You.
[G]You're the joy set before [D]us- [Am]ss
[C]We fix our hearts on [G]you.

CHORUS

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GAMBLERS AND GANGSTERS

VERSE 1 [E]Gamblers and gangsters are [A]easy tags to use, but there's [D]more to man than labels that [E]other people choose. [E]Pioneers and heroes born [A]wrong in time and space. A [D]nother time, a different land, [E]perhaps a different case. [C] [Bm] [E] VERSE 2 [E]Gamblers and gangsters so [A]wild in their ways [D]have a kind of recklessness that we [E]can't help but praise. The gambling in each action to [A]faith it's almost kin. [D]That it's placed in luck, not God, is [E]most of why it's sin. [C] [Bm] [E] CHORUS [A]Won't you try the difference? [E]Won't you embrace change? [A]Head out to the last frontier, that [E]final open range. Ride the [A]praries of the Spirit, sail [E]oceans made of love. Wander [A]down the sidestreets of [E]Jerusalem above. [C] [B] [E] VERSE 3 [E]Most of life's real villains are the [A]lusts inside us all. [D]Power of God can change a man like it [E]did the Apostle Paul. [E]Harvest fields are crying for [A]men who'll risk it all. [D]Pray their ears will open and they'll [E]hear the Spirit call. [C] [B] [E]

A video about how the Kingdom of God welcomes baptized "toxic masculinity", i.e., men of action willing to risk everything for the world turning into men willing to risk everything for Christ. CHORUS [A]Won't you try the difference? [E]Won't you embrace change? [A]Head out to the last frontier, that [E]final open range. Ride the [A]praries of the Spirit, sail [E]oceans made of love. Wander [A]down the sidestreets of [E]Jerusalem above. [C] [B] [E]

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GOODBYE TO BABYLON

CHORUS
Children of Zion say,
Goodbye to Babylon.
Children of Zion say,
Goodbye to Babylon,

Look all around you will see
Wickedness, idolatry
Look all around you will see
Wickedness, idolatry

CHORUS

Live in the land of wickedness
Long for the land of righteousness
Live in the land of wickedness
Long for the land of righteousness

CHORUS

We are on an Exodus
Together in this wilderness
We are on an Exodus
Together in this wilderness

CHORUS
Spirit, guide us through this starless night
To that city where the Lamb is the light.
Spirit, guide us through this starless night
To that city where the Lamb is the light.

 

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GOSPEL JUKEBOX

My doctor told me, boy,
you don't need no pills.
Doctor told me, boy,
you don't need no pills.
Take a handful of quarters,
let the jukebox cure your ills.

I went down to the diner,
and I took me a counter seat.
Down to the diner,
and I took me a counter seat.
Well I stacked my quarters,
and I ordered something to eat.
he guy on my left
he was wearin' this heartbroke frown.
Guy on my left
he was wearin' this heartbroke frown.

You'd hadda scrape the floor
to find somebody that far down.

CHORUS
So I grabbed me a quarter,
and I fed that jukebox a coin.So I grabbed me a quarter,
and I fed that jukebox a coin.
About 2 seconds later
the music had the joint a goin '.

The guy on my right
he was sportin' a straight flush sneer.
The guy on my right
he was sportin' a straight flush sneer.
Hard as a hammer,
wouldn't nothing tear loose a tear.

Well, what I'm saying
is maybe to skip those pills.
What I'm saying
is maybe to skip those pills.
Take a handful of quarters ,
let the jukebox' cure your ills.

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HABAKKUK'S BLUES

VERSE 1 [Em]How long, O [Bm7]Lord must we [Em]cry out for [Bm7]help. [Em]How long, O [Bm7]Lord, must we [Em]cry out for [Bm7]help [Am7]Cry [Bm7]out, [Am7]Cry [Bm7]out. [Em]With no [Am7]answer from on [C7 ][B7]high. VERSE 2 [Em]The righteous are [Bm7]swallowed, and the law's [Em] para [Bm7]lyzed. [Em]The righteous are [Bm7]swallowed, and the law's [Em] para [Bm7]lyzed. [Am7]In a land [Bm7]of violence, [Am7]where bloodshed's [Bm7] the norm [Em]And justice [Am7] can't [C7] pre [B7]vail. VERSE 3 [Em]The fig trees don't [Bm7]blossom, no grapes [Em]on the [Bm7] vine. [Em]The fig trees don't [Bm7]blossom, no grapes [Em]on the [Bm7] vine. [Am7]No sheep [Bm7]in the pens, [Am7]No cattle [Bm7]in the stalls [Em]Yet, I will [Am7]wait on the [C7]the [B7]Lord. VERSE 4 [Em]The oceans [Bm7]are trampled, the mountains [Em]in [Bm7]pain [Em]The oceans [Bm7]are trampled, the mountains [Em]in [Bm7]pain [Am7]Someday [Bm7]You'll come [Am7]to set things [Bm7]aright [Em]Then we will [Am7]rejoice [C7]in our [B7]God.

HANGING JUDGE

He's a hanging Judge
No mistake about it,
He's a hanging Judge,
Ain't no doubt about, it
Hes a hanging Judge
t's easy to confirm now
He's a hanging Judge
His Son will set you straight now.
Does He search for all the facts?
Not a one He misses.
Do I have a chance at mercy?
If you ask the right way.
Does He look at circumstances?
Only one's important.
Do I even stand a chance?
Depends on who you trust now.

CHORUS

Is there any way to buy Him?
He's the one who's buying.
Is there any one He cares for?
He's the only one who's caring.
Is there any way to sway Him?
Ask His Son to save you.
Is there any thing that scares Him?
He's the one who's scarey.
He's a hanging Judge
No mistake about it,
He's a hanging Judge,
Ain't no doubt about it,
Hes a hanging Judge
t's easy to confirm now
He's a hanging Judge
His Son will set you straight now.

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IN THE AGES TO COME

Absent from the body,
then you're present with the Lord.
Doubt I'm speaking gospel?
It's right there in His Word.
When the silver cord is broken
and the golden bowl is crushed.
With the wings of love and mercy
you will feel your face be brushed.

CHORUS
In the ages to come
Every tongue and race
will thank Him for His grace
In the ages to come
Every breath will be a song
that lasts forever long.

A river, clear as crystal,
flowing from His throne.
Through a city filled with singing,
With walls of jasper stone.
Candles, lamps, and torches
no longer have a place.
In a city lit forever
by the splendor of God's face.

CHORUS

CHORUS

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Josiah

 

G = 320033

Cadd9 = 032033

Bm = XX4432

 

Am = XX2210

Dm7 = XX0211

Em11 = XX0433

 

 

[G] [Cadd9] [Bm]

[Am] [Dm7] [Em11]

[G] [Cmaj7] [Bm]

[Am] [Dm7] [Em11]

 

CHORUS

[Am] [Dsus7] [D]

[Am] [Dsus7] [D]

[Am] [Dsus7] [D]

[Am] [Dsus7] [D]

 

 

When you heard

that long-forgotten word

You saw the fire and you,

You smelled the flame.

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LET US BE YOUR REMNANT [F]

VERSE 1 - IDOLATRY
[F]Let us harness bulls to idols,
drag those [C]idols to the ground.
Let us [Gm]burn our profane [Bb]altars
[Dm]whenever they are [Fmaj7]found.
Lord, [F]keep us from that first step
that [C]starts that cycle down,
Away [Gm]from snares of [Bb]phony gods
[Dm]Keep our feet on holy [Fmaj7]ground.

VERSE 2 - BONDAGE
But if [F]our wayward eyes and hearts
Lead us [C]from you, Lord of Lords,
And we [Gm]find ourselves in [Bb]bondage
[Dm]Beneath sin's chains and [Fmaj7]swords.
Let us [F]cry out with repentance;
Let us [C]turn from harlotry;
Let us [Gm]burn our Ashte- [Bb]roths and Baals
[Dm]Whatever they may [Fmaj7] be.

CHORUS (CHORUS in G; Verses in F)
[G]Let us be Your Remnant.
[Fmaj7]Your faithful, few but bold
[Cmaj7/E]Daily [Em7#5]drawing in [C]oth-[Cmaj7]ers
[Fmaj7]To magnify Your Fold.
[G]Independent of judges
[Fmaj7/E]that for your sheep You send.
[Cmaj7/E]Keep us [Em7#5]looking unto [C]Jesus,
[Fmaj7]Our Beginning and our End.

VERSE 3 - DELIVERANCE
Though [F]blinded by our folly
And in [C]Dagon's temple bound.
Return to [Gm]us the [Bb]strength we need
[Dm]To pull [Fmaj7]that temple down.
While [F]seizing Jael's tent peg
We pin [C]our sin to the ground.
Let us [Gm]raise our [Bb]hidden torches
[Dm]As we let our [Fmaj7]trumpets sound.

VERSE 4 - DEVOTION
In the [F]midst of rusting chariots
Let us [C]sing out Deborah's song
How the [Gm]army of the [Bb]stars of God
[Dm]Took down the [Fmaj7]proud, the strong.
Let [F]everyone who loves your name
Shine [C]out like full-strength sun
And [Gm]testify through [B]years of rest,
[Dm]The Lord our God [Fmaj7]is One!

CHORUS

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MEDIATOR

VERSE 1 [Am]Every time I [C]fall, I [A]study, tithe, and pray and try a thousand [C]tricks to [Am]wash that sin a- [A]way.      REFRAIN      [Am]Tempted in all [C]points      yet [Am]never knowing sin      [D]You forgive and understand      the con- [G]dition I'm in. VERSE 2 Though the Bible urges to strive for discipline, It also says Christ's blood will wash out every sin.      REFRAIN CHORUS Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator VERSE 3 All my life's transgressions to Jesus Christ belong. No burst of good behavior can cancel out my wrongs.      REFRAIN VERSE 4 Standing on His blood alone. There's nothing I possess To clear my guilty soul Or make my guilt the less.      REFRAIN      [Am]Tempted in all [C]points      yet [Am]never knowing sin      [D]You forgive and understand      the con- [G]dition I'm in. CHORUS Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator VERSE 5 The Accuser well-equipped with grounds that I've supplied. The sins I've wallowed in there's no way I can hide.      REFRAIN CHORUS Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator VERSE 6 You stand before the Father For love you intercede. You raise your nail-scarred hands And cover up my deed.      REFRAIN

Backmasking and morphed visuals. I had a new VHS camcorder at the time and was playing with the features.

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MOMENTARY SLIGHT AFFLICTION

Psalm 22

VERSE 1 [Am7]From birth cast upon you [G]my God, from the womb. [F]My journey's companion [E]on my road to the tomb. VERSE 2 [Am7]Roaring and tearing [G]the lions seek prey. [F]My heart's turned to wax [E]and melted away VERSE 3 [Am7]The bulls of Bashan, [G]they threaten to gore. [F]My bones out of joint, [E]like water I'm poured. VERSE 4 [Am7]I am a worm. [G]No longer a man. [F]Down in the dust of death [E]too weary to stand. VERSE 5 [Am7]My God! My God! [G]Why have you forsaken me? [F]My God! My God! [E]Ohhhhh Why!?

The 22nd Psalm (the Crucifixion Psalm) as a Blues song The faces morphing into one another was supposed to symbolize our connection to one another as creations of God.

BRIDGE

REPEAT VERSES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

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NO HEALTH IN MY BODY Psalm 38

No health in my body
because of your wrath
Your arrows have pierced me
when I left your path.

Because of my folly,
wounds fester and flow,
I'm feeble and crushed
I'm bowed and brought low.

My back is on fire
too painful to bear,
And no one to comfort
there's no one who cares.

No health in my body
I'm confessing my sin.
O, Lord, don't you leave me
in this state that I'm in.

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POSSESS THE LAND [Em] Sharps

VERSE 1
[Em]Rise up and [D]cross, [G]possess the [D] land.
[Em]Sons of [C]God, be [G]bold in making [D]war,
[Em]The Jordan [D]parts by an [G]Unseen [Bm]Hand.
[Em]Everywhere you [C]tread [D]will be [Em]yours

VERSE 2
[Em]Carefully [D]do all His [G]Word says [D]do.
[Em]Arise, ye [C]all, in [G]battle dress [D]arrayed.
[Em]The Lord Our [D]God is [G] leading [Bm]you.
[Em]Be not [C]trembling [D]nor [Em]dismayed!

CHORUS
[Am]Draw [C]courage from the [D]Lord
[Am]Cry out [C]His victory [D]song.
[Am]Raise high His [C]Sharpened [D]Sword.
[Em]Take courage, [C]all, be [D]strong!

VERSE 3
[Em]Press on, [D]all, no [G]thought of re- [D]treat
[Em]Javelins [C]thrust and [G]bright blades [D]swing
[Em]Then come [D]near to [G]put your [Bm]feet
[Em]on the [C]necks of [D]conquered [Em]kings

VERSE 4
[Em]Fear not [D]horses, [G]men, or high [D]walls
[Em]All God's o- [C]ponents [G]rallied [D]there
[Em]By fighting's [D]end they [G]all will [Bm]fall
[Em]And in their [C]spoils [D]all will [Em]share

CHORUS
CHORUS
TAG [Em][C][D] | [Em][C][D] | [Em][C][D] | [G][D][Em]

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QUIET HEART

[E]You'll [Esus]never [E]know [Esus]victory
[Fdim]till you've learned to retreat
[F#m]You'll never stand on your own,
[B]till you get off of your [B7]feet. [B6]
[E]You've got [Esus]to search
[E]for a quiet heart.
[Fdim]You've got to listen for
a quiet heart.
[F#m]You've got to wait for
a quiet heart.
[B]You've got to hunger for
a quiet [B7]heart. [B6]

A sea of noise surrounding us all.
The breakers curl and then they fall
The drown out silence, drown out our peace.
It seems the roaring won't ever cease.
You've got to search for
a quiet heart.
You've got to listen for
a quiet heart.
You've got to wait for
a quiet heart.
You've got to hunger for
a quiet heart.

In silent shadow of His wings
listen closely, a soft voice sings
It's a voice past fretting, past worry and fear.
It could even be your voice that you hear.
You've got to search for
a quiet heart.
You've got to listen for
a quiet heart.
You've got to wait for
a quiet heart.
You've got to hunger for
a quiet heart.

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SAFETY IN HIM

Sometimes it's frightening
when we stop to think
how little we are
how little we are.
Take for instance
the great distance
to the next star.
sn't it far?!
But more than the miles
it's the weakness in trials
that says we're like grass
whose flower must pass.

Human relations
have complications
beyond our control
they take their toll.
Like lovers we trust in
Suddenly busting
All of our hopes
gone up in smoke.
And children now playing,
well, later on straying
from a good start,
breaking our heart.

First they're agile,
but later so fragile
these bodies we use,
they break and they bruise.
Like a closed curtain,
their futures uncertain.
But one thing is sure
safe and secure.
Jesus is risen,
won't you listen!
There's safety in Him.
There's safety in Him.

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SERPENT OF BRONZE

John 3:14 [Am7]Face down in the garden, You accepted the cup. [Dm7]Face down in the garden, [Dm]You accepted the [Am]cup. [F]This poisoned world healed [E]With you lifted [Am]up. [Am7]You stood before Pilate, not proud or untamed. [Dm7]You stood before Pilate, not proud or [Am7]untamed. [F]Your love made you gentle, [E]and Your faith made you [Am7]brave. [Am7]Like the serpent of bronze you were held up on high. [Dm7]Like the serpent of bronze, you were held up on [Am7]high. [F]Before you could heal us [E]You first had to [Am7]die. [Am7]You watered dead earth with the blood from your veins. [Dm7]You watered dead earth with the blood from your [Am7]veins. [F]We are the harvest [E]of your sorrow and [Am7]pain.

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SONRISE SERVICE

[Dsus][D]White waves [Am]roll [Dsus][D]onto the [Am]shore. [Dsus][D]Sunlight [Am]spreads [Dsus][D]through clouds and [Am]sky. [Dsus][D]Why does this [Am]day [Dsus][D]mean so much [Am]more? [Dsus][D]It proves to my [Am]soul [D]that He is alive! (He's alive! He's alive! He's alive) [F][G][F][G][F][G][F][G] [Dm7]This is Your [G]day! (This is Your day) [Dm7]This is Your [G]song! (This is Your song) [Dm7]Gather here at [G]dawn! (Here at dawn) [Dm7]Endless life goes on and [G]on (On and on) [F]We lift our sunrise song to [D]You! [Dsus][D]Sea breezes [Am]touch [Dsus][D]all our [Am]senses [Dsus][D]The gliding [Am]birds, [Dsus][D]they join us in [Am]song [Dsus][D]I feel ex- [Am]citment, [Dsus][D]my heartbeat is [Am]dancing [Dsus][D]He is [Am]alive [D]forever more! [Forever more! Forever more! Forever more!]

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STEEL CEILING

Sometimes when I pray
there's not any feeling.
There's time when I pray
and I'm missing, I'm missing
any feeling.
When I lift up my words
they bounce off
a steel ceiling...
a steel ceiling.

There's time when I listen
for the sound of your voice.
There's time when I listen
for the sound of your voice.
But heaven is silent
I just hear the world's noise...
the world's noise.

I'm humbled and injured
in need of a healing.
I'm bloody and beaten
in need, in need
of a healing.
But when I cry out for help
my words bounce off
a steel ceiling...
a steel ceiling.

 

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STONES CRY OUT

VERSE 1
[C]If the instruments went silent.
[Am]And every voice was stilled.
[F]And where Your praise had sounded.
[G7]Was by a silence filled.
The Stones Cry Out.

VERSE 2
If the trumpets lost their breath.
And every harp string snapped.
And Your singers were stuck mute.
As silence round them wrapped.
The Stones Cry Out.

CHORUS
The hills in shouting

VERSE 1

VERSE 2

CHORUS

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TOWER OF BABEL

[D]If the great
[C]dream of [G]mankind
[D]could over-
[C]night become [G]true [Gsus][G]
[D]and we a-
[C]woke in peace and [G]harmony [Gsus][G]
[D]I'm afraid the first
[C]thing we'd [G]do ... [Gsus][G]

CHORUS
[Am]We'd go out to the plains of [Em]Shinar,
[Am]join our hands to raise a stair- [Em] case.
[Am]A tower climbing to the [Em]heavens
[Am]to celebrate the human [Em]race.
[Am][Dsus][D][Am][Dsus][Fmaj7][Am]

If the differences that divide us
were overnight all swept away.
We awoke one language and one country,
I'm afraid of how we'd start our day ...

CHORUS

If all the world's religions married
into a single point-of-view.
And peace and trust ruled the planet,
I'm afraid the first thing we'd do ...

CHORUS

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TRAMPLING HIS COURTS

Is 1:12-17

*This is a revised version that does not exactly match the recording.

VERSE 1 [Em]Jah looks down on your sacrifice. His soul is wearied by your gifts Jah looks down on your offerings. And the bloody hands that you [Am7]lift.. CHORUS [Em7]He takes no pleasure In the songs you sing He takes no pleasure In the gifts you bring. You are [Am7]tramp- [Bm7]ling His [Em7]Courts [Abm7] [Gm7] [F#m7] [Em7] VERSE 2 [Em]Jah looks down on your posturings. Jah's eyes be as keen as blades He cuts away our costumes From our Sabbath day par- [Am7]ades CHORUS VERSE 3 [Em]Jah ignores all your incense smoke Turns His eyes from your upraised hands Stops His ears'gainst your pointless prayers Turns away from your rebel [Am7]lands CHORUS

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WE BRING GIFTS [G]

Mt 5:23-24 VERSE 1 [G]We bring gifts to your [C]House. [G]We bring gift to the [C]House of Our [D]God. [G]We bring gifts to your [C]House. [G]We bring gift to the [C]House of Our [D]God. CHORUS [D]Our gifts are [Am]much more than our money [D]Our gifts are [C]obedient hearts. [D]Our gifts are [Am]our praise and our worship. [D]Our gifts are our [C]hunger to serve. [D] VERSE 2 [G]We have forgiven [C]those [G]Who have trespassed [C]against [D]us. [G]We've made peace with all [C]here. [G]We've traded our anger for [C]love... [D] CHORUS BRIDGE CHORUS WITH HARMONY 2X We give freely, and we give cheerfully. And we give All of our gifts to our God.

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WHAT MUST I DO

CHORUS [Bm]What must I [G]do to be [Gb]saved? [Bm]What must I [G]do to be [Gb]saved? [Bm]I'll be [G]frank with [Gb]you [Bm]I ain't been [Em]too well [Gb]behaved. [Bm]You admit you're [G]not any [Gb]saint [Bm]Yet defend yourself with [G]things you [Gb]ain't [Bm]I ain't no murderer, no [G]liar, or [Gb]thief [Bm]O my friend, you're [Em]headed for [Gb]grief. [Bm]Your plan for [G]avoiding the [Gb]curse [Bm]Point at others a [G]hundred times [Gb]worse [Bm]Your little plan for [G]sidestepping [Gb]hell [Bm]Tell you now it [Em]ain`t gonna [Gb]sell. [Bm]Your justifying is [G]wearing real [Gb]thin. [Bm]Without His blood, no [G]remission of [Gb]sins. [Bm]Repent and believe [G]only one [Gb]way. [Bm]Turn to Jesus or there's [Em]hell to [Gb]pay. * Differs from recording. G changed to Em at end of each verse here.

I sang the nasally-sounding chorus through a cheerleader megaphone. The bizarre lead guitar part is backmasking, a technique from the psychedelic era when musicians (like the Beatles) recorded a voice or instrument, and then had it play backwards on the recording. The crosses bleed into each other with morphing software.

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YOU HAVE EYES

VERSE 1 [Eb]Lord, you have [Gm]eyes that see [Fm]deep inside to what is [Bb]troubling [Gm]me. [Eb]Down into the [Gm]darkest part [Fm]You bring the light That [Bb]guides my heart. VERSE 2 [Eb]Lord, you have [Gm]eyes that see [Fm]what is truth and what is [B]fantas- [Gm]y. [Eb]Open my eyes so [Gm]I can see too [Fm]And tell me Lord What [Bb]I should do. CHORUS [Eb]They that are Christ's have [Bb]crucified their flesh [Fm]with its a- [Ab]ffections and [Bb]lusts. [Eb]They that are Christ's have [Bb]crucifi ed their flesh [Fm]with its a- [Ab]ffections and [Bb]lusts. VERSE 3 [Eb]Lord, you have [Gm]eyes that see [Fm]What tomorrow [Bb]has for me [Eb]Guide me in my [Gm]every choice [Fm]Whatever comes Teach me [Bb]to rejoice.

CHORUS [Eb]They that are Christ's have [Bb]crucified their flesh [Fm]with its a- [Ab]ffections and [Bb]lusts. [Eb]They that are Christ's have [Bb]crucifi ed their flesh [Fm]with its a- [Ab]ffections and [Bb]lusts.

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