Amy Grant

"After the fire is over
After the ashes cool
After the smoke has blown away
I will be here for you

After the stillness finds you
After the winds of change
All that is good and true between us
This will remain the same

Slowly, Slowly,
We turn the page of life
Growing, Knowing
It comes at quite a price

After the fire is over
After the ashes cool
After the smoke has blown away
I will be here for you

After your time of wandering
Along this lonely road
There will be many voices calling
Mine will say "Welcome Home"

Slowly, Slowly
We turn the page of life
Growing, Knowing
It comes at quite a price

After the fire is over
After the ashes cool
After the smoke has blown away
I will be here for you

I will be here for you"

I'm looking for a way to feel you hold me
Feel your heartbeat
Just one more time
Reaching back trying to touch the moment
Each precious minute
That you were mine

How do you prepare when you love someone this way
To let them go a little more each day

The stars we put in place
The dreams we didn't waste
The sorrows we embraced
The world belonded to you and me
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we lost
The hurting at the end
I'd go there again
Cause it was beautiful
It was beautiful

Some days missing you is overwhelming
When it hits me
You're not coming back
And in my darkest hours I have wondered
Was it worth it
For the time we had

My thoughts get kind of scattered but one thing I know is true
I blessed the day I found you

The stars we put in place
The dreams we didn't waste
The sorrows we embraced
The world belonded to you and me
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we lost
The hurting at the end
I'd go there again
Cause it was beautiful
It was beautiful

The rules we stepped aside
The fear we defied
The thrill of the ride
The fire in our hearts that burned
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we lost
The hurting at the end
I'd go there again
Cause it was beautiful
It was beautiful

Who knew love would come walking through my door
And turn a light on somewhere down inside?
It gave me a feeling I'd never had before.
It was a long wait and it was just the wrong time.
I hope you'll hold me now, somewhere within.
And when you think about what might have been,

Cry a river.
Flood the sea.
Cry a river over me.
Take the bitter
With the sweet.
And cry a river over me.

How do you argue with a feeling in your bones
About what is and what isn't meant to be?
Some things you live with
And you never let it show.
Like the pain I felt the day I watched you leave.
And I hope you'll think of me when tender winds blow.
Sit on the shores of love and just let it go.

Cry a river.
Flood the sea.
Cry a river over me.
Take the bitter
With the sweet.
And cry a river over me.

Cry a river.
Flood the sea.
Cry a river over me.
Take the bitter
With the sweet.
And cry a river over me.

Cry a river.
Flood the sea.
Cry a river over me.
Take the bitter
With the sweet.
And cry a river over me.

There was this guy,
he was down on his luck
He was truly poverty's child
Well, he had no home and he had no car
And he wore a weary smile
Moved out to l.a.,
knocked around for awhile
But he was getting nowhere
Then he did this movie and it did really well
Now he's a millionaire
See, life is a curious thing
Life, ooh life is a curious thing

I know a man who could paint the town red
Had a college degree in fun
'till the doorbell rang and a long lost flame said
"this little boy is your son"
Gave him a suitcase and a bear
Left 'em in a cloud of dust
Now he's checking out schools and driving carpools
Learning to adjust
He says life is a curious thing
Life, ooh life is a curious thing

Well, I know that it can be demanding
I know that it can be unkind
I don't really understand it
But lord sure knows I try
Life is a curious thing
Life, ooh life is a curious thing

Let me tell you 'bout a kid I knew
A pudgy girl back in school
She had greasy hair and geeky glasses
Object of ridicule
The other day in the check out line
They were ringing up my rice and beans
There she was, a pretty little face
On the cover of a magazine
And I said life is a curious thing
Life, ooh life is a curious thing
(chorus)

Just goes to show that you never know
Just what tomorrow may bring
But I'll tell you this that what it is
Is seldom what it seems
'cause life is a curious thing
Life, ooh life is a curious thing. . .

There you go
Making mountains
Out of such a little hill.
Here I go
Mixing mortar
For another wall to build.
There's a struggle in this life we lead.
It's partly you, it's partly me.
But every road that's traveled
Teaches something new.
And every road that's narrow
Pushes us to choose.
And I'd be lying if I said
I have not tried to leave a time or two.
BUt every road that leads me,
Leads me back to you.
Here we stand
In the middle
Of what we've come to know.
It's a dance
It's a balance
Holding on, and letting go.
There is nothing that we can't resolve
When love's at stake
When love's involved.
Cuz every road that's traveled
Teaches something new.
And every road that's narrow
Pushes us to choose.
I'd be lying if I said
I have not tried to leave a time or two.
But every road that leads me,
Leads me back to you.
Every road that's traveled
Teaches something new.
And every road that's narrow
Pushes us to choose.
And I'd be lying if I said
I have not tried to leave a time or two.
But every road that leads me,
Leads me back to you.
Every road that leads me,
Leads me back to you.
Every road...
Leading me back to you.

Well I'd like to figure out where we stand before darkness falls
And I'd like to figure out before too late before hope is lost
Cause the sun that's shining on my face is shining down on you
And the fruit that gives me strength to live is giving you strength too
Can we fin a way to find a compromise though we don't see eye to eye
Eye to eye

Well I'd like to figure out a way to leave a troubled past behind
To forget those angry words and wars we fought across the battle lines
Cause tomorrow we could find the road to peace for you and me
And our children in their innocence will follow what they see
Oh we've got to find a way to live our lives though we don't see eye to eye

Oh how easy it would be to close the door and walk away
I can't walk out when I believe
You'remy brother and we owe it to each other
We've got to try though we don't see eye to eye
Eye to eye

repeat chorus

I want to look behind your eyes
And gently brush the hair back from your face
'Cause baby I just realized
Seeing you there in that light
It's better to be kind than right
And I'm about to bridge this kiss between us

Cause baby I'm ready to dig in
Ready for more than skin on skin
This is where love begins
So I say
I'm gonna tell you you're my man
Cause it makes you happy
And I wanna rush to hold your hand
You know it makes me happy
I'm gonna love you the best I can
Cause I know it makes you happy

I know I've made some big mistakes
I've learned the hardest lessons that way
So adios to foolish pride
I've got nothin' left to hide
I stand here open wide
And everything inside of me is sayin'

Baby I'm ready to dig in
Ready for more than skin on skin
This is where love begins
So I say
I'm gonna tell you you're my man
Cause it makes you happy
And I wanna rush to hold your hand
It makes me feel happy
I'm gonna love you best I can
Cause I know it makes you happy
And I wanna see you happy

This is one of those moments
When all that really matters
Is crystal clear
We are woven together
By whatever threads of life that have
Brought Us Here
We are stripped of all layers
We are getting to the core
Tell me something real and nothing more

'Cause I don't know why
I don't know how
And I don't know where
Maybe all I know is now

So I'm here between the bookends
Of everything that was and
What will be
There's a wealth of information
But not so many answers
It seems to me

So I face the unfamiliar
And nothing is clear
Only blinding faith can carry me from here

'Cause I don't know why
I don't know how
And I don't know where
Maybe all I know is now

Hold my hand and hold this moment
Time sure feels precious don't it
Life is always changing this I know

repeat chorus

When every moment gets too hard
The end of the road can feel so far
No matter how much time we're apart,
I'm always near you

I'll be the shelter in your rain,
Help you to find your smile again
I'll make you laugh at a broken heart,
Wherever you are

Chorus
'Cause I'm never gonna walk away
If the walls come down someday
All alone, and you feel afraid
I'll be there when you call my name
You can always depend on me
I believe until forever ends
I will be your friend

Yeah..I will be your friend

So many people come and go
But nothing will change the you I know
You'll never be just a face in the crowd,
And time will show

Through the seasons and the years
I will always hold you dear
Never you fear

Chorus(x2)

I'll be around when every candle burns down low
And I want you and I want you to know

Chorus(x2)
I will be your friend
I will be your friend.

I can't relive my life
I can't retrace my tracks
I can't undo what's done
There is no going back
I chased a selfish dream
Did not survey the cost
Illusions disappeared
I found my innocence lost

Some say it's lessons learned
Some say it's living life
I say it's choices made
Knowing right from wrong
One night I fought to sleep
In my slumber I turned and tossed
I woke to a cloudy day
Found my innocence lost

An innocent child is a beautiful thing
Secure in a Father's arms
Sleeps while Mother sings
There's no way to know
All the harm this world can bring
I miss my innocence
Oh to be innocent

My heavenly Father
The well of eternal love
That overflows with grace
I can completely trust
My broken heart repaired
And all my sins forgot
I can be pure again
In spite of my innocence lost

In His eyes I'm a newborn child
'Cause I accept His love
I have a new found hope
Though I found my innocence lost

Took a drive along the west bank of the shore.
I thought of what you said and then I thought some more.
You say your life has all been chiseled out in stone.
And all you want is just a taste of the unknown.
I think it was yesterday I called you on the phone.
You say you need a change, I recognize the tone.
Buy me a ticket please to anywhere I'll go.
I'm not saying what is right or what is wrong.
I'm just thinking you've been hanging here too long.

Why don't we just up and leave it all behind.
Maybe a change would ease your mind, for a time.
Leave it all behind.

What I really want to do is see you smile.
Hear you talk and let me listen for a while.
There's too much going on to keep it all inside.
You try to whisper but you start to scream and shout.
What you need is just a place to let it out.

So why don't we just up and leave it all behind.
Maybe a change would ease your mind, for a time.
We will see if there's a place that we could go.
Someplace that no one else will know how to find.
Leave it all behind.
Try to whisper but you start to scream and shout.
What you need is just a place to let it out.

So why don't we just up and leave it all behind.
Maybe a change would ease your mind, for a time.
We will see if there's a place that we can go.
Someplace that no one else will know how to find.
Leave it all behind.

Why do lovers drift apart
How does love fade away
When do pieces of a broken heart mend again
You've been crying in the dark
And you've been feeling alone
Don't be scared of what you'll find
When you turn the light on

Ain't nobody gonna say goodbye
Ain't nobody gonna walk away
This time, baby, I'm learning how to love you, love you
Ain't nobody gonna make you cry
Ain't nobody ever really tried to love
Like I love you

What sad memory of yesterday
What terrible scar
Keeps you gathering pieces of
Your shattered heart
There was once upon a time
When hope was living within
I know there will come a time
When you can believe again

(Chorus)

How long have you been feeling lost and lonely
How long have you been sad and blue

This time, baby, I'm learing how to love you, love you
Ain't nobody gonna make you cry
Ain't nobody ever really tried to love
Like I love you

This time, baby, I'm learning how to love you, love you
Let me love you, like I love you

I've waited so long now
I've wanted forever to hold you
Now you're in my arms
And I'll never let you go

Whatever you do, y'know
I'll be standing here beside you baby
Just like a bird that's find it's way back home
I've finally found a place where I belong

I've been looking for you since I took my first breath
And I'll be loving you baby til I take my last
I'd like to know
What would I do without you in my life
From the moment I saw you I knew
I was looking for you

Can I wake up now
Can I believe what I'm feeling
And I'll be sure I wasn't dreaming it all

Baby it's true, you do
Something supernatural to me
Each night I pray to God that you'll be blessed
I need you so much baby I confess

I've been looking for you since I took my first breath
And I'll be loving you baby til I take my last
I'd like to know
What would I do without you in my life
All along I was waiting for you
From the moment I saw you I knew
It had to be you

So sure yours
Together ever after
Now the dream came true
And maybe when you least expect it love will come to you

I'd like to know what would I do without you in my life
All along I was waiting for you
From the moment I saw you I knew
It had to be you

Sweet love came to my life
I was looking for you
Sweet love came to my life
I was looking for looking for you
Sweet love came to my life
I was thining about you
Sweet love came to my life
All along I was looking for you
Sweet love came to my life
I was thining about you
Sweet love came to my life
I was thinking about you
Sweet love came to my life
I was thinking about you
Sweet love came to my life
From the moment I saw you I knew
Sweet love came to my life
Looking for you
Sweet love came to my life
I was looking for you
Sweet love came to my life
I was thinking about you

Your smile lights up the room
Like a candle in the dark.
It warms me through and through.
I guess that I had dreamed
That we would never be apart.
But that dream did not come true.
Missing you
Is just a part of living.
Missing you
Feels like a way of life.
I'm living out the life that I've been given.
Baby I still wish you were mine.
I cannot hear the telephone
Jangle on the wall
And not feel a hopefull thrill.
And I cannot help but smile
At any news of you at all.
And I guess I always will.
Missing you
Is just a part of living.
Missing you
Feels like a way of life.
I'm living out the life that I've been given.
But Baby I still wish you were mine.
Missing you
Is just a part of living.
Missing you
Feels like a way of life.
I'm living out the life that I've been given.
But Baby I still wish you were mine.
I'm living out the life that I've been given.
But Baby I still wish you were mine.

Main street u.s.a boarded up and dry
Knowin' what once was here just makes me wanna cry
Used to be the favorite place
Now what remains are memories even time cannot erase

Old man johnson's store, where we grew up too fast
All that remains today are echoes from the past
Used to be a boomin' town
All that's left is either broken up or broken down

Singing, oh ah, oh ah, oh ah, oh
Where we used to belong
There ain't nobody home
Said, oh ah, oh ah, oh ah, oh
You can knock all you want
But, ain't nobody home

Packed up, moved away, runnin' from the past
Leaving behind the dusty dreams and broken glass
Used to be a busy town
Now, everybody passes through, but they don't stick around
(chorus)

Was a newsstand on the corner
Right next to the barber shop
And down the street there
That's where all the kids would stop
And they would tease the neighbor's bulldog
Laugh and run away
Now, there's no one left who knows the truth in what you say
(chorus)

Singing, oh ah, oh ah, oh ah, oh
Where we used to belong
There ain't nobody home
Said, oh ah, oh ah, oh ah, oh
You can knock all you want
But, ain't nobody home
Talk all you want,
There ain't nobody home

They were the sweetest words I'd ever heard
My heart could barely take it in
Like water offered to the lips
Of a tired and thirsty man

'cause it's a tangled web of woven
I don't know all the reasons
But it amazes me to wake up
To your mercy every morning

So I'm standing here spinning around
In the fields of freedom
And I'm still alive and reaching out
And I can feel the healing

'cause you say
Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Out in the open
Come on out come on out
Come on out come onout
Into the light
There is no jury
There is no judge
Ready and waiting
Are the steady arms of love 124

For the sake of never making waves I
Kept my secrets to myself
And no one ever really knew the
Darker shadows of my heart

But I will be a witness
That there's nothing in me dark enough
The power of forgiveness
Cannot resuce from the deep

So I'm standing here spinning around
In the fields of freedom
And I'm still alive and reaching out
And I can feel the healing

And you say
Come on out come out
Come on out come out
Out in the open
Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Into the light
There is no jury
There is no judge
Ready and waiting
Are a steady arms of love 240

Hey

And I'm standing here spinning around
In the fields of freedom
And I'm still alive
And reaching out
And I can feel the healing

Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Out in the open
Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Into the light
There is no jury
There is no judge
Ready and waiting
Are the steady arms of love

Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Out in the open
Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Into the light

Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Into the arms of love
Into the of light

Come on out come on out
Come on out come on out
Into the light

Simple Things

Wake up baby look around
Birds sing, ooooh that sound
Reminds me of a line
From Unchained Melody

Feel like I'm a little girl
Best thing in the whole wide world
Is I can see the makings of a memory
I remember how it used to be
Well I'm still dreaming...

Cuz I dream of simple things
I can believe in
Like the feeling this day brings
True love and the miracle of forgiving
I believe in simple things

Ain't nothing like a sunny day
Chit-chat at a street cafe
Just paint the picture, baby
Where you wanna be

Take a walk, take a ride
So far, you and I
Don't need a plan
But we can share
This revelry

I remember how I used to want it all
Funny now the big things seem so small

I dream of simple things
I can believe in
Like the feeling this day brings
True love and the miracle of forgiving
I believe in simple things

Through all the days
The blues, the greys
A ray of light keeps shining...

So much pain and no good reason why
You've cried until the tears run dry.
And nothing here can make you understand.
The one thing you held so dear, is slipping from your hands.

And you say
Chorus
Why why why?
Does it go this way?
And why why why?
When all I can say is somewhere down the road,
They'll be answers to the questions
Somewhere down the road
though we can not see it now
somewhere down the road you will find mighty arms
reaching for you
and they will hold the answers at the end of the road.

Yesterday I thought I'd seen it all
I thought I'd climbed the highest wall
and now I see that learning never ends.
And all I know to do is keep on walking
walking round the bend.

Chorus

Oh Keep on Walking ( spoken)

Chorus again

Oh and they will hold the answers at the end of the road.
Oh Keep on walking...
Walking down the road...
Somewhere down this lonely road, can't see it now.. ...

CHORUS:
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the Titanic turned back around
It takes a little time sometimes
But baby you're not going down
It takes more than you've got right now
Give it time

What's this walking thru' my door
I know I've seen the look before
Sometimes in faces on the street
Sometimes in the mirror looking back at me
You can't fix this pain with money
You can't rush a weary soul
You can't sweep it under the rug, now honey
It don't take a lot to know

CHORUS

Now it may not be over by morning
But Rome wasn't built in a day
You can name that thing a thousand times
But it won't make it go away
Let me put my arms around you
And hold you while you weep
We've been talking and you know what
I'm sick of this talk
And it's nothing that won't keep

CHORUS

I cannot take the heat.
This girl's going home.
Standing on my own two feet.
Standing alone.
Just a little weary of
All the talk and all the buzz.
And all I ever wanted was
The feeling I had with us.

I cannot take the heat.
I guess I'm letting go.
Tired of stitching up my dreams
With this thread of hope.
I'm still a believer of
Twin hearts and timeless love.
But all I ever wanted was
The feeling I had with us.
All I ever wanted was
The feeling I had with us.

Th road of life is rugged.
An road you choose.
And when I find the other side,
I'll look for you.

I cannot take the heat.
And so I'll say goodbye.
A million things I never said,
Din't even try.
Cuz words are cheap
And sometimes cruel.
And stuff you hear
Is seldom true.
And all I ever wanted was
Th feeling I had with you
Yeah, all I ever wanted was
The feeling I had with you.

There's a fire in the sky
The stars are burning
Like this passion tonight
Slowly stirring

You and I
A way we've never known
Now we're here alone

You're the one in my life and
Nothing matters
More to me on this night than
Learning how do I love you
Til the morning light
Baby you and I

Hold me close
Feel me breathe
Touch my heart
Set it free and love will lead us
Lay me down
Lift me up
Feel the power
Every time we touch

Don't we wait all our lives
For such a moment
Soul to soul, eye to eye
And all our colors run
Toward one
Til there's no dividing light
Between you and I

Hold me close
Feel me breathe
Touch my heart
Set it free and love will lead us
Lay me down Lift me up
Feel the power
Every time we touch

Hold onto water
Hold to the tide
Love is an ocean
Love washes over
For you and I
As we dream
On the sea of desire

Hold me close
Feel me breath
Touch my hear
Set me free and love will lead us
Lay me down
Lift me up
Feel the power
Every time we touch

I have waited all my life
For this moment
For this moment

We are all the same it seems,
Behind the eyes.
Broken promises and dreams
In good disguise.
All we're really looking for
Is somewhere safe and warm.
The shelter of each other in the storm.

Maybe one day
We can turn and face our fears.
Maybe one day
We can reach out through the tears.
After all it's really not that far
To where hope can be found.
Maybe one day
We can turn this world around.

You can trace the path of time.
Not you and me.
The twisting road we call our lives,
We cannot see.
tTe hunger and the longing
Every one of us knows inside.
Could be the bridge between us if we try.

Maybe one day
We can turn and face our fears.
Maybe one day
We can reach out through the tears.
After all it's really not that far
To where hope can be found.
Maybe one day
We can turn this world around.

After all it's really not that far
To where hope can be found.
Maybe one day
We can turn and face our fears.
Maybe one day
There'll be laughter in our tears.
After all it's really not that far
To where hope can be found.
Maybe one day
We can turn this world around.
We can turn this world around.
Maybe we can one day
Turn this world around.
Oh, let's turn this whole world around.

Take this man to prison
The man heard Herod say
And then four squads of soldiers came
And carried him away
Chained up between two watchmen
Peter tried to sleep
But beyond the walls
An endless prayer was lifting for his keep

Then a light cut through the darkness
Of a lonely prison cell
And the chains that bound the man of God
Just opened up and fell
And running to his people
Before the break of day
There was only one thing on his mind
Only one thing to say

Angels watching over me
Every move I make
Angels watching over me

Angels watching over me
Every step I take
Angels watching over me

God only knows the times
My life was threatened just today
A reckless car ran out of gas
Before it ran my way
Near misses all around me
Accidents unknown
Though I never see with human eyes
The hands that lead me home

But I know they're all around me
All day and through the night
When the enemy is closing in
I know sometimes they fight
To keep my feet from falling
I'll never turn away
If you're asking what's protecting me
Then you're gonna hear me say

Got His Angels watching over me
Every move I make
Angels watching over me

Angels watching over me
Every step I take
Angels watching over me

Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me

Got His Angels watching over me
Every move I make
Angels watching over me

Angels watching over me
Every step I take
Angels watching over me

Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me
Angels watching over me

Though I never see with human eyes
The hands that lead me home

Lord I'm really glad You're here.
I hope you feel the same when You see all my fear,
And how I fail,
I fall sometimes.
It's hard to walk on shifting sand.
I miss the rock, and find there's nowhere left to stand;
I start to cry.
Lord, please help me raise my hands so You can pick me up.
Hold me close,
Hold me tighter.

I have found a place where I can hide.
It's safe inside
Your arms of love.
Like a child who's helped throughout a storm,
You keep me warm
In Your arms of love.

Storms will come and storms will go.
Wonder just how many storms it takes until
I finally know
You're here always.
Even when my skies are far from gray,
I can stay;
Teach me to stay there,

In the place I've found where I can hide.
It's safe inside
Your arms of love.
Like a child who's helped throughout a storm,
You keep me warm
In Your arms of love.

(Tell me) Does your head keep turning,
From the feelings churning,
Deep inside of you?
(Tell me) When your mind is racing,
All the things you're chasing,
Worth your while, well?
(Tell me) Don't you ever question
Why you're always guessin'
Reasons for your life?
(Listen) There's no need to waver,
Long ago the Savior,
Died...for you, so,

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

(Tell me) Does the fear of losing
Keep your heart from choosing
Who has hold of you?
(Tell me) Have you felt the yearning,
Deep inside, a burning
Need for love, now?
(Tell me) Tell me, can you sense a fighting?
Hate is now igniting,
Fear of loving you.
(Listen) Listen, God is still here waiting;
He'll remove the hating
Part...of you, so,

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

If you see the moon,
Rising gently on your fields.
If the wind blows softly on your face.
If the sunset lingers,
While cathedral bells peal,
And the moon has risen to her place,

You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things he's yet to do.
And if you find a love that's tender,
If you find someone who's true,
Then thank the Lord --
He's been doubly good to you.

If you look in the mirror,
At the end of a hard day,
And you know in your heart you have not lied.
And if you gave love freely,
If you earned an honest wage,
And if you've got Jesus by your side,

You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do.
And if you find a love that's tender,
If you find someone who's true,
Thank the Lord --
He's been doubly good to you.

You can thank the Father
For the things that He has done.
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do.
And if you find a love that's tender,
If you find someone who's true,
Thank the Lord --
He's been doubly good to you....

Thank the Lord --
He's been doubly good to you.

El Shaddai, el shaddai
El-elyon na adonia
Age to age you're still the same
By the power of the name
El shaddai, el shaddai
Erkamka na adonai
I will praise and lift you high
El shaddai

Through your love and through the ram
You saved the son of Abraham
Through the power of your hand
You turned the sea into dry land
To the outcast on her knees
You were the God who really sees
And by your might
You set your children free

El shaddai, el shaddai
El-elyon na adonia
Age to age you're still the same
By the power of the name
El shaddai, el shaddai
Erkamka na adonai
I will praise and lift you high
El shaddai

El shaddai, el shaddai
El-elyon na adonai
Age to age you're still the same
By the power, el shaddai
Erkamka na adonai
I will praise and lift you high
El shaddai

Through the years you've made it clear
That the time of Christ was near
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frality of your son

I will praise and lift you high
El shaddai

I know a man, maybe you know him, too.
You never can tell; he might even be you.
He knelt at the altar, and that was the end.
He's saved, and that's all that matters to him.

His spiritual tummy, it can't take too much.
One day a week, he gets a spiritual lunch.
On Sunday, he puts on his spiritual best,
And gives his language a spiritual rest.

He's just a faaa...
He's just a fat little baby!
Wa, wa, waaaaa....
He wants his bottle, and he don't mean maybe.
He sampled solid foods once or twice,
But he says doctrine leaves him cold as ice.
Ba, ba, ba, ba...ba, ba...ba, ba!

He's been baptized, sanctified, redeemed by the blood,
But his daily devotions are stuck in the mud.
He knows the books of the Bible and John 3:16.
He's got the biggest King James you've ever seen!

I've always wondered if he'll grow up someday.
He's momma's boy, and he likes it that way.
If you happen to see him, tell him I said,
"He'll never grow, if he never gets fed."

He's just a fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fa-at, fat...
Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fa-at, Fat...
FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAAAAAT...
...baby...

All my life-time plans,
I got 'em in my hands.
Balancing my fate upon a wire.
Got to let it go.
Everywhere I turn I see
There's nowhere left to go.
All my dreams are far,
Too much for me to hold.
Still I hate to drop them,
Weren't they from you?
What did I do?

You are the one that can see,
Into the heart of me.
Am I really giving up tomorrow?
Got, got, got to let it go.
This is gonna hurt a little,
Still it's right I know.
Got to let it --
Even though I fear
Too much of me might show,
I can't wait any longer for it,
I've had enough!
I'll give it up!

Lord, here's my heart,
I've been keeping it from you,
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go,
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Go to let it -- got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Holding on too tight,
Where do I lose sight?
Where's the lamb that seems to bring frustration,
Go to let it go.
The best of dreams can turn to nightmares,
When my heart takes hold.
How long must I learn?
This lesson's getting old,
I've got to catch a clearer vision,
I'm in Your hands!
You're in command!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

There's a wealth of things that I profess
I said that I believed
But deep inside I never changed
I guess I'd been deceived

'Cause a voice inside kept telling me
That I'd change by and by
But the Spirit made it clear to me
That kind of life's a lie

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deciver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

So forget the game of being good
And your self-righteous pain
'Cause the only good inside your heart
Is the good that Jesus brings

And when the world begins to see you change
Don't expect them to applaud
Just keep your eyes on Him and tell yourself
I've become the work of God

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

TV's off at 1 AM
One more day alone again
The work gets longer every day
Why'd I have to get away?

But I have found a comfort here
Solitude can be so dear
Loneliness is not so blue
When it puts my mind on You

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love

I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)
It clears my heart
Lets my very best part shine through
It's You

Lonely people everywhere
Lucky, lonely, ones who care
You've got all you need and more
Someone to be lonely for
Someone cries for you to hear
Take your heart and wipe that tear
Give them someone they can miss
Give them love and sing them this

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love

I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)
It clears my heart
Lets my very best part shine through
Oh, it's You

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love
I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)

Got a ticket coming home,
Wish the officer had known
What a day today has been.
Then I stumbled through the door,
Dropping junk mail on the floor.
When will this day end?

But then your letter caught my eye,
Brought the hope in me to life,
'Cause you know me very well,
And I bet you wrote me
Just to tell me,

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

Boy, that letter hit the spot--
Made me think of all I've got,
And all that waits for me.
Guess I've known it all day long;
Wonder where my thoughts went wrong.
When will my heart believe?

Waking half way through the night,
Reaching toward the lamp for light,
Picking up the Word I find;
Here's another letter
To remind me.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

Days like these are just a test of our will.
Will we walk or will we fall?
Well, I can almost see the top of the hill,
And I believe it's worth it all.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)

Day turns to night, and I turn into bed.
Can't get to sleep; something's in my head.
Pacing the floor, I try to force a rhyme.
Why do I fear this time?

It's not a song till it touches your heart.
It's not a song till it tears you apart.
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong,
Till it gets through to you,
It's not a song.

Now close your eyes; look into your hand.
What do you see?
Life is our song, to give and learn to take.
Time will not wait.

Oh, won't you please come dance,
While the song's still playing,
Won't be long till the silence falls.

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart.
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong,
Till it gets through to you,
It's not a song.

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart.
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong,
Till it gets through to you,
It's not a song.

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart.
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong,
Till it gets through to you,
It's not a song.

It's not a song till it touches your heart. (It's not a song.)
It's not a song till it tears you apart.
After what's left of what's right and what's wrong,
Till it gets through to you,
It's not a song.

Consider the lilies of the field,
Solomon dressed in royal robes
Has not the worth of them.
Consider the lilies of the field.
He takes after each and every need.
Leave all your cares behind,
Seek Him and you will find
Your Father loves you so.

Consider the creatures of the air.
For all of the diamonds in all the earth
Have not the wealth of them.
Consider the creatures of the air.
Jehovah loves them with tender hand.
He knows your every care,
His touch is always there
To see you through the night.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let you go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All You've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.

Consider the lilies of the field.
For how much more does He love His own,
If Yaweh cares for them.
Consider the creatures of the air.
He takes after each and every need.
If we ask Him for bread,
Will He give us a stone?
Jehovah loves His own.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All You've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let you go.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.

And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.
And Jehovah I love You so,
And Jesus I want You to know,
All you've done for me to set me free,
I'll never let You go.

(Ne'er let You go....)

(Never go....)

When all goodbyes
Are said and done,
And nighttime finds you home,
Are you all right
To spend a night
Of being all alone?

And do you hide
Between the lines
Of conversations past?
A wall of words,
A heart unheard,
That hides behind a mask?

I'm raining on the inside;
My heart wells up with tears that start to pour.
I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

When friends who care
Can't be there
To ease away my pain,
And peace of mind,
It's hard to find,
Like sunlight in the rain.

God sees my heart,
The deepest part,
Inside this lonely me,
And reachin' in,
His love begins
To heal the heart in me.

I'm raining on the inside;
Oh, my heart weels up with tears that start to pour.
I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

Sometimes we're raining on the inside,
And our hearts well up with tears that start to pour.
But when we're raining on the inside,
Let His cries of love break through,
Know that He loves you, once more....

Sometimes I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing

Anew
The song your heart learned to sing
When He first gave His life to you
But life goes on and so must the song
You gotta sing again
The song born in your soul when
You first gave your heart to Him
Sing His praises once more

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more Hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing

Aloud the song that someone is dying
To hear down in the maddening crowd
As you once were before you heard the song
You gotta let them know the truth
Is a light to shine upon the way that maybe they could go
Sing Your praises once more

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more Hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you

Just to let the name of the Lord
Be praised both for now and ever more
Praise him oh ye servants

Give your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Give your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you

Just to sing, sing, sing
Come on, sing, sing, sing
I can hear you now, sing, sing, sing

Day by day, dream by dream.
I fight to find the way to go.
Every day opens a different door.
Every dream shadows the one before.
But slowly I can see
The way You've made for me.

Straight ahead, I can see Your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark.
Straight ahead, there's no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.

Carry on through the night,
When the road is hard to find.
Lying lights tell me to turn around.
Lying thoughts tell me I'm lost not found.
But clearly I can see
You're waiting there for me.

Straight ahead, I can see Your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark.
Straight ahead, there's no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.

Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead),
Straight ahead, (straight ahead).

Straight ahead (straight ahead), I can see Your light.
Straight ahead, through the dark (through the dark).
Straight ahead, there's no left or right.
Straight ahead, to your heart.

Straight ahead....

No longer what we were before,
But not all that we will be.
Tomorrow, when we lock the door,
On all our compromising,
When He appears,
He'll draw us near,
And we'll be changed by His glory,
Wrapped up in His glory....

We will be like Him,
For we shall see Him,
As He is.

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la....)

No longer what we saw before,
But not all that we will see.
Tomorrow, when we lock the door,
On all our disbelieving,
When He appears (holy, holy),
Our view will clear,
And we'll be changed by His glory,
Wrapped up in His glory....

But I'm caught in between
The now and the not yet;
Sometimes it seems like
Forever and ever,
That I've been reaching to be
All that I am,
But I'm only a few steps nearer,
Yet I'm nearer....

No longer what we were before,
But not all that we will be.
Tomorrow, when we lock the door,
On all our disbelieving,
And He appears (holy, holy),
He'll draw us near,
And we'll be changed by His glory,
Wrapped up in His glory....

When He appears (holy, holy),
He'll draw us near,
And we'll be changed by His glory,
Wrapped up in His glory....

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

When I feel afraid
Think I've lost my way
Still You're there
Right beside me

Nothing will I fear
As long as You are near
Please be near me to the end

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

I will not forget
Your love for me and yet
My heart forever is wandering

Jesus be my guide
And hold me to Your side
And I will love You to the end

Nothing will I fear
As long as You are near
Please be near me to the end

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

Thy Word
Is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path

And a light unto my path
You're the light unto my path

Lay down your failures and excuses,
All of the dreams that never come true;
The past is a crutch you've been using;
Time you broke that thing in two.
Open your eyes to tomorrow.
Open your life to His care.
Open your past to His mercy.
Open your heart, He'll be there.

We've got tomorrow;
There'll be changes made inside.
We've got tomorrow;
Gonna take it all in stride.
If we just follow,
God will lead us to His side.
If this day went wrong
You gotta pick up,
You gotta move on to tomorrow.

Yesterday's gone for forever.
We'll never change a thing we've done.
But the guilt is behind us,
If our heart's moving on.
Never give an inch (never give an inch) to disbelieving;
What God said, He's gonna do,
And He said when He started,
He's never gonna quit until He's through.

We've got tomorrow;
Don't let trouble fill your head.
We've got tomorrow;
You gotta believe what He said.
Just follow. He'll be here until the end,
So keep hanging on,
Until you pick up,
Until you move on to tomorrow.

I know some things can take time.
But I believe He changes minds.
Tell me when are you gonna see?
All you gotta do is believe!

We've got tomorrow;
There'll be changes made inside.
We've got tomorrow;
Gonna take it all in stride.
If we just follow,
God will lead us to His side.
If this day went wrong
You gotta pick up,
You gotta move on to tomorrow (tomorrow).

Don't let trouble fill your head.
We've got tomorrow (tomorrow);
You gotta believe what He said.
And follow (follow). He'll be here until the end,
So keep hanging on,
Until you pick up,
Until you move on until tomorrow (tomorrow).

There'll be changes made inside.
We've got tomorrow (tomorrow);
Gonna take it all in stride.
If we just follow (follow);
God will lead us to His side.
If this day went wrong
You gotta pick up,
You gotta move on to tomorrow (tomorrow).

Don't let trouble fill your head.
Tomorrow (tomorrow).
You gotta believe what He said.
Just follow (follow). He'll be here until the end,
So keep hanging on,
Until you pick up,
Until you move on to tomorrow (tomorrow).

I call you on the phone
But you're not at home.
Where do you go when you're hurting?
I hear you're down again,
Lost the will to win.
Why do you run when your hurting?
Oh, where do you hide your heart?
Where do you hide your heart?

Leave the hurt behind you
Love has found you now
And He'll never let you go.
Oh, you've got to know
That Jesus will not leave us now,
So leave your cares behind.
Oh, leave your cares behind.

When you're feeling low
Let me let you know,
That we're all sad sometimes.
Jesus carries you,
He's gonna see you through;
He'll never leave 'cause He loves you.
Oh, where do you hide your heart?
Tell me, where do you hide your heart?

Leave it all behind you
Love has found you now
And He'll never let you go.
Oh, you've got to know
That Jesus will not leave us now.
He'll never let you go.
He'll never let you go.

Where do you hide your heart?
Where do you hide your heart?

Leave the hurt behind you
Love has found you now
And He'll never let you go.
It's so good to know
That Jesus will not leave us now.
He'll never let you go.
He'll never let you go.

Lord I'm really glad You're here.
I hope you feel the same when You see all my fear,
And how I fail,
I fall sometimes.
It's hard to walk on shifting sand.
I miss the rock, and find there's nowhere left to stand;
I start to cry.
Lord, please help me raise my hands so You can pick me up.
Hold me close,
Hold me tighter.

I have found a place where I can hide.
It's safe inside
Your arms of love.
Like a child who's helped throughout a storm,
You keep me warm
In Your arms of love.

Storms will come and storms will go.
Wonder just how many storms it takes until
I finally know
You're here always.
Even when my skies are far from gray,
I can stay;
Teach me to stay there,

In the place I've found where I can hide.
It's safe inside
Your arms of love.
Like a child who's helped throughout a storm,
You keep me warm
In Your arms of love.

(Tell me) Does your head keep turning,
From the feelings churning,
Deep inside of you?
(Tell me) When your mind is racing,
All the things you're chasing,
Worth your while, well?
(Tell me) Don't you ever question
Why you're always guessin'
Reasons for your life?
(Listen) There's no need to waver,
Long ago the Savior,
Died...for you, so,

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

(Tell me) Does the fear of losing
Keep your heart from choosing
Who has hold of you?
(Tell me) Have you felt the yearning,
Deep inside, a burning
Need for love, now?
(Tell me) Tell me, can you sense a fighting?
Hate is now igniting,
Fear of loving you.
(Listen) Listen, God is still here waiting;
He'll remove the hating
Part...of you, so,

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

Don't run away,
You're headed no where, (Don't run away....)
Keep up the face,
You're gonna go there, (Keep up the face.)
You'll feel alone,
Who do you know there?
Please turn back now.

Don't run away,
He wants your heart now, (Don't run away....)
Hear what I say,
And play it smart now, (What I say....)
Wise up today,
And give Him all of your love....

I know a man, maybe you know him, too.
You never can tell; he might even be you.
He knelt at the altar, and that was the end.
He's saved, and that's all that matters to him.

His spiritual tummy, it can't take too much.
One day a week, he gets a spiritual lunch.
On Sunday, he puts on his spiritual best,
And gives his language a spiritual rest.

He's just a faaa...
He's just a fat little baby!
Wa, wa, waaaaa....
He wants his bottle, and he don't mean maybe.
He sampled solid foods once or twice,
But he says doctrine leaves him cold as ice.
Ba, ba, ba, ba...ba, ba...ba, ba!

He's been baptized, sanctified, redeemed by the blood,
But his daily devotions are stuck in the mud.
He knows the books of the Bible and John 3:16.
He's got the biggest King James you've ever seen!

I've always wondered if he'll grow up someday.
He's momma's boy, and he likes it that way.
If you happen to see him, tell him I said,
"He'll never grow, if he never gets fed."

He's just a fat, fat, fat, fat, fat, fa-at, fat...
Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat, Fa-at, Fat...
FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAT, FAAAAAT...
...baby...

All my life-time plans,
I got 'em in my hands.
Balancing my fate upon a wire.
Got to let it go.
Everywhere I turn I see
There's nowhere left to go.
All my dreams are far,
Too much for me to hold.
Still I hate to drop them,
Weren't they from you?
What did I do?

You are the one that can see,
Into the heart of me.
Am I really giving up tomorrow?
Got, got, got to let it go.
This is gonna hurt a little,
Still it's right I know.
Got to let it --
Even though I fear
Too much of me might show,
I can't wait any longer for it,
I've had enough!
I'll give it up!

Lord, here's my heart,
I've been keeping it from you,
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go,
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Go to let it -- got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Holding on too tight,
Where do I lose sight?
Where's the lamb that seems to bring frustration,
Go to let it go.
The best of dreams can turn to nightmares,
When my heart takes hold.
How long must I learn?
This lesson's getting old,
I've got to catch a clearer vision,
I'm in Your hands!
You're in command!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

Lord, here's my heart (here's my heart, here's my heart)
I've been keeping it (keeping it, keeping it) from you!
And I got to let it go.
Holding on just breaks me, worry,
Got to let it go.
Come and take it from me, hurry,
Got to let it go.
Oh, I've got to let it go.
Got to give up all of my control!

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

There's a wealth of things that I profess
I said that I believed
But deep inside I never changed
I guess I'd been deceived

'Cause a voice inside kept telling me
That I'd change by and by
But the Spirit made it clear to me
That kind of life's a lie

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deciver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

So forget the game of being good
And your self-righteous pain
'Cause the only good inside your heart
Is the good that Jesus brings

And when the world begins to see you change
Don't expect them to applaud
Just keep your eyes on Him and tell yourself
I've become the work of God

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

I have decided
Being good is just a fable
I just can't 'cause I'm not able
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord

I have decided
I'm gonna live like a believer
Turn my back on the deceiver
I'm gonna live what I believe

TV's off at 1 AM
One more day alone again
The work gets longer every day
Why'd I have to get away?

But I have found a comfort here
Solitude can be so dear
Loneliness is not so blue
When it puts my mind on You

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love

I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)
It clears my heart
Lets my very best part shine through
It's You

Lonely people everywhere
Lucky, lonely, ones who care
You've got all you need and more
Someone to be lonely for
Someone cries for you to hear
Take your heart and wipe that tear
Give them someone they can miss
Give them love and sing them this

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love

I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)
It clears my heart
Lets my very best part shine through
Oh, it's You

I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It makes me think of You
(I love a lonely day)
All alone, I can easily find Your love
I love, I love a lonely day
(I love a lonely day)
It chases me to You
(I love a lonely day)

Got a ticket coming home,
Wish the officer had known
What a day today has been.
Then I stumbled through the door,
Dropping junk mail on the floor.
When will this day end?

But then your letter caught my eye,
Brought the hope in me to life,
'Cause you know me very well,
And I bet you wrote me
Just to tell me,

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

Boy, that letter hit the spot--
Made me think of all I've got,
And all that waits for me.
Guess I've known it all day long;
Wonder where my thoughts went wrong.
When will my heart believe?

Waking half way through the night,
Reaching toward the lamp for light,
Picking up the Word I find;
Here's another letter
To remind me.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

Days like these are just a test of our will.
Will we walk or will we fall?
Well, I can almost see the top of the hill,
And I believe it's worth it all.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little while.

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)
In a little while,
We'll be home forever,
In a while....
We're just here to learn to love Him;
We'll be home in just a little--

In a little while,
We'll be with the Father;
Can't you see Him smile? (Ooooooh....)

When all goodbyes
Are said and done,
And nighttime finds you home,
Are you all right
To spend a night
Of being all alone?

And do you hide
Between the lines
Of conversations past?
A wall of words,
A heart unheard,
That hides behind a mask?

I'm raining on the inside;
My heart wells up with tears that start to pour.
I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

When friends who care
Can't be there
To ease away my pain,
And peace of mind,
It's hard to find,
Like sunlight in the rain.

God sees my heart,
The deepest part,
Inside this lonely me,
And reachin' in,
His love begins
To heal the heart in me.

I'm raining on the inside;
Oh, my heart weels up with tears that start to pour.
I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

Sometimes we're raining on the inside,
And our hearts well up with tears that start to pour.
But when we're raining on the inside,
Let His cries of love break through,
Know that He loves you, once more....

Sometimes I'm raining on the inside,
But then Your cries of love break through,
And I fall in love with You once more.

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing

Anew
The song your heart learned to sing
When He first gave His life to you
But life goes on and so must the song
You gotta sing again
The song born in your soul when
You first gave your heart to Him
Sing His praises once more

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more Hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing

Aloud the song that someone is dying
To hear down in the maddening crowd
As you once were before you heard the song
You gotta let them know the truth
Is a light to shine upon the way that maybe they could go
Sing Your praises once more

Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more Hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you

Just to let the name of the Lord
Be praised both for now and ever more
Praise him oh ye servants

Give your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody
Give your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you

Just to sing, sing, sing
Come on, sing, sing, sing
I can hear you now, sing, sing, sing

Once my life had
No direction,
I was lost as could be.
I was caught in a whirlpool (caught in a whirlpool)
Spinning around in misery.

I needed a friend,
You took me in,
And you touched my heart
With your song of love
And gave me a brand new start.

Now there's beautiful music
Flowing on through me
Just like you said.
Angels singing,
Joy bells ringing
Inside my head,
Since you came inside me. (Since you came inside me.)
Now I'm lost inside your love.

You gave me just enough
To make hunger
For more of you.
Now I'm hooked on your lovin',
And I don't want to break loose.

With my heart in my hand,
I'm yours to command;
Do what you want me to.
Just never let me go,
Lord, I'm so in love with you.

Now there's beautiful music
Flowing on through me
Just like you said.
Angels singing,
Joy bells ringing
Inside my head,
Since you came inside me. (Since you came inside me.)
Now I'm lost inside your love.

Beautiful music
Flowing on through me
Just like you said.
Angels singing, (Angels singing,)
Joy bells ringing
Inside my head.

Beautiful music
Flowing on through me
Just like you said.
Angels singing, (Angels singing,)
Joy bells ringing
Inside my head.

When I think of all of the things He's doin' for me,
It makes me stand in wonder at what He's making me to be.
Tryin' to walk through straight, but getting turned around,
Always makin' the Master take a backseat and wait around.

But I praise the Lord for giving me a brand new start each day,
And I praise His blessed name for guiding me all along the way.
If He didn't, I wouldn't even try.

Well maybe you can't see a change, you know these things can take time.
But now that I've found Jesus, well He's given me peace of mind.
Now ev'ry day's just a chance to grow close to Him,
I may not win all the battles, but it's a victory in Him.

Well I praise the Lord for giving me a brand new start each day,
And I praise His blessed name for guiding me all along the way.
If He didn't, I would surely die.

Father, blessed Father,
It's morning again.
I give you, Father, myself, Father,
Continue Your plan.

I know together we can climb mountains in the sky.
No one can stop us when I'm standing by your side.

Trouble's knocking here again;
I'll tell him Jesus has me by His hand.
He'll walk me through.

Father, loving Father,
Create in me
A pure love, Father, your love, Father,
Instill it in me.

I remember the nights I've cried for you;
Now I only have to die for you;
Thank you, Lord, you've made it clear just for me.

I see the light;
It's burning out the night.

Oh, Father,
It's morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.

I am a small and lonely grape,
Clutching to the vine,
Waiting for the day when I'll become my Savior's wine!

Oh, wouldn't French cuisine just yearn it,
I've eternity to ferment,
But knowing me I'd end up ripple
In a cellar of cheblis.

Are you a small and lonely grape
Clutching to the vine,
Waiting for the day when you'll become your Savior's wine?

Don't give up hope ye heavy laden,
You don't want to be a raisin;
There's a grape grape joy in Jesus,
In the vineyard of the Lord.