Amy Grant

1974


We were young,
And none of us know quite what to say,
But the feeling moved
Among us in silence anyway.
Slowly we had made
Quite a change--
Somewhere we had crossed a big line.
Down upon our knees,
We had tasted holy wine,
And no one could sway us
In a life time.

Purer than the sky,
Behind the rain.
Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love.
Love had lit a fire;
We were the flame.
Burning into the darkness,
Shining out from inside us.

Not a word.
And no one had to say we were changed.
Nothing else we lived through
Would ever be same the same,
Knowing the truth
That we had gained.

Purer than the sky,
Behind the rain.
Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love.
Love had lit a fire;
We were the flame.
Burning into the darkness,
Shining out from inside us.

Stay with me.
Make it ever new,
So time will not undo,
As the years go by,
How I need to see
That?s still me.

Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love.

Yeah....

Burning into the darkness,
Shining out from inside us.

Purer than the sky,
Behind the rain.
Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love.
Love has lit a fire;
I am the flame.
Burning into the darkness,
Shining out from inside us.

Purer than the sky,
Behind the rain.
Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love. (ohh....)
Love has lit a fire;
I am the flame.
Burning into the darkness,
Shining out from inside us.

Purer than the sky,
Behind the rain.
Falling down all around us,
Calling out from a boundless love.

A Christmas to Remember


Twinkling lights
A chill is in the air
And carols everywhere
Close your eyes, it?s almost here
Candles and cards
And favorite movie scenes
The smell of evergreen
As special as it?s always been
And I have a dream or two
Maybe they will come true

Chorus:
Setting our hopes on a big snow tonight
We?ll wake up to a world of white
It?s gonna be a christmas to remember
Light up the fire, play some nat king cole
Always sentimental and don?t you know that
It?s gonna be a christmas to remember

I know it?s true
Time doesn?t stand still
Many things can change
But we know some things never will
The memories we share
The songs we always sing
The mystery of life
The hopefulness this season brings
And I have a dream or two
Maybe they will come true

Chorus

A Mighty Fortress/angels We Have Heard on High


Angel we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plain
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strain

Gloria
In excellsis deo
Gloria
In excellsis deo

Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King

Gloria
In excellsis deo
Gloria
In excellsis deo

Gloria
In excellsis deo

After The Fire


After the fire is over
After the ashes cool
After the smoke is blown away
I will be is 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 pages of life
Growing, knowing
It comes at quite a price

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

After your time of wondering
Along this lonely road
There will be many voices calling
Mine will say welcome home

Slowly, slowly
We turn the pages of life
Growing, knowing
It comes at quite a price

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

Ageless Medley


Are you living in an old man's rubble?
Listening to the father of lies?
If you are then you're headed for trouble.
Listen too long, you'll eventually die.

Too late for walking in the middle,
Too late to try.
And it's too late for sitting in the balance,
No more middle line.

Are you puzzled by the way that you're behaving?
You wonder why you do the things you do?
Are you troubled by your lack of resistance?
It feels like something's got a hold on you.

Are you living in an old man's rubble?
Listening to the father of lies?
If you are then you're headed for trouble.
If you listen too long, you'll eventually die.

When I'm losing my sense of direction,
And I'm needing some strength and protection,
Walking away with You.
I go walking away with You, and when I,
When I think I can't stand any longer,
And I'm crying for someone that's stronger,
Walking away with You.
I go walking away with You.

El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
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.

I'm gonna fly.
No one knows where,
But I'm gonna fly.
I'm lighter than air.

And I'm gonna fly.
No one knows where,
But I'm gonna fly,
And soar through the air.

'Cause I have felt for the first time,
I can be myself,
No more faces to hide behind,
Just a smile,
And a dream that's mine.
Even if I am
The only one,
Who wants to fly....

I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl,
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.
But that's all right, as long as I can have one wish I pray:
When people look inside my life, I want to hear them say,

She's got her father's eyes.
Her father's eyes.
Her father's eyes, ya know.
Just like my father's eyes.... (Sing, sing, sing!)

(Sing, sing, sing!)
(Sing, sing, sing!)

Sing your praise to the Lord,
Come on everybody,
Stand up and sing...one more
Hallelujah,
Give your praise to the Lord,
I can never tell you,
Just how much good...that it's
Gonna do ya,
Just to sing, sing, sing....

Come on, sii-hii-yiing!
You know you really gotta sii-hii-yiing!
Come on, sii-hii-yiing! (Sing, sing, sing!)

I have decided,
I'm gonna live like I 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.

Sing your praise to the Lord,
Come on everybody,
Stand up and sing...one more
Hallelujah,
Give your praise to the Lord,
I can never tell you,
Just how much good...that it's
Gonna do ya,
Just to sing, sing, sing.

Come on, sii-hii-yiing,
We've all gotta sii-hii-yiiiiiing!
Come on, sing, sing, sing!

Agnus Dei


Alleluia alleluia
For our lord God almighty reigns
Alleluia alleluia
For our lord God almighty reigns
Alleluia

Holy holy
Are you lord God almighty
Worthy is the lamb
Worthy is the lamb
You are holy
Holy
Are you lord God almighty
Worthy is the lamb
Worthy is the lamb
Amen

All I Ever Have to Be


When the weight of all my dreams
Is resting heavy on my head,
And the thoughtful words of health and hope
Have all been nicely said.

But I?m still hurting,
Wondering if I?ll ever be
The one I think I am.

I think I am.

Then you gently re-remind me
That you?ve made me from the first,
And the more I try to be the best
The more I get the worst.

And I realize the good in me,
Is only there because of who you are.

Who you are...

And all I ever have to be
Is what you?ve made me.
Any more or less would be a step
Out of your plan.

As you daily recreate me,
Help me always keep in mind
That I only have to do
What I can find.

And all I ever have to be
All I have to be
All I ever have to be
Is what you?ve made me.

All Right


Looking out
To the hills, to the setting sun,
I feel a cold wind
Bound to come;
Another change,
Another end I cannot see,
But your faithfulness to me

Is making it all right.
I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that it?s all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin? on heaven?s door
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
That it?s all right, what may come.

I?ve heard it said,
When the river?s running high,
You get to higher ground or you die.
Well, muddy waves of pain
Washed over me,
And it only made me see,

It?s gonna be all right.
I, I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that it?s all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin? on heaven?s door
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
That it?s all right, what may come.

When will I learn there?re no guarantees?
What strengthens hope, my eyes have never seen,
But it won?t be long
Till the faith will be sight,
And the heavens will say,

It?s all right.
(all right.)
(all right.)
(all right.)

All right,
I fall down on my knees;
Tell me that it?s all right.
You give me what I need.
Years of knockin?...heaven?s door,
Have taught me this, if nothing more,
And it?s all right.
Whatever comes.

All right,
Fall on my knees,
Tell me that it?s all right.
You give me what I need.
(after all these) years of knockin? on heaven?s door,
(years of knockin? on heavens? door,)
(it?s gonna be) all right.
(oooooh, yeah.) all right.
I fall down on my knees,
Tell me that it?s all right,
?cause you give me what I need,
(after all these years of knockin? on heaven?s door,)
Years of knockin? on heaven?s door,
(it?s gonna be) all right.
Whatever comes, yes sir,
All right.
I fall down on my knees.
All right.

All That I Need Is You


Lord, you know it?s been a busy day,
And I?m just weary to my bones.
I hope you?ll understand if I don?t pray,
But I need my rest to carry on.

Why do I kid myself? you see my heart --
The me I try so to ignore.
And lord, you see how very weak I am.
I just can?t hide it anymore.

But all of a sudden I knew
That I?d never be wanting as long as I?m leaning on you.
Oh, lord. all that I need is you.

Everytime when the doubting comes,
And I seem to lose my way;
When I cry within,
?cause I need a friend,
But I just don?t say --
You know that I need you --
All at once it?s clear
Even though you?re here,
I?ve tried to make it on my own.
I?m not trusting you.

Oh, lord, you know
That I really need our time together?
Only your strength can see me through,
So talk with me now,
As you walk with me now
In this quiet time.
I?m waiting on you.

?cause all of a sudden I knew
That I?d never be wanting as long as I?m leaning on you.
Oh, lord. all that I need is you.

?cause all of a sudden I knew (I knew)
That I?d never be wanting as long as I?m leaning on you.
Oh, lord. all that I need is you.
All that I need
All that I need is you!
Is you!
Is you!

Is you.

Always The Winner


Always the winner, baby.
You?re always the center, baby.
But don?t you ever get lonely at night
When the clouds have gone away?

It?s always,
You?re showing her the lady,
Always the lady.
You?re full of
Yourself, you know,
Gone crazy.

There was a time when you cared for their hearts,
And the need to show them love was tearing you apart.

But you changed, you know,
Become the star of the show.
Now you?ve got nothing to give;
Where is the truth you once lived?

You?re just lonely.
Don?t you feel lonely?

Turn out the spotlight, I?m tired. turn out the spotlight.
My mind will die, lord, I?m crying.

Oh, I?m to turn my gaze back, lord, to you,
You?re the only one who knows me.
Just mold me back to you.

Angels


"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 fight 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,
Angles 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....

Arms of Love


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.

Ask Me


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I see her as a little girl hiding in her room
She takes another bath and she sprays her momma?s perfume
To try to wipe away the scent he left behind
But it haunts her mind.

You see she?s his little rag, nothing more than just a waif
And he?s mopping up his need, she is tired and afraid
Maybe she?ll find a way through these awful years to disappear.

Ask me if I think there?s a God up in the heaven
Where did he go in the middle of her shame?
Ask me if I think there?s a God up in the heavens
I see no mercy and no one down here?s naming names
Nobody?s naming names.

Now she?s looking in the mirror at a lovely woman face
No more frightened little girl, like she?s gone without a trace
Still she leaves the light burning in the hall
It?s hard to sleep at all.

Still she crawls up in her bed acting quiet as a mouse
Deep inside she?s listening for a creaking in the house
But noone?s left to harm her, she?s finally safe and sound
There?s a peace she?s found.

Ask her how she knows there?s a God up in the heaven
Where did he go in the middle of her shame?
Ask her how she knows there?s a God up in the heavens
She said his mercy is bringing her life again.

Ask me how I know there?s a God up in the heaven
(how do you know? )
Where did he go in the middle of her shame
(where did he go? )
Ask me how I know there?s a God up in the heavens
(how do you know? )
She said his mercy is bringing her life again
She?s coming to life again.

He?s in the middle of her pain
In the middle of her shame
Mercy brings life
He?s in the middle
Mercy in the middle.

So ask me how I know
Ask me how I know, yeah
Ask me how I know there?s a God up in the heaven
(how do you know? )
Ask me how I know there?s a God up in the heavens
(how do you know? )
Yeah, ask me how I know
(how do you know? )
Ask me
Ask me
Ask me how I know
(how do you know? )
There?s a God up in the heavens
Ask me how I know there?s a God up in the heavens.

Baby Baby


Baby, baby
I?m taken with the notion
To love you with the sweetest of devotion.

Baby, baby
My tender love will flow from
The bluest sky to the deepest ocean.

Stop for a minute
Baby, I?m so glad you?re mine, yeah
You?re mine.

Baby, baby
The stars are shining for you
And just like me I?m sure that they adore you.

Baby, baby
Go walking through the forest
The birds above a? singing you a chorus.

Stop for a minute
Baby, they?re so glad you?re mine, oh yeah
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there?s just no getting over you.

Baby, baby
In any kind of weather
I?m here for you always and forever.

Baby, baby
No muscle man could sever
My love for you is true and it will never

Stop for a minute
Baby, I?m so glad you?re mine
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there?s just no getting over you.

And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there?s just no getting over you.
Over you.

Baby, baby
Always and forever
Baby I?m so glad that
Here for you baby
So glad you?re mine
Baby I?m so glad that
When I think about you it makes me smile
Baby, baby be mine
Baby I?m so glad that
Don?t stop giving love
Don?t stop, no
Baby I?m so glad that you?re mine
Baby I?m so glad
Baby I?m so glad that
When I think about you it makes me smile.

Beautiful


I'm lookin for a way to feel you hold me
Feel your heartbeat just one more time
Reaching back, trying to touch the moment
Each precious moment 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 belonged to you and me
The oceans that we crossed
The innocense we lost
The hurting at the end
I'd go there again
Cuz it was beautiful
It was beautiful

So this is 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 begun to hear you
But one thing I know is true
I'll bless the day that I found you

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

The rules we stepped aside
The fear that 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
Cuz it was beautiful
It was beautiful

Big Yellow Taxi


They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop

They took all the trees and put ?em in a tree museum
And then they charged all the poeple twenty-five bucks just to see ?em
Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your ddt now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please
Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
I say, they paved paradise and they put up a parking lot

Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi carried off my old man
Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Don?t it always seem to go
That you don?t know what you?ve got till it?s gone
They paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop
Oh, now, they paved paradise and they put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop
Hey, steam rolled paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop

Brand New Start


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.

Breath of Heaven


I have traveled many moonless nights,
Cold and weary with a babe inside,
And I wonder what I?ve done.
Holy father you have come,
And chosen me now to carry your son.

I am waiting in a silent prayer.
I am frightened by the load I bear.
In a world as cold as stone,
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now.
Be with me now.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.

Do you wonder as you watch my face,
If a wiser one should have had my place,
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan.
Help me be strong.
Help me be.
Help me.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.

Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.

Bridegroom


I will wait for the bridegroom,
I?ve awakened early to say,
I will wait for my bridegrooom,
I will wait for him today.

I will give to him my impatience,
I will give him all of my fear,
I will make my heart very quiet,
I will wait for him here.

In bright color,
In joyous line,
In morning light,
And lampfire.
I?ll make fine my home here,
And trust in my home to come.

La la la, la la la laaa la,
La la la, la la la laaa,
La la la, la la la laaa la,
La la la, la la la laaa.

With loving care and with pleasure,
In the lamp light I will sing,
I will trust in my bridegroom,
I will give him everything.

In bright color
And in joyous line,
In morning light
And lampfire.
I?ll make fine my home here,
And trust in my home to come.

La la la, la la la laaa la,
La la la, la la la laaa,
La la la, la la la laaa la,
La la la, la la la la.

In bright color
And in joyous line,
In morning light
And lampfire.
I?ll make fine my home here,
And trust in my home to come.

I will give to him my impatience,
I will give him all of my fear,
I will make my heart very quiet,
I will wait for him here.

I will wait for the bridegroom,
I?ve awakened early to say,
I will wait for my bridegrooom,
I will wait for him today.

Children of The World


Every life, every beating heart
Has a searching soul inside
Ever needing, ever seeking out
The meaning to life

I refuse to believe that we?re only here to live and die
In the futile days of a faithless haze
Never asking why, why would i
When I?ve felt the hand of eternity
It?s a legacy I will leave, I want to leave

For the chilrden of the world
Every single little boy and girl
Heaven plants a special seed
And we must have faith for these

I will stand for the truth I?ve seen
So the truth is seen in me
I will give from the source of love
So all that I believe is handed down
For the road that?s yet to be travelled on
By the ones who will carry on, I?ll carry on

Chorus:
For the chilrden of the world
Every single little boy and girl
Heaven plants a special seed
And we must have faith for these
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in the father?s eyes
Like the father may we see
That they have a destiny
And give them the light of love to lead

Through the darkness around us now
To a place where hope is found

(repeat chorus three times)
For the children of the world

Christmas Can't Be Very Far Away


Little bits of heaven
Floating gently by the window
Soon this dirty city will be
Covered with a new snow
Let?s put on our winter boots
Go outside and play
Christmas can?t be very far away

Weather girl says "bundle up"
It?s gonna be a cold one
I?ll put on my wooly hat
You?ll wear your dad?s old stetson
Pretty lights are everywhere
Shining night and day
Christmas can?t be very far away

Let?s take a walk downtown and
Go dream shopping in the mall
The kids can do the santa thing
Photographs and all
We?ll get the biggest tree this year
And trim it to the top
And spend a whole lot more
Than what we?ve got
But so what

Come next spring
I know we will be
Ready for the sunshine
Right now throwin? snowballs
At each other?s such a fun time
Kids will think we?re crazy
For a while and that?s okay
Christmas can?t be very far away
Christmas can?t be very far away

Christmas Hymn


Praise to god whose love was shown
Who sent his son to earth
Jesus left his rightful throne
Became a man by birth

The virgin?s baby son
All creation praised him
God incarnate come
Come to bethlehem

Still a higher call had he
Deliverance from our sins
Come to set all people free
From satan?s hold within

For by the sin of man we fell
By the son of god
He crushed the power of hell
Death we fear no more

Now we stand with strength, with power
The sons of God on earth
Faithful to the final hour
Christ?s righteousness our worth

And now all praise is given
For the babe, the son
The savior king is risen
Christ is lord indeed

For the babe, the son
The savior king is risen
Christ is lord indeed

Christmas Lullaby


Are you far away from home
This dark and lonely night
Tell me what best would help
To ease your mind
Someone to give
Direction for this unfamiliar road
Or one who says, "follow me and i
Will lead you home."

How beautiful
How precious
The savior of all
To love so
Completely
The loneliest soul
How gently
How tenderly
He says to one and all,
"child you can follow me an
I will lead you home
Trust me and follow me
And I will lead you home."

Be near me, lord jesus
I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with thee there
Take us to heaven
To live with thee there

Come Be with Me - Amy Grant (featuring: Keb' Mo')


Written by Amy Grant, Co-written by Beth Nielsen Chapman

Baby this life can break your heart
Everyone hurts to some degree
So while this world is falling apart
Why don't you come be with me?

Don't you know that life can be so cold
When you're without the one you need
How much longer do I have to go?
Waiting for you, come be with me

Love can be so simple when you let it flow
Keep it in your head, feel it in your heart
Send it through your soul

Look up at the stars burning bright
Listen to the wind whisper sweet
Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?

(Repeat Refrain)

Look up at the starts burning bright
Listen to the wind whisper sweet
Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?

Heaven and earth know the moment is right
Why don't you come be with me?

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing


Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me ever to adore thee,
May I still thine goodness prove
While the hope of endless glory
Fills my heart with joy and love

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to thee.
Never let me wander from thee
Never leave thee God I love
Here's my heart, take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above.

Never let me wander from thee
Never leave thee, God I love
Here's my heart, take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above.

Cry a River


Who knew love would come walking thru? my door
Turn a light on somewhere down inside
And give me a feeling I?d never had before
It was a long wait
It was just the wrong time

But 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 can you argue with a feeling in your bones
?bout what is and what isn?t meant to be
Some things you live with
But you never let it show
Like the pain I felt
The day I watched you leave

But I hope you?ll think of me
When tender winds blow
Sit on the shores of love
And just let it go
(chorus)

Curious Thing


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. . .

Do You Remember The Time


Do you remember the time your heart was moved to tears?
Can you look back on the moment after all these years?
On the moment love broke through and heaven seemed so near
Do you remember the time your heart was moved to tears?

Do you remember the day you first let Jesus in?
How he gently and tenderely washed away your sin
Don't you know that He still cares the way He did back then?
Do you remember the day you first let Jesus in?

Keep holdin' on
Never letting go
We're not far
from the end of the road

Keep holdin' on
Never letting go
We're not far
from the end of the road

In a moment love broke through heaven and heaven seemed so near
Do you remember the moment your heart was moved to tears?
Do you remember the time your heart was moved to tears?

Don't Give up on Me


Don?t give up on me,
Though I know at times it?s hard to see;
All my many weaknesses
Might blind you,
I must remind you,

Don?t give up on me,
Even when I act so selfishly,
All my views are all I see.
Yes, I know there?s still so much of me,
But God is working constantly,
To shape me,
He?ll remake me.

Don?t give up on me.
I?m gonna make it.
I know it?s hard for you to see.
Don?t give up on me,
I couldn?t take it.
If a part of me should keep you from seeing
The part of me that you?d start to believe in,
I?m changin? so please don?t give up on me.

Don?t give up on me,
Even when I fail so miserably.
Time and again I know
I stumble,
It makes me humble.

Don?t give up on me.
But never let your love to be
Hanging on the things you see,
Counting all the times I fail to be
Everything you want from me;
I?m trying.
Hear me crying.

Don?t give up on me.
I?m gonna make it.
I know it?s hard for you to see.
Don?t give up on me,
I couldn?t take it.
If a part of me should keep you from seeing
The part of me that you?d start to believe in,
I?m changin? so please don?t give up on me.

I know much more than you
How very weak I am.
But he believes in me,
And so I know you can.

When all my views are all I see,
Then I know there?s still so much of me;
But God is working constantly
To shape me,
He?ll remake me.

Don?t give up on me.
I?m gonna make it.
I know it?s hard for you to see.
Don?t give up on me.
I couldn?t take it.
If a part of me should keep you from seeing
The part of me that you?d start to believe in,
I?m changin? so please don?t give up on me.

Don?t give up one me.
I?m gonna make it.
I know it?s hard for you to see.
Don?t give up on me.
I couldn?t take it.
If a part of me should keep you from seeing
The part of me that you?d start to believe in,
I?m changin? so please don?t give up on me.