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And He
02:06
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And He
Wants all to be delivered
And come to full knowledge of the Truth--
For the Lord our God is One
And there is only One
Mediator between us and Him.
Jesus Christ is His Name, He
Himself is human, too--
He gave Himself as ransom
on our behalf.
And this provides testimony to God's purpose
At just the right time.
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2. |
Walked in the Land
04:44
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When we walked in the Land
And we will walk free There again
This was before fear found his teeth
taught us to doubt
The tree had its place, but we stayed away
Oh, what turned our heads, that first lie
now the same ever since:
"Did He really say...?"
--And truth is replaced
Was it a dream?
When we walked in the Land
We will walk free There again
The pardon came, but we were crowning kings
and bowing down
To sorcerers with pseudo-powers
Oh, we've embraced the fakes, traded
our prize for the first pretty face
who speciously points the way
through a wide open gate
Can we go back?
When we walked in the Land
We will walk free There again
We've always felt that what we see around us
makes no sense
But intellect only follows more dead ends
Oh, He'll chase our hearts: the one Man
Who won't miss the mark
wins the war with a Word
Invites us back in--
Take me by the Hand
Then we'll walk in the Land
Then You'll take me by the hand
And we'll walk in the Land
and we will walk free There again
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3. |
To Define Us
04:19
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Soon it will be cold
You reach for the wool plaid
Bright weave across your shoulders
Some wounds the warmth of the flame
Won't heal
Still we'll swing the axe and stack the wood; hard
Work: it keeps us breathing
We've let winter in
Branches swinging wildly with the wind
We've let winter win if
We let the darkness come within to define us
Watch the frost spread, webbed
Sparkling fissures: freezing
Skin on glass
How we've scratched at
Stitches, picked at the scabs
All the hurts we buried
Surface again (when)
We let winter in; we're
Branches swinging wildly with the wind
We've let winter win if
We let the darkness come within to define us
This isn't just another storm
to blow over--we could go dormant
And we would be done for
(Are we done in?)
Let the light in,
Define us again
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4. |
Until
04:14
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I know we have to let go of gifts
we no longer have, but it's hard to walk
on and not look back. The walls
of Jericho block the light
from the Promised Land; at least
the desert offered us warm sand, not
this cold, unbroken stone; giants
mock the hope we have
Until
the trumpets make these walls
a rubble heap
until
we run up these rocks with a holy
wind at our feet,
until then,
we will walk and not be weary if
we have to go around the wall again.
You've made the sun stand still, walled
the waves when defeat was real; You keep
Your Word though we're forgetful. These
days: they praise what's wrong
and slander good--chaos rules--
trouble, pain, and failures fill the hours
as the enemy takes aim and strikes
us again and again
Until
the trumpets make these walls
a rubble heap
until
we run up these rocks with a holy
wind at our feet,
until then,
we will watch and not be weary if
we have to stand our ground again;
until then, for now hold on--but when
the perfect comes
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5. |
Home (Kaddie's Song)
03:33
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My King, He had a smile that day as
He welcomed her into His arms.
For the love she offered to the least
of these, He says, "Well done."
She followed Me where I'd lead
She believed in My Name and said she'd follow Me.
He called us by name and we came
to be beloved by the Son.
The promise that we cling to has not failed, no--
and now her reward is won:
Follow Me where I lead
Believe in My Name and say you'll follow Me.
I have prepared this place for you, that
Where I go, there you will be with Me, too.
In My Father's House there are so many more rooms
Now wouldn't I tell you if it weren't true?
Follow Me where I lead
Believe in My Name and say you'll follow Me
Home
Call on Me, and say you'll follow Me
Home.
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6. |
Read to the End
03:58
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I know longing the way I know
Fire behind the smoke screen glows
Blue heat beneath what seems stone cold
We all live by stories, but we don't know what chapter we're in
We re-read the beginning so we won't forget
All the while, we want to know: how the last few pages go--
Are we on the side with the hero?
I've known darkness the way I know
The devil fights dirty to get you alone:
Loneliness is a lie (but it still feels real)
We all got old demons, some of them we'll wrestle down;
Some of them have a hold and they won't let go.
All the while, we want to know: who will win and who will lose?
Fight in the battle, get bruised
Nobody ever said that this side was easy, no--
If you're not hurt, you're not really living.
With the seeking comes the finding, and
The Giver is Good.
I know endings the way I know
Damascus will be flames and smoke
Saints fly up while kings draw swords.
And I know redemption the way I know
Knocking opens up that door;
His is the place you want to call home.
Watch it unfold:
Just like He wrote, so
Come on now; it's time to be bold
Knock on that door
Come in, be shown:
What the Giver gives is Good--
I know it. I read to
The End.
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7. |
Number Seven
02:24
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I have made, and I will bear
I will carry and will save.
Remember the former things of old;
For I AM God, and there is no other
I AM God--there is none like Me.
I have made, and I will bear
I will carry and will save.
I declare the end from the start:
From ancient times, things not yet done;
My council shall stand, I will accomplish
All my purpose with My Hand.
I have made, and I will bear
I will carry and will save.
I have spoken, I have purposed,
I bring near my righteousness.
It's not far off; I won't delay:
I have made and I will save.
I have made, and I will bear
I will carry and will save.
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8. |
Most Assuredly
00:59
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9. |
The Darkness is Gone
03:02
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November skies sleep
late: spread its slight glow, slow
burn 'til it bursts through the grey:
watching the day break
With you, the darkness is gone.
There's a crack in the door
and light on the floor, pouring
in--
Shadows run sideways, making stripes
with the shade and the sun: sitting inside here
With you, the darkness is gone.
Then it rains, watch flood-waters
rise--cold weight rushing in at the
walls, giving way.
No matter how brave I'm not--even when
I feel lost: you are my stronghold--and
With you the darkness is gone.
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Erin Drews Stillwater, Minnesota
Loves lemons, rhubarb, and black currant (in ice cream whenever possible); sits on the front steps for thunderstorms; sings.
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