Christian Music

[live4christp1]

Point of Grace - Begin With Me

Lord I know sometimes you look down and shake Your head
When we know what we should do and do the other thing instead
We're living in glass houses and we're throwing sticks and stones
The love that will come to us is the love that we have shown

Ignite a fire in my spirit
And when I want to make a difference
This will be my prayer

Begin with me
Turn my world upside down
Come change my heart around
Lord keep on washing me clean
Begin with me
Come and renew my mind
And lead me to the light
'Til I am more like You Jesus
Begin, begin with me

Have you ever noticed how we love to give advice
We offer up suggestions without thinking twice
Got 20/20 vision when we're watching someone else
But it's a little blurry when we're looking at ourselves

I can't forget to check the mirror
That's where I find the only one
That He wants me to change

Starting right here, right now
Lord I surrender to You
Ready to serve
Ready to love
'Cause that is all that matters in the end

 

[live4christp1]

This song is so me, have had the priveledge of seeing JP in concert on several occasions and what a nice sincere person he is. Have a picture of him holding DS when DS was about 2 and we saw him at Bayside Baptist at an Easter Concert. DS told him "I like your songs".

Jonathan Pierce - Farther Than Your Grace Can Reach

I lie awake at night and wonder
How You can still put up with me
I know I push You to the limits
Or so it seems
And I start each day with good intentions
Then fail You in a thousand ways
But still You keep forgiving me
Of the same mistakes

CHORUS:
No fault, no wrong, no dark of night
Can hide me from Your eyes
And I cannot fall or fly
Farther than Your grace can reach

I know You've heard this prayer I'm praying
What I've done and where I've been
And Lord I don't deserve Your mercy
But once again You say

CHORUS

Rock of ages
Cleft for me

God bless us all the weak and weary
Captives of our flesh and blood
Our only freedom is the refuge
Of Your love

CHORUS

 

[zen1]

Hi Everyone!

Hey Cristy! You have been singing some awesome songs! Sorry I have not been around for awhile, things have been a little crazy around here. Guess what???? I am going back to college, I will be going there for 1 year to get a degree in Child Care! I am really looking forward to school, but I am also nervous. How are things with you?

I hope everyone else is doing well, I miss all of you!

Bless Me Indeed/MercyMe


My Jesus, I need You now
May Your grace look my way
To hear You sing over me
Make Your desires and mine the same

Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me, Bless me

Lord I cling to Your heart
Your love is what I need
All great things come from You
May Your greatness fall on me

Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me, Bless me

The Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
And be gracious and give you peace

Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share Your name
Bless me indeed
Let Your hand keep me from harm and pain
Bless me
Bless me
Bless me
Bless me
Bless me
Bless me
Bless me.....

 

[zen1]

I am Loving MercyMe and I can't wait to see them this September at Disney's Night of Joy, only 70 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In You/MercyMe


I put my hope in you
I lay my life in the palm of your hand
I'm constantly drawn to you O Lord
In ways I cannot comprehend

It's the creator calling the created
The maker beckoning the made
The bride finding what she's always waited for
When we find ourselves that day

Chorus:
In you where the hungry feast at the table
The blind frozen by colors in view
The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able
And the weary find rest
O the weary find rest in you

It's no secret that we don't belong here
though set apart by the grace of you
We look for the day when we go to a place
Where the old become brand new

Chorus:
In you where the hungry feast at the table
The blind frozen by colors in view
The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able
And the weary find rest
O the weary find rest in you....

where the hungry feast at the table
The blind frozen by colors in view
The lame will dance, they'll dance for they are able
And the weary find rest
O we will find rest in you

na na na na naa naa na na na na
we will find hope
(na na na na)
o we will find rest
(na na na na)
you are our refuge
(na na na na)
you are our sanctuary
(na na na na)
we come you lord

 

[zen1]

When You Spoke My Name/MercyMe


When I first spoke Your name
I used it like a blade
Cutting sharp a mask to hide the pain
When I first spoke Your name

When I next spoke Your name
I could no longer bear the weight
Of years hiding behind the ache
When I next spoke Your name

But when You spoke my name
Oh I swear the angels sang
Peace came and stole my shame
When You spoke my name

Now when I speak Your name
I sing it like a sweet refrain
I have found a peace I can't explain
When I speak Your name

Cause when You spoke my name
Oh I swear the angels sang
Peace came and stole my shame
When You spoke my name

I can hardly speak
Knowing You know me
Thank God I'm free

Now my world has completely come undone
For I can hear the Son
Calling out to me

Cause when You spoke my name
Oh I swear the angels sang
Peace came and stole my shame

When You spoke my name
Oh I swear the angels sang
Peace came and stole my shame
When You spoke my name

 

[zen1]

Never Alone/MercyMe


It's been one of those days
When everything just feels so far away
Hope don't be a stranger
Won't you help me make it through today?

Then a voice comes calling out to me
You're never alone cause I am with you
And I will always be
I will hold you cause you belong to me
You're never alone cause I'll be with you
For all eternity

Someone tell me how I
Stumble into doubting all the time
Some days I'm all together
And other days I stand here asking why

Then a voice comes calling out to me
You're never alone cause I am with you
And I will always be
I will hold you cause you belong to me
You're never alone cause I'll be with you
For all eternity

Then a voice comes calling out to me
You're never alone cause I am with you
And I will always be
I will hold you cause you belong to me
You're never alone cause I'll be with you
For all eternity

[repeat]

You're never alone
You're never alone

 

[live4christp1]

Hey Sarah! Great to see ya! Love the Mercy Me songs you posted! How great that you are going back to school, hope all goes smoothly. Bet you are really getting excited about Night of Joy, I am so tempted to take advantage of the Free dining going on at that time and go......got a quote from Dreams unlimited for just under $900 for all of us, 5 nights at ASM, 4 day park tickets and includes 2 meals a day for each of us.....it is such a great deal, I am trying not to think about it, keep telling myself we have DS school tuition that will be due.

HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY & WONDERFUL 4TH OF JULY ALL!

Freedom - 4 HIM

An old man once said
When the war is over we would be free
He said that we’d have to drive
Those Nazis back to Germany
His vote in the post-war years
Was a steadfast cast for FDR
‘Cause he thought that the new deal
Would heal a nation’s bleeding heart
A man in his middle years
Shed tears about the economy
He said that the balance of the deficity
Would set us free
He was caught in a fragile state
Cause the Dow had never sunk this far
So he searched for the deliverance
At the bottom of a bottle at a local bar

CHANNEL:
Everybody, Everybody wants to be free
But I’m here to tell you

CHORUS:
Freedom
Can only be found in the blood of Jesus
Freedom
Can only be known in the love of God
Freedom
Comes to whoever would dare to believe Jesus is
Freedom

A child once spoke of the hour
When school would end and he could play
His freedom waited for him
At the ending of another day
His dream was to get to his home
For a stickball challenge on the avenue
If he could get past the dealer
Selling dope
In the middle of the hall at the grammar school

CHORUS

 

[Otto's Doll]

Hi Sarah, you know how to get me to come sing with you, huh? ! It is so good to hear that you are going to school. I just know that you will do very well, and that God will bless your endevour!!

don't know how to say exactly how I feel
And I can't begin to tell you what your love has meant
I'm lost for words
Is there a way to show the passion in my heart
Can I express how truly great I think you are
My dearest friend
Lord, this is my desire
To pour my love on You

Chorus:
Like oil upon your feet
Like wine for you to drink
Like water from my heart
I pour my love on you
If praise is like perfume
I'll lavish mine on you
Till every drop is gone
I'll pour my love on you

Verse 2:
Is there a way to show the passion in my heart
Can I express how truly great I think you are
My dearest friend
Lord, this is my desire
To pour my love on you

Chorus:
Like oil upon your feet
Like wine for you to drink
Like water from my heart
I pour my love on you
If praise is like perfume
I'll lavish mine on you
Till every drop is gone
I'll pour my love on you

Chorus:
Like oil upon your feet
Like wine for you to drink
Like water from my heart
I pour my love on you
If praise is like perfume
I'll lavish mine on you
Till every drop is gone

Pour my love on you
Yeah

Chorus:
Like oil upon your feet
Like wine for you to drink
Like water from my heart
I pour my love on you
If praise is like perfume
I'll lavish mine on you
Till every drop is gone

Chorus:
Like oil upon your feet
Like wine for you to drink
Like water from my heart
I pour my love on you
If praise is like perfume
I'll lavish mine on you
Till every drop is gone
I'll pour my love on you

Pour my love on you
Yeah, yeah

 

[zen1]

Thanks Cristy, it's great to see you too! And I also hope everything goes well with my schooling, I can't believe that I start this wed.! And yep, I am get really, really, really excited for Night of Joy and Disney World( I know that we are just going to have a BLAST)!!!!!!!!! Plus I will be there for my birthday, well my birthday is Sept. 5th and we don't get there until Sept. 8th, but to me that's close enough! That is a pretty good deal for you all to be able to go to Disney World and that would be some awesome if you could all go! You will have to let me know if you guy's go, it would be fun to meet at Night of Joy!

Hey Jeanne, it's also great to see you too~ I have missed you! And I knew if I sang some Mercyme songs, you would come out and sing with me! LOL

"Happy 4th of July Everyone"

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

 

[pogopossum]

hi everybody! happy independence day weekend! this year it is so dry around here that the only way we get to see fireworks is by rubbing our closed eyelids with our index finger knuckles.

but seriously, don't know how many of you got to hear paul harvey today,but here are some paraphrased excerpts:

in the very same document that our founding fathers declared our indepence from england and tyranny, they declared our dependence on God. next to last line of declaration of independence appeals to the supreme judge of the world to provide rectitude of their intentions, which means that they asked God for a standard of integrity and honesty. they didn't seek freedom to do whatever they (we) might want, but rather what they (we) ought.

they pledged to support the document with their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, relying on the protection divine providence. and thusly they bound us to God's will, instantly setting up a system in which 6% of the world's population has gained over half of the world's good things, as was promised by God, that if we believe on certain things and behave ourselves... all else will be added.

the meat of mr. harvey's message was: self government without self discipline won't work. capitalism without God is no better than communism or facism, see nazi germany.

"we are searched before boarding flights, not because of a dictator running the country, but because a handful of irresponsible ingrates running loose. some who are free, do not deserve to be, and now none of us can be."

by thumbing their noses at rightness and wrongness is how whole nations go from regulation to regimentation to tyranny. if we ignore the guidance system built into our republic, we are like unguided missiles, inevitably destined to self-destruct.

those were some beautiful thoughts, and all i could say after hearing them was wow! amen. and just wanted to share them.

 

[dadtoagirl]

Just had to close my office door and have a good cry over this one. I have a 2 year old girl but it appiles just the same:


He climbs in my lap for a goodnight hug
He calls me Dad and I call him Bub
With his faded old pillow and a bear named Pooh
He snuggles up close and says, "I want to be like you"
I tuck him in bed and I kiss him goodnight
Trippin' over the toys as I turn out the light
And I whisper a prayer that someday he'll see
He's got a father in God 'cause he's seen Jesus in me

Lord, I want to be just like You
'Cause he wants to be just like me
I want to be a holy example
For his innocent eyes to see
Help me be a living Bible, Lord
That my little boy can read
I want to be just like You
'Cause he wants to be like me

Got to admit I've got so far to go
Make so many mistakes and I'm sure that You know
Sometimes it seems no matter how hard I try
With all the pressures in life I just can't get it all right
But I'm trying so hard to learn from the best
Being patient and kind, filled with Your tenderness
'Cause I know that he'll learn from the things that he sees
And the Jesus he finds will be the Jesus in me
Right now from where he stands I may seem mighty tall
But it's only 'cause I'm learning from the best Father of them all

 

[live4christp1]

dadtoagirl, love your song choice......DH sang it at our DS dedication ceremony, it always makes me tear up too.

Hello everyone! Hope you all are well, been having trouble getting on the DIS this past week, missed singing here!

ALL IN ALL

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all

Seeking You as a precious jewel
Lord to give up I’d be a fool
You are my all in all

Jesus Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Jesus Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name

Taking my sin, my cross, my shame
Rising again I bless Your name
You are my all in all

When I fall down You pick me up
When I am dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all

 

[live4christp1]

Hello Everyone! Hope you are all doing well! It is raining here, hope it clears by Saturday, DS is having birthday party at the zoo......my little boy is almost 8 years old and - they grow up way to fast.

God of Wonders

Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of all creation
Lord of Heaven and Earth

Lord of all creation
Of water, Earth and sky
The Heavens are Your tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high

God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your Majesty
You are holy, holy

Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth

Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
When I stumble in the darkness
I will call your name by night
Hallelujah, to the Lord of Heaven and Earth
Hallelujah, to the Lord of Heaven and Earth
Hallelujah, to the Lord of Heaven and Earth

God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
Precious Lord, reveal Your heart to me
Father, holy, holy

The universe declares your Majesty
You are holy, holy, holy, holy

 

[Hemi-mom]

Hey All! Good to see everyone! I ahve been busy, busy too! Sarah, I am SOOO GLAD to hear about you going to school!! YAY!!! It's so good to see you back here singing. I so wish I could go to the NOJ with you.
I am also going to be doing something new ya'll...in the Fall I will be teaching fulltime in elementary music position at my school! I am excited and I know that God will be working through me! I just finished teaching a summer music camp and I took a class in Sign Language and the Deaf culture so I am just now starting my summer vacation! It's nice to come back here and see that everyone is still praising God on this thread. Christy, I hope your party for your son is spectacular and super sunny!! I'll be praying! Sarah, send some sunshine Christy's way!

Posting this for a DEAR DEAR friend and sister:

Be Your Everything/Big Daddy Weave

When you're lost and all alone
I will be your sure Way home
When you're left out in the cold
I will be your Shelter from the storm

When you're clouded by your doubts
You're surrounded and there's no other way out
I will be all that you need
And I'm here for the asking

Let me be your Everything
Let me be your Everything
Look at all that I will bring
In exchange for what you have

Bring your sorrow bring your shame
Bring your suffering and your pain
Don't you know the price is paid
If only you'll let Me be
Let Me be your Everything

Let me be your everything
Let me be your everything
Look at all that I will bring
In exchange for what you have

Bring your sorrow bring your shame
All your suffering and your pain
Don't you know the price is paid
If only you'll let me be
Let me be your everything

When you're wandering in the darkness
I will be the light that guides you
And when death is standing at your doorway
I will be the life inside you

When you face your deepest fears
When you can't see thru all the tears
I will stay year after year
So patiently waiting
Hear me saying

Let me be your everything
Let me be your everything
Look at all that I will bring
In exchange for what you have

Bring your sorrow bring your shame
All your suffering and your pain
Don't you know the price is paid
If only you'll let me be
Let me be your everything

Neither height or depth, nor life or death
The angels above or the demons beneath the sea
Could ever separate you from
The love in me, so won't you let me be

Let me be your everything
Let me be your everything
Look at all that I will bring
In exchange for what you have

Bring your sorrow bring your shame
All your suffering and your pain
Don't you know the price is paid
If only you'll let me be
Let me be your everything

 

[Otto's Doll]

Hi Jill! I am taking some sign language lessons from a dear friend of mine, it is so exciting to learn something new that can be used in such a positive way...for HIM!!
God bless you all!

 

[Hemi-mom]

Hi Jeanne!! It's great to see you! I have learned so much in that class. There is a part two of the class I am hoping I will be able to take. A project of mine was to sign a song or book or something...I learned the song Only Hope by Switchfoot! I also signed Jeremiah 29:11.

"Only Hope"

There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But You sing to me over and over again

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands
and pray to be only Yours
I pray to be only Yours
I know now you're my only hope

Sing to me the song of the stars
Of Your galaxy dancing and laughing
and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again

And I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

I give You my apathy
I'm giving You all of me
I want Your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back

And I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

 

[live4christp1]

Hi everyone! Love the songs you posted Jill. Thanks for the well wishes for the birthday party. Heard the following song this morning and I just love this song.....but I can never find the lyrics. Going to try and do this from memory so sorry if I make some mistakes.

This is for my little guy Micah who is growing up so fast.....8 years old this Sunday!

Cheri Keaggy - Little Boy On His Knees

He sees me in the morning
Lifting him out of bed
The sun comes a little warning
A brand new days ahead

To the kitchen for some breakfast
A plate of toasted bread
A cup of milk just as expected
Close your eyes and bow your head

You can thank him for anything you want to
for the flowers and the trees
and pray Lord Jesus make me
A little boy on my knees

He's mommy's little helper
learning to comb his hair
And loves his baby sister
Though he doesn't always share

A quarter in a bucket
A memory verse or two
Although he may not know it
He's beginning to follow you

You can thank him for anything you want to
for your daddy and for me
and pray Lord Jesus make me
A little boy on my knees

As we teach our son to serve the Lord
In every way
Lord the most important thing
Is this that we now pray

We thank you for everything you've given
but most importantly
We pray that one day he'll become
A young man on his knees.


Alright - pass the tissues please.

 

[live4christp1]

Hello everyone! Have a great weekend!

Just heard on our local station that Wes King is undergoing chemo for lymphoma. They (many of the Christian music artists)are working on a compelation album of his songs. The following is from his site which you can visit, they keep it updated on how he is doing, his white blood cell counts have been dropping with the chemo.....please pray for Wes his web address is www.wesking.com

Tribute Concert: In conjunction with the Wes King Tribute project, there will be a benefit concert for Wes' in his hometown of Winder, Georgia, Saturday October, 01, 2005. 7:00pm-12:00pm.

It will be hosted by the Winder-Barrow Brad Akins YMCA. It will be an outdoor type festival. It will include 4 Artists. Phil Keaggy, Michael Card, and two others that are not confirmed will be performing. Tickets will go on sale hopefully by the end of July. You will be able to purchase the $20.00 General Admission Ticket through evangelismtickets.com. All proceeds after expenses will go directly to Wes'. For more information about this project, please contact Jeff Lipscomb at (770) 601-4807 or by email.

We are expecting confirmation from a few other artists soon, as we have further information we'll let you know. Please check back regularly.

Life Is Precious: A Wes King Tribute will be available here on Wes King's Web site on December 26th, 2005. We are releasing the project independently so that all of the proceeds can go directly to Wes and his family.


Life is Precious - Wes King

Sometimes I drive too fast
Sometimes I risk it all
Sometimes I'm reckless
And act like I'm made of steel
But I'm just flesh and bones
A product of the Fall
Still I have purpose
And this I know to be real

CHORUS:
Life is precious, life is sweet
Like the earth beneath my feet
Though I know I'm passing through
I know I belong to You
Life is precious, life is sweet
And this truth makes it complete
Knowing Jesus died for me
Life is precious
Life is precious, life is sweet
I can't see past myself
When I get depressed
I take for granted
This life You've given me
There are a million ways
I've been so richly blessed
I can't imagine
Not being able to see

CHORUS

And this life I live in the body
I live by faith in the One
Who gave Himself for me

CHORUS

 

[JC2]

Thanks, you guys, for the great songs!

Cristy, I hope it was a sunny, nice day for your son's party.

Jill, Be Your Everything has such life in it! Thanks for posting that song.

It's always good to see everybody here. I pray that you all stay encouraged in Jesus.

 

[JC2]

I have to believe that He sees my darkness
I have to believe that He knows my pain
I have to lift up my hands to worship
Worship His name

I have to declare that He is my Refuge
I have to deny that I am alone
I have to lift up my eyes to the mountains
Where my help comes from

I have to stand strong when the wind blows me over
I have to stand tall when I'm weak and afraid
I have to grab hold
Hold of the garments
The garments of praise

He said that He's forever faithful
He said that He's forever true
He said that He can move mountains
If He can move mountains, He can move my mountain
And your mountain too

I have to sing praise, the hour is midnight
He unlocks these chains that bind up my soul
My sin and my shame He has forgiven
And made me whole

I have to believe
I have to believe