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A Light Too Bright
03:35
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Long, long ago lived a lonely man
Son of God, Son of Man
Born to a world that was broken
A burning light in a darkened land
Something about him we did not know
Reached inside, soothed our souls
Words that could move mountains
A tender touch that could make you whole
But the very ones who loved him would not believe him
They watched in fear as a friend betrayed him
And turned their backs as a soldier raised him upon a cross
For his light for us was just too bright
Sing, oh my soul, sing just like a bird
Let his love now be heard
Sing 'til the world will listen
And know the truth of the Living Word
But the very ones who loved him would not believe him
They watched in fear as a friend betrayed him
And turned their backs as a soldier raised him upon a cross
For his light for us was just too bright
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2. |
There Is A Hope
03:33
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There is a hope that is always within me
One that I know will never die
Jesus is coming to take back His believers
We'll rise to meet Him in the sky
Jesus, see Him returning in His glory
The Bridegroom coming to take Himself a bride
Jesus is come, loving us from the world's beginning
For He made us, saved us, now He is returning for His own
There'll be a time when the world will be united
Satan can't hurt us anymore
Under God's hand we will build the new Jerusalem
Jesus will reign forevermore
Chorus
Coming to take us home
Coming to claim His own
Everyone shout your Hallelujahs
Jesus sits upon the throne
Chorus
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3. |
Golden Shores
04:37
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Oh when we reach the golden shores
We will never have to lock our doors
And the widow and orphan will cry no more
When we reach the golden shores
With the strength of true community
We can brave the wild and raging sea
And if we could all learn to share the oars
We could reach the golden shores
I know the waves are rough
I know the breaks are tough
But I believe in golden shores
Oh when we reach the golden shores
We will see beyond the clothes we wore
There will be no rich and there'll be no poor
When we reach the golden shores
But if you believe that morality
Should be the ends and not the means
And if you insist upon keeping score
You will miss the golden shores
Until the fierce winds die
Make sure your head's held high
And set your sights on golden shores
Oh when we reach the golden shores
There will be no need to study war
So throw your weapons overboard
When we reach the golden shores
I think I see it now
Over the starboard bow
I think I see those golden shores
Can't you just see it now?
Can't you just make it out?
Don't you believe in golden shores?
Don't you believe in golden shores?
I think I see the golden shores
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4. |
The Prodigal's Song
03:24
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Once upon a time, seems like so long ago,
I made my mind to leave
Taking what was mine and running away
Finally to be free
With the ones that I loved behind me
I'd take whatever road lay before me
And never once would I think of the world I'l left behind
Finally, I've come to the place where I see
What a fool I am
Living out my life thinking only of me
Taking what I can
Now the friends that I'd bought have left me
And so I stand here so sad and lonely
My one desire to return to the place that once was mine
So take me home
I can't go on
I need your love to make me strong
Now it's up to you. Do I go? Do I stay?
Tell me what to do
Tell me you forgive me for running away
And you'll let me prove
That I can't live my life without you
And when I'm home with my arms about you
I'll show you then that I never could leave my home again
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5. |
Family Reunion
03:34
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There'll be kissing and hugging and joking and laughing
'til we can't laugh no more
At the Family Reunion we'll all get together on high
What a day to rejoice and sing
When we hear the bells of heaven ring
And we'll live in a land where we'll never have to die
So praise Him and thank Him and love Him and worship Him
with all of your heart
The Creator is giving creation a brand new start
Just to live for eternity
In a land where every man is free
From the sin and the shame that has torn our world apart
What kind of fool would deny the hand
God, in His love, offers man
Who in his right mind would pass up the chance
To be born again, to live with Him
There'll be singing and dancing and crying and shouting
'til we can't shout no more
As old friends and loved ones are reunited at last
Talking over the lives we've led
Realizing we're no longer dead
And the future's so much brighter than the past
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6. |
Get Out of the Middle
02:47
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You lean to the left just a little and then it's a bit back to the right
Don't have an opinion - they might think you're dense
It's hard to keep your balance when you straddle the fence
And just like a good politician you sit in the middle of the road
You don't stick your neck out - they might cut your throat
You never want to be the one who's rocking the boat
But living, for Jesus, was never like that
He always would stand for the good
And even when faced with insurmountable odds
You always could find Him just doing what He should
So why don't you jump off the deep end and let your faith take you away
You never can tell - you just might learn to swim
You really start in living when you're living for Him
You gotta get out, get out of the middle
You gotta get out, get out of the middle
You gotta get out. You've got to get out of the middle
You gotta get off the fence and do what you should
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7. |
Who Am I?
03:12
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Who am I? Who am I
that You should think of me?
Who am I? What have I done
to deserve a place in Your love?
If the people that I know could look inside of me
the darkness and the lies are all they'd ever see
I'd turn away shamefacedly
if the people that I know could look inside of me
repeat chorus
Trying hard to hide the guilt behind the smile,
hoping it would leave in just a little while
But with every sin, it burns within.
Lord, only You can know the guilt I hide behind the smile
Only You can give the hope that makes a life worthwhile
Ohly You, only You
Who am I? Who am I
that You should think of me?
Who am I?
Nothing that I have ever done could buy the love You've given me
I'll never leave this place in Your love
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8. |
Sing On
03:42
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Sing on. Sing unto God
Never let His praises die away
Lift up your voice to the Lord
Be thankful for His goodness when you pray
Praise Him with the melody within your heart
The world was a medley of people singing
Each one in his own key
Looking for the words that fit together
The tempo and the right melody
When God heard the noise He felt compassion
Decided to help us along
He said, "This is the One, My own beloved Son.
Jesus will teach you the song"
Sing on. Sing unto God
Never let His praises die away
Lift up your voice to the Lord
Be thankful for His goodness when you pray
Praise Him with the melody within your heart
When I was just a child I took things slowly
Always afraid I might fall
Knowing not enough to hear Him only
I started at every call
When I was just a child I thought as a child
But now I've become a man
He's helped me to stay along the narrow way
Jesus has helped me to stand, so I'll
Sing on, sing unto God
I'll never let His praises die away
I'll lift up my voice to the Lord
Be thankful for His goodness when I pray
Praise Him with the melody within my heart
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9. |
Kaye's Song
03:10
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You can brighten the sunrise Turn my grey skies to blue
All my hopes for the future center, girl, around you
So I pray in the morning, the days be swift ones and few
In the last days of summer I'll return home to you
Love will be ours forever
Though we don't know the way or the when
Our hearts will be back together
So I pray for the day that the Lord leads me home again
Sing your song of elation. Lift your face to the day
Though land and sea lie between us, I'm only a whisper away
So rise and walk in the meadow fresh and wet with the dew
In the last days of summer I'll return home to you
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10. |
Words
02:49
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And when the words are done
the battle is over
Neither side has won
We go our separate ways
And we hurt as we remember
Oh, to take back the words
words that never should be said at all
Why did I ever let it go so far?
And when the time has come
to apologize
Nothing I can say
Will take away the pain
You will feel as you remember
my words
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11. |
Look Around
04:19
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Smiles upon faces in dark, crowded places
Escaping the truth of the light
I'll put on the mask with you. All that I ask is to
Have you the rest of the night
But when the nights over the morning's much colder
You watch as they walk out the door
You're someone to play with - To use, not to stay with
But tomorrow you'll run back for more
Look around. Can't you see?
There are millions of people adrift on a sea of despair?
Listen close. Can't you hear?
Hear the voices that ask you, "Is this all there is to life here?"
Children lie weeping, awakened from sleeping
By voices they hear down the hall
Just mom and dad fighting, their tempers ignited
By something neither recalls
When by the words spoken the marriage is broken
The children are hurt worst of all
They'll never outgrow all the pain that they know
Or the guilt that is not theirs at all
repeat chorus
How can you sit in your pew
And pretend that there's nothing to do
When He's calling for you?
repeat choruses
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We've a story to tell to the nations
that will turn their hearts to the right
It's the story of truth, the story of mercy,
the story of peace and of light
peace and light
We've a message to give to the nations
that the Lord who reigneth above
He has sent us His Son to save us
and to show us that God, He is love
God is love
We've a song to be sung to the nations
that shall lift their hearts to the Lord
It's a song that shall conquer evil
and shall shatter the spear and the sword
Spear and sword
We've a Savior to show to the nations
Who the path of sorrow hath trod
That all of the world's great peoples
will come to the truth of God
Truth of God
And the darkness shall turn to dawning
and the dawning to noonday bright
And Christ's great kingdom shall come on the earth
It's the kingdom of love and light
Love and light
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