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Wanna Be Yours
04:56
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To know the one who knows me
Even as I'm fully known
To look into the eyes of true joy
To find my way home
To drink of living water
As it overflows from your cup
To wash my head, hands and feet
In the river of your perfect love
I count it all loss for you
All I want
I wanna be yours…
To sing the songs of angels
Where a voice is a bird in flight
To stand on an earth that's made new
To eat from the tree of life
To see the blood I've shed washed from my hands
To see the marks in yours
To see the newness that you make
No tears anymore, no pain anymore, no death anymore
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2. |
Northernness
04:43
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I woke from a dream and my heart was light
My burden laid down the mountains in sight
I couldn't go back, couldn't linger there
A glimpse of forever, Northernness in the air
What lies behind troubled me so
But it's easier to hide in the shadows below
And who might this be on the end of this string
That’s tied to my heart and pullin me in
Is it only great power and strength that we need
To hold off the enemy?
Everyday deeds keep the darkness at bay
Kindness and love even when afraid
Everyday deeds on the path that we take
Small acts of grace for which we were made
Give me courage, turn your eyes to the hills
Give me courage, turn your eyes to the hills
Give me courage, Nothernness calls us on
A voice from the pages speaks to me now
Of a king who seeks peace with those who seek his crown
And the dark red blood spilled on the old stone table
Cries a word of grace to all who are unable
The newness in the present time causes me wonder
It has begun, it is to come, the riches and plunder
My spirit’s willin, my will's not that strong
I lift my eyes to the place where my help comes from
Further up, further in, Northernness, Northernness
Further up, further in, Northernness, Northernness
Further up, further in, there and back again
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Lord Willin
04:02
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I don’t always know which way to go
I don’t always do the things that I’m told
Maybe we’ll meet on a well-known road
Maybe we’ll meet in the back of an old wardrobe
Anyway
I can carry you, you can carry me
We can carry each other, that’s what we’ll do
You can read to me, I can sing to you
We can talk to each other, that’s what we’ll do
Lord willin, Lord willin
Lord willin, that’s what we’ll do
We’ll take this bread and drink this wine today
Confess our sin and wipe our tears away
Maybe we’ll give it another year
Maybe we’ll just pack it up and fly out here
Anyway
I can carry you, you can carry me
We can carry each other, that’s what we’ll do
I can sing to you, you can cook for me
We can yell at each other that’s what other people do
All of our plans are all in your hands are
All workin out for the good of those you love
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4. |
Atticus Finch
04:58
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Atticus Finch was a father of two and a light in a dim town
Everyone in Maycomb knew he was different
One of the finest around
A well-read man with a measured word in any season
He was impartial and thought that the truth was worth believin
How could a man of the law be so riddled with grace?
That's just his way, but that's not what he'd say
Jean Louise stay away from that Radley house
It’s not our business if the neighbours don’t wanna come out
Mind your brother, mind Calpurnia, mind me
Don’t mind this town or the way of this world
And remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird
Atticus Finch took a stand for a man
With a face not coloured right
Everyone in Maycomb thought that he'd lost it
He never could tell black from white
An innocent man leant his good hand
To a woman who would never confess
And with the verdict bell, Tom Robinson's face fell
But Atticus wouldn't give up just yet
Jean Louise stay away from that Robinson trial
It’s not your burden if the neighbours think less of us for a while
Mind your brother, mind Calpurnia, mind me
Don’t mind this town or the way of this world
And remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird
Well I'm sure that Atticus Finch has sinned
Though I never did see it take place
How could a man of the law be so riddled with grace?
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5. |
That Old Pain
04:50
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Forgive me Father, I have sinned
I'm sorry mother, where do I begin?
I am lost, but I'm found
I am ashamed, but I'm proud
I lost it all in the saviour's blood
But I keep a stowaway
That old pain
Walk to me daughter, I’m made new
Talk to me brother, I’m a lot like you
I am old, but I’m young
I am wise, but I’m dumb
I lost it all in the saviour's blood
But I keep a stowaway
Can't take it with you when you go
Can't take it with you don't you know
Can't keep it down, can't dig it up
Gotta lay in down in the shade
Of the tree on Calvary
I’ve been the target, I’ve been the prey
I’ve been the shooter, I’ve been the cage
I am free, but I’m bound
I am a prince, but I’m a clown
I lost it all in the saviour's blood
But I keep a stowaway
Pain, pain, go away, come again, but far away
I bumped my heart in the dark of the night
And I couldn't make sense of the morning
Sky is falling, now I'm crawling to you
Wanna lay my burden down
Burn my paper crown
Wanna see your shinin face
And the light of your sweet grace
Will chase away that old pain
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6. |
Do You Love Me?
04:36
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We set out with light nets and heavy hearts
And all night we took in nothing but the dark
Sleep came, sleep went, like the hope that Sunday spent
And it seemed that we were fishermen once again
Early in the mornin I saw him there
Standing on the shore, a familiar stare
His voice rang out across the deep, he called
A stranger, somehow not so strange at all
We couldn’t bring the number of fish onboard
That’s when I somehow knew it was the Lord
I threw my garment to the side my tired body to the tide
And swam for one more chance at the fire
Do you love me? Oh, I do
Do you love me? You know, you know, you know I do
Do you love me? You know everything
You know I love you
He told me three times I should be the one
To care for those who had received the Son
When I understood his line, I couldn't meet the steady eyes
Of the one I promised never to deny
When you were younger you dressed and you led yourself
Where you chose
But when you're older you'll stretch out your hand and someone will lead you somewhere you don't wanna go
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7. |
Ebenezer
04:16
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Dickens:
Marley was dead, to begin with
The old man in his bed, scared stiff
A chill was in the air, a cold night
A rattle in the stair, something's not right
Marley:
Hello, old friend, I've come a long way
The road's not too kind to ghosts these days
You're headed straight to me without a second thought
I've come to let you know your time is short
You’ll have to take a trip tonight
So the darkness can be brought to light
To a season that you’ve grown to hate
But, Ebenezer, it’s not too late
Ebenezer:
What good has the season done me?
What good has it done this town?
Why should I care for the poor under me?
Why should I give up my life and my crown?
Marley:
You see this chain I wear old friend?
I made it link by link in the life I led
And now I'm bound to my deeds and their ends
And here lies a choice on which your life depends
You'll have to come and see it clear
Somewhere, sometime far from here
To a season that you've grown to hate
But Ebenezer
It’s not too late to start again
It’s not too late to turn around
If you call out there is a cure
Whoa, you’ve got to die to live again
And you will live again
Ebenezer:
What good is an open hand for taking?
What good is an open heart?
What loss could be better than gaining?
What could compel me to turn from this path?
Marley:
Listen, old friend, to what I say
Death’s not too kind to ghosts
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8. |
Ready to Die
03:56
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I'm ready to die when the time should come
There's no need to hide, no need to run
The fear has left me, the sting is gone
I'm ready to rise in the eternal dawn
I’m ready to die, though I love this life
But there’s more life ahead than there is behind
And if I have to choose I’d be caught between
All there is to gain in the world I haven’t seen
What would you give to save your soul
To spend forever growing young instead of old?
Do you think you’ve had your fill, that this is all there is?
Do you hope to be surprised? Do you dare make a wish?
I’m ready to die, though it’s not polite to say
There’ll be less confusion when death is put away
And the road goes on, on out of sight
But come what come may, we’ll reach the other side
Would you drink from the river the lion keeps
To satisfy a thirst not quenchable by seas?
Or do you wish to drink alone, somewhere free?
Well, this water is free and there is no other stream
I’m ready to die, but not just yet
There’s still more of you in this world I haven’t met
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Lydia's Library
03:44
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To have you and to hold you is
The beginning of letting you go
To see you and believe you is
The beginning of watching you grow
The first cry, the first sigh
The first goodbye
Is a gift and a grief
A pain and a please
But I will see it through
In Lydia’s library we can sit and read for hours
In Lydia’s library we can climb the highest tower
I’ll chase you all over the world we make
And I’ll catch you if you fall when the wire shakes
It’s what I’ve gotta do, do, do, do
Lydia-bear to take good care of you
To see your little hands and feet
And your eyes and your mouth and your nose
Now we hear you sing and speak
As you make our little world your own
The first smile, the first call
The first big fall
Is a word on page
A day and an age
And I’m glad to be with you
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