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The Walls Will Come Down
03:17
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Let me give myself to Your will though I do not know Your plan
Shield me from the rising thunder gathered here in foreign lands
Though my enemies surround me and their dogs nip at my heels
What have I to fear, Lord, if I hold Your presence near?
You are my shield, You are my strength. You alone shall I trust
And despite my foes, I have faith that soon The walls will come down
I have wandered in the desert Blinded by the burning sand
Trusting that You, God, will save me and lead me to the Promised Land.
You are my shield, You are my strength. You alone shall I trust
And despite my foes, I have faith that soon The walls will come down
Though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death
Lead me to safe pastures Lord, Lead me to safe pastures Lord
You are my shield, You are my strength. You alone shall I trust
And despite my foes, I have faith that soon The walls will come down
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Immanuel
04:48
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Lord, hear your people’s cry - it has been far too long since we have known Your peace
All that we held holy has been laid waste and profaned by enemies
The stones of the temple have been cast down to the dust by evil hands
Great darkness surrounds us; we are as refugees within a foreign land
And we pray that soon will come the day when leads us in Your way Immanuel
We proclaim, O, bless the holy name of Him the prophets claim Immanuel
We wait for our redeemer; the one foretold Who hails from Jesse’s line
For You shall dwell within Him, He shall gird Himself with faithfulness and right
Just as the farmer gathers the harvest bounty to his granary,
So He will gather scattered exiles; to His banner all nations will rally
And we pray that soon will come the day when leads us in Your way Immanuel
We proclaim, O, bless the holy name of Him the prophets claim Immanuel
He will wield Your mercy, holiness will spring from Him like tongues of fire
With a glowing ember He will sear away the sin that taints our lives
He will be a refuge - a shelter from storm and a shade from heat
And on the mountain He will destroy forever the funeral sheet
And we pray that soon will come the day when leads us in Your way Immanuel
We proclaim, O, bless the holy name of Him the prophets claim Immanuel
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Praise Him
03:44
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Our God is mighty, Mountains bow before His will
He has stretched out His hand Let us embrace His command of love
Praise Him with song Praise Him with glad dancing
Praise Him with hands raised high Let all creation His holy name glorify
Our God is holy Pain and sin flee from Him
He alone is the way And the light of the day in our lives
Praise Him with song Praise Him with glad dancing
Praise Him with hands raised high Let all creation His holy name glorify
Our God is life-giving Wellspring of heaven and earth
All we have flows from Him Let us lift up to Him our hearts
Praise Him with song Praise Him with glad dancing
Praise Him with hands raised high Let all creation His holy name glorify
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The Call
03:50
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Let me rest my weary hands Let me clear my worried mind
Let me open up my heart to You That I may hear Your call
In silent contemplation, in the stillness of my soul
Your spirit moves like water – I’m lost in Your ebb and flow
And I can hear You calling
Let me rest my weary hands Let me clear my worried mind
Let me open up my heart to You That I may hear Your call
When I’m weighed down by my burdens and I let them go
And offer up my very being - in that moment I know
I can hear You calling
Let me rest my weary hands Let me clear my worried mind
Let me open up my heart to You That I may hear Your call
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Come to the Table
04:10
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Be not distressed about your sustenance
Can worry add a single moment to your life?
He will provide – look at the flowers and birds
They fret not, yet they want not –
Will He not care for you?
Come to the table prepared for you
Come taste of everlasting life
If your soul thirsts, your spirit hungers
Come now and share the Bread of Life offered to you
If you believe, you shall be satisfied
No one who comes to Him shall ever want again
Come to the table prepared for you
Come taste of everlasting life
Blessed are you who thirst for holiness
Come now and drink deep of His cup, be ever filled
Come to the table prepared for you
Come taste of everlasting life
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Communion
03:51
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Come, Lord, come, Your people stand ready before You
As one by one we welcome You into our hearts
Come, Lord, come. Make Yourself present among us
As we become at one with the New Covenant
And join in communion.
Come, Lord, come. Come let Your spirit infuse us
As we Your sons and daughters in You become one.
And join in communion. And join in communion.
Though we are peoples from many lands who speak with many tongues
Your Holy Spirit unifies and lets us all become…one.
Come, Lord, come. Teach us the way of compassion
That we might share completely in Your kingdom.
And join in communion.
Let us break down barriers of language and custom
For we are all family, related by blood…of the Son
Come, Lord, come, Your people stand ready before You
As one by one we welcome You into our hearts
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Not long ago I was a little hellion Up to no good another prodigal son
Hangin’ out with the wrong crowd every day and night
And all our excess could not sate my appetite, whoa-oa
Late nights stayin’ out drinkin’ What the heck was I thinkin’?
They never brought me anywhere but down
Now I’ve come to my senses And I beg Your forgiveness
I finally found a lasting high The day You came into my life
I used to put myself before all other things
I broke some hearts and left them crying in the wings
Before You came into my life I was without direction
Trying to fill the emptiness with hollow fun, whoa-oa
Late nights stayin’ out drinkin’ What the heck was I thinkin’?
They never brought me anywhere but down
Now I’ve come to my senses And I beg Your forgiveness
I finally found a lasting high The day You came into my...
Life was so hard without regard for what I needed to fill my soul
Now You fill me up and I see that it’s Your love that makes me whole
When I look back on all the mistakes that I’ve made
And all the pain I’ve caused to others I’m ashamed
I reflect on those misguided years of self-indulgence
And it’s no wonder that my life never made sense, whoa-oa
Late nights stayin’ out drinkin’ What the heck was I thinkin’?
They never brought me anywhere but down
Now I’ve come to my senses And I beg Your forgiveness
I finally found a lasting high The day You came into my...
Life was pointless and empty When I thought about just me
That never brought me anywhere but down
Now I’ve got myself a new thing And a new song to sing
I finally found a lasting high The day You came into my life
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Another Day
04:00
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Step through the open door and look up to the sky
Sea of eternal blue the eagle soars up high
The sounds of life abound, the wind kisses my face
Sometimes I’m like a child in wonder of this place
I fall to my knees and pray Giving thanks for life another day
Help me Lord to find my way And let my actions give You praise
Embrace the natural, the treasures of this land
A living tapestry too rich to comprehend
We may have riches but we must remember this –
We are but stewards here and all we have is His
I fall to my knees and pray Giving thanks for life another day
Help me Lord to find my way And let my actions give You praise
When people look at me what is it they see?
Is it appearances or God working through me?
Life is a precious gift given from above
And all that is required is that we act in love
I fall to my knees and pray Giving thanks for life another day
Help me Lord to find my way And let my actions give You praise
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I Believe In Love
04:26
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Be with me Lord when my life grows hard and I am afraid
Give me the strength to find Your way
Though the world may say that You are not there – we’re on our own
Help me to show them You at work in my life
I believe in miracles, I believe in signs from heaven above
But most of all I believe in love
Though there may be hate that leads men to violence every day
Let me not despair, but trust in Your peace
Let us see not what divides us, but help us remember that we are one
For we are, we are Your children, Your daughters and sons
I have hope that we’ll find peace I have faith in things that make us one
But most of all I believe in love
When I feel I don’t matter, a grain of sand against the tide
Let me not forget that You are Almighty
If I can’t change the world, then give me the wisdom to change myself
Let the spark of your love spread out from me like fire
I believe eternal life And I believe we’re saved through Jesus’s blood
And after all I believe in love
I believe in Trinity I believe in Father, Spirit, Son
And I believe the path to God is love
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By My Side
04:39
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When I need a shoulder to lean on, You come to me
When my heart’s imprisoned in the dark, You set me free
And I am ever grateful
By my side…when I need You, You are always
By my side…I call and You are there
By my side…though all others may desert me
I know You are by my side
When my life’s in conflict and I don’t know what to do
I seek Your guidance and it always pulls me through
And I am ever grateful
By my side…when I need You, You are always
By my side…I call and You are there
By my side…though all others may desert me
I know You are by my side
Though the world may rise against me, I do not fear
For Your reassuring firm hand is always near
And I am ever grateful
By my side…when I need You, You are always
By my side…I call and You are there
By my side…though all others may desert me
I know You are by my side
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