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In Our Midst
From Matthew 28:20
Music by John Stallworth, Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
1. When I see you in our midst
I remember your promise when you left,
When I feel you all around,
its like you said, “With you for all time”,
In Our midst, you’re here now, but you’re still missed.
2. When I lose sight of You, Lord,
I’m lonely and bored, no joy in my heart,
I see suffering all around and wonder,
‘is it true?’, your kingdom found,
Your kingdom is come, here now among, the Body broken….
You said, “Lo, I am with you until the end of time,”
And “The truth is today, you’ll be with me in paradise…..”
So I’m not afraid to die ‘cause I’ll be at home with you,
For “If I am absent from the body, I’ll be present with you….”
3. When I hear your Word in my heart,
I long to hear more, your reason and rhyme,
When I can’t see you at all,
I long to live in your light for all time,
To be where you are, it’s better there by far,
Oh, such bliss……..
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I Cover My Face
05:48
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I Cover My Face
from Exodus 19 and 32-33
Music and Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
1. So many days away,
It Seemed like I had died or run away,
So much to say, so many ways to live,
And how to please You,
Here on this holy mountain,
Then I faced Your people,
But they turned away,
Couldn’t bear the glow,
Don’t they long to see You?? to know You??
So I covered my face, I covered my eyes,
To shield them from the trace of glory too bright,
The shining in their eyes--reflection of Your light,
Made them afraid to be near me,
I didn’t realize a veil would be required,
That You were shining through me….
So I covered my face, I covered my eyes….
2. On a mountain in a cloud, then higher up still You call me,
No longer afraid to look, asking please to see Your glory, then You answered,
That You know me well, and You’re pleased with me,
Yes You’d do what I ask, and You passed beside me, before me…..
And You covered my face, You shielded my eyes,
From looking in Your face and losing my life.
Your goodness passing by, Your name proclaimed on high,
As Lovingkindness and Mercy,
You showed me mercy then, by reaching out Your hand,
To cover me and save me from Your glory,
So You covered my face, You shielded my eyes….
3. So many days away, seems like I hide or run away,
So scared to wait,
Afraid I cannot see beyond the veil,
Here in my own little room,
Still You call each day,
But I turn away,
Can’t I bear the glow,
Don’t I long to see You, to know You?
But I cover my face, I cover my eyes,
And I hide from your grace, and tell myself lies,
Like when the people couldn’t wait, they didn’t hesitate,
To replace you with a touchable savior,
They had to recreate, a god that they could face, so scared to be alone…….
Yes, I cover my face, I cover my eyes…….
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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Risk Our Lives
04:30
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Risk Our Lives
From Philippians 2 and 3
Music by John Stallworth, Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
1. Risk our lives to gamble on the life you offer,
Sacrifice and suffering and loss,
Follow You and take our cross up, too,
For that is what You do to give Your life for us,
For what?
Eternity with you, joy now to see us through, a Spirit sent to woo,
With power beyond might, a hope beyond our sight, a truce to end the fighting….
2. It’s a gamble, give up what we know
For that we couldn’t know, beyond this earthly show,
It’s a sacrifice, a crazy sort of life,
A trade, a deal no one could make for real,
For what?
A strength beyond our own, a home to call my own,
that You prepared for me…
A goal, a race, a prize, the future in my eyes,
This end rewrites the story……
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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Forsaken
04:02
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Forsaken
From Matthew 27:46
Music by Andrea Davis-Griffin
Lyrics by Elmer Griffin & Andrea Davis-Griffin
1. The ground rises up and it opens for me,
The light rushes 'round in the sky,
How will I find my way home in the dark?
How will I be by your side?
All I can hear is the noise of their jeering,
All I can see is their hatred,
All I can feel is the burden of this cross,
What have I undertaken?
2. Is the terror of bitter days mine alone to drink?
I'm lost to myself and my friends,
Alone amidst my people,
Thinking this is how it ends.
I cannot find your face in the crowd,
I cannot feel your love at all,
Can you not hear when I cry out loud?
Why am I God forsaken?
Is my path so crooked?
Have I strayed too often?
Why are you so far away?
Help me, hold me, lift me up,
Catch me as I'm falling,
My God, My God,
Why have you forsaken me?
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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Lord, I Praise You
03:39
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Lord, I Praise You
From Psalm 92
Music and Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
Lord, I praise You in the highest,
Lord, I praise You in the highest,
For you are holy, holy, Lord,
God we worship all Your glory,
God we worship all Your glory
Lift our hands in praise, give You all our days,
For you are holy….
I will sing out loud, I will sing out boldly,
Worship and adore, Love you more and more for You are holy…
You have made me happy, Lord, I’ll Sing for joy,
Talk about your love at morning and Your faithfulness at night,
It is good to praise you, Lord, our God most high,
Making music to Your name for the great things You have done!
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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Your Mark
04:15
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Your Mark
From Genesis 1
Music by John Stallworth, Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
1 Mountains and wave crests,
Green leaves’ translucence,
Your beauty surrounds us
We foretaste our future with glimpses:
Resonating, recognizing heaven.
Your nature revealing,
Waking our souls’ eyes:
Vaguely glimpsing, then thrilling,
Then yearning, for your eyes:
Reminiscing, recollecting heaven.
You, our creator,
The Earth is your canvas
Your handiwork shows who you are….
Something from nothing
Form out of chaos
Beauty from ashes
Your mark
2 Thunder wakes us
Lightning blinds us
Wind rushes in
And as the Earth shakes,
Your power around us:
Reverberating, resonating heaven.
Seasons changing, life rearranging
Leaves turn and they’re reminding of
Divine will and whimsy transcendent,
Calling us to let go of the present….
3 Painting and sculpting,
Tall bridges rising
Perfect poetry and grand ideas
Solutions, inventions,
Enlightened by the spark of our creator,
Passionate striving, love’s goal transpiring
Heavenly ecstasy creates new beings,
Offspring by merging,
Engendered by the love of our creator:
We are creators,
Your image on canvas
Our handiwork shows who we are:
Something from nothing,
Form out of chaos,
Beauty from ashes
Our mark…….
Beauty from ashes,
Your mark…..
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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I Will Be Free
05:00
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Trouble (Notes from Jail)
From Philippians 1
Music and Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
1. Trouble, oh, trouble,
Helps me tell of your Good News,
Trouble, oh, trouble,
Clarifies the path I’ll choose,
Because you are praying for me,
And the Spirit is helping me,
I know this trouble will bring my freedom……
2. Freedom, oh, freedom,
Choose your way or choose my own,
Freedom, oh, freedom,
Live for me or for your throne,
But I won’t succumb to shame,
‘Cause my life exalted your name,
In life or death, I will have courage….
Bridge
You must stay standing strong,
Your enemies disarmed,
Your faith and suffering are His way of honoring
Your sufferings for His sake,
A testimony make,
To bring Him glory and more faith……
3. Courage, oh, courage,
Born out of my loss of freedom,
Courage, oh, courage,
They spoke the Word, their fear was gone,
So my trouble has caused more people to know God,
Rejoice in freedom or in trouble…..
Trouble, oh, trouble,
Helps you tell of the Good News.,,,,,,
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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The Message
03:19
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The Message
From Habakkuk 1-2
Music and Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
I will stand at watch for answers
To complaints about your silence,
When we cannot stop the violence,
Where are you?
God answered, “Write it on the clay,
My vision for a future day,
Look at the proud, their wealth abounds,
Their mouth is wide, but never full,
They plunder nations
By human bloodshed,
And violence on the land,
Woe to them,
No sorrow’s end”
God answered, “Write it on the clay,
My vision for a future day,
The righteous one shall live by faith,
The righteous one shall live by faith,
Shall live by faith….
And then the knowledge of my glory, of my glory,
Will fill the Earth, will fill the Earth.”
It’s not time for it to reach you,
But the time is coming soon,
When the message will come true,
Wait for it…..
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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We Magnify
05:44
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We Magnify
Spoken word from Isaiah 55
Music by John Stallworth
Lyrics by Andrea Davis-Griffin
As the rain and snow don’t fall without watering the Earth,
So my Word will not return to me empty without accomplishing my desire.
We magnify your name, Oh, Lord
For you reveal yourself in your holy Word,
And we bow down and exalt you, Lord.
You are higher than our thoughts and dreams,
You are wider than our fantasies,
More than we know,
Maker of all things
In our lives, we worship you….
We magnify your name, Oh, Lord
For you reveal yourself in your holy Word,
Yes, we fall down and adore you, Lord.
…..Maker of all things
In our lives, you made us glorious
© 2009 PrayerLifeMusic/ASCAP
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