So Help Me God
Bombarded by philosophies that satisfy the surface
I flee to something deeper at the risk of seeking purpose
How can I hang in this environmental state of being
When everything I'm striving for it's nothing that I'm seeing
Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul
Won't you come and make me whole again You,
You've got what I need and You never retreat
Unto You I will concede
Chorus:
So help me God
To put my faith in You
So help me God
Before I come unglued
Call it my addiction
I can't get enough of You
So help me God
To put my faith in You
Infected by the skin I'm in that's starving with desire
And Jesus ain't the latest thing to come across the wire
I throw myself in mercy for I am the chief of sinners
But daily taking up my cross has brought me its share of splinters
You're there when I call
And You're there when I fall
Even though I don't deserve it all You,
You light my way Through the night and the day
And from You I will not stray
Chorus
Won't you take my heart, won't you take my soul
Won't you come and make me whole again
You, You've got what I need and You never retreat
Unto You I will concede
Chorus
So help me God
This is my soul's plea
I'm desperately devoted
I can't get enough of You
so help me God
Cause You are the one I love (You are the one I love)
Cause You are the one I need (You are the one I need)
Cause You are the I'm seeking (You are the I'm seeking)
Cause You are the one for me (You are the one for me)
Cause You are the one I love
Cause You are the one I need
Cause You are the I'm seeking
Cause You are the one for me
A kid just walked into meeting 3
And everybody staring at me,
I got to go
Colored People
Pardon me o, your epidermis is showing
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
We've gotta come together, and thank the Maker of us all
Chorus:
We're colored people and we live in a tainted world
We're colored people and they call us the human race
We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
A piece of canvas is only the beginning
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artist's heart
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
We gotta come together, aren't we all human after all?
Chorus
Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord's
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure (Repentance is the cure)
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy
Chorus
We're colored people and they call us the human race
We're colored people and we all have to share this space
We're colored people and we live in a changing world
We're colored people and we have one boy, one girl
Jesus Freak
What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
Separated I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
Saw a man with a tat on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me awhile to catch what he said
Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head
"Jesus Saves" is what he raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city and he claimed he had a dream
Chorus:
What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus Freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
There ain't not disguising the truth
No I ain't into hiding the truth
Kamikaze my death is gain
I've been marked by the maker of peculiar display
High and lofty, they see me as weak
Cause I won't live and die
For the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With skins on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was crazed by the locusts he ate
The Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak
Until the King took the head of this Jesus freak
Chorus x2
No I aint into hiding
People say I'm strange does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
People say I'm strange does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
Chorus x2
What will people think (what will people think)
What will people do (what will people do)
I don't really care
What else can I say?
There ain't no disguising the truth
Jesus is the way
What If I Stumble
"The greatest single cause of athiesm in the world today is christians,
Who acknowledge Jesus with their lips,
Walk out the door and get on with their lifestyle.
That is what a unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
Is this one for the people?
Is this one for the Lord?
Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford?
You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains
For holiness is calling, in the midst of courting fame
Cause I see the trust in their eyes
Though the sky is falling
They need Your love in their lives
Compromise is calling
Chorus:
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue
When my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
You never turn in the heat of it all
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
Father please forgive me, for I cannot compose
The fear that lives or the rate at which it grows
If struggle has a purpose, on the narrow road You've carved
Why do I dread my trespasses
will leave a deadly scar?
Do they see the fear in my eyes?
Are they so revealing?
This time I cannot disguise
All the doubt I'm feeling
Chorus
What if I stumble
Everyones got to crawl and you know that you're up against a wall,
it about to fall.
Everyones got to crawl and you know that
Everyones got to crawl and you know that you're up against a wall,
it about to fall.
Everyones got to crawl and you know that
I hear You whispering my name (you say)
My love for You will never change (never change)
Chorus x2
What if I stumble? What if I fall?
You never turn in the heat of it all
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
You are my comfort, and my God
Is this one for the people, is this one for the Lord?
Day By Day
I live a simple life, I take a day at a time
I spend my morning with God before I hit the grind
The subtleties of darkness never cease to amaze
As a physical world creates a spiritual haze
Blinded by distractions
Lost in matterless affairs
Reaching through the darkness
Trusting You will meet me there
Chorus: Day by day, day by day
Day by day, day by day
Oh dear Lord, three things I pray 1,2,3<
To see Thee more clearly
Day by day
To love Thee more dearly
Day by day
To follow Thee more nearly
Day by day
You sweep Your feet down alley streets
Sometimes You creep I never see You coming
Monday, man you're on my back like a knapsack
Strapped with my heavy burden
You cannot condemn me
I won't buy your bag of goods
You've got nothing for me
anyway that's why I pray
Chorus
These three things
I do pray
Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
These three things
Day by day, Day by day
I do pray
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, day by day
Chorus
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
To see Thee more clearly
To love Thee more dearly
To follow Thee more nearly
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
Day by day, Day by day
Mrs. Morgan
Well, I'm kathlyn Hogan
and I'm the next door neighbour
to the goaties
and the goaties
were over there
and they had a drummer
that came in here and played the drum that day
and he played in early in the morning
and he played it
I had him for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner
So I holled to toby and told him
that I couldn't stand that drummer any longer
that he was driving me crazy
and Kevin spoke up and said
"Mrs Morgan, that's the lab drummer we got over there today"
and I said "If he hits the drums one more time,
he's going to be a dead drummer"
and that was the last I heard of the drummer that day.
Between You And Me
Sorrow is a lonely feeling
Unsettled is a painful place
I've lived with both for far too long now
Since we've parted ways
I've been wrestling with my conscience
And I found myself to blame
If there's to be any resolution
I've got to peel my pride away
Chorus:
Just between you and me
I've got something to say
I wanna get it straight
Before the sun goes down
Just between you and me
Confession needs to be made
Recompense is my way to freedom (now)
Just between you and me
I've got something to say
If confession is the road to healing
Forgiveness is the promised land
I'm reaching out in my conviction
I'm longing to make amends
So, I'm sorry for the words I've spoken
For I've betrayed a friend
We have a love that's worth preserving
And a bond I will defend
Chorus
In my pursuit of God I thirst for holiness
As I approach the Son I must consider this
Offenses unresolved will keep me from the throne
Before I go to You my wrong must be atoned
If there's to be any resolution
I've got to peel my pride away
Just between you and me (Just between you and me)
I've got something to say
I wanna get it straight
Before the sun goes down (sun goes down)
Just between you and me (Just between you and me)
Confession needs to be made
Recompense is my way to freedom
It's the way you freedom
It's my way of freedom
It's my way of freedom
I got something to say, so let me say today.
It's my way of freedom
It's my way of freedom
I got something to say, confession needs to be made
It's my way of freedom
It's my way of freedom
I got something to say, confession needs to be made
It's my way of freedom
It's my way of freedom
I got something to say,
Like it, Love it, Need It
Under these circumstances they can hardly cope
Notice their fleeting glances and their lack of hope
I offer this suggestion they don't seem to care-o
This is my generation, drowning in despair-o
You'll never find peace of mind in your pool of self
You'll never find peace of mind in a sea of wealth
You'll never find peace of mind in your rock and roll
You'll never find peace of mind if you sell your soul
Chorus:
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some freedom from the strife
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
Some Jesus in your life
Some Jesus in your life
We circumvent our feelings through an angry sound
He who complains the loudest wears the fattest crown
We're anti-everybody call it paranoia
Well, I ain't no judge and jury, but I'm praying for ya
You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm
You'll never find peace of mind on a hippie farm
You'll never find peace of mind in a one-night stand
You'll never find peace of mind if your superman
Chorus
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
like it, love it, need it, don't need it
like it (don't you like it), love it, need it,
don't need it (don't you need it)
Ya dropped right into the middle of a freak attack
Cause we're back and we're coming like that
Ya see we're lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune
Cause the funk is always heavy where it's at
So, while you're whining all the time never changing any minds
It is clear to see your lip has lost its button
Cause if you take a think at this it is easy to admit
That the selfish way you're living is for nothing
You gotta like it
I know you need some freedom from the strife
You gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some freedom from the strife
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
some Jesus in your life
Jesus in your life
Jesus Freak(Reprise)
What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
thank you, I came from shelbyville
Hallejuah, I see you back there, Hallejuah
Glory, thank you, thank you very much
Just sway you hips to the music
In The Light
I keep trying to find a life
On my own apart from You
I am the king of excuses
I've got one for every selfish thing I do
Chorus:
What's going on inside of me?
I despise my own behavior
This only serves to confirm my suspicion
That I'm still a man in need of a Savior
Chorus2:
I wanna be in the light
As You are in the light
I wanna shine like a star in the heavens
Oh Lord be my Light and be my Salvation
Cause all I want is to be in the Light
All I want is to be in the Light
The disease of self runs through my blood (through my blood)
It's a cancer fatal to my soul
Every attempt on my behalf has failed
To bring this sickness under control
Chorus
Chorus2
Honesty becomes me
There's nothing left to lose
The secrets that did run me
In Your presence are defused
Pride has no position
And riches have no worth
The fame that once did cover me
Has been sentenced to this earth
Has been sentenced to this earth
Chorus
Chorus2
Chorus2
All I want is to be in the Light
in the light, in the light
in the light, in the light
I want to be, I want to be, in the light, in the light
I want to be, I want to be, in the light, in the light
in the light, I want to be, I want to be, in the light
in the light, I want to be, I want to be, in the light
I want to be, I want to be, I want to be, I want to be,
There's no other place I want to be, no otherplace that I can see
Place to be that just right for me
someday, someday, in the light, you are in the light
That's where I need to be
That's where I need to be
What Have We Become?
A preacher shuns his brother
Cause his bride's a different color
And this is not acceptable, his papa taught him so
It was love that he'd been preaching
But this was overreaching
The boundaries stretching further than his heart would choose to go
Like an angel with no wings
Like a kingdom with no king
Chorus:
What have we become
A self indulgent people
What have we become
Tell me where are the righteous ones
What have we become
In a world degenerating
What have we become
Bridge:
Speak your mind, look out for yourself
The answer to it all is a life of wealth
Grab all you can cause you live just once
You got the right to do whatever you want
Don't worry about others or where you came from
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
Mom and Dad are fighting as Rosie hides the crying
Now once again she's overheard regrets of their mistake
With Christmas bells a-ringing
Lil' Rosie'l leave them grieving
The gift she'd give her family
Would be the pills she'd take
An inconvenient child
She wasn't worth their while
Chorus
Bridge
Don't worry about others or where you came from
It ain't what you were, it's what you have become
What about love? (what about love)
What about God? (what about god)
What about holiness? (what about holiness)
What about mercy, compassion and selflessness?
love is strange, doesn't matter what you do
Chorus
have we come undone
what have we become, have we come undone
what have we become
Bridge
Selfish souls with selfish goals
Selfish people when we come along
Everyone of us got to learn to trust
What have we become
The World can't do me no harm, do no harm
times I've been wounded, h'uh,
l've got battle scars to show, well, well, well
I'm going through the storm and l'm binding rain
I'm going on in Jesus' name
Lord I've got victory, Hallejuah
Over the enemy glory, glory
and The World can't do me no harm
Mind's Eye
In my mind, I can see Your face
As your love pours down in a shower of grace
Some people tell me your just a dream,
But my faith is the evidence of things unseen
In my minds eye, In my minds eye
In my minds eye, In my minds
You know what I'm going through
You know that it's true
Cause You've stood in my shoes
Desire's inside of me
But, it's hard to believe
In what you cannot see
Can you catch the wind?
See a breeze?
It's presence is revealed by the leaves on a tree
An image of my faith in the unseen
Chorus:
In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand
We walk through foreign lands
The foreign lands of life
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
In my minds eye, in my minds
In my mind
I'm where I belong
As I rest in Your arms
And like a child I hold onto You
In my moment of truth
We can ride the storm
Endure the pain
You comfort me in my hurricane
And I'll never be alone again
Chorus
In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand, we walk the lands of life
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
In my minds eye, In my minds
In my mind I can see Your face
Love pours down in a shower of grace
Life is a gift that you choose to give
And I believe that we eternally live
Faith is the evidence of things unseen
People tell me that You're just a dream
But they don't know You the way that I do
You're the one I live to pursue
Can you catch the wind? "Can you see it, have you ever see it,
I never seen the wind, I've see the affects of the wind but
I've never seen the wind"
Can you see the breeze? "there's a mystery to it"
Chorus
In my mind's eye, in my minds eye
Oh Lord I can see Your face
In my mind's eye
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
Lord, I can see you there again
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
I know that you will meet me there my friend
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
I know you there, I can touch there
In my minds eye, in my minds eye
I want you there, I need you there, I see you there
I know you can and I believe
and I believe
and I believe
Alas My Love
Alas my love you say goodbye
wipe the poison from my brow
alas my love this guilty night
It gives me up like a foster child
and in this moment I take my vow
these angels sleeping at my feet
and in this moment, you did not know how
how my spirit wants to flee
you see one man against the night
taking on a multitude that had left him high and dry
no candle burning vigil
could light the way
darkness hit the ground, like a fallen satellite
he wresled until morning with human souls
and dark angels
and there he finished on the third day
remember
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