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Married To The
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This Is Life |
Joseph's Bones:
A
Soundtrack Of Renewed
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A Minute In Millennia
I could walk a hundred miles
I could fly around the
world
I could search for other smiles
In the story of
a girl
But I will hold you close at sunrise
In the
middle of the moon
Because a minute in millennia
Is
all I have with you.
I could walk a hundred miles
In these shoes
I could throw all my possessions in the
river
If I choose;
The love you've given to me is so
small
But I will plant it in my heart -
Make it grow
to ten feet tall;
I could buy myself a cupboard in the
spring
And spend my life inside it
So I wouldn't have
to sing.
I could drive without a seatbelt everyday
Or
just throw into the fire
Everything I have to say.
I could turn my toilet bowl into a sink
And then
my Mother's visitors
Wouldreally have to think.
I
could send myself a letter everyday
But never put a stamp
on, so I wouldn't have to pay
I could swear at everyone
that treats me well
But I'd make so many enemies, I'd have
to shoot myself;
I could work without a purpose all my
life
Or I could just be a writer
And never find a
wife.
There's no time to ask the cockerel
Not to
crow
And there's no way to tell a stranger
In his
garden what to grow;
There's no atmosphere to dance
Myself to death
And when all the trees have gone
There'll be no chance to take a breath.
But nothing
really hurts me anymore
From just sitting, holding hands
To the slamming of the door
So don't pay any attention
to this song
Because the words don't really fit
And
all the lines are far too long.
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Leaving It Running
I used to think that nothing
happened
When you turn a tap on in the rain
But now I
realise that everything I do
Has repercussions, just the
same.
So, Dearest when we met I didn't know
The things
I'd cause would make you cry;
So that is why I left
Because I couldn't bear to see you, see you cry;
And
now the pressure's off
Because I'm 20 miles away and you
don't see me now;
But the water is still flowing
Because I never turned the tap off -
I don't know how.
Remember when you cry
The flow of water soaks the
ground beneath our feet
And I've already fallen, but you
don't want to fall
You want to keep your feet;
And
sometimes I just wish you would
Let go of all that holds
you up and join with me:
Hold my hand and soon the flow
Will sweep us off our feet together, naturally;
And
one day we'll remember
Waking up one sunny morning,
looking back to now
That the water is still flowing
Because I never turned the tap off -
I don't know how.
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The Singer And The Song
Well, I perform every night for free
No-one comes along
and watches me
I just sit here
And sing my lonely
songs;
It's not a concert or a cabaret
It's nowhere
anybody else would play
It's a place
Inside my mind.
I am the singer and this is my song
I believe in
the things that I sing
I am the singer and this is my song
And I would sing about everything
Or anything at all.
I stay at home, people call me a bore
But I'm not
planning on going on tour
I'll just stay here
In the
same old place;
It's not a sell-out and it's not on stage
Teenagers don't think that I'm all the rage
I just
sing
Inside my mind.
I am the singer and this is
my song
I believe in the things that I sing
I am the
singer and this is my song
And I would sing about
everything
Or anything at all.
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A Brilliant Man
So through my recent history
To the distant past, at
last
I see a time back when I was a boy;
I don't recall
occurrences
But know that things were fine:
I know that
I had laughter, even joy.
I know I really loved my Dad
I know we had the best of
times
We'd think of things we wnted to begin;
And one
birthday in particular
I asked for my own tool
box
Because I wanted to be just like him.
His head was full
With many, many things
He knew so
much
About everything.
Imagination flowing through
A life that did most
everything
A life that gave and gave and never took.
He
was always deep in thought
Or writing down a
narrative
Or else his head was always in a book.
His head was full
With many, many things
He knew so
much
About everything.
A brilliant man
The man who made me
A brilliant
man
He made me what I am
A brilliant man
Though he
was never wealthy
But he made his mark
On this world of
ours.
A kind of tortured genius
His thoughts were so
incredible
And there were things that only he could
do.
Now, when I'm doing DIY
I wish that he was here to
help -
He would know just how and what to use.
His head was full
With many, many things
He knew so
much
About everything.
A brilliant man
The man who made me
A brilliant
man
He made me what I am
A brilliant man
Though he
was never wealthy
But he made his mark
On this world of
ours.
His time has come and it has gone
It was too short for
all of us
And every now and then I shed a tear.
I wish
that I could tell him things
And I can still hear him
shout
"Hello world, it's me, I'm still here!"
A brilliant man
The man who made me
A brilliant
man
He made me what I am
A brilliant man
Though he
was never wealthy
But he made his mark
On this world of
ours.
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Love Is...
Love has come
And love will stay
Love is
humble
Love will wait
Love is gracious
Love is
true
Love became
Flesh for you.
It never fails
It never lies
It isn't proud
It
never dies
Doesn't boast
Doesn't make a fuss
Love
became
Flesh for us.
And now these three remain:
Faith, hope and love
But
the greatest of the three is love.
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love will
always
Satisfy
It perseveres
It isn't rude
Love
became
Flesh for you.
God is love
God lives in us
In love He sent
His
son for us
Always hopes
Always trusts
His love is
made
Complete in us.
And now these three remain:
Faith, hope and love
But
the greatest of the three is love.
And whatever I can do
If I don't have love
Nomatter
how good it proves
It will never be enough.
And now these three remain:
Faith, hope and love
But
the greatest of the three is love.
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The Cup
What I can see, at this time
Is the
true and perfect sacrifice:
I can see beyond the ceiling
high
Beyond the limit of my eyes;
Conjured up within
my mind
I feel that I was even there.
So, Saintly
holding crumb of bread
I think of what the Saviour said;
And not devouring, but instead
I place the piece
within my mouth
And feed on it with all my soul
Thinking what this meant to them.
I lift my lids
and looking up
Am greeted with the Saintly cup
So
giving thanks I raise it up
To my prayerful lips to drink;
And leaning back, I start to think:
What would I have
done if I were there?
I see the cup is empty and
Finally I understand
How the very soul within that man
Was emptied for the likes of me
To lift me up, to set
me free
Not just a man - my Saviour, Lord.
But
still within the cup I see
The essence of what used to be;
So when my Saviour died for me
Suffering all the guilt
and shame
My Lord, creator still remained
Within Him,
to be raised again.
So handing back this cup, I give
My very soul, with hope, to live
Worship, praise and
love to Him:
The one who sent His Son for me.
So this
true and perfect sacrifice
Is all I see at this time.
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This Is It
Here I stand before You
Ready to give up all that I
own;
My eyes can't look upon You
I feel unworthy, deep
within my soul
Oh, my soul;
But it's not how I feel
It's just about what's already been done
By Your Son;
Now I know it's real
Because of what has already been
done.
Swimming in the lovelight
I know my soul can
be right
I'm ready for the long fight
Take me to the
field.
Dancing in a new life
You've given me the true
light
And I'm ready for the long fight
Lead me to the
field.
Here I stand before You
You already know
what's going on;
I fall right down before You
And try
to praise Your Holy name in song
Holy song;
But does
it break my heart
Because of what has already been done
By Your Son?
Dwell within my heart
I worship to
the sacrificial one.
Swimming in the lovelight
I
know my soul can be right
I'm ready for the long fight
Take me to the field.
Dancing in a new life
You've
given me the true light
And I'm ready for the long fight
Lead me to the field.
But thank You that You hear
Even just my ordinary songs;
Bring my soul to tears
Why is it that it took me far too long?
To be swimming in the lovelight
I know my soul can be
right
I'm ready for the long fight
Take me to the
field.
Dancing in a new life
You've given me the true
light
And I'm ready for the long fight
Lead me to the
field.
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I Need
I don't need the body, I just need the hug
I need the
coffee, so I fill my mug;
These are the shoulders I need to
shrug -
I need.
I need the milk in this carton white
And I can run, so I
don't need to fight;
But my mischief tells me that I need
the light
Tonight -
I need.
It's getting colder, so I need a thneed
And my cracked
up mind says that my heart must bleed;
If I need the truth
then I will succeed -
I need.
Some things we make
are just half-baked in hatred:
What we want ain't what we
need.
I need salvation, I need Your touch Lord
You are
the only one I need;
You are the one I need.
It's getting late and I really need some sleep;
My
Mother tells me not to go too deep
But there are some
memories that I need to keep -
I need.
I'm getting hungry, so I need to eat;
We need to talk,
so we really need to meet
And I'm just so busy, I'm rushed
off my feet -
I need.
Some things we make are just half-baked in hatred:
What
we want ain't what we need.
I need salvation, I need Your
touch Lord
You are the only one I need;
You are the one
I need.
My life is so hectic, that I need to pray;
My needs are
erratic - they change everyday
But my Father above hears
the words I say...
Moments are precious, but my soul is
too
So priorities have to be rearranged for You:
You
are The Last and You are The First of all
I need You around
me, let Your Spirit fall
On me
On me.
Let Your
Spirit fall on me.
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Nothing In The Way
At the break of day
With
glassy eyes I look into Your skies
And You break my heart
When I realise
There's nothing in the way.
In
the back of my mind
The things that I've tried -
None
of them guide my way;
And now here You are -
My
guiding star
And there's nothing in the way;
With me
always...
At the break of day
With glassy eyes I
look into Your skies
And You break my heart
When I
realise
There's nothing in the way.
When I worship
Your name
And I bow down to pray
I know in Your hands
I'm safe;
Giving in grace
You strengthen my faith
And there's nothing in the way;
With me always...
At the break of day
With glassy eyes I look into
Your skies
And You break my heart
When I realise
There's nothing in the way.
In the back of my mind
The things that I've tried -
None of them guide my
way;
And now here You are -
My guiding star
And
there's nothing in the way
Jesus - nothing can divide
us:
Forever LORD.
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A Blessing For The Traveller
As you go, remember I am with you
As you live, that I
live within you
As you walk, I'll be here beside you
You
won't fall, I will help and guide you.
Take care as you walk these busy streets I know so
well
I know, because I have walked them myself
There are
those who'll want to lead you onto other paths
Hold my
hand, we'll walk this road together.
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Life!
O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You
In a dry and
weary land, my soul thirsts for You
I wander the
wilderness, searching so long for Your water
I wander
through life searching so long for Your truth
But You reach
out to me
You reach out to me
You say, "Come,
Come
and drink."
Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the water
Come to
the water of life, drink and receive
Eternal life like a
spring inside - living water
Here's life - it's pure and
it's clean and it's totally free
You reach out to me
You
reach out to me
I receive
What You bring.
I'm alive! (Jesus makes me so)
I'm alive! (The Father
holds me close)
I'm alive! (The Holy Spirit touches me
inside)
I thirst for You as the deer thirsts for the water
Lord,
pour out Your Spirit upon this thirsty land
You are the
rock of salvation, from You pours new life
Daily I seek You
and I feel the touch of Your hand
You reach out to
me
You reach out to me
I receive - pour Your Spirit out
on me!
I'm alive! (Jesus makes me so)
I'm alive! (The Father
holds me close)
I'm alive! (The Holy Spirit touches me
inside)
What can I sing except list everything that I know of You
merciful God?
You are the bringer of life, I will sing of
the love that You sent through the cross.
I'm alive! (Jesus makes me so)
I'm alive! (The Father
holds me close)
I'm alive! (The Holy Spirit touches me
inside)
I'm alive! (Jesus makes me so)
I'm alive! (The Father
holds me close)
I'm alive! (The Holy Spirit touches me
inside)
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