God, Don’t Give Up On Us
Music and lyrics by James Thomas Slater and Angela Kaset
Who will win the Holy War?
Can you tell me what they’re fighting for?
And do You look down in disgust?
God, don’t give up on us.
Mother Nature shamed and bruised,
All her precious gifts abused.
Her forests burn, her rivers rust.
God, don’t give up on us.
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Don’t give up on me
Don’t give up on love
Nothing loved is ever lost.
God, don’t give up on us.
We hold our babies in our arms
And pray You’ll keep them safe from harm.
In a world that’s so unjust,
God, don’t give up on us.
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For every bullet fired, for every soul that’s lost,
Forgive our darkest hours and the pain we’ve caused.
Please don’t close Your eyes to the part of us
That’s beautiful, still beautiful.
How can we regain Your trust?
God, don’t give up.
God, don’t give up…..on us.
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Where Can I Turn For Peace?
Music by Joleen C. Meredith
Lyrics by Emma Lou Thayne
Where can I turn for peace?
Where is my solace
When other sources cease to make me whole?
When, with a wounded heart, anger, or malice
I draw myself apart searching my soul?
Where, when my aching grows?
Where, when I languish?
Where, in my need to know?
Where can I run?
Where is the quiet hand to calm my anguish?
Who, who can understand?
He, only One.
He answers privately.
Reaches my reaching.
In my Gethsemane, Savior, and friend.
Gentle, the peace He finds
For my beseeching.
Constant He is, and kind.
Love without end.
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With My God
Music and lyrics by Wayne Burton
A grain of sand, a drop of rain,
How small I am beneath the heavens.
But there is One who knows me,
Who’s always by my side.
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Refined, renewed in the light of truth
Every time He takes my hand.
And when I pray,
A chance to slip away
By myself
With my thoughts
With my God.
The air I breathe, the warming sun,
All that I need, He has given.
I feel His love surrounding me
And I am once again…
Chorus
Right here from the start
He will be with me right to the end,
My strength,
My God,
My friend.
Chorus
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Worthy To Stand
Music and lyrics by Tyler Castleton and Staci Peters
Battle rages on in the shadow of another day.
It’s harder to be strong when so many here have lost their way.
I will live and I’ll fight just hold on to one ray of light.
I will give all that I have and put my life in heaven’s hand.
Even when good men fall in every land,
I’ll be worthy to stand.
I will not despair.
I will listen for the Master’s call.
I will be prepared.
I’ll be ready to surrender all.
I will go. I will do,
Be the witness that I promised you.
I will give all that I have and put my heart in heaven’s hand.
I’ll defend the cause of truth in every land.
I’ll be worthy to stand.
When the war is done and the battles of this life are through,
When the Savior comes and the earth is full and new,
I will fall on my knees for the mercy He has shown to me.
I will give all that I have to touch His pierced and wounded hands.
When He gathers every soul from every land,
I'll be worthy to stand.
I'll be worthy to stand.
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Find
Music and lyrics by Greg Boothe
If you have a question…
If you have a question,
Ask, it shall be given you.
Seek, and you shall find.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
If you are discouraged…
If you are discouraged,
Ask, it shall it shall be given you,
Seek, and you shall find.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
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There is someone to turn to.
There is someone who cares.
He is our Heavenly Father
And He is always there.
If you need a friend…
One true friend,
Ask, it shall be given you.
Seek, and you shall find.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
Knock, it shall be opened unto you.
Chorus
If you have a question…
If you have a question,
Ask, it shall be given you,
Seek, and you shall find…
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Love Will Lead the Way
Music and lyrics by Tyler Castleton and Staci Peters
The night is still. I wait for dawn.
I wonder how I’ll ever reach the place you’ve gone.
And if I do, I wonder what I’d say to you.
That could fill the empty places in your heart.
I wonder how this lonely road
Could be so different from the life you’ve always known.
And I believe the only answers left to give
Are the ones you’ll find within your soul.
I will pray for you and I will hope
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That love will lead the way to you
So I can understand what you’re going through.
Love will lead the way to you.
You are struggling down a distant road,
But I’m hangin’ on to every hope
That love will lead the way to you.
I know you feel you’re on your own,
But I won’t rest until you know you’re not alone.
And when you do, you’ll see my arms reach out to you.
I will give you all the love that’s in my heart.
There comes a time to let it go
And realize there’s only One who truly knows.
And when you do, you’ll feel a strength inside of you.
There’s a light to guide you down this road.
You will make it, ‘cause you’re not alone.
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His love will lead the way for you.
Only He can understand what you’re going through.
Love will lead the way for you.
Yours is not an easy road,
But He’s offering you every hope
That love will lead the way for you.
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His love will lead the way for you.
Only He can understand what you’re going through.
Love will lead the way for you.
Though it may not be an easy road,
He is offering you every hope
That love will lead the way for you.
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Love will lead the way for you.
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Whatever It Is
Music and lyrics by Felicia Sorensen
I see the hurting you’re trying to disguise.
The pain that you’ve been going through
Is living in your eyes.
Walking through the shadows
Can make you wonder why you’re alive,
But as long as you keep walking,
You’re gonna get to the other side.
Chorus
‘Cause whatever it is, it’s never too big
For the arms of His love to reach around.
Lift you up, heal the ache,
Give you courage to change.
Trust His word.
His love can fix
Whatever it is.
You know the answers, even though you’re asking why
And the answers ask the questions.
When are you gonna see the light.
Feel His arms around you
The perfect peace He brings.
Let Him be the answer.
Tell Him what you need.
Chorus
Don’t lose hope when you lose your way.
Open your heart ‘cause His love change…
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Becoming
Music and lyrics by Wayne Burton
Goodbye Sunday. Hello Monday.
Back to my life.
Highs and lows, stops and go’s,
Well, I try to get it right.
Sometimes I climb so high, sometimes I fall,
But isn’t that a part of being human, after all?
A little taller, sometimes smaller,
Just pick the day.
Weaker, stronger, how much longer
Will I go on this way? I miss the forest down here in the trees, But then You lift me higher where I can see.
Chorus
Light burns the darkness away.
Tears that I cry will be diamonds some day.
And each time this world has me down on my knees,
I’m becoming the one You created in me.
If I accept it, new perspective,
I can’t go wrong.
Happy, sad, the good and bad,
They will make me strong.
And every time I’m up against a wall,
That’s when You lift me higher, above it all.
Chorus
A power comes where weakness was
Right here inside of me – and I believe
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I’m becoming the one You created in me.
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Day of Grace
Music and lyrics by Tyler Castleton and Staci Peters
I know it’s meant to be that I should feel sometimes.
Not everything I touch will turn to gold.
But every lesson learned is a diamond in my crown,
Though for years they appear to be nothin’ more than coal.
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I love this life, even when it hurts,
Even when I’m weary from the race.
The power of heav’n lifts me up
In this day of grace…
This day of grace.
Sometimes in a moment of despair and doubt,
When I have fallen short of who I am,
I’m blessed with eyes to see, the woman I will be
When mercy assures me of heaven’s perfect plan.
Chorus
Such a gift that we’ve been given -
Perfect love that never ends –
Washes over me and makes me whole again.
Chorus
Oh, I love this life, even when it hurts,
Even when I’m weary from all the race.
The power of heav’n lifts me up
In this day of grace…
This day of grace.
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Unbreakable
Music and lyrics by Julia Davis Allen and Sandra Katzenbach
I’m amazed to recognize you with such ease
When I know I’ve never seen you before.
Humbled by the gentle tone in your voice,
When I know I’ve never heard you say a word.
With your endless grace, I offer up my heart.
It wavers through the night in the wind and cold.
Chorus
How do I get from my broken heart to your unbreakable faith?
How do I get from my empty arms to your warm embrace?
Help me rise up, accept your gift of love.
Make my faith unbreakable.
Who am I to push away this bitter cup in life
When I know that sorrow crosses every door.
Sometimes I seem to think I bear this all alone
When I know you’ve carried me through fire before.
There’s a constant light sending me your love.
Your familiar voice beckons me. “Come…”
Chorus
Stay with me in my weak and fragile state.
Whisper again the promise of your strength.
Chorus
Unbreakable…unbreakable
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