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Any fool can start a fight
When you think about wrongs, when you think about rights
I see it in me, and I see it in you
And griefs and sorrows pierce us through
Any fool can throw a stone
Little earthly kings, seeking little earthly thrones
And I'm bent like a slave on this tyranny
To rule and reign in the kingdom of me
But who will lay it all down
Surrender his life and give up his crown
It takes a humble man to make things right
But any fool can start a fight
Any fool can shake his fist
Stiffen up his neck while his insides turn and twist
And try to deny what his conscience screams
That maybe he's just as guilty as he seems
Chorus
But.. any fool can be saved
Just throw your hands in the air, capitulate
And find anew the grace God gives
Jesus died so fools can live
You know he laid it all down
Surrendered his life, laid up his crown
It took a humble man to make things right
But any fool.. can start a fight
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Choice to rejoice
04:42
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God I know you care
So Im praying this same old prayer
Been waiting such a long time to be free
In my anger and my gloom
I think I spoke too soon
Cause your ways are just too wonderful for me
Like a king inside a cave
Writing songs of praise
Lord, I want your joy to set me free
From the prison of the mind
And serving selfish time
Happiness is not thinking about mej
It's my choice to rejoice
Teach my heart to sing
It's my choice to rejoice
In everything
Jesus when I think of you
And the length that you went to
This mystery is plain for me to see
That losing life is finding
And love is daily dying
And I want to love you the way that you loved me
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One little promise
03:32
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One little promise hidden in my heart
In a world full of let downs
And big question marks
And at times it can seem like a roll of the dice
To hold on to faith and not trust in my sight
But you're good, you're so good
I poured out my heart and you understood
And i came to remember the word I was told
Your one little promise is better than gold
One little promise in a still small voice
I'd take earthquakes and fires if I had the choice
With my thoughts getting louder, it's so hard to hear
Your quiet reminders almost disappear
But you're kind, you're so kind
You calm the storm, and you quiet my mind
And now there's no more doubt like tired refrain
Your one little promise is all that remains
Hold on to faith..
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Forgiven
04:44
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The light has gone
The barman sits weeping, he's trapped in the dark
And as time moves on
He's been running so long, no reason to stop now
And I felt God's heart today
And it was broken and shattered with pain
And I know I heard him say
This can all be forgiven; please be forgiven.. today
It all went wrong
Been lame in the feet since the day you were born
And before too long
This sinning just took on a life of its own
And I saw God's face today
An expression of sorrow and love
And I thought I heard him say
This can all be forgiven, please be forgiven.. today
These waters are rising
No compromising
Don't let it surprise you
All day long
He's stretched out his hands to rebels and sinners
And we look to the dawn
When the morning star rises in the hearts of his people
And I felt God's heart today
Like a cloud full of blessing and rain
And I know he heard us pray
This can all be forgiven, please be forgiven.. today
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City of unbelief
03:51
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Saviour came down from the mountain
To teach the world the kingdom news
Waiting to show since creation began
What he'd planned in his heart to do
And he touched every outcast and wayward soul
Every body destroyed by sin
But my saviour collapsed, lost in his grief
When he came to Jerusalem
Who will weep for these
My sheep with no shepherd
These captives that I came to free
Is there no man here to stand in the gap
For this city of unbelief
I read a good book last week
All bout this world's great need
And christ giving hope as the churches in India
Are becoming his hands and his feet
But this heart is so cold
It won't do what it's told
And this stubborn old man won't die
Would your spirit please drive me to my knees
I'm weak, but I want to try
chorus
All of tears I have wasted on me
On my small and selfish dreams
All of this time you've been calling on me
To lift my eyes and see what you see
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From glory to glory
03:48
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For the first time in a long time
I can feel the sun on my face
And I know from the hope in my heart
There is hope for the whole human race
The spirit can change ashes to beauty and loneliness to company
I pray it for you, and I pray it for me
That each promises we'll come to believe
From glory to glory
This is our story
From glory to glory, O God
Til we see you
There's no darkness that can hide us
But the night will shine like the day
No cold irons that can bind us
With the spirit singing I'll fly away
I know there are times, times full of questions
And answers don't come easily
But I pray it for you, and I pray it for me
That each promise we'll come to believe
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God is faithful
04:25
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Like the mountains surround the city you love
Is the word that came from heaven above
It hems me in, and it covers me over
It's a warm embrace, a familiar shoulder
What would I do if you didn't speak
Would I stumble in the darkness, confusion round my feet
Remember, remember your voice echoes back
God is faithful; he is faithful to keep me on track
My eyes don't see the end from the start
And doubt can come and clould a human heart
But I'm clinging to your promise all the day long
And your word has become my pigrim song
What would I do if you hadn't died
And rose to give me life like sight ot the blind
And now I see clearly, in Jesus I'll abide
God is faithful; he is faithful to keep me by his side
What would I do without this hope
Of one day seeing face to face my saviour on his throne
Be patient, O patience He wants me know
That God is faithful, He'll be faithful to one day bring me home
God is faithful, He'll be faithful to one day bring me home
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God's girls and boys
03:25
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Why so sad, why the sour face
Don't you believe just what his word says
The promises are sure, the reasons sound
That after we're dead and gone
We're gonna rise up from the ground
Come on God's grils and boys
And lift up your joyful noise
Cause we're gonna keep on singing
Past the end of the world
Saviour come and take my hand
And help me to live your greatest command
Loving you like I've been told
Is the greatest good there is for my soul
chorus
Every prophet and teacher, healer and tongue speaker
Every timid hand raiser, dancer and flag waiver
Every poet and painter, and humble star gazer
And every bold soul winner, and every forgiven sinner
Tell him what he's worth
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His name is Jesus
04:29
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If you find yourself lost, no city to live in
Or hungry and thirsty, spirit failing within
Well there is a way, path that is true
That leads to a home that'll satisfy you
His name is Jesus
And he's my lord
If you find yourself sick with the suffering of fools
Wasting away but hating all food
Well there is a healer, a cure for the soul
With a taste sweet as honey, this word makes you whole
His name is Jesus
And he's my lord
If you find yourself trapped in the darkness and gloom
Chained to the things you don't want to do
Well there is a light that makes the darkness scatter
That breaks down the gates, makes iron bars shatter
His name is Jesus
And he's my lord
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Waiting
04:25
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Father please
You see through me
I know I'm not what I'm supposed to be
Filled with fear, how can I trust what I can't see
Everything moves
At a slower pace
And I just want to see your face
Jesus please, how long is thing going to take
I'm trapped against an angry sea
And loneliness is playing an Egyptian melody
And everything I've known says that waiting is for fools
But I can't move
Not without you
Father please
You see through me
I'm know I'm not what I'm supposed to me
Waiting hear fire's going fall all over me
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Make me a child
04:16
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The mind soars from valleys to peaks
And the heart endures and skips when you speak
All my desire is laid at your feet
Every idea and thought of me
Make me a child
Joseph rose and made up his cell
And watered the plants he kept on his shelf
And colourful dreams and ambitions died
As he knelt down to pray in the grey morning light
Make him your child
Heart don't be lofty
Eyes be brought low
Stop concerning yourself with things you can't know
Make me a child
There is a god trapped under my skin
My flesh is a cage that's keeping him in
But this stripe and this wound cut deep in my side
Now flows with a light and a life I can't hide
Heart don't be lofty
Eyes be brought low
Stop concerning yourself with things you can't know
Make me a child
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