Random blog post today....I've actually started 2 in the past couple of months and then never finished them. We've got some big activities out of the way, so hopefully I'll have some more time on my hands to get out more thoughts :)
If you know me well, you know I am a music lover! Let's just say, my husband and I own a lot of CDs...we both love our music! We minister with our praise team at church, and I totally appreciate the songs our director pics out for us! Mixed in in this list are some songs I listen to on the radio and songs that we sing with our praise team. I am driven by the lyrics! Hope they touch you as well :)
Run Kid Run ~ "Freedom"
Oh my chains,
I can't disengage,
I don't believe that I want to,
one hand sings your praise, the other brings me shame,
I have selfishness to blame...
And I'm singing for freedom,
I know I'm not the only one praying to the one,
who can bring me this freedom,
I'm ready for change, change, change, change...
Looking down I lay,
I keep holding my chains,
no longer bound but here I stay,
I scream father please,
I need rescuing,
I need and you alone..
And I'm singing for freedom,
I know I'm not the only one praying to the one,
who can bring me this freedom,
I'm ready for, I'm ready for...
Still you patiently await yet I won't just let go,
I see you and you alone,
say come follow me cause there is ???? you can't see ???
So I'm singing for freedom,
So I'm singing for freedom...
The time has come-separation lost the war to love,
take my hand, grace is found-yeah-where your words begin,
you're alive, you're alive,
in the waking of new life,
take my hand, in the end there's only love...
(ooooo) there's only love (oooo)
there's only singing for freedom,
i know i'm not the only one praying to the one,
who can bring me this freedom,
i'm ready for, i'm ready for-
father please, i need rescuing, i need you and you alone...
-Now for the old school:
Big Dismal ~ "Rainy Day"
I used to hear this on the radio alot...and oddly, usually when it was raining! Put a different spin on the rain, when it seemed so gloomy outside :)
On a rainy day
I feel like I can change the world
Cause somehow I know that it's all gonna be alright
And on a rainy day
I can feel my heart beating
And I can taste the tears falling from the sky
On a rainy day
(won't You come and save the world?)
On a rainy day
(I know You're looking down on me)
Love
It keeps us hanging on
Even when all hope is gone
I believe that Your love rains down on me
Faith
It carries us away
It takes us to a place
Far above this world
And I can see you in the clouds
On a rainy day
On a rainy day
I feel like I'm in tune
And I can clearly see how much I have to lose
And on a rainy day
I feel like I am free
Cause I know You did it all to rescue me
On a rainy day
(won't You come and save the world?)
On a rainy day
(I know You're looking down on me)
Love
It keeps us hanging on
Even when all hope is gone
I believe that Your love rains down on me
Faith
It carries us away
It takes us to a place
Far above this world
And I can see you in the clouds
On a rainy day
Won't You come and save the world?
Won't You come and save the world?
Won't You come and save the world for You and me?
Won't You come and save the world?
Won't You come and save the world?
Won't You come and save the world for You and me?
Love
It keeps us hanging on
Even when all hope is gone
I believe that Your love rains down on me
Faith
It carries us away
It takes us to a place
Far above this world
And I can see you in the clouds, yeah
Like a rainbow shining down
On a rainy day
Yeah, on a rainy day
On a rainy day
(Won't You come and save the world?)
Superchick ~ "We Live"
This was played at my parents church during a sermon titled "What's your Legacy?" AMAZING message that week that has stuck with me!
There's a cross on the side of the road
Where a mother lost a son
How could she know that the morning he left
Would be the last time she'd trade with him for a little more time
So she could say she loved him one last time
And hold him tight
But with life we never know
When we're coming up to the end of the road
So what do we do then
With tragedy around the bend?
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love
There's a man who waits for the tests
To see if the cancer has spread yet
And now he asks, "So why did I wait to live till it was time to die?"
If I could have the time back how I'd live
Life is such a gift
So how does the story end?
Well this is your story and it all depends
So don't let it become true
Get out and do what we were meant to do
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love
Waking up to another dark morning
People are mourning
The weather in life outside is storming
But what would it take for the clouds to break
For us to realize each day is a gift somehow, someway?
So get our heads up out of the darkness
And spark this new mindset and start to live life cuz it ain't gone yet
And tragedy is a reminder to take off the blinders
And wake up and live the life we're supposed to take up
Moving forward with all our heads up cuz life is worth living
We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
And today we remember to live and to love
MercyMe ~ "I Can Only Imagine"
We used this at my Grandfather's memorial service during a slide presentation we created. I cannot hear this song now without getting misty...it makes me excited to think that both of my Grandfathers don't have to imagine what Heaven is like anymore!
I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When your face
Is before me
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
[Chorus:]
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
[Chorus]
I can only imagine [x2]
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine
Christ Tomlin ~ "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
Great update to an already great hymn!
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine
Leeland ~ The Sound of Melodies
I like the lyrics and music to this song....so, based on this one song, went out and bought the CD, and really liked the rest of this band's music too!
We who were called to be Your people
Struggling sinners and thieves
We’re lifted up from the ashes
And out came the song of the redeemed
The song of the redeemed
The song of the redeemed
Can you hear the sound of melodies
Oh, the sound of melodies
Rising up to You
Rising up to You, God
The sound of melodies
Oh, the sound of melodies
Rising up to You
Rising up to You, God
We have caught a revelation
That nothing can separate us from
The love we received through salvation
It fills your daughters and your sons
Your daughters and your sons
The sound of Your love
The sound of Your love
Is what You’re hearing
The sound of Your sons
The sound of Your sons
You’ve won Your children
The sound of Your love
The sound of Your love
Is what You’re hearing
Your daughters in love
Your daughters in love
You’ve won your children
The sound of melodies
Oh, the sound of melodies
Rising up to You
Rising up to You, God
Revelation Song
WOW song for me! Love it Love it!!!!
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Holy, holy is He
Sing a new song to Him Who sits on Heaven's mercy seat
(Repeat)
CHORUS
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and I will adore You
VERSE 3
Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder
Blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be
To You, the only wise King
CHORUS
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and I will adore You
VERSE 4
Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your Name
Jesus, Your Name is power, breath and living water, such a marvelous mys- tery
CHORUS
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and I will adore You
(Repeat)
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings
You are my everything, and I will adore You
4 comments:
good stuff. that last song is one of my favorites...but then i love just about every song we do at church. any time i visit a different church, the thing i miss the most about SHCC is the music :-D angie does such a good job pickin' that stuff!
We're singing it in church not this sunday but one of the next 2 following weeks. We just learned it and sang it for Brent Bradley's Sr. Sermon
ohh, after i posted this i thought maybe it wasn't our church i'd heard this at. jonathan used that song in a video he did for the college ministry at his church, THAT'S where i remember it from. but very cool that we're gonna be doing it at church now! i wish i knew the names of more songs from church so i could add them to my myspace playlist.
Great post. I've been trying to get Edison to listen to Leeland. He's been hesitant thus far. Probably because *I* suggested it.
Just wait. . . your days of being "cool" to your kids are definitely numbered.
Laura has given me a great idea of something to do on the church website -- post links to songs that we use, in case people want to download them. Hmmmmmmmmm.... :)
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