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Blog/Lyrics
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Lyrics to Hymns
<p><strong>His Eye is on the Sparrow</strong></p><p>Why should I feel discouraged and why should the shadows come?<br>Why should my heart be lonely and long for heaven and home?<br>When Jesus is my portion, a constant Friend is He,<br>His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me.</p><p>I sing because I'm happy; And I sing because I'm free;<br>His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches over me. </p><p>Don't you know that I sing because I'm so happy? And I sing because I'm free;<br>His eye is on the sparrow and I know that He watches over me. </p><p>His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me. </p><p><strong>At Calvary/At the Cross</strong></p><p>Years I spent in vanity and pride,<br>Caring not my Lord was crucified,<br>Knowing not it was for me He died, on Calvary.</p><p>Mercy there was great, and grace was free;<br>Pardon there was multiplied to me;<br>There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.</p><p>Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!<br>Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!<br>Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span, at Calvary.</p><p>Mercy there was great, and grace was free;<br>Pardon there was multiplied to me;<br>There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.</p><p>Mercy there was great, and grace was free;<br>Pardon there was multiplied to me;<br>There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary.</p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Alas! and did my Savior bleed,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">and did my Sovereign die!</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">Would he devote that sacred head</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">for such a wretch as I?</span></p><p>At the cross, at the cross<br>Where I first saw the light,<br>And the burden of my heart rolled away,<br>It was there by faith I received my sight,<br>And now I am happy all the day!</p><p>At the cross, at the cross<br>Where I first saw the light,<br>And the burden of my heart rolled away,<br>It was there by faith I received my sight,<br>And now I am happy all the day!</p><p>It was there by faith I received my sight,<br>And now I am happy all the day!</p><p><strong>Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Blessed Assurance/Farther Along</strong></p><p>Turn your eyes upon Jesus, <br>Look full in His wonderful face, <br>And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, <br>In the light of His glory and grace.</p><p>Blesed assurance, Jesus is mine;<br>Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!<br>Heir of salvation, purchase of God,<br>Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.</p><p>This is my story, this is my song,<br>Praising my Savior all the day long.<br>This is my story, this is my song,<br>Praising my Savior all the day long.</p><p>Farther along we’ll know all about it,<br>Farther along we’ll understand why;<br>Cheer up, don't worry, live in the sunshine,<br>We’ll understand it all by and by.</p><p>This is my story, this is my song,<br>Praising my Savior all the day long.<br>This is my story, this is my song,<br>Praising my Savior all the day long.</p><p>Praising my Savior all the day long.</p><p><strong>In the Garden</strong><br>I come to the garden alone,<br>While the dew is still on the roses;<br>And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,<br>The Son of God discloses.</p><p>And He walks with me, and He talks with me,<br>And He tells me I am His own, <br>And the joy we share as we tarry there, <br>None other has ever known.</p><p>He speaks, and the sound of His voice<br>Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;<br>And the melody that He gave to me<br>Within my heart is ringing.</p><p>And He walks with me, and He talks with me,<br>And He tells me I am His own, <br>And the joy we share as we tarry there, <br>None other has ever known.</p><p>And the joy we share as we tarry there,<br>None other has ever known. </p><p><strong>Wayfaring Stranger</strong></p><p>I am a poor wayfaring stranger<br>Traveling through this world of woe<br>There's no sickness toil nor danger<br>In that bright land to which I go</p><p>I'm going there to see my father<br>I'm going there no more to roam<br>I'm only going over Jordan<br>I'm only going over home</p><p>I know dark clouds will gather over me<br>I know my way my way is rough and steep<br>Yet beautiful fields lie just before me<br>And God's redeemed their vigils keep</p><p>I'm going there to see my mother<br>I'm going there no more to roam<br>I'm only going over Jordan<br>I'm only going over home</p><p>I want to wear that crown of glory<br>When I get home to that good land<br>I want to shout salvation's story<br>In concert with the blood-washed band</p><p>I'm going there to see my Savior<br>Who shed for me His precious blood<br>I'm only going over Jordan<br>I'm only going over home</p><p>I'm only going over home</p><p><strong>Amazing Grace</strong></p><p>Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,<br>That saved a wretch; like me!<br>I once was lost, but now I'm found,<br>I was blind, but now I see.</p><p>’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,<br>And grace my fears relieved;<br>How precious did that grace appear<br>The hour I first believed!</p><p>When we've been there ten thousand years, <br>Bright shining as the sun,<br>We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise<br>Than when we first begun.</p><p>We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise<br>Than when we first begun.</p><p><strong>Power in the Blood</strong></p><p>Would you be free from your burden of sin?<br>There's power in the blood, power in the blood;<br>Would you o'er evil a victory win?<br>There's wonderful power in the blood.</p><p>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the blood of the Lamb <br>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the precious blood of the Lamb.</p><p>Would you be free from your passion and pride?<br>There's power in the blood, power in the blood;<br>Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide- <br>There's wonderful power in the blood.</p><p>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the blood of the Lamb <br>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the precious blood of the Lamb.</p><p>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the blood of the Lamb <br>There is power, power, wonder-working power <br>In the precious blood of the Lamb.</p><p>In the precious blood of the Lamb.</p><p><strong>This is My Father’s World</strong></p><p>This is my Father's world,<br>And to my listening ears<br>All nature sings, and round me rings<br>The music of the spheres.</p><p>This is my Father's world:<br>The birds their carols raise,<br>The morning light, the lily white,<br>Declare their Maker's praise.</p><p>This is my Father's world:<br>I rest me in the thought<br>Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--<br>His hand the wonders wrought.</p><p>This is my Father's world:<br>O let me ne'er forget <br>That though the wrong seems oft so strong, <br>God is the Ruler yet.</p><p>This is my Father's world:<br>Why should my heart be sad?<br>The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!<br>God reigns; let earth be glad!</p><p>This is my Father's world:<br>He shines in all that’s fair<br>In rustling grass, I hear Him pass--<br>He speaks to me everywhere</p><p>In rustling grass, I hear Him pass--<br>He speaks to me everywhere</p><p><strong>My Jesus I Love Thee/Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing/There is a Fountain</strong></p><p>My Jesus I love Thee, I know Thou art mine<br>For Thee all the follies of sin I resign<br>My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou<br>If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now</p><p>Come Thou fount of every blessing<br>Tune my heart to sing Thy grace<br>Streams of mercy never ceasing<br>Call for songs of loudest praise</p><p>Teach me some melodious sonnet<br>Sung by flaming tongues above<br>Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it<br>Mount of Thy redeeming love</p><p>There is a fountain filled with blood<br>Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;<br>And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,<br>Lose all their guilty stains: </p><p>Lose all their guilty stains, Lose all their guilty stains;<br>And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,<br>Lose all their guilty stains.</p><p>E’er since by faith I saw the stream<br>Thy flowing wounds supply,<br>Redeeming love has been my theme,<br>And shall be till I die: </p><p>And shall be till I die, And shall be till I die;<br>Redeeming love has been my theme,<br>And shall be till I die.</p><p>Redeeming love has been my theme,<br>And shall be till I die.</p><p><strong>The Unclouded Day/Leaning on the Everlasting Arms</strong></p><p>Oh, they tell me of a home far beyond the skies<br>Oh, they tell me of a home far away <br>Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise <br>Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day</p><p>Oh, the land of a cloudless day<br>Oh, the land of an uncloudy sky <br>Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise <br>Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day</p><p>Oh, they tell me of a home where my friends have gone<br>And they tell me of a land far away <br>And they tell me that no tears ever come again <br>In that lovely land of unclouded day</p><p>Oh, the land of a cloudless day<br>Oh, the land of an uncloudy sky <br>Oh, they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise <br>Oh, they tell me of an unclouded day</p><p>What a fellowship, what a joy divine,<br>leaning on the everlasting arms;<br>what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,<br>leaning on the everlasting arms.</p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">safe and secure from all alarms;</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">leaning on the everlasting arms.</span></p><p>What have I to dread, what have I to fear,<br>leaning on the everlasting arms?<br>I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,<br>leaning on the everlasting arms. </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">safe and secure from all alarms;</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">leaning on the everlasting arms.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, yes, I'm leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">safe and secure from all alarms;</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">Leaning, leaning,</span><br><span style="color:#000000;">leaning on the everlasting arms.</span></p><p>…. leaning on the ever la…sting… arms</p><p><strong>Battle Hymn of the Republic</strong></p><p>Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord<br>He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored<br>He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword</p><p>His truth is marching on</p><p>Glory, Glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>His truth is marching on</p><p>In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea<br>With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me<br>As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free</p><p>While God is marching on</p><p>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>His truth is marching on, His truth is marching on…</p><p>Glory, Glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>His truth is marching on</p><p>Glory, Glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>Glory, glory, hallelujah!<br>His truth is marching on</p><p>His truth is marching on!</p>
Sherry Anne
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Lyrics to Stand
<p><strong>Who Do You Say I Am? </strong></p><p><i>(Sherry Anne Lints, Arya’s Song Music/BMI and Toni Jolene Clay, Yours For a Song/BMI 2018)</i> </p><p> </p><p>He walked out on the sea in Matthew fourteen </p><p>Restored a bleeding woman, crawling on her knees </p><p>He healed the lame and deaf and made the blind see </p><p>He died and rose again, the morning of day three </p><p>Jesus said to Thomas, “Touch me and believe” </p><p>“‘cause the only thing that matters to me… is…” </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>Who…Who do you say I Am? </p><p>Am I just a prophet </p><p>Or an ordinary man? </p><p>Do you believe I came to save the lost? </p><p>Will you follow me at any cost? </p><p>I want to know…Who Do You Say I Am? </p><p> </p><p>He came to dwell among us as the Living Word </p><p>He taught the greatest teachings men had ever heard </p><p>He speaks the words of life and sets the captives free </p><p>He cast out demons, making evil spirits flee </p><p>Jesus is Messiah in Isaiah 53! </p><p>But the only thing that should matter to you and me… He asks </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>Who… Who do you say I Am? </p><p>Am I just a prophet </p><p>or an ordinary man? </p><p>Do you believe I came to save the lost? </p><p>Will you follow me at any cost? </p><p>I want to know… Who do you say I Am? </p><p> </p><p>Bridge: </p><p>This same question is being asked of you </p><p>Do you believe He is faithful and true? </p><p>Will you deny His love for you? Will you deny Him and if you do, </p><p>He’ll say, to you, “It is YOU! I never knew!” </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>Who… Who do you say I Am? </p><p>Am I just a prophet </p><p>Or an ordinary man? </p><p>Do you believe I came to save the lost? </p><p>Will you follow me at any cost? </p><p>I want to know… Who do you say I Am? </p><p>….Who do you say, I Am! </p><p> </p><p><strong>Still The God Who Parts The Sea </strong></p><p><i>Sherry Anne Lints, Arya’s Song Music/BMI; Toni Jolene Clay, Yours For a Song/BMI 2021 </i></p><p> </p><p>You’re at the end of your rope </p><p>Held by a strand of hope </p><p>You’ve heard all the jokes and lies </p><p>But you will never find true peace of mind </p><p>Until you listen to these words of mine </p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>I love you I chose you </p><p>I know where you are and what you’re going through </p><p>Hear me, believe me </p><p>There’s nothing you could do that I would leave you </p><p>No matter what you need </p><p>I’m still the God Who parts the sea </p><p> </p><p>We’ve been here before </p><p>It’s time you close the door </p><p>On all the things that brought you so much pain </p><p>I want you to see </p><p>It’s Me Who set you free </p><p>And I would do it all again </p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p>I love you I chose you </p><p>I know where you are and what you’re going through </p><p>Hear me, believe me </p><p>There’s nothing you could do that I would leave you </p><p>No matter what you need </p><p>I’m still the God Who parts the sea </p><p> </p><p>Tag: No matter what you need </p><p>I’m still the God Who parts the sea…</p><p> </p><p><strong>Stand by Me </strong></p><p><i>(Jerry Leiber, Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Sony ATV Songs LLC/BMI)</i> </p><p> </p><p>When the storms of life are raging, stand by me, </p><p>When the storms of life are raging, stand by me</p><p>When the world is tossing me, like a ship out on the sea</p><p>Thou Who rulest wind and water, stand by me</p><p> </p><p>When the night has come and the land is dark, </p><p>And the moon is the only light we'll see, </p><p>No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid </p><p>Just as long as you stand, stand by me. </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: My sweet Savior </p><p>Stand by me, oh, stand by me. </p><p>Oh, stand now, stand by me</p><p> </p><p>If the sky that we look upon, should tumble and fall </p><p>Or the mountains should crumble to the sea, </p><p>I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear </p><p>Just as long as you stand, stand by me. </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: My sweet Jesus </p><p>Stand by me, oh, stand by me. </p><p>Oh, stand now, stand by me</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: My sweet Jesus </p><p>Stand by me, oh, stand by me. </p><p>Oh, stand now, stand by me</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: My sweet Savior </p><p>Stand by me, oh, stand Lord, by me. </p><p>Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me</p><p> </p><p><strong>It Is God </strong></p><p><i>Toni Jolene Clay/Yours For a Song/BMI, John Mathis Jr/Avid Group Publishing/BMI</i></p><p>You can sign up online, to order help today <br>Enter in your credit card and they’ll send it on its way <br>Maybe see a psychic and have your fortune read <br>Or go check out your horoscope to see what lies ahead <br>Empty information is all you’re gonna get </p><p>Chorus: <br>It is God who sends the answer in a Supernatural way <br>It is God who does the miracles the world can not explain <br>In every situation it is God who works it out <br>It’s Him, there is no doubt <br>It ain’t luck, it’s not by chance, I don’t believe in coincidence</p><p>No fortune telling me or some date with destiny <br>There ain’t no lucky breaks or simple twists of fate <br>It’s God …… it is God </p><p>If you’re tired of playing games in life’s lottery <br>And can’t afford the luxury of one more broken dream <br>You don't have to settle for less than what your worth <br>'Cause God made you with purpose from the moment of your birth <br>You're created by the one Who made the universe.</p><p>It is God who sends the answer in a Supernatural way <br>It is God who does the miracles the world can not explain <br>In every situation it is God who works it out <br>It’s Him, there is no doubt <br>It ain’t luck, it’s not by chance, I don’t believe in coincidence </p><p>No fortune telling me or some date with destiny <br>There ain’t no lucky breaks or simple twists of fate <br>It’s God …… it is God </p><p>It's is God... on the the throne.. it is God... and God alone!</p><p> </p><p><strong>You Can't Take It With You</strong></p><p><i>Toni Jolene Clay/Yours For a Song/BMI, John Mathis Jr/Avid Group Publishing/BMI</i></p><p> </p><p>The rich man spends all of his time</p><p>Lookin' for wealth all that he can find</p><p>He thinks money is the measure of a man</p><p>But it won't be enough when death is at hand</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p>You can't take it with you when you go</p><p>You can't take it with ya don't cha know?</p><p>I read it in the Bible, I believe it's so</p><p>You can't take it with you when you go</p><p> </p><p>The poor man works but he never makes enough</p><p>All of his life, the times have been tough</p><p>Living with sorrow, heartache and pain</p><p>And when he dies, he will find the same</p><p> </p><p>Chorus </p><p>Oh that you can't take it with you when you go </p><p>You can't take it with ya don't cha know? </p><p>I read it in the Bible, I believe it's so </p><p>You can't take it with you when you go</p><p> </p><p>The wise man knows there's a lot more to life</p><p>Than the rich man's gold and the poor man's strife</p><p>He don't worry, he don't have a care</p><p>He's gonna join his treasure up there</p><p> </p><p>Chorus </p><p>Because you can't take it with you when you go </p><p>You can't take it with ya don't cha know? </p><p>I read it in the Bible, and I know it's so </p><p>You can't take it with you when you go... no no...</p><p> </p><p><strong>Believe</strong></p><p>(Sherry Anne Lints, Arya’s Song Music/BMI and Toni Jolene Clay, Yours For a Song/BMI 2018) </p><p> </p><p>Little fingers gently curled</p><p>You have come into this world</p><p>He brought you here for such a time as this</p><p>This world is full of noise</p><p>Drowning out His voice</p><p>Still, He can be heard, if you will hear Him</p><p>For even in the darkness His light shines</p><p>And He will be here with you all your life</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p>For your destiny's in Him, His purpose is within</p><p>And that reason that you breathe is to know Him</p><p>Sweet child, you can know Him, if you will just believe</p><p> </p><p>You can make this I know</p><p>When He leads you where you go</p><p>In days of sorrow and in days of pain</p><p>When life fails to forgive</p><p>It's in Him that you will live</p><p>Because you know the sunshine follows rain</p><p>The flowers will return in due season</p><p>And His fragrance in your life will be pleasing</p><p> </p><p>Chorus </p><p>For your destiny's in Him, His purpose is within </p><p>And that reason that you breathe is to know Him </p><p>Sweet child, you can know Him, if you will just believe</p><p> </p><p>Tag: He is your hope, He is your song</p><p>He can rewrite your story when the lines come out all wrong</p><p>He is your strength, He is your peace</p><p>And all He asks is that you would believe</p><p> </p><p>Chorus </p><p>For your destiny's in Him, His purpose is within </p><p>And that reason that you breathe is to know Him </p><p>Sweet child, you can know Him, if you will just believe</p><p>...and breathe... Dear child, you can know Him, if you will just believe.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good </strong></p><p><i>Written by Dave Hanner, Ford City Songs/ASCAP </i></p><p>Lord, I hope this day is good <br>I'm feeling empty and misunderstood <br>I should be thankful Lord I know I should <br>But Lord I hope this day is… good </p><p>Lord, I hope this day is good <br>I'm feeling empty and misunderstood <br>I should be thankful Lord I know I should <br>But Lord I hope this day is good </p><p>Lord have you forgotten me <br>I've been praying to you faithfully <br>I'm not saying I've done all I can <br>But Lord I know you'd understand </p><p>I don't need fortune and I don't need fame <br>Send in the thunder Lord send down the rain <br>But when you’re planning just how it will be <br>Plan a good day for me </p><p>Lord, I hope this day is good <br>I'm feeling empty and misunderstood <br>I should be thankful Lord I know I should <br>But Lord I hope this day is good </p><p>You've been the King since the dawn of time <br>All that I'm asking is a little less crime <br>It might be hard for the devil to do <br>It would be easy for you </p><p>Lord, I hope this day is good <br>I'm feeling empty and misunderstood <br>I should be thankful Lord I know I should <br>But Lord I hope this day is good </p><p>Lord I hope this day is good </p><p>Lord I hope this day… is good</p><p> </p><p><strong>Standing in the Need of Prayer</strong></p><p><i>(PD - Toni Jolene Clay/Yours For a Song/BMI)</i></p><p> </p><p>Seems like I've been here before</p><p>And here I am again</p><p>Be strong in my weakness Lord</p><p>Forgive me of my sin</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>It's me, it's me oh Lord</p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p>It's me, just me, oh Lord</p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p> </p><p>You see I've come oh Lord</p><p>Down on bended knee</p><p>Truth is I have no hope</p><p>If you don't help me</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>It's me, it's me oh Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer </p><p>It's me, just me, oh Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p> </p><p>Lord no matter how I try</p><p>The journey just gets harder</p><p>If you will not carry me</p><p>I won't make it any farther</p><p> </p><p>Chorus </p><p>' Cause it's me, it's me oh Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer </p><p>Well it's me, just me, oh Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p> </p><p>Well it's me, Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer </p><p>It's me, Lord, standing in the need of prayer</p><p> </p><p>It's not my mother, Lord</p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p>Not my brother, just me Lord</p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p>It's me, it's me oh Lord </p><p>Standing in the need of prayer</p><p>Not my sister, just me Lord</p><p>Standing in the need of prayer!</p><p> </p><p><strong>You're My Strength</strong> </p><p><i>(Toni Jolene Clay/Yours For a Song/BMI)</i></p><p> </p><p>There are days when my faith becomes a stranger </p><p>And my mind is only on myself </p><p>It is then I know I place myself in danger </p><p>Foolish me, I put my armor on the shelf </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>You're my strength, and I'm my weakness </p><p> Any good thing found in me, Lord, is You </p><p>And to restore me, You'll go to any length </p><p>I am my weakness, but You're my strength </p><p> </p><p>You protect me, even in my folly </p><p>If it were not so, I'd long since be devoured </p><p>And the more I understand how to surrender </p><p>The closer I am to my finest hour </p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>You're my strength, but I'm my weakness </p><p>Any good thing found in me, Lord, is You </p><p>And to restore me, You'll go to any length </p><p>I am my weakness, but You're my strength </p><p> </p><p>And to restore me, you'll go to any length </p><p>Lord, I'm my weakness, but You're my strength</p><p> </p><p><strong>Stand Up (for My King) </strong></p><p><i>Toni Jolene Clay/Yours For a Song/BMI, John Mathis Jr/Avid Group Publishing/BMI</i></p><p>I’ve heard it said if you don’t stand for something <br>Chances are you’ll fall for anything <br>So there’s no confusion <br>Here is my conclusion <br>I am gonna stand up for my King </p><p>Chorus: I’m gonna stand up And let the truth be known <br>I’m gonna stand up if I have to stand alone <br>I’m gonna preach it, praise it, shout it, sing it <br>And let it ring I’m gonna stand up for my King </p><p>Are you content to be found sitting idle <br>Are you ashamed to show what you believe <br>When they say you’re wrong <br>Will you just go along <br>Or will you stand up for your King? </p><p>Chorus: Will you stand up <br>And let the truth be known <br>Stand up if you have to stand alone <br>Preach it, praise it, shout it, sing it <br>And let it ring <br>Stand up for my King </p><p>Vamp: Will you stand up <br>Come on and stand up <br>Somebody stand up <br>Won’t you stand up </p><p>Chorus: Will you stand up <br>And let the truth be known <br>Stand up if you have to stand alone <br>Preach it, praise it, shout it, sing it <br>And let it ring <br>C'mon stand up for my King</p><p>Preach it, praise it, shout it, sing it <br>And let it ring <br>Stand up for your King!</p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6591507
2023-03-18T09:25:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:33:24-04:00
Lyrics to Storytime with Sherry Anne
<p><strong>He's Got the Whole World in His Hands</strong></p><p>(Additional lyrics written by Sherry Anne Lints)</p><p>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole wide world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands </p><p>He's got the tiny little baby in His hands <br>He's got the tiny little baby in His hands <br>He's got the tiny little baby in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands </p><p>He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands <br>He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands <br>He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands </p><p>He's got the mommies and the daddies in His hands <br>He's got the grammies and the grampies in His hands <br>He's got the uncles and the aunties <br>He's got the whole world in His hands </p><p>He's got you and me together in His hands <br>He's got you and me together in His hands <br>He's got you and me together in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands </p><p>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole wide world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands</p><p>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole wide world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands <br>He's got the whole world in His hands</p><p>He's got the whole world in His hands...</p><p><strong>What a Friend We Have in Jesus</strong></p><p>What a friend we have in Jesus <br>All our sins and griefs to bear <br>What a privilege to carry <br>Everything to God in prayer </p><p>Oh, what peace we often forfeit <br>Oh, what needless pain we bear <br>All because we do not carry <br>Everything to God in prayer </p><p>Have we trials and temptations? <br>Is there trouble anywhere? <br>We should never be discouraged <br>Take it to the Lord in prayer </p><p>Can we find a friend so faithful <br>Who will all our sorrows share? <br>Jesus knows our every weakness <br>Take it to the Lord in prayer</p><p><strong>Jesus Loves Me</strong></p><p>Jesus loves me this I know <br>For the Bible tells me so <br>Little ones to Him belong <br>They are weak but He is strong <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>The Bible tells me so </p><p>Jesus loves me He who died <br>Heaven's gate to open wide <br>He will wash away my sin <br>Let His little child come in </p><p>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>The Bible tells me so </p><p>Jesus, take this heart of mine <br>Make it pure and wholly Thine <br>Thou has bled and died for me <br>I will henceforth live for Thee</p><p>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me<br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>The Bible tells me so </p><p>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>Yes, Jesus loves me <br>The Bible tells me so <br>Yes, Jesus loves me... the Bible tells me so </p><p><strong>Day is Done (Acapella)</strong></p><p>Day is done, gone the sun, <br>From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; <br>All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. </p><p><strong>Kumbaya</strong></p><p>Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya <br>Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya <br>Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya <br>Oh Lord, kumbaya </p><p>Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's crying Lord, kumbaya <br>Oh Lord, kumbayah </p><p>Someone's laughing Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's laughing Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's laughing Lord, kumbaya <br>Oh Lord, kumbaya </p><p>Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya <br>Oh Lord, kumbaya </p><p>Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya <br>Someone's praying Lord, kumbaya <br>Oh Lord, kumbaya </p><p>Oh Lord, kumbaya... </p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6591493
2023-03-18T09:20:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:32:55-04:00
Lyrics to Sherry Anne LIVE!
<p>*Only one <strong>new</strong> song (<i>He Heals</i>) was added to this project. The other thirteen song lyrics can be found under previous album titles. See below for further information.</p><p><strong>Stand CD: </strong><i>Who Do You Say I Am, Lord I Hope This Day is Good</i></p><p><strong>Reflections: Songs Through the Years CD:</strong> <i>I Go to the Rock, Sky Full of Angels</i></p><p><strong>Merry Christmas with Love CD: </strong><i>Do You Hear What I Hear, Labor of Love</i></p><p><strong>A Closer Walk CD</strong>: <i>I Can't Even Walk</i></p><p><strong>Keep on Prayin' CD:</strong> <i>God Made A Way, God on the Mountain, Where Would I Be, Silent Prayer, Jesus What a Wonderful Child</i></p><p><strong>Thank You CD</strong>: <i>Mary Did You Know</i></p><p><strong>Between Here and Heaven CD (Booth Brothers): </strong><i>He Heals</i> - featuring Michael Booth (new song added)</p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6132700
2023-03-18T09:10:00-04:00
2023-12-10T20:24:52-05:00
Lyrics to Reflections: Songs Through the Years
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/432040/59db65b9414d4dc9695d8d8a044a6e068887b9e5/original/sherryannereflections-cover-resized.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTYweDE0MSJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="141" width="160" /></p><p><strong><u>SKY FULL OF ANGELS</u></strong></p><p>Preacher man talkin' about the end of time<br>Well, Lord knows I'm ready, it don't worry my mind<br>You see, I ain't afraid of nothing because I believe<br>I've got a sky full of angels watching over me</p><p>You can take my possessions<br>You can take all my gold<br>Nobody but Jesus gonna take my soul</p><p>Walk through darkness<br>I don't need no light<br>My faith in Jesus gonna be my guide<br>I ain't afraid of nothing because I believe<br>I've got a sky full of of angels watching over me</p><p>You can take me for granted<br>You can take all my gold<br>Nobody but Jesus gonna take my soul</p><p>River's rising but I got no doubt<br>My sweet Savior's gonna pull me out<br>I ain't afraid of nothing because I believe<br>I've got a sky full of angels watching over me</p><p>You can take my possessions<br>You can take all my gold<br>Nobody but Jesus gonna take my soul<br><br>I ain't afraid of nothing because I believe<br>I've got a sky full of angels watching over me<br>I ain't afraid of nothing because I believe<br>I've got a sky full of angels watching over me</p><p><strong><u>ANOTHER SOLDIER’S COMING HOME </u></strong></p><p>His back is bent and weary <br>His voice is tired and low <br>His sword is worn from battle <br>And his steps have gotten slow <br>But he used to walk on water <br>Or it seemed that way to me <br>I know he moved some mountains <br>And never left his knees <br><br>Chorus<strong> </strong><br>Strike up the band <br>Assemble the choir <br>Another soldier's coming home <br>Another warrior hears the call he's waited for so long <br>He'll battle no more <br>He's won his wars <br>Make sure Heaven's table has room for at least one more <br>Sing a welcome song <br>Another soldier's coming home <br><br>Verse 2 <br>He faced the winds of sorrow <br>But his heart knew no retreat <br>He walked in narrow places <br>Knowing Christ knew no defeat <br>But now his steps turn homeward <br>So much closer to the prize <br>He's sounding kind of homesick <br>There's a longing in his eyes. <br><br>Chorus <br>Strike up the band <br>Assemble the choir <br>Another soldier's coming home <br>Another warrior hears the call he's waited for so long <br>He'll battle no more <br>He's won his wars <br>Make sure Heaven's table has room for at least one more <br>Sing a welcome song <br>Another soldier's coming home…</p><p><strong><u>HE IS JEHOVAH</u></strong></p><p>He is Jehovah, God of creation.<br>He is Jehovah, Lord God almighty.<br>The Balm of Gilead, the Rock of Ages.<br>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>I am the great I Am, the God of Abraham,<br>Jehovah Shalom, the God peace I am.<br>The God of Israel, the Everlasting Arms</p><p>I am Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>Chorus:<br>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah,<br>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah.<br>He is Jehovah, Lord God almighty.<br>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>I’m your Provider, Jehovah Jireh;<br>God of salvation, God of Messiah;<br>My Son who came to you, and testified of me.<br>I am Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah,<br>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah.<br>He is Jehovah, Lord God almighty.<br>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>I’m your Provider, Jehovah Jireh;<br>God of salvation, God of Messiah;<br>My Son who came to you, and testified of me.<br>I am Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah,<br>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah.<br>He is Jehovah, Lord God almighty.<br>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>I’m your Provider, Jehovah Jireh;<br>God of salvation, God of Messiah;<br>My Son who came to you, and testified of me.<br>I am Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah,<br>Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah.<br>He is Jehovah, Lord God almighty.<br>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.</p><p>He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.<br> </p><p><strong><u>EL SHADDAI</u></strong></p><p>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>El-elyon na Adonia,<br>Age to age you're still the same,<br>By the power of the name.<br>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>Erkamka na Adonai,<br>We will praise and lift you high,<br>El Shaddai.</p><p>Through your love and through the ram,<br>You saved the son of Abraham;<br>Through the power of your hand,<br>You turned the sea into dry land.<br>To the outcast on her knees,<br>You were the God who really sees,<br>And by your might,<br>You set your children free.</p><p>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>El-elyon na Adonia,<br>Age to age you're still the same,<br>By the power of the name.<br>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>Erkamka na Adonai,<br>We will praise and lift you high,<br>El Shaddai.</p><p>Through the years you've made it clear,<br>That the time of Christ was near,<br>Though the people couldn't see<br>What Messiah ought to be.<br>Though your word contained the plan,<br>They just could not understand<br>Your most awesome work was done<br>Through the frailty of your son.</p><p>El Shaddai, el Shaddai,<br>El-elyon na Adonai,<br>Age to age you're still the same,<br>By the power of the name.<br>El Shaddai, el Shaddai,<br>Erkamka na Adonai,<br>I will praise you 'till I die,<br>El Shaddai.</p><p>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>El-elyon na Adonai,<br>Age to age you're still the same,<br>By the power of the name.<br>El Shaddai, El Shaddai,<br>Erkamka na Adonai,<br>I will praise you 'till I die.<br>El Shaddai.</p><p><strong><u>I GO TO THE ROCK</u></strong></p><p>Where do I go when there's nobody else to turn to?<br>Who do I talk to when no one wants to listen?<br>Who do I lean on when there's no foundation stable? </p><p>I go the Rock, I know He is able, I go to the Rock </p><p>I go to the Rock of my salvation<br>I go to the stone that the builders rejected<br>I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me</p><p>When the Earth all around me is sinking sand<br>On Christ, the solid rock I stand<br>When I need a shelter, when I need a friend<br>I go to the Rock</p><p>Where do I hide<br>When the storms of life are threatening?<br>Whom do I run to when those winds of sorrow blow?<br>Is there a refuge in the time of tribulation?</p><p>When my soul needs consolation, I go the Rock</p><p>I go to the Rock of my salvation<br>I go to the stone that the builders rejected<br>I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me</p><p>When the Earth all around me is sinking sand<br>On Christ, the solid rock I stand<br>When I need a shelter, when I need a friend<br>I go to the Rock</p><p>I go to the Rock of my salvation<br>I go to the stone that the builders rejected<br>I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me</p><p>When the Earth all around me is sinking sand<br>On Christ, the solid rock I stand<br>When I need a shelter, when I need a friend<br>I go to the Rock…</p><p>When I need a shelter, when I need a friend<br>I go to the Rock…</p><p>When I need a shelter, when I need a friend<br>I go to the Rock…</p><p><strong><u>PRAISE HIS NAME</u></strong></p><p>When you're up against a wall<br>And your mountain seems so tall<br>And you realize life's not always fair<br>You can run away and hide<br>Or let the old man decide<br>Or you can change your circumstances with a prayer<br><br>When everything falls apart<br>Praise His Name<br>When you have a broken heart<br>Just raise your hands and say<br>Lord, you're all I need<br>You're everything to me<br>And He'll take the pain away<br><br>When it seems you're all alone<br>Praise His name<br>When you feel you can't go on<br>Just raise your hands and say<br>Greater is He that is within me<br>And you can praise the hurt away<br>If you'll just praise His name<br><br>Ohhh,<br>You can overcome<br>By the blood of the lamb<br>And by the word of your testimony<br>You'll see the darkness go<br>As your faith begins to grow<br>You're not alone, so how can you be lonely</p><p>When everything falls apart<br>Praise His name<br>When you have a broken heart<br>Just raise your hands and say<br>Lord, you're all I need<br>You're everything to me<br>And He'll take the pain away<br><br>When it seems you're all alone<br>Praise His name<br>When you feel you can't go on<br>Just raise your hands and say<br>Greater is He that is within me<br>And you can praise the hurt away<br>Greater is He that is within me<br>And you can praise the hurt away<br>If you'll just praise His Name</p><p><strong><u>HE WILL CARRY YOU</u></strong></p><p>There is no problem too big God cannot solve it<br>There is no mountain too tall He cannot move it<br>And there is no storm too dark God cannot calm it<br>There is no sorrow too deep He cannot soothe it</p><p>And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders<br>I know my brother that He will carry you<br>And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders<br>I know my sister that He will carry you<br> </p><p>He said, "Come unto Me all who are weary and I will give you rest"</p><p>There is no problem too big God cannot solve it<br>There is no mountain too tall He cannot move it<br>And there is no storm too dark God cannot calm it<br>There is no sorrow too deep He cannot soothe it</p><p>And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders<br>I know my brother that He will carry you<br>And if He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders<br>I know my sister that He will carry you</p><p>I know my brother</p><p>And I know my sister</p><p>That Jesus… He’s gonna carry you…</p><p><strong><u>SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT</u></strong></p><p>Chorus: Swing low, sweet chariot,<br>Comin' for to carry me home;<br>Swing low, sweet chariot,<br>Comin' for to carry me home.</p><p>I looked over Jordan,<br>And what did I see,<br>Comin' for to carry me home,<br>A band of angels comin' after me,<br>Comin' for to carry me home.</p><p>Chorus</p><p>If you get there before I do,<br>Comin' for to carry me home,<br>Well, tell all my friends that I'm comin' too,<br>Comin' for to carry me home.</p><p>Chorus</p><p>I'm sometimes up and I'm sometimes down<br>Comin' for to carry me home,<br>But still my soul is heaven bound<br>Comin' for to carry me home</p><p>Chorus</p><p><strong><u>HEAR MY HEART</u></strong></p><p>Sometimes I feel no one's ever been in this place before<br>This is hard and I'm not sure that I can do this anymore<br>I know some day I"ll look back, and all this won't seem real<br>But Lord right now I need you to know just how I feel</p><p>Chorus: When there are no words to say and no prayer that I can pray<br>Hear my heart, when I don't have strength to try<br>And I've cried all I can cry hear my heart<br>‘Cause you know every fear and every doubt I cannot speak<br>You know all the ways I need you and all the ways I'm weak<br>So I'll be quiet so you can hear my heart.</p><p>Every now and then I recall a simple phrase or melody<br>It comforts and it quiets, lifts me up and then it carries me<br>Far above the pain and hurt I think will never end<br>The song speaks words I cannot and it calms the fears within</p><p>Chorus: When there are no words to say and no prayer that I can pray<br>Hear my heart, when I don't have strength to try<br>And I've cried all I can cry hear my heart<br>‘Cause you know every fear and every doubt I cannot speak<br>You know all the ways I need you and all the ways I'm weak<br>So I'll be quiet so you can hear my heart.<br>Lord, I'll be quiet, so you can hear my heart</p><p><strong><u>SHE LOVED</u></strong></p><p>Someone once asked<br>If only you knew<br>How short life would be<br>What would you do?<br>What would they say<br>When God called you home?<br>What would they engrave<br>Once you were gone?<br><br>I hope they would see<br>What I've done in my life<br>Who I've cared for<br>And how I survived<br>I hope they'd say<br><br>Chorus:<br>She loved more than anything else<br>She loved with all of her heart<br>She loved everyone she believed in<br>She loved... oh she loved<br><br>She loved the Lord<br>And served all her life<br>A sacrificial mother<br>And an honorable wife<br>She gave all she had<br>And through every trial<br>Made life much sweeter<br>Because of her smile<br><br>Everyone will see<br>What she's done in her life<br>Who she cared for<br>And how she survived<br>I'm sure they'd say<br><br>Chorus:<br>She loved more than anything else<br>She loved with all of her heart<br>She loved everyone she believed in<br>She loved...oh she loved<br><br><br>She loved...everyone she believed in<br>She loved… oh she loved<br>Oh... she loved </p><p><strong><u>ALMIGHTY I SURRENDER</u></strong></p><p>You are crowned in majesty</p><p>You are clothed in glory</p><p>You are pure and Holy and God</p><p>Yet you gave your Son to be sacrificed on Calvary</p><p>This your greatest mystery that you could love me</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: Almighty, God, Creator</p><p>Redeemer, Liberator Eternal Lord and Savior…God</p><p>My Father, my Defender</p><p>My broken-heart mender</p><p>Lord Jesus, I surrender all…</p><p>You are God, You are God</p><p> </p><p>Rushing wind who calms the sea</p><p>Master of eternity</p><p>Worthy of all majesty and awe</p><p>With my life I bow before You</p><p>The One that I adore</p><p>Faithful friend and so much more</p><p>My Savior, my God</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: Almighty, God, Creator</p><p>Redeemer, Liberator</p><p>Eternal Lord and Savior…God</p><p>My Father, my Defender</p><p>My broken-heart mender Lord Jesus, I surrender all…</p><p>You are God, You are God</p>
Sherry Anne
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2023-03-18T09:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:27:30-04:00
Lyrics to Merry Christmas with Love
<p><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/432040/03ea9ea1c38e33a98493b7e1ffca32ca10a7af07/original/mcwl-cover-resized.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTQ1eDEzMCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="130" width="145" /></strong></p><p><strong>Do You Hear What I Hear</strong></p><p>Said the night wind to the little lamb,<br>"Do you see what I see?<br>Way up in the sky, little lamb,<br>Do you see what I see?<br>A star, a star, dancing in the night<br>With a tail as big as a kite,<br>With a tail as big as a kite."</p><p>Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,<br>"Do you hear what I hear?<br>Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,<br>Do you hear what I hear?<br>A song, a song high above the trees<br>With a voice as big as the sea,<br>With a voice as big as the sea."</p><p>Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,<br>"Do you know what I know?<br>In your palace warm, mighty king,<br>Do you know what I know?<br>A Child, a Child shivers in the cold<br>Let us bring him silver and gold,<br>Let us bring him silver and gold."</p><p>Said the king to the people everywhere,<br>"Listen to what I say!<br>Pray for peace, people, everywhere,<br>Listen to what I say!<br>The Child, the Child sleeping in the night<br>He will bring us goodness and light,<br>He will bring us goodness and light</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics" data-imported="1" title="Lyrics">lyrics</a> by <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Regney" data-imported="1" title="Noël Regney">Noël Regney</a> and music by <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Shayne_Baker" data-imported="1" title="Gloria Shayne Baker">Gloria Shayne Baker</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Silent Night (into/prelude)</strong></p><p>Silent night, Holy night<br>All is calm, all is bright<br>Round yon virgin, mother and child<br>Holy infant, tender and mild<br>Sleep in heavenly peace,<br>Sleep in heavenly peace.</p><p><strong>Songwriters</strong><br>JOSEPH MOHR, FRANZ GRUBER, MARK HANSON</p><p><strong>Published by</strong><br>Lyrics © ALFRED PUB CO INC</p><p> </p><p><strong>Labor Of Love</strong></p><p>It was not a silent night<br>There was blood on the ground<br>You could hear a woman cry<br>In the alley way that night<br>On the streets of David's town</p><p>And the stable was not clean<br>And the cobblestones were cold<br>Little Mary full of grace<br>With the tears upon her face<br>Had no mother's hand to hold</p><p>It was a labor of pain<br>It was a cold sky above<br>But for the girl on the ground in the dark<br>Every beat of her beautiful heart<br>Was a labor of love</p><p>Noble Joseph by her side<br>Callused hands and weary eyes<br>There were no midwives to be found<br>On the streets of David's town<br>In the middle of the night</p><p>So he held her and he prayed<br>Shafts of moonlight on his face<br>For the baby in her womb<br>He was the maker of the moon<br>He was the author of the faith<br>That could make the mountains move</p><p>It was a labor of pain<br>It was a cold sky above<br>But for the girl on the ground in the dark<br>Every beat of her beautiful heart<br>Was a labor of love</p><p>Little Mary full of grace<br>With the tears upon her face<br>It was a labor of love</p><p>It was not a silent night<br>On the streets of David's town</p><p><strong>Songwriters</strong><br>PETERSON, ANDREW</p><p><strong>Published by</strong><br>Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group</p><p> </p><p><strong>O Holy Night</strong></p><p>Oh holy night<br>The stars are brightly shining<br>It is the night of the dear Savior's birth<br>Long lay the world in sin and error pining<br>Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.<br>A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices<br>For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!<br><br>Fall on your knees<br>Oh hear the angel voices<br>Oh night divine<br>Oh night when Christ was born<br>Oh night divine<br>Oh night, Oh night divine<br><br>Truly He taught us to love one another<br>His law is love and His gospel is peace<br>Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother<br>And in His name all oppression shall cease<br>Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,<br>Let all within us praise His holy name</p><p>Fall on your knees<br>Oh hear the angel voices<br>Oh night divine<br>Oh night when Christ was born<br>Oh night divine<br>Oh night divine, Oh night divine<br> </p><p><strong>Amen</strong></p><p>Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen,</p><p>See the little baby, (Amen)<br>Lyin' in a manger, (Amen)<br>On Christmas morning,<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>See him in the temple, (Amen)<br>Talking with the elders, (Amen)<br>Who marveled at his wisdom<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>See him by the seaside, (Amen)<br>Talking with the fishermen, (Amen)<br>Makin' 'em disciples<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>Marchin' to Jerusalem, (Amen)<br>Wavin' palm branches, (Amen)<br>In pomp and splendor<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>See him in the garden, (Amen)<br>Talkin' with the Father, (Amen)<br>In deepest sorrow<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>Led before Pilate, (Amen)<br>Then they crucified him, (Amen)<br>But he rose on Easter<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>Hallelujah! (Amen)<br>He died to save us, (Amen)<br>But he lives forever!<br>Amen, amen, amen</p><p>Chorus: Amen…!</p><p><strong>Songwriters</strong><br>IRIZARRY, PAUL F./SANCHEZ, DAVID /</p><p><strong>Published by</strong><br>Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BOURNE CO.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Blue Christmas</strong></p><p>I'll have a blue Christmas without you<br>I'll be so blue just thinking about you<br>Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree<br>Won't be the same, dear, if you're not here with me</p><p>And when those blue snowflakes start falling<br>That's when those blue memories start calling<br>You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white<br>But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas</p><p>You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white<br>But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas</p><p> </p><p><strong>Merry Christmas With Love</strong></p><p>She leaned with her head on the window<br>Watching evergreen bend in the snow<br>Remembering Christmas the way it had been<br>So many seasons ago</p><p>When children would reach for their stockings<br>And open the presents they found<br>The lights on the tree would shine bright in their eyes<br>Reflecting the love all around</p><p>This year there's no one to open the gifts<br>No reason for trimming the tree<br>And just as a tear made its way to the floor<br>She heard voices outside start to sing</p><p>Merry Christmas to all who may dwell here<br>Merry Christmas if even just one<br>May the joy of the season surround you<br>Merry Christmas with love</p><p>Carolers sang as she opened the door<br>Faces of friends in the crowd<br>And all of the shadows of lonely reminders<br>Driven away by the sound</p><p>Now the heart that for years had been silent<br>Was suddenly filled with a song<br>As she clung to their hands like a child in the night<br>She found herself singing along</p><p>Merry Christmas to all who may dwell here<br>Merry Christmas if even just one<br>May the joy of the season surround you<br>Merry Christmas</p><p>Merry Christmas to all who may dwell here<br>Merry Christmas if even just one<br>May the joy of the season surround you<br>Merry Christmas with love</p><p>Merry Christmas with love</p><p><strong>Songwriters</strong><br>DAVIS, GREG WAYNE / SMILEY, BILLY LEE</p><p><strong>Published by</strong><br>Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>YOU CAME </strong></p><p>(Sherry Anne Lints/Arya’s Song Music/BMI and William Griffith/Griffith Family and Company/ASCAP, 2015)</p><p> </p><p>I stopped to think of all the things</p><p>That didn’t work my way</p><p>And every opportunity gone by</p><p>But just when I give in</p><p>I feel your strength within</p><p>And I know that everything will be alright</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: You came to touch my blinded eyes so I could see</p><p> You came to calm the raging storm inside of me</p><p> You came to save a world so lost</p><p> You shed your blood on that old cross</p><p> For what you’ve done, I’ll never be the same</p><p> I praise your name and I’m so glad you came</p><p> </p><p>Looking back at all the things that I have done</p><p>How you had your hand on every single one</p><p>How you led me through it all</p><p>And you never let me fall</p><p>And through it all, you gave me strength to stand….</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) You came to touch my blinded eyes so I could see</p><p>You came to calm the raging storm inside of me</p><p>You came to save a world so lost</p><p>You shed your blood on that old cross</p><p>For what you’ve done, I’ll never be the same</p><p>I praise your name and I’m so glad you came</p><p> </p><p>You are my healer</p><p>You’re my redeemer</p><p>The God of Glory</p><p>And I’ll tell the story…</p><p> </p><p> (Chorus)</p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Let There Be Peace on Earth</u></strong></p><p>Let there be peace on earth</p><p>And let it begin with me.</p><p>Let there be peace on earth</p><p>The peace that was meant to be.</p><p>With God as our Father</p><p>Brothers all are we.</p><p>Let me walk with my brother</p><p>In perfect harmony.</p><p> </p><p>Let peace begin with me</p><p>Let this be the moment now.</p><p>With every step I take</p><p>Let this be my solemn vow.</p><p>To take each moment</p><p>And live each moment</p><p>With peace eternally.</p><p>Let there be peace on earth,</p><p>And let it begin with me.</p><p> </p><p>(chorus) Let there be peace on earth</p><p>And let it begin with me.</p><p>Let there be peace on earth</p><p>The peace that was meant to be.</p><p> </p><p>To take each moment</p><p>And live each moment</p><p>With peace eternally.</p><p>Let there be peace on earth,</p><p>And let it begin with me.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Born in Bethlehem</strong></p><p>Little baby born in Bethlehem</p><p>Yes, He was, yes, He was </p><p>Little baby born in Bethlehem</p><p>Oh, yes, He was</p><p>Well, there's a little baby born in Bethlehem</p><p>Born right next to a sheep and a lamb</p><p>Oh, oh, oh, oh born in Bethlehem<br> </p><p>He was preaching in the temple</p><p>He was still a child yes, He was, yes, He was</p><p>He was preaching in the temple</p><p>He was still a child, oh, yes, He was</p><p>Well, He was preaching in the temple</p><p>He was still a child</p><p>Talking 'bout peace and mercy mild</p><p>Oh, oh, oh, oh Peace and mercy mild<br> </p><p>Well, He started in</p><p>A walking cross the land</p><p>Yes, He did, yes, He did</p><p>Started in walking cross the land</p><p>Oh, yes, He did</p><p>Well, He started in</p><p>A walking cross the land</p><p>Son of God turned into man</p><p>Oh, oh, oh, oh God turned into man<br> </p><p>He caused the blind to see</p><p>And the crippled to walk</p><p>Yes, He did, yes, He did</p><p>Caused the blind to see</p><p>And the crippled to walk</p><p>Oh, yes, He did</p><p>He caused the blind to see</p><p>And the crippled to walk</p><p>Just give my blessing</p><p>And a little small talk</p><p>Oh, oh, oh, oh Blessing and a little small talk<br> </p><p>Little Baby born in Bethlehem</p><p>Yes, He was, yes, He was</p><p>Little baby born in Bethlehem</p><p>Oh, yes, He was</p><p>Well, there's a little baby</p><p>Born in Bethlehem</p><p>Born right next to a sheep and a lamb<br><br>Oh, oh, oh, oh Born in Bethlehem</p><p> </p><p><strong>Sweet Little Jesus Boy</strong></p><p>Sweet little Jesus boy<br>They made you be born in a manger<br>Sweet little holy child<br>We didn't know who you were</p><p>Long time ago<br>You were born<br>Born in a manger Lord<br>Sweet little Jesus boy<br>The world treats you mean Lord<br>Treats me mean too<br>But that's how things are down here<br>We don't know who you are<br><br>You have told us how<br>We are trying<br>Master you have shown us how<br>Even when you were dying<br>Just seems like we can't do right<br>Look how we treated you… (hold…climax… slow it down to end)<br>But please Sir forgive us Lord<br>We didn't know it was you<br><br>Sweet little holy child<br>We didn't know who you were</p><p><strong>Songwriters</strong><br>JAY W. JOHNSON, BILLY HAYES</p><p><strong>Published by</strong><br>Lyrics © DEMI MUSIC CORP. D/B/A LICHELLE MUSIC COMPANY</p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6132696
2023-03-18T08:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:27:08-04:00
Lyrics to A Closer Walk
<p><u><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/432040/cb83c0952c52c802917050887cdaf9a79df8770c/original/sherryanne-acloserwalk-resized.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTQweDE0MyJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="143" width="140" /></u></p><p><strong>Wade in the Water</strong></p><p>(Public Domain)</p><p> </p><p>Wade in the water</p><p>Wade in the water children</p><p>Wade in the water</p><p>God’s gonna trouble the water</p><p> </p><p>Who’s that young girl dressed in red</p><p>Wade in the water</p><p>Must be the children that Moses led</p><p>God’s gonna trouble the water</p><p> </p><p>Who’s that young girl dressed in white…</p><p>Must be the children of the Israelite…</p><p> </p><p>Who’s that young girl dressed in blue…</p><p>Must be the children that’s coming through…</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Can’t Even Walk/Precious Lord</strong></p><p>Colbert Croft and Joyce Croft/Thomas A Dorsey)</p><p> </p><p>I thought that number one</p><p>Would surely be me</p><p>I thought that I could be</p><p>What I wanted to be</p><p>I thought that I could build</p><p>On life’s sinking sand</p><p>But I can’t even walk</p><p>Without you holding my hand</p><p> </p><p>I can’t even walk without</p><p>You holding my hand</p><p>The mountain’s too high</p><p>And the valley’s too wide</p><p>Down on my knees</p><p>I learned to stand</p><p>And I can’t even walk</p><p>Without you holding my hand</p><p> </p><p>I thought I had done</p><p>A lot on my own</p><p>I thought I could make it</p><p>All alone</p><p>I thought of myself</p><p>Woa as a mighty woman</p><p>But I can’t even walk</p><p>Without you holding my hand</p><p> </p><p>Through the storm</p><p>Through the night</p><p>Lead me on to the light</p><p>Take my hand precious Lord</p><p>Lead me home</p><p>Cause I can’t even walk</p><p>Without you holding my hand</p><p> </p><p><strong>Little Lamb</strong></p><p>(Libby Thomas)</p><p> </p><p>Mary had a little Lamb</p><p>His life was pure as snow</p><p>And everywhere that Mary went</p><p>Her little Lamb did follow</p><p>She knew He was God’s only son</p><p>And for her sins He would pay</p><p>And as she looked toward heaven</p><p>With tears in her eyes</p><p>This was all she could say</p><p> </p><p>Oh little Lamb</p><p>May I be like you</p><p>Following your Shepherd</p><p>Faithful strong and true</p><p>Oh little Lamb</p><p>My heart’s an open door</p><p>To live within your footprints</p><p>And love you even more</p><p> </p><p>Mary’s little Lamb was slain</p><p>Our lives now pure as snow</p><p>And everywhere that He will lead</p><p>My heart is going to follow</p><p>He came to heal my brokenness</p><p>He makes my life no longer hollow</p><p>And as I look toward heaven</p><p>With a tear in my eye</p><p>This shall be my heart’s cry</p><p> </p><p>And anywhere that He will lead</p><p>My heart is going to follow</p><p>Because this lamb became my King</p><p> </p><p><strong>Old Friends</strong></p><p>(Gloria Gaither, William J. Gaither and J.D. Miller)</p><p> </p><p>Old friends</p><p>After all of these years</p><p>Old friends</p><p>Through the laughter and tears</p><p>Old friends</p><p>What a find, what a priceless treasure</p><p> </p><p>Old friends</p><p>Like a rare piece of gold</p><p>My old friends</p><p>Makes it good to grow old</p><p>Old friends</p><p>Through it all I will hold to old friends</p><p> </p><p>Oh God must have known</p><p>That some days on our own</p><p>We would lose the will to go on</p><p>That’s why He sent friends like you</p><p>Along</p><p> </p><p>Old friends</p><p>Yes you’ve always been there</p><p>Old friends</p><p>We’ve had more than our share</p><p>Old friends</p><p>I’m a rich millionaire</p><p>In old friends</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Know My God Cares for Me</strong></p><p>(Ken Harnden and Andrew Martin)</p><p> </p><p>I know my God cares for me</p><p>I know my God cares for me</p><p>He gives me strength</p><p>When it seems like hope is gone</p><p>He picks me up when I am down</p><p>Sets my feet on solid ground</p><p>I know that my God He cares for me</p><p> </p><p>I woke up this morning</p><p>To go and face a new day</p><p>Don’t know where to begin</p><p>So many things to do</p><p>And I wouldn’t even try</p><p>To take the world on for one day</p><p>Without the love of my Lord</p><p>To see me through</p><p> </p><p>Just take a look around</p><p>And see a world that’s going crazy</p><p>It seems true love is seldom found</p><p>And that no one seems to care</p><p>But there is one true love</p><p>That I can always count on</p><p>And there’d be no world for me</p><p>Without Him there</p><p> </p><p><strong>Oh Broken Heart</strong></p><p>(Steven Darrell Medlock)</p><p> </p><p>You gave your heart to someone</p><p>You’d spend forever with</p><p>That special one who filled</p><p>Your every dreams</p><p>But sometimes dreams</p><p>Don’t work out like</p><p>We thought they would</p><p>Now you’re alone</p><p>With painful memories</p><p> </p><p>Oh broken heart</p><p>It’s time to let the Savior come</p><p>And heal the wounds</p><p>You’re hiding in your soul</p><p>Oh broken heart</p><p>Let Jesus pour the oil and wine</p><p>Give Him your pain</p><p>He’ll mend and make you whole</p><p> </p><p>It’s always hard to say goodbye</p><p>To those we love</p><p>There’s no remorse</p><p>In death’s grim frigid hand</p><p>But there is peace</p><p>And comfort for</p><p>Your grieving heart</p><p>Let Jesus fill the void</p><p>You have within</p><p> </p><p><strong>Just a Closer Walk with Thee</strong></p><p>(Public Domain)</p><p>I am weak but Thou art strong</p><p>Jesus keep me from all wrong</p><p>I’ll be satisfied as long</p><p>As I walk let me walk close to Thee</p><p> </p><p>Just a closer walk with Thee</p><p>Grant it Jesus is my plea</p><p>Daily walking close to Thee</p><p>Let it be dear Lord let it be</p><p> </p><p>When my feeble life is o’er</p><p>Time for me will be no more</p><p>Guide me gently safely o’er</p><p>To Thy kingdom shore</p><p>To Thy shore</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Rose</strong></p><p>(Amanda McBroom)</p><p> </p><p>Some say love it is a river<br>That drowns the tender reed<br>Some say love it is a razor<br>That leaves your soul to bleed<br>Some say love it is a hunger<br>An endless aching need<br>I say love it is a flower<br>And you its only seed<br><br>It's the heart afraid of breaking<br>That never learns to dance<br>It's the dream afraid of waking<br>That never takes the chance<br>It's the one who won't be taken<br>Who cannot seem to give<br>And the soul afraid of dyin'<br>That never learns to live<br><br>When the night has been too lonely<br>And the road has been too long<br>And you think that love is only<br>For the lucky and the strong<br>Just remember in the winter<br>Far beneath the bitter snows<br>Lies the seed that with the sun's love<br>In the spring becomes the rose</p><p> </p><p>(Add’l verse: Sherry Anne Lints)</p><p>He’s the Lily of the Valley</p><p>The bright and Morning Star</p><p>He’s the rose, The Rose of Sharon</p><p>Yes, to me, He is The Rose…</p><p> </p><p><strong>To Be Forgiven</strong></p><p>(Michael Waddle)</p><p> </p><p>Wish I could turn back time</p><p>Look back without regret</p><p>Walked with His hand in mine</p><p>The years before we met</p><p>But with that nail scarred hand</p><p>He wiped away my past</p><p>To be forgiven, I only had to ask</p><p> </p><p>We can’t go back again</p><p>And change yesterday</p><p>Undo mistakes we’ve made</p><p>Take back the things we say</p><p>But mercy covers sin</p><p>It’s not too great a task</p><p>To be forgiven</p><p>You only have to ask</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes it’s hard to see</p><p>I guess I’ll never know</p><p>The worth He found in me</p><p>Or why He loved me so</p><p>Yet when I called His name</p><p>I was set free at last</p><p>To be forgiven, I only had to ask</p><p> </p><p><strong>Singing this Song to You</strong></p><p>(Sherry Anne Lints and Nick Bruno)</p><p> </p><p>I searched a lifetime</p><p>For the right words to say</p><p>Just what you mean to me</p><p>So I’ll give you my heart</p><p>And all that I have</p><p>All that I am is Yours</p><p> </p><p>‘Cause You are shelter</p><p>From the rain</p><p>You are healing for my pain</p><p>You make all things new</p><p>Like the morning dew</p><p>You are love that will not change</p><p>You are worthy of my praise</p><p>And Lord, I’m singing this song to You</p><p> </p><p>I give you my life Lord</p><p>And all that I have</p><p>I’ll lay down my plans</p><p>Help me understand</p><p>That you are near to me</p><p>Even when I cannot see</p><p>Lord you are all to me</p><p> </p><p>I’ve seen a lot of places</p><p>And I’ve done a lot of things</p><p>But I’ve never known a love</p><p>That could change everything</p><p> </p><p><strong>Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel</strong></p><p>(Justin Peters and Twila McBride)</p><p> </p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>In majesty He reigns</p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>Holy is His name</p><p> </p><p>Holy, holy, holy is the Lord</p><p>Forever and ever</p><p>He is worshiped and adored</p><p> </p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>Let every tongue proclaim</p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>Holy is your name</p><p> </p><p>We sing holy, holy, holy are you Lord</p><p>Forever and ever</p><p>You are worshiped and adored</p><p> </p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>Let every heart now sing</p><p>Blessed be the Lord God of Israel</p><p>Holy is your name</p><p> </p><p>We sing holy, holy, holy are you Lord</p><p>Forever and ever</p><p>You are worshiped and adored</p>
Sherry Anne
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2023-03-18T07:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:26:51-04:00
Lyrics to Keep on Prayin'
<p><strong> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/432040/ec7ec6fe7e5c295c0d78b6789b3f75b9c46682db/original/sherrycdcover-2-resized.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTQweDE0OCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="148" width="140" /> </strong></p><p><strong> God Made A Way</strong> <i>(John M. Robinson & Twila LaBar)</i></p><p><i>(c) Copyright Thomas Peck Music (BMI), Bridge Building Music (BMI) & Upright Grand Music (BMI)</i></p><p>I stood alone and gazed upon a canyon dark and steep</p><p>Stranded by my own mistakes so far from hope it seemed</p><p>But there upon a distant hill I saw a rugged tree</p><p>Reaching from the other side to come and rescue me</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>God made a way to help me cross the great divide</p><p>Love built a bridge to take me over that gulf so deep and wide</p><p>Because of Calvary I’m redeemed my past is far behind</p><p>And I’m saved today 'cause God made a way</p><p> </p><p>My heart is set, I won’t forget the life I lived before</p><p>I’ve come too far to turn around so I’m living for the Lord</p><p>For in this land of blessing where His mercy overflows</p><p>I am safe on the side of grace and it’s still a thrill to know</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Bridge:</p><p>God made a way He forgave me of my sin</p><p>God made a way I give all the praise to Him</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p><strong>Silent Prayer</strong><i> (Michael Waddle)</i></p><p>He's never known the sound of Jesus' name</p><p>Born into a world of silence</p><p>Still he came to trust Him just the same</p><p>Signing when he prays for guidance</p><p>And though he can not speak a word</p><p>He always knows that he is heard</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>For God hears the sound</p><p>When leaf falls to the ground</p><p>Or a cry of despair</p><p>Though great or small</p><p>He hears it all</p><p>Even if a silent prayer</p><p> </p><p>She never had to spend her life alone</p><p>Sixty years together</p><p>Until the day God called him home</p><p>She thought that he would live forever</p><p>In grief she couldn't say a word</p><p>But through her tears she knows He heard</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Bridge:</p><p>When life becomes too much</p><p>And words are not enough</p><p>Just know He listens and He cares...</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p><strong>God on the Mountain </strong><i>(Tracy Dartt)</i></p><p>Life is easy, when you're up on the mountain</p><p>And you've got peace of mind like you've never known</p><p>But things change when you're down in the valley</p><p>Don't lose faith for you're never alone</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley</p><p>When things go wrong He'll make them right</p><p>And the God of the good times, is still God in the bad times</p><p>The God of the day is still God of the night</p><p> </p><p>We talk of faith when we’re up on the mountain</p><p>'cause talk comes so easy when life's at its best</p><p>Now it's down in the valley with trials and temptations</p><p>That's when your faith is really put to the test</p><p> </p><p>Chorus 2x's</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keep on Prayin'</strong><i> (Angela Vanover)</i></p><p>Blind Bartamus cried out loudly “Son of David have mercy on me.”</p><p>But the crowd said hush now, don’t bother Him, please just hold your peace.</p><p>But Blind Bartamus cried out louder, til he heard Jesus say “What do you need?”</p><p>Bartamus left there shouting “I can see!”</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>So keep on askin’, believin’, that you’re gonna get your reward.</p><p>Keep on seekin’ and readin’ digging in the word of the Lord.</p><p>Keep on knockin’ without stoppin’ for your answer’s behind that door.</p><p>Keep on prayin’ until you hear from the Lord.</p><p> </p><p>There was a woman who suffered, oh she suffered, twelve years from an issue of blood.</p><p>Til she heard about the Master who could heal her, and she’d get to him if she could.</p><p>But the crowd they pressed her, but pressed harder, until she reached the Lord.</p><p>Jesus said, “daughter it’s your faith that has made you whole.”</p><p> </p><p>So you say you’ve been prayin’, cryin’, seems God doesn’t hear.</p><p>Feelin’ beat and battered, your heart is shattered, faith has disappeared.</p><p>Now you’re seeking for redemption, God’s intervention.</p><p>To the circumstance that’s goin’ wrong, don’t stay defeated God will never leave you alone.</p><p> </p><p>So keep on askin’, believin’, that you’re gonna get your reward.</p><p>Keep on seekin’ and readin’ digging in the word of the Lord.</p><p>Keep on knockin’ without stoppin’ for your answer’s behind that door.</p><p>Keep on prayin’ until you hear from the Lord.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Grandpa, tell me ‘bout the good old days</strong><i> (Jamie O'Hara)</i></p><p>Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days.</p><p>Sometimes it feels like this world's gone crazy.</p><p>Grandpa, take me back to yesterday,</p><p>Where the line between right and wrong</p><p>Didn't seem so hazy.</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>Did lovers really fall in love to stay?</p><p>And stand beside each other come what may?</p><p>Was a promise really something people kept,</p><p>Not just something they would say?</p><p>Did families really bow their heads to pray?</p><p>Did daddies really never go away?</p><p>Whoa oh Grandpa,</p><p>Tell me 'bout the good old days.</p><p> </p><p>Grandpa, everything is changing fast.</p><p>We call it progress, but I just don't know.</p><p>And Grandpa, let's wonder back into the past,</p><p>And paint me the picture of so long ago.</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Whoa oh Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good ole days.</p><p>Whoa oh Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good ole days.</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Only Know to Pray</strong><i> (Sherry Anne Lints)</i></p><p>Went on your MySpace page</p><p>There you were for the world to see</p><p>Don’t like to see you that way</p><p>Where’s your purity?</p><p> </p><p>I used to put your hair in braids</p><p>We’d play a game of Charades</p><p>You’re just masking all the pain</p><p>Underneath your shame</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>And it really broke my heart</p><p>to see this world pull you apart</p><p>Don’t know what I can say</p><p>I only know to pray</p><p> </p><p>Oh, I think about the day</p><p>when you were lying next to me,</p><p>I’d sing you away sleep</p><p>and pray for better dreams</p><p> </p><p>But now that you’re all grown</p><p>you made some choices all your own</p><p>Baby, Baby it’s never too late</p><p>To make your way back home…</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p>And it really breaks my heart </p><p>to see this world pull you apart </p><p>Don’t know what I can say </p><p>I only know to pray</p><p> </p><p>Bridge:</p><p>Well, I know that life has given you a hard blow</p><p>You don’t even know which way to go</p><p>Baby girl call Jesus,</p><p>He’s the love you’re looking for</p><p> </p><p>And it really breaks my heart</p><p>to see this world pull you apart</p><p>Don’t know what I should do, but I’ll pray for you.</p><p> </p><p>Tag: Don’t know what I should do… but I’ll pray… for… you.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Speak Your Name</strong><i> (Ashley E. Welborn)</i></p><p><i>(c) Copyright Thomas Peck Music (BMI)</i></p><p>Chorus:</p><p>All I have to do is just speak your name</p><p>Mountains will crumble and the Earth will sing</p><p>With just one little word you can heal my pain,</p><p>And all I have to do is speak your name</p><p> </p><p>Repeat</p><p> </p><p>When I’m walking thru my darkest valley,</p><p>I look thru the darkness, but I cannot see the light</p><p>I just call out your name, Jesus,</p><p>And you come with the day and melt away my night</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Bridge:</p><p>Speak your name, the heavens open</p><p>Speak your name, the clouds will part</p><p>Speak your name, I’m singing and shouting,</p><p>Because when I speak your name,</p><p>Something changes in my heart</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p><strong>Lift Up The Name </strong><i>(Wendy Wills and Tony Wood)</i></p><p>Some hear the call to right every wrong</p><p>And trumpet the truth so loud and so strong</p><p>Some hear the call to quietly serve</p><p>In places where actions are their only words</p><p>There's one holy common desire in all hearts of faith to...</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>Lift up the name above every name</p><p>It's a tower of hope and the power to save</p><p>Even the hardest of hearts can be changed</p><p>But there is only one way</p><p>So lift up the name…Jesus</p><p>Lift up the name…Jesus</p><p> </p><p>Some find a way to speak words of life</p><p>With paper and pen and the poet inside</p><p>Some hear the truth and can't help but speak</p><p>With notes and a rhythm and a sweet melody</p><p>When we sing along we all join in a timeless refrain</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Bridge:</p><p>Whatever you do, wherever you are</p><p>Serve Him with all of your heart and...</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: 2X's</p><p> </p><p><strong>Where Would I Be</strong><i> (Tony Clay, John Mathis)</i></p><p><i>Yours For a Song/BMI, Avid Group Publishing/BMI</i></p><p>In my poverty, I never dreamed</p><p>I could be heir of a king</p><p>With a limited view, I never knew</p><p>I could lose everything</p><p>When the fate of my soul was uncertain</p><p>You offered a pardon to me</p><p>Now you order each step of my journey</p><p>It’s a gift I gladly receive</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>Where would I be without your mercy</p><p>Where would I be if not for grace</p><p>Though I am unworthy</p><p>You didn’t leave me in my sinful state</p><p>Where would I be if you hadn’t saved me</p><p>Where would I be, I’d wandered away</p><p>Now I stand amazed, and all I can say</p><p>Is where would I be?</p><p> </p><p>I have no fear, you brought me here</p><p>To rest, in the peace of your light</p><p>And I am assured, I can endure</p><p>Through all the cares of this life</p><p>To think, I could have dismissed it</p><p>And thrown my birthright away</p><p>Now, one day I’ll bow in your presence</p><p>And on bended knee, I’ll proclaim…</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Where would I be if you hadn’t saved me</p><p>Where would I be, I’d wandered away</p><p>Now all I can say is Lord I’m amazed</p><p> </p><p>Tag:</p><p>Now Lord I’m amazed and all I can say…</p><p>Is where would I be…</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wonderful Merciful Savior</strong><i> (Dawn Rodgers, Eric Wyse)</i></p><p>Wonderful, merciful Savior</p><p>Precious Redeemer and Friend</p><p>Who would have thought that a Lamb</p><p>Could rescue the souls of men</p><p>Oh you rescue the souls of men</p><p> </p><p>Counselor, Comforter, Keeper</p><p>Spirit we long to embrace</p><p>You offer hope when our hearts have</p><p>Hopelessly lost our way</p><p>Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way</p><p> </p><p>Chorus: </p><p>You are the One that we praise</p><p>You are the One we adore</p><p>You give the healing and grace</p><p>Our hearts always hunger for</p><p>Oh, our hearts always hunger for</p><p> </p><p>Almighty, infinite Father</p><p>Faithfully loving Your own</p><p>Here in our weakness You find us</p><p>Falling before Your throne</p><p>Oh, we're falling before Your throne</p><p> </p><p>Chorus 2X's</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Will Rise</strong><i> (Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Jesse Reeves & Lou Giglio)</i></p><p>There's a peace I've come to know</p><p>Though my heart and flesh may fail</p><p>There's an anchor for my soul</p><p>I can say "It is well"</p><p> </p><p>Jesus has overcome</p><p>And the grave is overwhelmed</p><p>The victory is won</p><p>He is risen from the dead</p><p> </p><p>Chorus:</p><p>And I will rise when He calls my name</p><p>No more sorrow, no more pain</p><p>I will rise on eagles' wings</p><p>Before my God fall on my knees</p><p>And rise I will rise</p><p> </p><p>There's a day that's drawing near</p><p>When this darkness breaks to light</p><p>And the shadows disappear</p><p>And my faith shall be my eyes</p><p> </p><p>Jesus has overcome</p><p>And the grave is overwhelmed</p><p>The victory is won</p><p>He is risen from the dead</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Bridge [2X’s]:</p><p>And I hear the voice of many angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb"</p><p>And I hear the cry of every longing heart, "Worthy is the Lamb"</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>And rise… I will rise…I will rise...</p><p> </p><p><strong>Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child/Go Tell it on the Mountain</strong></p><p><i>(Traditional)</i> </p><p>Chorus [2X’s]:</p><p>Jesus, Jesus, oh what a wonderful child</p><p>Jesus, Jesus, so lowly, meek and mild</p><p>New life, new hope, new joy He brings</p><p>Won't you listen to the angels sing</p><p>Glory, glory, glory, to the newborn King</p><p> </p><p>He was herald by the angels</p><p>Born in a lowly manger</p><p>The virgin Mary, was His mother</p><p>And Joseph was His earthly father</p><p>Three wise men came from afar,</p><p>They were guided by a shining star</p><p>To see King Jesus where he lay</p><p>In a manger filled with hay</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Go tell it on the mountain</p><p>Over the hills and everywhere</p><p>Go tell it on the mountain</p><p>That Jesus Christ is born</p><p> </p><p>New life, new hope, new joy He brings</p><p>Won't you listen to the angels sing</p><p>Glory, glory, glory, to the newborn king</p><p>Glory, glory, glory, to the newborn king!</p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6132697
2023-03-18T05:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:26:34-04:00
Lyrics to Thank You
<p><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/432040/75e156a8a097f362e17695b4736a1a2a999714f2/original/album-cover.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTQweDEzNiJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="136" width="140" /></strong></p><p><strong>What a Wonderful World</strong></p><p>(George Douglas and George David Weiss)</p><p> </p><p>I see trees of green, red roses too</p><p>I watch them bloom for me and for you</p><p>And I think to myself, “What a wonderful world”</p><p>I see skies of blue, clouds of white</p><p>Bright blessed days and dark, sacred nights</p><p>And I think to myself, “What a wonderful world”</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) The colors of a rainbow so pretty in the sky</p><p>Also the faces of the people passing by</p><p>I see friends shaking hands, “How do you do?”</p><p>They’re only saying, “I love you”</p><p>I hear babies cry, and I watch them grow</p><p>They’ll learn much more, than we’ll ever know</p><p>And I think to myself, “What a wonderful world”</p><p> </p><p>I hear babies cry, and I watch them grow</p><p>They’ll learn much more, than we’ll ever know</p><p>And I think to myself, “What a wonderful world”</p><p>Ooh, I think to myself, “What a wonderful world”</p><p> </p><p><strong>David Did Dance</strong></p><p>David didn’t dream he could ever do it</p><p>Being a King was gonna be hard</p><p>David didn’t dive to the depths of confusion</p><p>He always called for God to be his guard</p><p>David didn’t draw from the well of evil</p><p>David had a heart that heard God’s voice</p><p>And David drown in all his sorrow</p><p>David didn’t hide his holy choice</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) David did dance</p><p>David did sing David did dance</p><p>And David did swing</p><p>David did dance, and I know why</p><p>David did dance, dance, dance</p><p>And so can I</p><p> </p><p>Oh! David didn’t do everything that he should have</p><p>'Cause he was always human through and through</p><p>And David didn’t drop everything he believed in</p><p>Oh David didn’t dare forget the truth</p><p>David didn’t drive down the road of perfection</p><p>And David didn’t dock on the shore of defeat</p><p>David drank the new wine of the spirit</p><p>And it found its way down to his feet</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes you can’t help it</p><p>Sometimes you don’t care</p><p>Sometimes it’s a feeling like</p><p>Like a breath of Heaven’s air</p><p>Sometimes you just smile</p><p>And other times you cry</p><p>Sometimes you begin to move</p><p>And sometimes you see why</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Will Go On</strong></p><p>I repent for moments I have spent<br>Recalling all the pain and failures of my past<br>I repent for dwelling on the things<br>Beyond my power to change the chains that held me fast<br><br>(Chorus) I will go on my past I leave behind me<br>I gladly take His mercy and His love<br>He is joy and He is peace<br>He strength and sweet release<br>I know He is and I am His<br>I will go on<br><br>I give up the bitterness and hate<br>The blaming men and fate<br>For all my discontent<br>The guilt and pain I empty from my cup<br>So God can fill it up with peace and sweet content<br><br>(Chorus)<br><br>I will go on…<br> </p><p><strong>If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again</strong></p><p>How sweet and happy seem</p><p>Those days of which I dream</p><p>When memory recalls them now and then</p><p>And with what rapture sweet</p><p>My weary heart would beat</p><p>If I could hear my mother pray again</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) If I could hear my mother pray again</p><p>If I could hear her tender voice as then</p><p>So happy I would be, it would mean so much to me</p><p>If I could hear my mother pray again.</p><p> </p><p>She used to pray that I on Jesus would rely</p><p>And always walk that shining gospel way</p><p>So trusting still His love, I seek that home above</p><p>Where I shall meet my mother some glad day</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p><p> </p><p><strong>I Wish You Enough</strong></p><p>For every beginning, something is ending</p><p>Everything changes but change</p><p>Funny how life is forever amending</p><p>The plans that we all prearrange</p><p>So laugh when you can cry when you must</p><p>I pray you’ll always live deep</p><p>Never forget sometimes you just</p><p>Drink from the bitter to savor the sweet</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) I wish you love,I wish you joy</p><p>I pray that happiness camps outside your door</p><p>I hope you win, I hope you lose</p><p>I pray you’ll realize that both are good for you</p><p>May you never have too little or too much</p><p>I wish you enough</p><p> </p><p>So savor the journey, live every moment</p><p>Hold fast to what you believe</p><p>You will discover a strength in your weakness</p><p>In ways you could never conceive</p><p>So Godspeed my friend, peace and goodwill</p><p>I fondly bid you adieu</p><p>Always remember as long as I live</p><p>I will be somewhere praying for you</p><p> </p><p>Chorus</p><p> </p><p><strong>Livin’ in the Rain</strong></p><p>(Chorus) I’ve been livin’ in the rain, child</p><p>I’ve been livin’ in the rain</p><p>Soaking up the blessings of the Good Lord</p><p>I’ve been livin’ in the rain</p><p>I don’t need to find a shelter</p><p>Don’t want the weather to change</p><p>All my days are better now</p><p>Since I’ve been livin’ in the rain.</p><p> </p><p>I wandered in the desert for many years</p><p>My soul was running dry</p><p>The sky grew heavy like a cloud of grace</p><p>It came pouring like a river of life</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p><p> </p><p>The rains have been falling since He saved my soul</p><p>The floodgates are open wide</p><p>All my sins are washed away</p><p>They went rolling with the rising tide</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p><p> </p><p>I’m gonna stay outside in the waterfall</p><p>There ain’t nothing to worry about</p><p>I’m gonna jump right in and get my bare feet wet</p><p>'Cause His mercy keeps coming down</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p><p> </p><h2><strong>Walk with Me</strong></h2><p>Walk with me Lord, Walk with me</p><p>Walk with me Lord, Walk with me</p><p>While I’m on this, this tedious journey</p><p>I need you Jesus, to walk with me</p><p> </p><p>Be my friend Lord…</p><p> </p><p>Don’t leave me alone Lord,</p><p> </p><p>Walk with me…</p><p> </p><p><strong>Mary, Did You Know?</strong></p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?</p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?</p><p>Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?</p><p>This child you delivered will soon deliver you</p><p> </p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?</p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?</p><p>Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?</p><p>When you’ve kissed your little baby, you’ve kissed the face of God</p><p>Mary did you know? Mary did you know? Mary did you know?</p><p> </p><p>The blind will see</p><p>The deaf will hear</p><p>The dead will live again</p><p>The lame will leap</p><p>The dumb will speak</p><p>The praises of the Lamb</p><p> </p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?</p><p>Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?</p><p>Did you know that your baby boy is Heaven's perfect Lamb?</p><p>And the sleeping child you're holding is The Great I Am</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>I’m Free</strong></p><p>So long I have searched for life's meaning</p><p>Enslaved by the world and my greed</p><p>Then the door of my prison was opened by love</p><p>For the ransom was paid, I was freed</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) I'm free from the fear of tomorrow</p><p>I'm free from the guilt of the past</p><p>I've traded my shackles for a glorious song</p><p>I’m free, praise the Lord, free at last</p><p> </p><p>I am free from the guilt that I carried</p><p>From the dull empty life, I am set free</p><p>For when I met Jesus, He made me complete</p><p>He forgot the foolish child that I used to be</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p><p> </p><p>Oh, I've traded my shackles for a glorious song I'm free, praise the Lord, free at last</p><p> </p><h2>I Know How to Say Thank You</h2><p>I don’t know about the future</p><p>I don’t understand some things about the past</p><p>I don’t know why some things happen</p><p>I don’t know why some things end and others last</p><p>I don’t know the rhymes and reasons</p><p>I don’t understand the words some people pray</p><p>When I see your hand of mercy Lord</p><p>Protect from the dangers in my way</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus) I know how to say thank you</p><p>I know a blessing when I see one</p><p>I’m a recipient of grace</p><p>Through the hours and the days</p><p>I know how to say thank you</p><p> </p><p>There were times today when angels stood around me</p><p>And I couldn’t even see</p><p>There were times when I was hurting</p><p>And then you stepped in and took the pain for me</p><p>There were moments when you stopped me</p><p>So that I could smell the roses by the road</p><p>Though I’m not the wisest person, Lord</p><p>There are just some things beyond a doubt I know</p><p> </p><p>(Chorus)</p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/7174084
2023-03-16T09:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:36:34-04:00
The Path
<p><span>We get a lot of snow in the North. It's not unusual but that doesn't make it any easier to manage when it plummets the ground every year. Where I live, you can count on it. It will come.</span></p><p><span>Much like storms the storms of life. You can count on them. They will come. Jesus promises that. It may not be a popular teaching, but Jesus spoke it nonetheless.</span></p><p><span>He said, "In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” He actually said, in John 16:33, that He spoke these words so that we would have peace.</span></p><p><span>Hmm... How is that possible? </span></p><p><span>Peace... knowing we will have storms?</span></p><p><span>Peace... knowing that there are challenges up ahead?</span></p><p><span>Peace... knowing the road won't always be easy to travel?</span></p><p><span>Peace... knowing the path will be hard to find?</span></p><p><span>Peace... knowing the mountain will be hard to climb?</span></p><p><span>How, Lord? How do we have peace KNOWING these things?</span></p><p><span>The answer is: in Him. We overcome with Him.</span></p><p><span>With His strength. With His power. With His Spirit to guide and lead us.</span></p><p><span>He is always pointing and leading our hearts towards Him... towards His love... towards "home." </span></p><p><span>This world is temporary. It is fleeting. If we trust He is safely leading us home, then we will follow the path, His path, that gets us there. </span></p><p><span>The fact that He waiting for us, beckoning, calling us.... to His home... is a peaceful thought. </span></p><p><span>This peace only comes from Him (John 14:27). He, alone, can give us perfect peace (Is 26:3) despite the life challenges we face.</span></p><p><span>I thought about this as I shoveled out a path to my "home" recently. The snow was up over my knees. I was in deep. I didn't know where to begin so I started at the furthest point away and worked towards "home."</span></p><p><span>I trudged out to my shed, treacherously chomping through the snow, crunch by crunch, as if I were an infant learning to walk, occasionally falling and tripping a time or two...</span></p><p><span>Once I got to my starting point, what I called "ground zero," I made the first dip into the formidable cold snow, and began to lift it from the hard ground.</span></p><p><span>Looking ahead to my "home" (which was my ultimate destination), this seemed a daunting task. The snow was heavy, the shovel was small, and my muscles were impaled by the blistering cold.</span></p><p><span>But I had a goal, and I had a vision; I had to get "home." If I kept going forward, surely, I would get home.</span></p><p><span>It was a laborious process. At times my shovel would hit an ice block and it would recoil as I dug in. The effects, of which, jolted throughout my body. </span></p><p><span>Other times, I would lose my balance from the roller-coaster up and down movements and would need to just "be still," on the path, until I was steady again.</span></p><p><span>Still other times, I would need to rest. There were moments on this path that I didn't think I could keep going so I stopped and rested, and leaned on my shovel for support.</span></p><p><span>About halfway through I looked back - to see how far I had come. There were times where I could see my path was not straight. But I kept going. I remembered the vision: to get "home." And I did.</span></p><p><span>Keep going. Keep on THE PATH. Remember the vision and always head towards "home."</span></p><p><span>You will get there. </span></p><p><span>And, I will see you there. </span></p><p><span>I just hope there won't be any more shoveling. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/432040/391bc8b623f14dff89235b21990bed55df0f8f12/original/image.png/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🙂" height="16" width="16" /></span></p><p><span>"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." (Prov 3:5-6)</span></p><p><span>~Sherry Anne ©2023</span></p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6621148
2021-05-04T04:00:00-04:00
2023-03-18T09:34:51-04:00
Here I Am
<p>The other day I was busy bodying about my day and had a lot on my mind. I kept passing by my Bible which lay open on my kitchen table and every time I walked by it, I would quietly say in my head, "I'll get to you, I'll be right there, God." </p><p>And another hour would pass by. </p><p>"I know, I know..." I would say. "I'm coming." With that, several more paces past it. </p><p>Finally, as I was cooking over the stove, right next to my opened Bible, I said "I'm coming for you God. I'll be right there. Don't you worry, I'm coming for ya." </p><p>Then it hit me. I am not coming 𝙛𝙤𝙧 God. No, not at all. In fact, He came 𝙛𝙤𝙧 me. He came to Earth in the form of His son Jesus, to have relationship with me. I don't need to come 𝙛𝙤𝙧 Him as the popular expression goes, but rather, I need to come 𝙩𝙤 Him. I needed to just "come." </p><p>I envisioned Him opening His arms, as He did to Peter when He was walking on the water, beckoning Him to simply: "Come." </p><p>Come. </p><p>He is there. </p><p>He is. </p><p>He was. </p><p>He will be. </p><p>He bids us to come. </p><p>"Here I am, Lord. I come." </p><p> </p>
Sherry Anne
tag:sherryanne.com,2005:Post/6521266
2021-01-13T21:05:00-05:00
2021-04-19T08:12:03-04:00
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
<p>I had this T-shirt designed several years back when two opposing presidential candidates both claimed that THEY had the plan to "bail out" America. The shirt reads: Jesus... He's got the best bailout plan yet!" with a flag nailed to the cross. I sold many of them and only stopped making them because the cost to reproduce them became too high. My reason for placing the American flag on the cross was to show that only Jesus can "bail us out" of our sin, our idolatry, our religiosity, our hypocrisy, our calamity... regardless of whatever strides a political leader makes or does not make, it still will never be enough to "bail us out." We need our hearts to be changed, convicted, turned towards Him, our ears inclined towards His words - His TRUTH - not man's conspiracies. We need our eyes to be open to His ways, our mouths to speak His love and forgiveness and our hands to receive one who was lost and now found. Jesus entreated His followers to go and make disciples of all nations, not just here in America, but of the nations. He did not ask them to swear unwavering loyalty to a political party, but to Him.</p>
<p>I greatly respect our political system of checks and balances and those who legislate for law and order. I can remember my first trip to Washington D.C. as a girl scout and was utterly fascinated as I toured The White House, the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, The Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument. I am entirely grateful to live in the "land of the free" and the "home of the brave." I have voted in every single election I was eligible for since I turned 18 and I do not take for granted that right. I respect the military and I respect law enforcement. I respect the constitution and the Declaration of Independence. I had to memorize parts of them for school - and I did. I respect "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I respect the "American Dream" and am thankful to be living mine... BUT... none of that, none of it, supersedes that I am a "slave to Christ." It may sound odd to hear that but it means I am bound to Christ. Where HE goes, I go. I follow no one else as far as my unwavering support and loyalty.</p>
<p>I am entirely grieved by the state of our nation and the course it now finds itself on. I see so many, on both sides of the political aisle, looking for the one who will "save" the people... "save" the country, "save" the future... the truth is, there is ONE Who will and HAS "saved" the people, "saved" the world and "saved" the future. You've heard it said so many times that this world is not our home, at least not permanently. Set your sights on the One eternal. We're only passing through. He has shown us the way to life, freedom and joy. </p>
<p>"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.</p>
<p>And what does the Lord require of you?</p>
<p>To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)</p>
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<p>May we ever be found faithful.</p>
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<p>In Him,</p>
<p>~Sherry Anne (Jan 13, 2021)</p>
Sherry Anne