Testify To Love

Artist: Avalon




Verse 1:

All the colors of the rainbow
All the voices of the wind
Every dream that reaches out
That reaches out to find where love begins

Every word of every story
Every star in every sky
Every corner of creation lives to testify


Chorus 1:

For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love
I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
With every breath I take
I will give thanks to God above
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love


Verse 2:

From the mountains to the valleys
From the rivers to the sea
Every hand that reaches out
Every hand that reaches out to offer peace (Hand of peace, oh)

Every simple act of mercy
Every step to Kingdom come
All the hope in every heart will speak what love has done

[Chorus 1]

Bridge:

Colors of the rainbow
Voices of the wind
Dream that reaches out where love begins
Word of every story
Star in every sky
Corner of creation testify
Mountains to the valleys
Rivers to the sea
Hand that reaches out to offer peace
Simple act of mercy
Kingdom come
Every heart will speak what love has done
Colors of the rainbow
Voices of the wind
Dream that reaches out where love begins
Word of every story
Star in every sky
Corner of creation testify

Chorus 2: (Blend)

For as long as I shall live
(For as long as)
I will testify to love
(I shall live)
I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
(I'll Testify, testify, all my life I'll testify)
With every breath I take
(Every breath I take)
I will give thanks to God above
(Give thanks and)
For as long as I shall live
(testify, testify)
I will testify

[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]

Coda:

(Every breath I take)
(Give thanks and)
(testify, testify)
(For as long as)
(I shall live)
(I'll Testify, testify...)

The Older I Get

Artist: Skillet



Verse 1:

The walls between
You and I
Always pushing us apart nothing left but scars fight after fight
The space between
Our calm and rage
started growing shorter, disappearing slowly day after day


Refrain:

I was sitting there waiting in my room for you
You were waiting for me too
And it makes me wonder


Chorus:

The older I get
Will I get over it
It's been way too long for the times we missed
I didn't know then it would hurt like this but I think
The older I get
Maybe I'll get over it
It's been way too long for the times we missed
I can't believe it still hurts like this


Verse 2:

The time between
Those cutting words
Built up our defenses never made no sense it just made me hurt
Do you believe
That time heals all wounds
It started getting better but it's easy not to fight when I'm not with you

[Refrain]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

What was I waiting for
I should've taken less and given you more
I should've weathered the storm
I need to say so bad
What were you waiting for
This could have been the best we ever had

[Chorus]

Altro:

I'm just getting older
I'm not getting over you I'm trying to
I wish it didn't hurt like this
It's been way too long for the times we missed
I can't believe it still hurts like this

Belly of the Whale

Artist: Newsboys



Up to my ears
In bitter tears.
Can't believe I've sunk this low
As I walk the plankton
Inner sanctum.
Got outta Dodge,
Sailed on a bon-less
Bon voyage.
You said North,
I headed South.
Tossed overboard.
Good Lord, that's a really large mouth...

I'm sleeping with fishes here,
In the belly of the whale.
I'm highly nutritious here,
In the belly of the whale.
Bad food, lousy atmosphere.
I don't wanna bellyache.
How long is this gonna take?

Woke up this morning kinda blue,
Thinking through that age-old question:
How to exit a whale's digestion?
It might behoove me to be heaved.
Head out like a human comet.
Hmmm... I wonder what rhyme with comet.

I'm sleeping with fishes here,
In the belly of the whale.
I'm highly nutritious here,
In the belly of the whale.
I'm ready to reappear.
I don't wanna bellyache.
Lord, how long's this gonna take?

End times, they come rolling around.
Enzymes, they come breaking us down to the core.
The good Lord grants we all get a second chance.

I'm one of the dishes here,
In the belly of the whale.
They say I'm delicious here,
In the belly of the whale.
Lord, please make him chuck it all.
It's a gut call
In the belly of the whale.

I'm in the belly of the whale.
In the belly of the whale.
I'm in the belly.
In the belly of the whale.
I'm in the belly of the whale.
In the belly of the whale.
I'm in the belly...

In the belly of the whale
In an underwater jail
It's a tight squeeze.
It's a-gettin' to me,
But it's roomier
Than the tail.
Hey, sailor,
Got my flow free
Like a salmon to the sea
From the L.A. Symphony.
I'm a paddleboat
Paddlin' in their wake,
A fake free-styler,
But my unemployment pays.
I'm avoiding cliches
Like "whale of a tale" stale
Or "you can't keep
A good man down,"
'Cause you can
And I've been there, man.
But I've been expectorated.
I'm elated!
I'm free like Willie!
Happy Day!
Oops,
That's a bit of a cliche.

In the belly...

Everytime I Breathe

Artist: Big Daddy Weave



Verse 1:

I am sure all of heaven's heard me cry
As I tell You all the reasons why
This life is just too hard

But day by day
Without fail
I'm finding everything I need
And everything that You are
To me


Chorus:

Every time I breathe You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave
I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it's true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You


Verse 2:

Now how could I after knowing One so great
Respond to You in any way
That's less than all I have to give
But by Your grace I want to love You not with what I say
But everyday
In a way that my life is lived

[Chorus]

Bridge:

Wrapped in Your mercy I want to live and never leave
I am held by how humble
Yet overwhelmed by Your majesty
Captured by grace and now I'm finding
I am free
You are marvelous God
And knowing You is everything

[Chorus]

Colored People

Artist: DC Talk



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Verse 1:

Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin

We've gotta come together
And thank the Maker of us all


Chorus:

We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace

[1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4]

Verse 2:

A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the passion of an artists heart
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope

We've gotta come together,
Aren't we all human after all?

[Chorus]

Bridge:

Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord's
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure

[1, 1, 1, 1... 2, 2, 2, 2... 3, 3, 3, 3... 4, 4, 4, 4]

Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy

[Chorus]

We're colored people, and they call us the human race
[oh, colored people]
We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space
[yeah we've got to come together somehow]
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world
[red and yellow, black and white]
We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
[colored people, colored people, colored people, colored people, yeah]

Jesus Freak

Artist: DC Talk
Album: Jesus Freak


Verse 1:

Separated I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced

I saw a man with a tat on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head
Jesus saves is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city and claimed he had a dream


Chorus:

What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus Freak
Cause there ain't no disguising the truth


Verse 2:

Kamikaze my death it is gain
I've been marked by my maker a peculiar display
The high and lofty they see me as weak
Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek

There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With scabs on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate
The Pharisee's tripped when they heard him speak
Until the king took the head of this Jesus Freak

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

People say I'm strange does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
People say I'm strange does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

What will people think (What will people think)
What will people do (What will people do)
I don't really care (What else can I say)
Cause there ain't no disguising the truth (Jesus is the way)

Who I Am Hates Who I've Been

Artist: Relient K
Album: Mmhmm



Verse 1:

I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind,
But I will shy away from the specifics...

'Cause I don't want you to know where I am
'Cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.


Pre-Chorus:

Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said
That it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.


Chorus:

I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'Cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.


Verse 2:

I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up.

I heard the reverberating footsteps
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.

And I can't let that happen again
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

[Pre-Chorus]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

Who I am hates who I've been
And who I am will take the second chance you gave me.
Who I am hates who I've been
'Cause who I've been only ever made me...


Coda:

So sorry for the person I became.
So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

Undo

Artist: Rush Of Fools
Album: Rush Of Fools




Verse 1:

I've been here before, now here I am again
Standing at the door, praying You'll let me back in
To label me a prodigal would be
Only scratching the surface of who I've been known to be


Chorus:

Turn me around pick me up
Undo what I've become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, need Your help
I can't do this myself
You're the only one who can undo
What I've become


Verse 2:

I focused on the score, but I could never win
Trying to ignore, a life of hiding my sin
To label me a hypocrite would be
Only scratching the surface of who I've been known to be

[Chorus]

Bridge:

Make every step lead me back to
The sovereign way that You

[Chorus except last line]

You are the only one who can undo
You are the only one who can undo
What I've become

My Savior, My God

Artist: Aaron Shust



Verse 1:

I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior

I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me; this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior


Chorus:

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God: He was, my God; He is
My God is always gonna be


Verse 2:

Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring;
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior

That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange, so once did I
Before I knew my Savior

[Chorus]
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[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Coda:

My Savior loves, My Savior lives
My Savior loves, My Savior lives

How Great is Our God

Artist: Chris Tomlin



Verse 1:

The splendor of a King,
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice,
All the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light,
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at his voice,
And trembles at his voice


Chorus 1:

How great is our God,
sing with me
How great is our God,
and all who sing
How great, How great
Is our God


Verse 2:

Age to age he stands
And time is in His Hands
Beginning and the End,
Beginning and the End
The Godhead, Three in one
Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb,
The Lion and the Lamb

[Chorus 1]

Chorus 2:

Name above all names
You are Worthy of all praise
and My heart will sing how great
Is our God

[Chorus 2]
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 1]

Cry Holy

Artist: SONICFLOOd
Album: Cry Holy






Verse 1:

Every sun and moon and star
All declaring who you are
We fall silent in amazement
Every word who and deep of man
Every sea and grain of sand
All creation speaks
And now we sing to proclaim your majesty


Chorus:

Let the earth rejoice
Singing with one voice
Let the people cry
Holy holy Lord
Every creature sing
Praises to the King
All creation cry
Holy is the Lord
Every song sung on the earth


Verse 2:

Will never capture all your worth
We fail silent in amazement
Let every humble heart now see
The beauty of your majesty
All creation speaks
And now we sing to the king above all kings...

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

All creation proclaims Your majesty
Holy is Your name in lovely earth
All creation proclaims Your majesty
And now we sing...

[Chorus repeat until it fades]

All Things Are Possible

Artist: Darlene Zschech
Album: Shout To The Lord - The Platinum Collection Volume 1




Verse 1:

Almighty God my redeemer
My hiding place my safe refuge
No other name like Jesus
No power can stand against You.

My feet are planted on this rock
And I will not be shaken
My hope it comes from You alone
My Lord and my salvation


Verse 2:

Your praise is always on my lips
Your word is living in my heart
And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You Lord

You fill my life with greater joy
Yes I delight myself in You
And I will praise You with a new song, My soul will bless You, Lord

[Verse 1 - Stanza 2]
[Verse 2]


Chorus:

When I am weak, you make me strong
When I'm poor, I know I'm rich
For in the power of Your name


Coda:

All things are possible
All things are possible
All things are possible
All things are possible

[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
[Coda]

Solution

Artist: United Live
Album: All of the Above


Verse 1:

It is not a human right
To stare not fight
While broken nations dream
Open up our eyes, so blind
That we might find
The Mercy for the need

Singin' Hey Now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey Now
As we hold to our confession
Yeah

Verse 2:

It is not too far a cry
To much to try
To help the least of these
Politics will not decide
If we should rise
And be your hands and feet

Refrain:

Singing Hey Now
Fill our hearts with your compassion
Hey Now
As we hold to our confession
Yeah

Chorus:

Woah-oh-oh,
God be the solution
Woah-oh-oh
We will be Your hands and be Your feet.
Yeah, yeah

Verse 3:

Higher than a circumstance
Your promise stands
Your love for all to see
Higher than protest line and dollar signs
Your love is all we need

[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]


Bridge:

Only you can mend the broken heart
And cause the blind to see
Erase complete the sinners past
And set the captives free
Only you can take the widows cry
And cause her heart to sing
Be a father to the fatherless
Our savior and our king

Coda:

We will be your hands , we will be your feet
We will run this race for the least of these
In the darkest place, we will be your light
We will be your light (we’ll say/sing?)

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

We will run we will run
We will (run with the solution?)
We will run we will run
We will (run with the solution?)

[Coda]

Break Free

Artist: United Live
Album: All of the Above


Verse 1:

Would you believe me, would you listen if I told you that
There is a love that makes the way, it never holds you back


Pre-Chorus:

So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, in His love
So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, in His love


Verse 2:

Who would have thought that God would give his one and only Son
Taken a stand upon the cross to show his perfect love

[Pre-Chorus]

Chorus:

His love never ends, yeah!
There's no escaping the truth, there's no mistaking its you
God forever we'll get up and dance, get up and dance and praise you
There's no escaping your love, there's no mistaking your light
Across the world we will get up and dance, get up and dance and praise you

Verse 3:

Now is the time to take this freedom that has come our way
Offer our lives to see the glory of His name

[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

Never all our days
We are holy Lord, holding onto all your ways
We are holding on, holding on to all you've said and you've done
We are holding on to your love
Now we will dance

Coda:

So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, so would you break free
So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, so would you break free
So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, so would you break free
So would you break free, would you break free get up and dance, in His love

[Chorus]

One Way

Artist: UNITED
Album: More Than Life


Verse 1:

I lay my life down at your feet
You're the only one I need
I turn to You and You were always there
In trouble time is you I seek
I put you first thats all I'll need
I humble all I am, all to you

Chorus:

One way, Jesus,
You're the only one that I could live for
One way, Jesus,
You're the only one that I could live for

Verse 2:

You are always always there
every how and everywhere
Your grace abounds so deeply within me
You wil never ever change
Yesterday today the same
Forever'til forever meets no end

[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Bridge:

You are the way the truth and the life
We live by faith and no t by sight,for you
We're living all for you
[Repeat 4x]

[Chorus]
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