The touch of His hand will let me know He takes me in and lets me go If not for love, who would believe? Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in you and me
We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets Angels never heard Close enough to heaven Far above the rain Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels To understand, yet never say How every plan would fade away If not for love, where would we be? Ashes to dust, water to rust, eternally
We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets Angels never heard Close enough to heaven Far above the rain Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels Given wings to fly Leave the night behind us Trust the light to find us Even as we rise
We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets Angels never heard Close enough to heaven Far above the rain Darkness cannot reach us
By Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Billy Sprague (C)1994 The Sparrow Corp.
In the deep of the dark you fell in as the heart Of your world went down in flames. To a cauldron of pain. Seeing no way out. And as you walked through the fire, losing even desire, It was like a dying swan. To look at you then. But look at you now.
You have found a new lease on life. A stronger step and a curious calm on your face that you wear as if to say.
CHORUS: You can rise from the ashes again. You can rise to the morning that breaks in your eyes. For what looked like your heart's demise. Has turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
It has worked for the good, like you heard that it could. But it was hard, so hard to believe. Standing among the ruins of a dream. But from here looking back, you can see clearly that You can gain from things that you lose. And learn many ways by many means.
You have been an inspiration to me. And all the volumes of hope your revival can speak will always say to me.
Over and over I've come to this place Missing the mark I need Your embrace Thumbing through pages of healing and hope Tell me again these words that I know I long for Your Spirit to flow and rush through the depths of my soul
Chorus: Breathe on me the words of wisdom to the heart of a seeker calling Your name Breathe on me, You can melt away these clouds of confusion over my head Sweep this distance away, pull me close to Your face Surround me with Your gentle holy breeze, breathe on me
You are the one constant love in this life Faithful and true tested by time Just like a child I'm secure in Your arms Far from my fears and near to Your heart You know where my faith has been, whisper assurance again
We've been walking this road so long, hand in hand And the love we have between us is strong, it will stand, it will stand Well I guess I lose my head some times when I run off and leave You behind Still You wait with Your arms open wide
Chorus: Though the wind, it calls my name and each step I take just fans the flame As I chase every breeze that blows my way There's just one thing I've got to do As I search for what to pursue As for me, I choose to be near to You
Though my flesh and my heart may fail I have You When my trust in Your love grows pale, You're still true, so true Though my heart can build the highest of walls And my faith in You rises and falls You have been and will be all I need
All the evidence is in, all the truth's been told There's nothing left I need to see 'cause I'm already sold I've seen the healing touch of Your hand bring my broken dreams to life No one can love me any more than You so I make this vow tonight
Chorus: There'll be no other Gods before You No other love above You No other dream in my heart than what You've begun Before You there will be no other one
I cannot see where life will take me, there's still so far to go But this one thing I've come to realize, You're all I need to know Against the frailty of my humaness, with everything I am I promise this
CHORUS
Oh precious love that found me All that You are is all I need
Where there is love there is a peace And in the cages that bind the bitter heart it is release Hold it close to your chest, let it move and let it rest For it is here to set your mind at ease Where there is love there is a peace
Where there is hope there is a dream To rise above, to remit and to redeem To go back, to go where there's no hurt or anger there To find the song that you once could sing Where there is hope there is a dream
Where there is faith there is a chance To alter the course and fight the winds of circumstance Not to scar, but mend, not to break, but to bend And not to know but to understand Where there is faith there is a chance Where there is hope there is a dream Where there is love there is a peace
The world is turnin' Telling me to hurry on You gotta run to get ahead Try to take the things you want But when the sun begins to set So many things I haven't done yet
Oh, but I won't worry 'Cause there's no hurry The world's not passin' me by 'Cause the Lord he knows Just where each day goes I know He won't leave me behind And I won't be bringin' a single thing That my heart can't carry inside 'Cause I'm goin' home And I'm only takin' my time
The weight of worry Is never worth the price Of a world of treasures That can never satisfy But I know Heavens up ahead Where the best is yet to come
So I won't worry 'Cause there's no hurry The world's not passin' me by 'Cause the Lord he knows Just where each day goes I know He won't leave me behind And I won't be bringin' a single thing That my heart can't carry inside Lord I'm goin' home And I'm only takin' my time
So I won't worry 'Cause there's no hurry The world's not passin' me by 'Cause the Lord he knows Just where each day goes I know He won't leave me behind And I won't be bringin' a single thing That my heart can't carry inside Lord I'm goin' home And I'm only takin' my time
I won't worry 'Cause there's no hurry The world's not passin' me by 'Cause the Lord he knows Just where each day goes I know He won't leave me behind And I won't be bringin' a single thing That my heart can't carry inside 'Cause I'm goin' home And I'm only takin' my time
When I met you I was not alone Walking on some holy mountain highway My hiding place was so overgrown With the company of those who saw things my way
The straight and narrow never even crossed my mind Winding through the valley of the blind leading the blind
Waiting to be found Waiting to be found The sun climbs high Then the sun goes down On people waiting to be found On people waiting to be found
No bolt of light took away my sight No ghost of Moses made me tremble No preacher's threat could have set me right It took a quiet revelation plain and simple
Only you could reach into the cavern of my soul And offer me a candle and a hand to hold
Waiting to be found (Behind the laughter painted eyes) Waiting to be found (Deep in the shadows where we hide) The sun climbs high Then the sun goes down On people waiting to be found People waiting to be found
People looking high and low For the ONE who is closer than they know
Waiting to be found (Behind the laughter painted eyes) Waiting to be found (Deep in the shadows where we hide) The sun climbs high Then the sun goes down On people waiting to be found On people waiting to be found
Some find their solace in a bottle of gin. Some find it still better when their horse comes in. It's a way to deal when life ain't grand. You just a-pack-it-up, hang your head and fold your hands.
Hmmm, hmmm.
She worked all day long on a street named Despair, In a town with no pity, she was going nowhere. Well, funny how her heart, well, it grew colder and colder With the weight of the world crashing down on her shoulder.
But when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone, just
Chorus: Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on! Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on! Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah!
You can take your words made of psycho-babble. I don't need no shrink to see my life's unraveled. Pay you a mountain of gold to candy coat me lies. I'm at the end of my rope, time I realize
That when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone, just Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on. Who-oh!
Well, I know we ain't seeing the best of times, And I long stopped dreaming those crazy dreams of mine. These days get so long, and my heart grows weak, And honey, we ain't living on no easy street.
But when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone, It's just a-you-and-me, baby, left to walk on!
Used to be my life was a page of white Then You wrote Your name on my heart And I began to see the image clear with every line As You became the author of my soul, so the story goes
Now every day I stand before two roads And every day I'm faced with a choice To follow other signs or read the writing on my heart But one is always fiction, one is true, so You're the road I choose, 'Cause what am I without You, what am I
And looking at the pages in the story of my life
The core of my existence flows from You, from any point of view So what am I without You, what am I and what's the use What am I without You, what am I