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Track 1 - He Is Wonderful

 

Knowing my heart’s cry for freedom

Longing to flood Your love into the pain of emptiness

To open my eyes to unquenchable love

That gave everything for my freedom

Even my Saviour’s blood

 

He is wonderful

No one is like Him

His love unfathomable

No love is like His

 

You approached me with gentleness

Asking where are you?

I was hiding for the shame of my nakedness

Trying to cover myself in vain

You came to me with your own white garment

You came to me by Your sacrifice

 

I thought surely You’d be ashamed of me by now

Surely You’d have given up on me by now

But You were right here, You stayed right here

Your love goes deeper than I ever knew

From the dark depths of despair

Love lifted me

 

Track 2 - It’s Alright

 

It’s alright

He’s by my side

And He’ll take good care of me

It’s alright

He’s on my side

And He knows my every need

 

He said,

Oh you of little faith

See the sparrows in the sky

Unencumbered by the cares of the world

I feed even them

Clothe the lilies in the field

How much more to Me are you worth than these

I gave My Son for you

 

It’s alright

I’m by your side and I’ll take good care of you

It’s alright

I’m on your side

And I know all that you go through

 

He said,

When you’re at your lowest of lows

I want you to know

I think more of you than what you could yourself

My love is deeper than the oceans

Wider than the valleys higher than the mountain tops

I gave My Son for you

 

I said,

You formed then fought for my heart

Father how great Thou art

I know all that You are seems too good but it’s true

You made me then saved me

Love me unconditionally

Father of mine how did You

Give your Son for me

 

Track 3 - All day long

 

All day long You stretched Your arms out to me

Saying here I am

Here I am

All day long I searched for my heart’s longing

You said here I am

Here I am

 

You were jealous for my heart

Given to other loves

Aching for the suffering they gave me

Pleading for my heart’s response to your wooing love

That remained all the day earnestly knocking

 

All day long you stretched your arms out to me

Saying here I am

Here I am

All day long I searched for what the world couldn’t give

You said here I am

Here I am

 

When my eyes stay on Your beautiful face

All the things of the world quickly fade away

It is here you take my sin sick heart

And it is healed by Your consuming love

 

Now we stay all the day in each other’s arms

Holding tight, singing in You I abide and You in me

Now I stay all the day in you

My heart’s desire

In You I abide and You in me

What grace

In You I abide and You in me

What patient faithful love

In You I abide and You in me.

 

Track 4 - Come Baby

 

I would understand if You were angry

It would make more sense if You

Turned away from me

Yet you took me by my hands

Looked into my eyes

Asking lovingly please

Be forever mine

 

Come baby, come baby, come

Come over to Me

Come baby, come baby, come here

I want to make you free

Let Me take your rags

Clothe you whiter than snow

Lead you in the way

Of life you long to know

 

Track 5 - Father To The Fatherless

 

Father of the fatherless

You kneel down to teach me

You’re my true Father

And I Your true child

 

It is You who called me out

Of my mother’s womb

Your ears are opened

To my cry

 

Abba Father, You walk with me

Taking me all the way home

When I start to feel weary

You beckon me to that quiet moment with You

 

Now I know my identity

The child of the one who fashioned me

Who’s known me from the beginning

My everlasting Father

You pulled me out of my wandering

My hopeless searching

You broke through my blindness

Now I see

My everlasting Father

 

How precious are Your thoughts to me

How vast are the sum of them

If I were to count them

They would outnumber

The grains of sand

 

My Abba, my Father

You walk with me

Taking me all the way home

All the way home

When I start to feel weary

I am not alone

You’re with me all the way home

 

Track 6 - Goodbye Old Man

 

I thought I walked in liberty

I thought your treasures would make me happy

They were the very things that binded me

Goodbye old man

You promised you had what would fill me

They were the very things that robbed me

Leaving my heart completely empty

Goodbye old man

 

Goodbye old man

I hope not to see you again

I don’t want to be your friend

Goodbye old man

The old has gone

Behold the new has come

With you I never did have fun

Goodbye old man

 

God gave Him who knew no sin to

Become sin for us that we might be

Reconciled to our Father

Now I am in Christ and in Christ I am free

His law is the law of liberty

 

Oh the memories with you I’ve had too many

But you’ll have no more with me

Goodbye old man

 

Track 7 - Cling tight

 

He spoke of freedom

And He spoke of healing

He opened to me

The blessings of His victory

He said call on My name

I hear you

Call on My name

I care for you

Come to me you’re burdened and weary

I’ll give you rest

 

Cling tight, dear heart

To your God

If you lose all of your might

Dear heart

Your King holds on to you

 

He gives me freedom

And He gives me healing

And He will complete the good work He began in me

When my soul calls for help from a desert

You find me and carry me through it

Saying breathe, just breathe

I’ve got you

 

Oh sovereign Lord

My strong deliverer

Who trains my hands for the day of battle

You rescue me from my strong enemy

You take me by the right hand and say

Do not fear I will help you

Take courage and cling

 

Track 8 - Moses & Zipporah

 

Darling I will stay

With you as you follow God’s way

May my heart be an expression

Of God’s own heart for you

Faithful, unstoppable, true

 

Let me comfort your heart

When the way’s rough

Lift your head up when you’ve had enough

May I love you with God’s heart for you

Be beside you (praying beside you)

 

My love let us not forget

In His arms to rest

This battle is not ours but the Lord’s

May we trust Him to lead us all through

 

Track 9 - I like it Best

 

You colour in

The red of my heart

I like it best

I like it best when you’re next to me

Most cherished friend

I pray this love will never end

Because I like it best

I like it best when you’re next to me

 

Don’t awaken love

Til it desires

A gift from God

When it comes

Patience til it does

Learn in the meantime

God’s more than enough

 

I know that God is full of mercy

You’re the most amazing creature that I have ever seen

And I know that God has brought me to you

And if He brought us together He can carry us through

 

Most treasured gift ever entrusted to me

I like it best

I like it best when you’re next to me

 

See him watching her (why of all the lovely things)

See him make her laugh (why of all the lovely things)

See her make him grin (why of all the lovely things)

By the joy she brings

We rejoice in your love

 

And we pray God bless the beautiful union

That they know your love

That it binds them together

We rejoice in your love

 

Track 10 - See With New Eyes

 

Trust in your Father’s love

Don’t let doubt enter into your heart

Every breath that you breathe

Is a gift from Him

He is close to you and closer still

 

Do not bow your head down low

Regretting and fretting

Feeling dismayed

See through new eyes

The old self has died

Do not go back to your old chains

Your life cost Him dearly

Even the life of His Son

That you might be redeemed

You are forgiven and clean

Arise and walk in the freedom he bought for you

 

I was lost in sin

But You reached down and pulled me out

To be lost in Your great love

So rich and measureless

Strong and boundless

Never ending love

Never ending love

 

 

Track 11 - While you are sleeping

 

While you are sleeping

I rejoice over you with singing

 

Falling asleep

To your sweet melody

Singing that you’ll be forever with me

Caressing my head til every troubled thought slips away

And I sleep because you’ll be forever with me

 

While you are sleeping

I rejoice over you with singing

You are in my keeping

Nothing can snatch you out of my hand

Because child you are Mine

Child you are Mine

 

Soft is your gaze

Tenderly watching me

Hoping that when I wake

I’ll know that you’re still with me

Hoping that I’ll listen to You beckon me

To that quiet place

So you can strengthen my heart

With fresh knowledge of your love

 

If I don’t wake up in the morning to spend time with You

Then please, please wake me

If I try to sleep in and forget what I’ll missing

Then please, please remind me

 

The sun came up and kissed the sky

A message from my King

Please wake up darling

A bird sang through my window

Saying good morning

Would you spend time with your Maker

 

Track 12 - Patio

 

Lightly on the patio

The sun beats down and then I know

You love’s irreplaceable

Too beautiful to let go

 

I hear the waves splash on the rocky shore

Birds fly high, trees sway in time

They’re all in awe of You

Night sky transforms to a brilliant blue

Clouds roll by as green grass tries to grow closer to You

 

Lightly on the patio

The sun beats down and then I know

You love’s irreplaceable

Too beautiful to let go

 

Mountains stand in place there looking at Your face

Through them runs a river laughing in Your grace

Night falls as a child kneels by his bed and prays

He loves talking to You

 

Lightly on the patio

The sun beats down and then I know

You love’s irreplaceable

Too beautiful to let go

 

Oh I can see the sun it warms everything surrounding me

There is no greater love than the one I know is holding me

 

Lightly on the patio

The sun beats down and then I know

Your love is so beautiful

 

Track 13 - See You When We Get There

 

It doesn’t seem quite right

To say goodbye my friend

But there’s a work to be done

To tell the world that He is love

If I don’t see you here again

 

My brother

I’ll see you when we get there

God’s great mercy be forever with you

Courage, courage until we get there

We are here for just a little while

 

My sister God surely gives beautiful gifts

You are dear to my heart

Reminding me of His caring love

Fellow pilgrim

We’ll still be taking the same way home

Even though oceans apart

We’ll still be fighting the same fight together

If I don’t see you here again

 

My sister…

 

For the blessed hope we have

Has to be known by all our family

So our Father can finally take us home

I’ll be praying for you

That He will hold and keep you through

Until He comes and He is coming soon

 

Brother, Sister…

We are here for just a little while

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