Songs Recorded by Others
Sing Your Praise to the Lord |
O Come All Ye Faithful
Doubly Good to You |
The Agony and the Glory
Reach Out and Love Again |
Sparrow Watcher |
Marching On
Love of Another Kind |
Jordan |
One Good Turn
Make Me Up |
See What a Difference
Heart Set Free |
Always Here With Me
If All I Know Is Love |
I Believe |
Praise Song |
A Million Years
Gospel Rain |
New Mexico |
Oh Lord Your Love |
Madeline's Song
Mary Picked the Roses
Sing Your Praise to the Lord
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Amy Grant on Age to Age (Myrrh 1982)
Sing your praise to the Lord, come on everybody
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Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord, I can never tell you
Just how much good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing anew
The song your heart learned to sing when He first gave His life to you
The life goes on and so must the song, you got to sing again
The song born in your soul when you first gave your heart to Him
Sing His praises once more
Sing your praise to the Lord, come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord, I can never tell you
Just how much good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing aloud
The song that someone is dying to hear down in the madd'ning crowd
As you once were before you heard the song, you got to
Let them know the truth is alive to shine upon the way so maybe they can go
Sing your praises once more
Sing your praise to the Lord, come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord, I can never tell you
Just how much good that it's gonna do you just to
Let the name of the Lord be praised both for now and evermore
Praise Him all you servants
Give your praise to the Lord, come on everybody
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Give your praise to the Lord, I can never tell you
Just how much good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing, sing, sing, come on, sing, sing, sing
Let me hear you now, sing, sing, sing!
O Come All Ye Faithful
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Debby Boone on Surrender (Sparrow 1983)
O come all ye faithful, ye lovers come sing
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A cry from the mountains, a call to come worship your coming King
Come praise Him with music, and honor Him with dance
Behold He comes quickly and He carries His reward in His hands
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah
And build Him a highway on the music of praise
For the Light of the True Morning
Pierced through the darkness His golden rays
Sound loud all you trumpets, a call to all men
To come to His Temple and with solemn reverence to worship Him
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
And go to the city and sing out the song
For the walls of the Temple will be shaken
And the music will transcend the concrete and the chrome
And the minds of the children will waken
Sing 'Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will to men!'
Sing 'Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will to men!'
Sing 'Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will to men!'
O come all ye faithful, ye lovers come sing
A cry from the mountains, a call to come worship your coming King
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah, let every creature sing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Doubly Good to You
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Amy Grant on Straight Ahead (Myrrh 1984)
If you see the moon rising gently on your fields
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If the wind blows softly on your face
If the sunset lingers while cathedral bells peal
And the moon has risen to her place
You can thank the Father for the things that He has done
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do
And if you find a love that's tender, if you find someone who's true
Thank the Lord, He's been doubly good to you
And if you look in the mirror at the end of a hard day
And you know in your heart you have not lied
And if you gave love freely, if you earned an honest wage
And if you've got Jesus by your side
You can thank the Father for the things that He has done
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do
And if you find a love that's tender, if you find someone who's true
Thank the Lord, He's been doubly good to you
You can thank the Father for the things that He has done
And thank Him for the things He's yet to do
And if you find a love that's tender, if you find someone who's true
Thank the Lord, He's been doubly good to you
Thank the Lord, He's been doubly good to you
The Agony and the Glory
Rich Mullins, Mike Hudson, Pam Mark Hall, and Keith Thomas
As recorded by Pam Mark Hall on Supply and Demand (Reunion 1984)
Would you make a wish tonight if you saw a falling star
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Would you like for happiness to shower right down where you are
Could be the things we have to suffer become the way to find the other
Oh, we've got to live with the agony and the glory
With the pain and joy we can learn to rejoice and embrace both sides of the story
Not a single moment goes to waste if it works to make you holy
Let the Spirit have His way with you through the agony and the glory
When you say your prayers tonight, what will you ask the Lord to do
Do you want your pleasure now, or do you want His will for you
We can't escape from all the tensions, why not embrace His glory and them
Oh, we've got to live with the agony and the glory
Through the pain and joy we can learn to rejoice and embrace both sides of the story
Not a single moment goes to waste if it works to make you holy
Let the Spirit have His way with you through the agony and the glory
We give thanks for the sun, we give thanks for the rain
He is Lord of them all, all the joy and the pain
Oh, we've got to live with the agony and the glory
Through the pain and joy we can learn to rejoice and embrace both sides of the story
Not a single moment goes to waste if it works to make you holy
Let the Spirit have His way with you through the agony and the glory
Oh, we've got to live with the agony and the glory
Through the pain and joy we can learn to rejoice and embrace both sides of the story
Not a single moment goes to waste if it works to make you holy
Let the Spirit have His way with you through the agony and the glory
Oh, we've got to live with the agony and the glory
With the pain and joy we can learn to rejoice and embrace both sides of the story
Not a single moment goes to waste if it works to make you holy
Let the Spirit have His way with you through the agony and the glory
Reach Out and Love Again
Rich Mullins, Brown Bannister, and Pam Mark Hall
As recorded by Pam Mark Hall on Supply and Demand (Reunion 1984)
Took the risk to be open, gave everything I had
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Trusting words that were spoken, believing I'd always have
Streams of love flowing through me, pouring through my life
But now I look and I find my well is dry
Lord, I've been broken, life has driven me to my knees
Here's my heart, won't You hold it, so at last my arms can be free
To reach out in love again, not have to pretend, not have to be afraid
To reach out and love again, and give my heart away
When love leaves you hurting, has left you used and torn
It takes more than courage to try and love once more
So I come empty handed with nothing left of me
And I find that I'm standing where I need to be
Lord, I've been broken, life has driven me to my knees
Here's my heart, won't You hold it, so at last my arms can be free
To reach out in love again, not have to pretend, not have to be afraid
To reach out and love again, and give my heart away
To reach out in love again, not have to pretend, not have to be afraid
To reach out and love again, and give my heart away
To reach out in love again, not have to defend the heart You've already saved
A love like the love You gave
Sparrow Watcher
Rich Mullins and Pam Mark Hall
As recorded by Pam Mark Hall on Supply and Demand (Reunion 1984)
Oh, Sparrow Watcher, Lover of the flowers
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Heavenly Father, Keeper of the stars
We come now with hunger, we come now with thirst
Clothe us in Your glory, feed us on Your Word
Jesus our Brother, Dresser of the fields
Greeter of the morning, who keeps the waters still
Judge between the nations, turn our hearts from wrong
We join all creation, and pray Thy kingdom come
O, Sparrow Watcher, Lover of the flowers
Heavenly Father, Keeper of the stars
We come now with hunger, we come now with thirst
Clothe us in Your glory, feed us on Your Word
O, Sparrow Watcher--Sparrow Watcher--Greeter of the morning--(we come now)--
Sparrow Watcher--Lover of the flowers--(we come now)
Marching On
Rich Mullins (Words Traditional)
As recorded by Benny Hester on Benny from Here (Myrrh 1985)
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
And He's marching, marching on
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat
And He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat
Oh, be swift my soul to answer Him, be jubilant my feet!
Hey! Feet, keep marching, keep on marching on
Hey, yeah, feet keep marching, keep on marching on
Well, in the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me
And as He died to make men holy, let us live to make them free
Keep marching, marching on
Yeah, keep marching
Keep on... yeah
And behold I saw a new heaven and a new earth
Love of Another Kind
Wayne Kirkpatrick, Rich Mullins, Amy Grant, and Gary Chapman
As recorded by Amy Grant on Unguarded (Myrrh 1985)
They say love is cruel, they say love is rather fragile
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But I've found in You a love of another kind
They say love brings hurt, I say love brings healing
Understanding first, it's a love of another kind
The love I know is a love so few discover
They need to know, Jesus' love is like no other
They say love won't last, I say love is never ending
'Cause in You I have a love of another kind
They would change their tune, they would add another measure
If they only knew this love of another kind
This love I know is a love so few discover
They need to know, Jesus loves them like no other
They say love is cruel, they say love is rather fragile
But I've found in You a love of another kind
They say love brings hurt, I say love brings healing
Understanding first, it's a love of another kind
They say love won't last, I say love is never ending
'Cause in You I have a love of another kind
They would change their tune, they would add another measure
If they only knew a love of another kind
This love of another kind, a love of another kind
A love of another, a love of another kind
Jordan
Rich Mullins and Pam Mark Hall
As recorded by Pam Mark Hall on Keeper (Reunion 1986)
Weeds grow in my garden, days are hot and long
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Oh sun, make this clay harden, the work will make me strong
If I cry, it's not from sorrow - I'm alive with the wonder of it all
I'm alive, but if I'm gone tomorrow, children
Keep your head up, don't you look back
Take another step across the River Jordan
When the evening gathers, should the thunder call
The rain can sound like laughter falling on us all
If I cry, it's not from sorrow - I'm alive with the wonder of it all
I'm alive, but if I'm gone tomorrow, children
Keep your head up, don't you look back
Take another step across the River Jordan
You've got to keep your head up, don't you look back
Take another step across the River Jordan
One Good Turn
Rich Mullins and Steve Cudworth
As recorded by Choice Lifestyle on Prisoners of Hope (Independent 1988)
From dirt I was made, to dirt I will return
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And all I might seem to be is not who I am
For the Father above has given me life and breath
And all that I have is His
From dirt I was made, to dirt I will return
And all I might seem to be is not who I am
For the Father above has given me life and breath
And all that I have is His
Whispering morning kisses away the night,
And then she touches the river, she's making the mist to rise
And the mist comes off the water, he spins and laughs and he leaves,
And then he dances a moment, oh, but the music is brief
Time keeps turning, one turn deserves another
I'm just learning what You already know
We live but a moment, we come and we go
And the hawk comes riding and racing across the sky
And he chases the winds, and he turns to wave goodbye
To the storm that's kickin' up in the middle of the day
But now the rain won't last long, soon she'll be blown away
Time keeps turning, one turn deserves another
I'm just learning what You already know
We live but a moment, we come and we go
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Silently the evening sends coals within the heavens
To this silouette cradle like a bird within her nest
And the day is in his autumn when the night is in her bloom
And now the colors are falling, they're giving their way to the moon
Time keeps turning, one turn deserves another
I'm just learning what You already know
We live but a moment, we come and we go
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Who knows but that you have come into this world
For such a time as this
Make Me Up
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Choice Lifestyle on Prisoners of Hope (Independent 1988)
If only I could be what you want
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Maybe then you would want me
But if I've got to be what I'm not
Who's gonna be what I'm supposed to be?
I can make me up as I go along,
In the end I would still be wondrin' where I went wrong
I've got to play the cards that I was dealt
Learn how to accept myself
You can judge me when I am gone
If only I were a little more tan
Maybe then you'd think I was a hunk
If I had six fingers on each of my hands
Then you wouldn't tell me that I was all thumbs
I can make me up as I go along
In the end I would still be wondrin' where I went wrong
I've got to play the cards that I was dealt
Learn how to accept myself
You can judge me when I am gone
If I were a little more tall
Maybe then I could look down my nose
But an aerial view of another man's faults
Won't make you fit better in your own clothes
I can make me up as I go along
In the end I would still be wondrin' where I went wrong
I've got to play the cards that I was dealt
Learn how to accept myself
You can judge me when I am gone
See What a Difference
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Choice Lifestyle on Prisoners of Hope (Independent 1988)
See what a difference love can make in someone's life
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There's a power that abides deep within it
See something wrong but it's so strong you set it right
Who knows, your love just might make a difference
Johnny was so average he was easy to pigeon-hole
He was as common here as mosques are in Istanbul
Even his sins, they were not terribly original
But you know
Love can make him beautiful, love can make him rare
Love could take his self-doubts and turn them into prayers
Love is uncontrollable, love must be obeyed
If it wasn't for the love of God, who could be saved
See what a difference love can make
Judy's ugly, you wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot-pole
She smiles and her face transforms itself into an empty hole
I took her picture but I can't show you because the camera broke
But you know
Love can make her beautiful, love can make her rare
Love could take her self-doubts and turn them into prayers
Love is uncontrollable, love must be obeyed
If it wasn't for the love of God, who could be saved
See what a difference love can make
Love can make them beautiful, love can make them rare
Love could take their self-doubts and turn them into prayers
Love is uncontrollable, love must be obeyed
If it wasn't for the love of God, who could be saved
See what a difference love can make
Heart Set Free
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Rich Mullins on Called! (Christ in Youth, Inc. 1988)
Rising sun
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I can feel your warmth again
The sun has come full circle in her endless spin
And I can hear the morning voices
The dawn is born, the day rejoices
And I can hear them singing, singing
I will join the celebration
I will dance to the music of a heart set free
Risen One
Raise the dead and give them life
For far too long have shadows rested on their bodies
But death dies in the glow of your laughter
Love's a light in your eternity
And I can hear you calling, calling
Sound Your cry and I will answer
I will rise to the music of a heart set free
And I can feel the heat of golden rays
Burned in me the music's song - the ancient, endless praise
Death and doubts quickly disappear when you're near
When you're near me in the rising sun
Riding on the shoulders of
The Risen One
And in the dawn of His great love
The music called the universe is deep inside my soul
It's bursting me
And I can feel it growing, growing
In the power of Your resurrection
I will rise in the music of a heart set free
Always Here With Me
Rich Mullins and Justin Peters
As recorded by Tony Melendez on Never Be the Same (StarSong 1989)
Lord, I know You're here, like a shepherd leading me
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Out of my fears, into Your peace
Where the pastures are lush, and the waters are cool and still
When I'm living in Your love, I know You're here with me
And when I walk through the valley where the shadows hang like death
I will trust that You're with me, my soul will know Your rest
Till my cup is overflowing with the joy that comes from knowing
You are here, Lord, always here with me
Lord, Your rod and staff, how they calm and comfort me
How they bring me back when my wandering heart leaves
You have spread Your feast of goodness and grace
You've restored my soul for Your name's sake
And when I walk through the valley where the shadows hang like death
I will trust that You're with me, my soul will know Your rest
Till my cup is overflowing with the joy that comes from knowing
You are here, Lord, always here with me
And when I walk through the valley where the shadows hang like death
I will trust that You're with me, my soul will know Your rest
Till my cup is overflowing with the joy that comes from knowing
You are here, Lord, always here with me
If All I Know is Love
Rich Mullins and Justin Peters
As recorded by Cynthia Clawson on Words Will Never Do (1990)
Lord, it hurts, living in the world
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Where it's so easy to be torn apart
I've learned to hide the feelings deep inside
But what I'm telling You is from my heart
It's Your love that opens up eternity
To a heart nothing else could reach
And if all I know is love and I leave the rest behind
That will be enough to take me to the sky
I am strong, only when I'm holding on
To the greatest truth I've ever known
For when I lose myself in You
You take me farther than I've gone alone
It's Your love that opens up eternity
To a heart nothing else could reach
And if all I know is love and I leave the rest behind
That will be enough to take me to the sky
It is love that led Your Son to Calvary
And it is love that opened up my eyes to see
That it is love that held Him to the cross
And it will be enough if all I have is love
And if all I know is love and I leave the rest behind
That will be enough if all I know is love
I Believe
Russ W. Smith, Rick Colhoun, Matt Pierrot, David Strilchuk
As recorded by Hokus Pick on Brother's from Different Mothers (1994)
(Rich Mullins sings second verse and accompanies on hammer dulcimer)
What other reason would I need to give
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Oh, 'cuz I've found the reason
Why I want to live
It's for Him who gave His own life
That I might find peace
So I sing for joy as I sing with this song
Because freedom was foreign
When I lived in the wrong
But it's here now
And I sing for the joy that it brings
Oh, singing...
Oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
Oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
In God's only Son
Now I am not haunted by the sins of my past
For the chains have been broken
And now I'm free at last
Just to live in the grace of my God
In liberty, free
So look into the story
And then you will see
Why the cross that I'm wearing
Means something to me
It's for love
The love of the Father that's given to us
Oh, won't you sing
Sing out...
I believe, I believe, I believe
Oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
In God's only Son
Oh...
Singing, oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
Oh, I believe, I believe, oh, I believe
Singing, oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
Oh, I believe, I believe, I believe
In God's only Son
Praise Song
Mac Powell
As recorded by Third Day on Third Day (1996)
(Rich Mullins accompanies on hammer dulcimer)
We praise You oh Lord for the love that You give
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And the time that You spent on this world for our sins
We lift up Your name in honor and praise
In Jesus we place all our love and our faith
And we know that You are the Savior
And we know that You are the Son
And we know that You are the Savior
Of everyone
The time is now near when You will appear
When we see Your face and Your voice will appear
And then we will sing to Jesus the King
The Maker, Creator of everything
And we know that You are the Savior
And we know that You are the Son
And we know that You are the Savior
Of everyone
We praise You oh Lord (oh Lord)
For the love that You give (that You give)
And the time that You spent on this world for our sins (for our sins)
We lift up Your name (name)
In honor and praise (honor and praise)
In Jesus we place all our love and our faith
And we know that You are the Savior (the Savior)
And we know that You are the Son (You are the Son)
And we know that You are the Savior (Savior)
Of everyone (everyone)
Yes, you're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
A Million Years
Rich Mullins, Mark Robertson, and Mitch McVicker
As recorded by This Train on Mimes of the Old West (Organic 1998)
Time doesn't scare me, no I'm not impressed by time
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In the scheme of eternity
Millenniums don't seem to be worth much more than a dime
Except for the love that you find in it
Every minute's worth its weight in gold
Whether you're a million years young, or a million years old
And if I'm still around a million years from now
If I'd been around a million years ago
Every thing I've learned or forgotten, imagined or come to know
Would disappear into the moment, I found that love would not give out
Even if I'm still around another million years from now
And change doesn't scare me, no I'm not impressed by change
In the light of reality
These fads are just fallacies, and they all get washed away
Except for the change that brings me closer to the love that always proves
As current as tomorrow or as ancient as the truth
And if I'm still around a million years from now
If I'd been around a million years ago
Every thing I've learned or forgotten, imagined or come to know
Would disappear into the moment, I found that love would not give out
Even if I'm still around another million years from now
All the 'way back whens' and 'ever afters' spin their wheels
And love looks back and laughs at them from yet another million years
And if I'm still around a million years from now
If I'd been around a million years ago
Every thing I've learned or forgotten, imagined or come to know
Would disappear into the moment, I found that love would not give out
Even if I'm still around another million years from now
And when I disappear into that moment...
Gospel Rain
Mitch McVicker and Rich Mullins
As recorded by Mitch McVicker on Mitch McVicker (Independent 1998)
Your Word is plain as the nose upon my face
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And it will remain when all else fades away
And in the midst of change there's one thing that stays the same
So I walk by faith though I'm scared to even hope
That I can learn to love as my heart unfolds
But sometimes I just need an angel
To tell me not to be afraid
From out of nowhere from out of the blue
These clouds like holy prophets groan and move
On the winds of love and rage
So come Lord and wash me clean in Your psalm
Until it sinks deep down into my bones
As I stand in the gentle fall
Of the gospel rain
And every leaf that falls is a kind of burning bush
And I can hear Your call when I stop to look
You tell me You're there whatever happens
And I hear the trees clappin' their hands
From out of nowhere from out of the blue
These clouds like holy prophets groan and move
On the winds of love and rage
So come Lord and wash me clean in Your psalm
Until it sinks deep down into my bones
As I stand in the gentle fall
Of the gospel rain
And the word you speak is in the air I breathe
It reaches deep and somethin' moves inside of me
From out of nowhere from out of the blue
These clouds like holy prophets groan and move
On the winds of love and rage
So come Lord and wash me clean in Your psalm
Until it sinks deep down into my bones
As I stand in the gentle fall
Of the gospel rain
New Mexico
Mitch McVicker and Rich Mullins
As recorded by Mitch McVicker on Mitch McVicker (Independent 1998)
Well I've been thinking about you, and I wish you the best
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But every night I go to sleep, I miss you a little less
And still somehow I love you more with each new day
So I thought I'd write you, yeah, I thought I'd send my new address
I've been staring at your picture that's sitting here on my desk
And I thought you might be wondering if I'm ok
I'm alive and I'm living
In a place where the world's crust has shifted
And the stars in the Milky Way, they're giving a party for New Mexico
Yes, I've come to the desert just to find my way to forever
And you are so welcome here, if you're ever in New Mexico
So I want to thank the One who leads us, for the way that He has led
For the times we've spent together, and for the times we ain't seen yet
And still somehow this is a path we must both walk alone
And we can't measure the distance, but we'll treasure every step
And I know His love will give us the strength we need to press on
So let's hold onto Him, and He will show us our way home
I'm alive and I'm living
In a place where the world's crust has shifted
And the stars in the Milky Way, they're giving a party for New Mexico
Yes, I've come to the desert just to find my way to forever
And you are so welcome here, if you're ever in New Mexico
And the stars can be so bright, the air's so thin
And as I'm looking out tonight, I think about you
Looking for Him
I'm alive and I'm living
In a place where the world's crust has shifted
And the stars in the Milky Way, they're giving a party for New Mexico
Yes, I've come to the desert just to find my way to forever
And you are so welcome here, if you're ever in New Mexico
Yes, you are so welcome here, if you're ever in New Mexico
Oh Lord Your Love
Rich Mullins and Cliff Young
As recorded by Caedmon's Call on In the Company of Angels (2001)
Oh Lord I give You all I have
But it seems so little
When You have given me so much
I come to You with empty hands
And a heart that's fragile
You come to me with a wealth of love
Oh Lord your love
Is new with every morning
Your faithfulness
It gets me through the night
You bid me come
You know that I am weary
Your yoke is easy
Your burden is light
And now I sing You songs of praise
But your greatness is beyond me
I know I cannot comprehend
How You ancient of days
Stoop yourself to call me
To be your son, to be your friend
Oh Lord your love
Is new with every morning
Your faithfulness
It gets me through the night
You bid me come
You know that I am weary
Your yoke is easy
Your burden is light
Oh Lord your love
Is new with every morning
Your faithfulness
It gets me through the night
You bid me come
You know that I am weary
Your yoke is easy
Your burden is light
Madeline's Song
Rich Mullins
As recorded by Beggarman on Fallen Deep (2001)
Madeline fusses and Madeline laughs
Matthew 6:25-27
The angel who watches says, "Hey look at that"
There's your faith, mountains will shake
Cuz God gladly bends just to hear Madeline when she prays
Madeline stretches and Madeline kicks
The angels in heaven say, "Hey look at this"
There's your faith, mountains will shake
Cuz God gladly bends just to hear Madeline when she prays
And the only angels that I've ever seen
Look like tears on the face of the sky
Though it sure breaks your heart to see heaven all streaked up
With sorrows like theirs, still you know all the while
From where cobbles shine golden like emeralds shine green
From where gems stud the streets and the walls
God looks out a window at us just to see
If anything frail as a sparrow should fall
Madeline fusses and Madeline laughs
The angel who watches says, "Hey look at that"
There's your faith (there's your faith)
mountains will shake (mountains will shake)
God gladly bends just to hear Madeline when she prays
God gladly bends just to hear Madeline when she prays
Mary Picked the Roses
Words by Rich Mullins, Music by Andrew Peterson and Gabe Scott
As recorded by Andrew Peterson on Clear to Venus (2001)
Mary picked the roses early in the morn
Mary picked the roses as the day was being born
Mary picked the roses to smell their sweet perfume
Mary picked the roses, but Jesus made them bloom
Joseph carved a table from a piece of wood
Joseph carved a table. It was his livelihood
Joseph carved a table where kings could sit to eat
Joseph carved a table, but Jesus made the tree
And I write songs
These songs I sing
I'd have none if not for Him
And I know whence came the tunes
Because Jesus made the roses
Jesus made the roses bloom
I will soon be leaving. I will soon be gone
I will soon be leaving, but I leave for you my songs
Though this life is feleeting, and time is no one's friend
I will soon be leaving, but Jesus never ends
And I write songs
These songs I sing
I'd have none if not for Him
And I know whence came the tunes
Because Jesus made the roses
Jesus made the roses bloom
All songs copyrighted as follows:
Sing Your Praise To The Lord by Meadowgreen Music Company, 1982
O Come All Ye Faithful by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1982
Doubly Good To You by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1982
The Agony and The Glory by Grant, Inc./StraightWay Music Co./Word Music Co., 1984
Reach Out and Love Again by Meadowgreen Music Co. and Handrail Music, 1983
Sparrow Watcher by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1984
Love Of Another Kind by Meadowgreen Music Company, 1984
Jordan by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1986
One Good Turn by Edward Grant Publishing Co., 1987
Make Me Up by Edward Grant Publishing Co., 1987
See What A Difference by Edward Grant Publishing Co., 1986
Heart Set Free by Edward Grant Music, 1988
Always Here With Me by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1989
If All I Know Is Love by Meadowgreen Music Co., 1990
I Believe by Hokus Pick Music, 1994
Praise Song by Class Reunion Music/Little Man Big Man Music/gray dot songs, 1995
A Million Years by Liturgy Legacy Music/Word Music/Alien Autopsy/Ross Island Music Publishing, 1997
Gospel Rain by White Plastic Bag Music/Liturgy Legacy Music, 1998
New Mexico by White Plastic Bag Music/Liturgy Legacy Music, 1998
Oh Lord Your Love by mullinsong/Silver King Publishing, 2001
Madeline's Song by mullinsong, 1997
Mary Picked the Roses by BMG Songs, Inc/Meadowgreen Music, 2001
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