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| 01 Midnight Oil
Words and music: Bob Hartman We wait since the day He ascended He said He would come again Some think it will be such a long time Some think they know just when We live like there's no tomorrow We wait with our lamps of oil We watch for the midnight hour The day we cease our toil When the trumpet sounds and the bridegroom comes The wedding's gonna be so royal So we gotta keep staying loyal Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil When we burn the midnight oil Some wait from the top of a mountain Away from the world below Some work while there's still a harvest No rest when there's seed to sow We go out to wait for the bridegroom Some bring oil of readiness Some lamps will be burned out waiting Left out in their emptiness Will our lamps be full at parousia? When the bridegroom comes we will hear the call |
| 02 Good News
Words and music: Bob Hartman It's just the same thing everyday It's only bad news coming my way Another war, there's a film at eleven Another crime from the heart of man I can sit here with my lock on the door Change the channel as I try to ignore Or get ready with shoes on my feet And start dancing to another beat Good news - you can read all about it Good news - speak the word, never doubt it Good news - cause we can't live without it I got good news on a long-standing offer Life you can never lose Some people can't see the light of day They need somebody to show them the way They climb the walls in fear of the future But God alone has the only cure The world is spinning like it's out of control There's only one thing that can save the soul I'm feeling today is the day So listen up, I've got something to say All this bad news is getting me down Got my head spinning around Don't have to take it, you know you can choose So listen up... I've got some good news The world needs to hear the good news of the love of God's Son Every life can be changed by the hearing of what He's done |
| 03 Strong Convictions
Words and music: Bob Hartman Western world where the strong survive And the meek will inherit the dregs Living now in the twilight time Will the world hear the answer it begs? Secular and sacred blur Without even raising a flag When so many master call Is it the tail or the dog that will wag? With some among us weak at the knees And many others who do as they please There still remains a witness The few who still stand and say I've got strong convictions 'bout the way that I live I've got no concessions that I'm willing to give Strong convictions that are worth living by Strong convictions 'til the day I die It's so hard seeing black and white When so much appears to be gray With no faith in the absolute It's no wonder the standard will stray With bold convictions leading the way With those who have them willing to say There is a new horizon I can say for me and mine Pressure makes the perfect diamond Measure of the saints refining Don't ever want to stray I really want to stay Steadfast and immovable in Him |
| 04 He's Been In My Shoes
Words and music: Bob Hartman Here in my hour of need I am lonely, forsaken again I'm wounded and left here to bleed With no solace from a stranger or friend Who hears my cry to revive and restore One who has been here before He's been in my shoes, been down this road before He's been tested too, He's been through this door He feels the pain and He heals the bruise He's been in my shoes He's been in my shoes The union of God in a man Is a mystery that I can't understand But now with my suffering known I'm reminded that I'm never alone Who has been tried and been tempted this way? Jesus who now hears me pray He was a man just like me But He lived His life blamelessly Now I'm beginning to see He holds my hand He understands |
| 05 Praying Man
Words: John Lawry Music: John Lawry and Jim Cooper Noah saw the coming of the flood (He built an ark upon dry land) When Moses prayed, God parted the Red Sea (In faith, he made his stand) And David dropped the giant to his knees (Empowered by a stronger hand) God changed the course of history (See the power of the praying man) Faith lives in folded hands Mountains move when you make a stand It's never been a case of slight of hand It's the power, oh, the power of the praying man Whoa, I see the power of the praying man Whoa, I see the power of the praying man Jesus turned the water into wine (No tricks, no magician) He rules the earth, the wind, the sky (They obey His decision) He knew that Prayer is alive and well today (It's a matter of dedication) Prayer works when you take the time to pray (It's a matter of true devotion) You'll see that |
| 06 Underneath The Blood
Words: Bob Hartman Music: Ronny Cates I was just a young man With a burning fuse Headed in the wrong way 'Til I heard the news 'Bout a substitution Blood shed for me 'Bout a grace so amazing it can make a man free Now I'm rescued, pulled from the mud It's all behind me, under the blood Underneath the blood Through the cleansing flood Guilt is left behind Never brought to mind I'm an innocent man Underneath the blood Now a little older I recall the past Farther from me Than east is from west But in all the wisdom That my growing brings I can't seem to put down all my childish things Where do I go when I've missed the mark And my heart starts feeling like it's stained and dark Only know one way to go I take it to the crimson flow Underneath the blood Through the cleansing flood Guilt is left behind Never brought to mind Underneath the blood Pulled up from the mud Feet on solid ground What was lost is found I'm an innocent man Underneath the blood I'm an innocent man Underneath the blood Underneath the blood Through the cleansing flood Guilt is left behind Never brought to mind Underneath the blood Pulled up from the mud Feet on solid ground What was lost is found I'm an innocent man |
| 07 Sleeping Giant
Words: Bob Hartman Music: Ronny Cates Whoa, sleeping the night away Darkness enclosing the world so desperate for day We're under the spell of disunity When will this giant awake and stand and be free Now the hour has come To awaken and redeem the time given to the night Curse this darkness and stand in the light Can you hear the alarm echo down the hall The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call Awake from your sleep 'cause it's time to stand tall The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call Whoa, been sleeping so long, yeah How can we hope to discern the right from the wrong? The gauntlet is thrown in the face denial Each time we sleap through an inch we're loosing a mile We will get this rude awakening to reality And arise in unity It's been dark for so long, night is almost gone Always darkness before the dawn Sunlight soon appearing, a new day it will bring Do you feel it? |
| 08 Believer In Deed
Words and music: Bob Hartman On this journey we begin at birth This fleeting moment that we spend on earth No second chance to live it all again It must be now or never To cherish each endeavor What will they say that I have left behind? A faithful heritage for all to find What will they see? I want my legacy to be He was a believer in deed He had a heart of a different breed He made his mark and he lived by his creed A true believer A believer in deed Am I living everything I say? Am I pointing others to the way? Will I leave this world a better place? Will Jesus say He knew me? Is Jesus living through me? Did I maintain my authenticity? A man of honor and integrity? Remembering me I hope that they will truly see At the end of my days I know I'm gonna say I wouldn't live my life any other way I'll look to my posterity to carry on for me And pray that they will see |
| 09 Marks Of The Cross
Words: Bob Hartman Music: Ronny Cates These days shallow and feeble resolve abound And true devotion and passionate fervor are seldom found But there are those who often feel they're all alone Those of whose identities are known By the mark of the crucified Son Praying, caring, loving, sharing These are the marks of the cross Giving, bearing, feeling, daring To lay down your life on the line Forgetting what you leave behind And willing to suffer the loss Of the marks of the cross These days the search for detachment and solitude Lead to retreating to fortresses no one would dare intrude Then there are those whose restless burdens start to show Those who unmistakably must know There's no crown 'til we suffer the cross All our identity rests in the knowledge Of who we're created to be We are the workmanship made in his image For all of creation to see The marks of his pain and his glory |
| 10 Just Reach Out
Words and music: John Schlitt and Rich Gootee Sometimes the night seems to go on for days When it's hard to see the light through the darkness and haze While the world around you makes you feel out of place And the burdens that you carry are just too hard to face Just reach out and He'll reach in Take your broken heart and make it whole again It don't matter who you are or where you've been Just reach out and He'll reach in Standing in a crowd but still all alone Crying out for answers that nobody knows Everybody's busy looking out for themselves Is there anyone who really cares about anyone else? You say you've walked ten thousand steps away But don't you know that it's only one step back Because the One who hears you when you pray Is the One who's there beside you And He'll never walk away |