A NEW LIFE

SOLcSONGs Volume One - LYRICS

A NEW LIFE

When I look outside, it's an average day

Traffic and telephone poles, skies of gray

but with a new sight, there is so much more

I can see beauty where, there was none before

The offer's on the table, so cast aside your doubt

believe in Him and He'll make the change

from the inside out

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There is a love, unlike any other

there is a love that knows no bounds

there is a truth, waiting to be discovered

there is a treaure to be found

if you take Him up, take Him up, take Him up

on His offer of a new life

When I look inside, it's the same old view

same insecurities, same old blues

but with a new heart, I can feel more life

everything's deeper now, reaching brand new heights

It's all there for the asking, and ready for you now

believe in Him and He'll make the change

from the inside out

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For whoso findenth me, findeth life

The offer's on the table, so cast aside your doubt

believe in Him and He'll make the change

from the inside out

WHY I PRAY

I'm standing in a line

but I can reach out to my mother

or my neighbors brother, who's feeling bad

and when I'm stuck in traffic

I can offer help to someone in the middle east

to find a little peace

so if I close my eyes

or if I bow my head

or if I just stay quiet

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I do it for you, I do it for me

I do it for the man with the cardboard sign in the streeet

I do it for the wisdom, to follow your ways

I do it for the strength to get me thru my day

this is why I, pray

It's not an easy life

but I can call upon Your power

to get me through the hour, on any day

And when I'm by myself

My quiet time is my connection

to Your friendship, and Your sustaining love

so if I close my eyes

or if I bow my head

or if I just stay quiet

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among all the prayers in the world

that have been prayed throughout all time

Lord the miracle You've shown me

is that You hear mine (every time)

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WRITTEN IN MY HEART

My heart is drawn to You

like a magnet to steel

my mind is wired to seek

the truths that You reveal

You have designed the code

that gives life to every cell

Your science and art spring forth

from a never-ending well

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Your name is in the bottom right-hand corner of the sky

You are the author of creation, Father of mankind

You are the poet and the painter, the writer and arranger

Lord I was made to love You because Your name

is written in my heart

The creatures of the sea

the beings on the land

You gave them form and spirit

with a wave of Your hand

There isn't anything

neither pure nor flawed

neither weak or mighty

that You have not allowed

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Your name echoes through the universe

You're every chapter, You're every verse

Oh Lord, You ordered all that is to be

and that is why I feel You, alive in me

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WHERE IN THE WORLD

Where in the world, are You God, Where in the world, are You now

the situation's pretty dark down here

Where in the world, are You God, Where in the world, are You now

We listen for Your voice, but it's not clear

I am here, alive and well, in the faces of those who offer help

I'm in the hearts of those who sacrifice, and give themselves to save another's life

but you can't stop the world I've set in motion

can't stop the rain, can't stop the ocean

Where in the world, are You God, Where in the world, are You now

so many people here, who need Your help

I have heard your cries today, I've summoned help and it's on the way

Yes, I am where I have always been, one prayer away, you say when

but you can't stop the world I've set in motion

you can't stop the waves, you can't stop the ocean

at times like this it's ok to cry

to question Me and ask Me why

but the answer's been the same throughout the years

You live in a world of dark and light

of good and evil, wrong and right

and yet I promise you my children, that there is a heaven

but heaven isn't here

Where in the world, are You God, Where in the world, are You now

the situation's pretty dark down here

I am here, alive and well in the faces of those who offer help

Yes, I am where I have always been, one prayer away, you say when

but you can't stop the world I've set in motion

you can't stop the rain, can't stop the ocean

where in the world, are You God

I am right here, I am still here

I am always here

LIGHTER

There are a million and one ways

Your ressurection has saved

a world of sinners from a world of sin

And I know with everything in me

Your grace is sufficient for my needs

If I put my faith in You

Your life, Your life was the only perfect life

but You gave it away just to rescue me

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I feel like the weight of the worlds been lifted

off my shoulders

I feel like the cloak of sin's

been taken away

and I know, the heavy load has shifted

back to You

and Your light, Your light

makes my burden lighter

seems like, no matter how I try

I still manage to mess up and backslide

I've got my foot on the brakes but I

still hit the skids

But You're there to love and understand me

and help me deal with whatever life hands me

and carry those things that weigh down my soul

Your life, Your life was the only perfect life

but You gave it away just to rescue me

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IT WAS YOUR GRACE

In the swift moving current there was a rock

in an empty home alone, there was a knock

on the city streets of concrete there was a flower

and in the depths of my weakness, there was power

there were words when I was speechless

hope when I was hopeless

what was the source of that unworldly power

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It was Your grace

Falling like a mountain rain onto me

and I receive Your precious grace

bountiful and free

It wasn't luck, it wasn't fate

It was Your grace

at the reading of my sentence, there was a reprieve

and even when my guilt was certain, I was set free

among the signs and billboards there was a cross

saying "don't despair, my child, you're never lost"

there were clues when I was clueless

help when I was helpless

what was the source of that unworldly power

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when the days of this life are through

and I stand in awe before You

I'll look back and see the only thing

that brought me here

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WHAT'S BEST FOR ME

As high as the heavens are

That's how far, Your thoughts are from mine

and Your ways, lie outside

our tiny box of space and time

You see light in my darkness

You see hope in my despair

You see strength in my weakness

Lord You see in places I can't see

I know, You know what's best for me

We try to, define You

but our minds, can't even begin

to fathom, Your glory

but through Jesus, there's a way in

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no natural wonder compares to Your majesty

and yet in Your awesome power

still You care about me

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SNOWFLAKES IN THE SUN

all my faults, all my mistakes

good things I didn't do, or did too late

You saw them all, You saw my shame

but You did not punish me, You took the blame

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gone without a trace, vanished in the wind

the stain has been erased, and I begin again

The man I was is gone, but a new life has begun

because of your sacrifice, my sins have disappeared

like snowflakes in the sun

for all our greed, and want of more

for all our cruelty, battles and wars

we deserve to die, for our disgrace

but in Your mercy Jesus, You take our place

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there was shock and horror, when the cross spelled out Your doom

but there was also great amazement, when they looked inside Your tomb

and You were

gone without a trace, vanished in the wind

the stain has been erased, we can all begin again

the man You were has gone, but in the Spirit You live on

because of Your sacrifice, our sins have disappeared

like snowflakes in the sun

MIRACULOUS WAYS

There is nothing more valuable

in my life than my walk with You

'cause You've shown me the truth

There is no one more worthy of

all my love and my praise than You

You make everything new

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Lord I love You so much

and I pray that You touch my life

in new and miraculous ways

Lord I need You today

'cause I know You can change my life

in new and miraculous ways

There is none more amazing than

You Lord who made the earth and sky

and the day and the night

I am barely a flash of light

in Your infinite universe

still You think of me first

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John 3:2

THIS IS WHAT IT IS

The days they come and go

a familiar mix of highs and lows

but some days are all about survival

I succeed, but then I fail

Sometimes my cheer is just a veil

but when my darkness falls I turn to You

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This is what it is

A humble life in You

All familiar things made new

no higher love than this

this is what it is

a temptation overcome

an inner battle fought and one

yet with so much to forgive

this is what it is (my life in You, Jesus)

high above the strain of any day

is so much more to celebrate

and life is rich since Your arrival

You've shown me joy in little things

and how to dance when my heart sings

Lord all the blessings in my life I owe to You

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You don't make life perfect

You just make it better

THE NAILS IN YOUR HANDS

I was among the ones who sentenced You, who handed down Your fate

You said You were the son of God, and we did not believe Your claim

but in my heart I was a dissenter, I noticed something about Your way

but I had no choice than to go along, when the council had their say

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so You will stumble with a heavy cross, and You will bleed from a crown of thorns

You will feel the pain, the fear, the hate, the anger and the scorn

then we will lead You to a hill to die, for You are not the king of any man

and the pain is unbearable, when we drive

the nails in Your hands

I was among the Roman soldiers, who walked behind as You passed through

and I bullied You with the others, but secretly I knew

that there was something special about You, and it weighed upon my heart

but they'd have killed me if I'd said it, so I kept quiet and did my part

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and watched You stumble with a heavy cross, and bleed from a crown of thorns

I saw You feel the pain, the fear, the hate, the anger, and the scorn

then we led you to a hill to die, they said You're not the king of any man

and the pain is unbearable, as You hang, by

the nails in Your hands

sometimes, I'm like that Roman soldier, or I'm just like those men who, sent You off to die

You are, alive in my heart Jesus, but sometimes I still keep You, locked inside

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I know You stumbled with a heavy cross and bled from a crown of thorns

You felt the pain, the fear, their hate, their anger, and scorn

the You were led up to a hill to to die, to bear the sins of every man

oh Lord You endured the pain

Just to take away my sins

You saved someone like me

and removed

the nails in my hands

with the nails in Your hands

MISSION FIELD

Lord, we stand before You

As the people who adore You

Lead us to those who ignore You

And let us spread Your word

Send us out in strength, send us out in prayer

send us out in love, send us well prepared

Send us out in strength, send us out in prayer

send us out in love, send us well prepared

for the mission field

Lord, the field is all around us

in the people who surround us

Lord, let them be glad they found us

and let us spread Your word

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Matthew 28:19

RENEW ME

Lord, I can see the flowers

blooming in the spring

I am amazed at the way You break them down

and then You build them up again

I am astounded at the power

that can create a universe

and by the power that can raise a brand new life

from the salt of the earth

Lord, do the same in me

Fill my heart again, oh Lord

that which I have lost, restore

shine Your light in my dark soul

and work in me

Holy Spirit, enter in

make my life complete again

replace the missing pieces Lord

and by Your grace

renew me, renew me

Lord when I think about it

I can barely take it in

How You were tortured up there on that cross

then You died and rose again

I am amazed at what You've given

which I never can return

a love that I do not deserve deserve

grace I cannot earn

Lord make the change in me

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replace the missing pieces Lord

raise me like the flower

shine Your light in my dark soul

in Your love and by Your grace

renew me

SON OF GOD

Son of God, through whom all blessings flow

son of God, You lived on earth to show

every man, what it means to have a savior

eternal life

In the garden where You knelt and prayed

in the garden, Lord You were betrayed

and now they've come to take You down the path

to Your destiny

as You stand injudgement, and hear their lies

the crowd below shouts "crucify"

Son of God, a crown of thorns You wear

Son of God, a heavy cross You bear

as You pass, they spit on You and mock You

and watch You fall

As the blood streams down on Your sweet face

they rip Your garments, and in disgrace

they lead You away

they forced You up that hill

and they nailed You to a cross

we can never know Your pain

and You suffered much

as they persecuted You

but you said "please forgive them Father,

for they know not what they do"

You died for us

on the cross