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Awaken The Dawn

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Awaken the Dawn
Words & Music by Cameron Gray. ©2010 Rough Harbor Music.

Day is breaking,
My heart awakened to you,
Awakened to you.
You are worthy,
All of your mercies are new,
Mercies are new.
World is turning,
My spirit yearning for you.

And this darkness, only for a time.
I can see forever, breaking through the sky

With a song
I will awaken the dawn,
I will awaken the dawn,
For you have made me your own,
I will awaken the dawn,
I will awaken the dawn.

Helpless, hopeless,
Blinded and broken was I,
Broken was I.
Your love sought me,
Your blood bought me and I
Owe you my life.
Eyes wide open
Feel like I am finally alive.

Singing Alleluia

I will awaken,
I will awaken,
I will awaken the dawn.

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O Come, Dwell In Me

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O Come, Dwell In Me
Words adapted from Charles Wesley’s hymn, c.1788. Music by Cameron Gray, 2010. ©2010 Rough Harbor Music

O come, dwell in me,
Spirit of Christ within;
Bring Thy liberty
From sorrow and fear and power of sin.

Hasten
The joyful day which shall this night consume;
Old things
They shall be done away and all will be made new.

You make all things new.

Scripture References:
Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 14:23; Romans 8:15; I Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Were You There When They Crucified My Lord

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Words & Music: Traditional

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh—sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Oh—sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?

Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Oh—sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Oh—sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Oh—Oh—Oh—Oh—
Tremble, tremble, tremble

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All I Owe

All I Owe
Words by Robert M. McCheyne and Matthew S. Smith. Music by Matthew S. Smith. © 2003 Detuned Radio Music (ASCAP) CCLI #4486385

When this passing world is done
When the Dawn has fully come,
When I stand with You in glory
In salvation’s finished story
Then, Lord, shall I fully know—
Not til then, how much I owe*

Chorus:
All I owe You paid for me
From all I owe I’ve been set free
And all I owe proves Your great mercy to me

When I stand before Your throne,
Dressed in beauty not my own,
When I see You as You are,
Love You with unsinning heart,
Then Lord, shall I fully know—
Not till then, how much I owe.

Chosen not for good in me,
Wakened up from wrath to flee,
Hidden in my Savior’s side,
By the Spirit sanctified,
Teach me, Lord, here on earth to show,
By my love, how much I owe.

* I altered the lyrics of the first stanza a bit. The original goes like this:

When this passing world is done
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When I stand with You in glory
Looking o’er life’s finished story
Then, Lord, shall I fully know—
Not til then, how much I owe

I think these lyrics are okay, but I have a couple reasons for changing them. This is a song about redemption. The imagery of redemption is that the night is over, the darkness is passing, the sun of righteousness is rising over a world made new. When has set yon glaring sun reverses the metaphor (and throws in a pessimistic adjective), casting an unnecessary shadow of melancholy which (to me) feels out of step with the hopeful tone of the rest of the lyrics. Also, the phrase life’s finished story isn’t really accurate. When we stand with God in glory, the real story of life eternal will just be getting started.

I tried to be cool with the original lyrics, but the more I thought about them, the more they bothered me. I couldn’t resist tinkering a bit. Apologies to writer Robert M. McCheyne who authored this poem and Matthew S. Smith who wrote and recorded this song. Maybe I think about this stuff too much.

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Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Words & Music: John Newton, 1779; John P Rees, Edwin Othello Excell, Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio. ©2006 worshiptogether.com songs. CCLI #4768151

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

T’was grace that taught my heart to fear.
And grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

CHORUS:
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood, His mercy rains
Unending love, amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
(Repeat CHORUS)

When we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
(Repeat CHORUS)

Scripture References:
Eph 1:3-14; Eph 2:8; John 9:25; Ps 142:5

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You Have Shown Us

You Have Shown Us
Words & Music: Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stuart Garrard, Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin. ©2008 GloWorks Limited for CompassionArt. CCLI #5272914

You have shown us, oh God, what is good
You have shown us, oh Lord, what You require
You have heard all our songs
How we long to worship You
Yet You’ve told us the offering You desire

CHORUS:
To do justice, to love mercy
To walk humbly with You, God
You said, to do justice, to love mercy
To walk humbly with You, God

You have shown us the riches of Your love
You have shown us Your heart for those in need
Lord, You’re opening our ears
To the cries of the poor
You have called us to be Your hands and feet

(Repeat CHORUS)

BRIDGE:
To the oppressed and the broken
To the widow and the orphan
Let the river of Your justice flow through us

Scripture References:
Micah 6:8, Eph 2:10

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O Church Arise

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Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music CCLI #4611992

O church, arise and put your armor on;
Hear the call of Christ our captain;
For now the weak can say that they are strong
In the strength that God has given.
With shield of faith and belt of truth
We’ll stand against the devil’s lies;
An army bold whose battle cry is “Love!”
Reaching out to those in darkness.

Our call to war, to love the captive soul,
But to rage against the captor;
And with the sword that makes the wounded whole
We will fight with faith and valor.
When faced with trials on ev’ry side,
We know the outcome is secure,
And Christ will have the prize for which He died—
An inheritance of nations.

Come, see the cross where love and mercy meet,
As the Son of God is stricken;
Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet,
For the Conqueror has risen!
And as the stone is rolled away,
And Christ emerges from the grave,
This vict’ry march continues till the day
Ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him.

So Spirit, come, put strength in ev’ry stride,
Give grace for ev’ry hurdle,
That we may run with faith to win the prize
Of a servant good and faithful.
As saints of old still line the way,
Retelling triumphs of His grace,
We hear their calls and hunger for the day
When, with Christ, we stand in glory.

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God Of This City

God Of This City
Words & Music: Aaron Boyd, Richard Bleakley, Ian Jordan, Andrew McCann, Peter Kernaghan, Peter Comfort. ©2006 worshiptogether.com songs/sixsteps Music. CCLI #5037070

You’re the God of this City
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are

You’re the Light in this darkness
You’re the Hope to the hopeless
You’re the Peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done here

Scripture Reference:
Rev 21:1-4

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What Child Is This?

What Child is This?
Words: William Dix, 1865. Music: 16th Century English melody.
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What child is this, who laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing,
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies he in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king, to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Spanish Lyrics:

¿Qué niño es éste que al dormir
En brazos de María,
Pastores velan, ángeles
Le cantan melodías?

CORO:
El es el Cristo, el Rey;
Pastores, ángeles cantad;
Venid, venid a él,
Al hijo de María

¿Por qué en humilde establo asi_
El niño es hoy nacido?
Por todo injusto pecador
Su amor ha florecido.
(Coro)

Traed ofrendas en su honor,
El rey como el labriego;
Al Rey de reyes, Salvador,
Un trono levantemos.
(Coro)

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Silent Night

Silent Night
Words: Josef Mohr, 1816-1818; Music: Franz Gruber, 1820.
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Silent night, Holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child,
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, Holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly host sing alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent Night, Holy night,
Son of God, love’s pure light,
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
(Repeat First Verse)

Spanish Lyrics:
¡Noche de Paz, Noche de Amor!

¡Noche de paz, noche de amor!
Todo duerme en derredor,
Entre los astros que esparcen su luz,
Bella anunciando al niñito Jesús,
Brilla la estrella de paz,
Brilla la estrella de paz.

¡Noche de paz, noche de amor!
Oye humilde el fiel pastor
Coros celestes que anuncian salud,
Gracias y glorias en gran plenitud,
Por nuestro buen Redentor,
Por nuestro buen Redentor.

¡Noche de paz, noche de amor!
Ved que bello resplandor
Luce en el rostro del niño Jesús,
En el pesebre del mundo la luz,
Astro de eterno fulgor.
Astro de eterno fulgor.