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Mercy
04:27
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MERCY
Create in me a brand new heart
I’m ready for a brand new start
Renew my spirit within me
Wash me Lord and make me clean
Restore me again
Jesus make me clean
Be the joy of my salvation
And in your love unfailing
Have mercy on me
Oh joy of my salvation
I stand before you waiting
For mercy, mercy
Here is a broken heart for you
To pour your love into
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If God
03:33
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IF GOD
In the valley of the shade
You whispered to me
‘This too shall pass!
This too shall pass!’
In the belly of the whale
I heard your voice
‘Hide no more!
Come out! Come out!”
If God
Is for me, who can be against me?
Trouble
Can’t separate me from his great love
Kneeling at the rugged cross
I heard your voice
“Look up! Look up!”
“Why are you weeping?”
In the garden of my shame
You promise me
“Fear not! Fear not!”
“I’m always with you!”
The present, the future
The heights nor the depths
Angels nor demons, not life and not death
Nothing on earth nor in heaven above can
Separate me from this love
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Be Still
03:45
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BE STILL
Heart, take heart,
Take courage, my heart
He has overcome
Fight the fight
Fight onward, soldier
The battle has been won
Up, take up
The burden, my hands
He has promised strength
Believe his promises
Believe them
He’s with me til the end
Be still my soul
Surrender, oh my soul
Remember all the love
He has shown
And be still
Sing out, sing out
The songs of freedom
Sing the songs of God
Healing, sing
The songs of healing
To a broken world
Out, step out
Onto the surface
He has calmed the storm
Heart, take heart
Look up, take courage
The battle has been won
Be still
And know
Be still oh my soul
Be still
And know
He is the Lord
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The Feast
04:09
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THE FEAST
I have known freedom
I have known peace
I have worn the crown of grace
I have known plenty
From the overflow
I’ve had strength to run the race
But still I hear prayers for mercy
A world crying out for help
And I know:
Until we have all feasted
At the table of God
There’ll be no rest til all have tasted
The waters of life
My prayers granted,
I am made whole again
I stand on solid ground
I turn to see my brothers and sisters
Searching for the love I’ve found
Not just for me, salvation
But for the sake of all, everyone:
All who are hungry and all who are thirsty
And all who are broken of heart
All who are lonely and tired and weary
Are welcome to feast at the table of God
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Anywhere and Everywhere
04:45
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ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
We have followed you out of chains
We have followed you into light
You have led us by cloud by day and fire by night
In confusion and clarity
Every season of rain or shine
You have shown us enough of you
To stand and fight
We have decided to follow you
Anywhere and everywhere
Take up the cross and learn to follow you
Anywhere if you are there
Though where else would we turn but you
And your words of eternal life
When we glorify you we find we’re satisfied
We have followed you out of chains
We have followed you into light
You have led us by cloud by day and fire by night
We have decided to follow you
Anywhere and everywhere
Take up the cross and learn to follow you
Anywhere if you are there
And there will be no turning
No turning back
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Rose Again
04:34
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ROSE AGAIN
With you an end can be a beginning
With you a death may only be sleeping
They may only be sleeping
Weeping may reign for a season
But joy will rise and shine in the morning
Shine in the morning
Jesus in your death you brought us life
Everything changed that day
You rose again – you rose again
You rose up from the grave
And nothing now will be the same
Nothing now will be the same
You raised us up – you raised us up
Your risen power in us
Nothing now will be the same
Nothing now will be the same
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Believe
03:35
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BELIEVE
I was a child
When first I learned
Of your great kindness
And your grace
When first I heard
Of all the love you had prepared for me
And now I’m grown
And shadows lengthen
Unanswered questions
Fill my days
And prayers go on
Your name a whisper on my thirsty lips
But I still believe oh I still believe it
Your promises are true
The same yesterday, today and forever
Yes I believe it
Oh yes I believe it
The valley dark
The journey crooked
I’m often tempted
To lay down
But still and small
Your voice within me
Beckoning me on
The same yesterday
Today
And forever
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Hope Springs Eternal
04:02
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
With just one look – you broke my heart
You saw my shame in your holy light
And I looked up and saw your cross
Yes I found love, everlasting love
Hope springs eternal
And I begin to see
A brighter tomorrow
And strength enough for today
Goodness and mercy
Will surely follow me
Hope springs eternal
Hope springs eternal in me
Never to end – this saving flood
The power of your cross – the power of your blood
All heaven cries “Worthy the Lamb!”
And sings of your love – everlasting love
Hope springs eternal
And I begin to see
A brighter tomorrow
And strength enough for today
Goodness and mercy
Will surely follow me
Hope springs eternal
Hope springs eternal in me
God of yesterday, today, forever
The one who was, and is, and is to come
The whole eternity we’ll sing the song of
Your everlasting love
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This Love
03:52
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THIS LOVE
I’ve used every single word I know
I’ve searched everywhere both high and low
I’ve raised my voice in the silence
And I’ve been quiet in violence
I’ve made promises I could not keep
I’ve swum out too far, been in too deep
I stopped walking and sat down
I’ve refused to go on
Still you hold your hand out to me
Still I see you waiting patiently
What is this love that knows no end?
That never ends?
What is this love?
I’ve been captivated, swept away
I’ve done un-Godly things in Jesus’ name
I’ve hid from your protection
I’ve made deathbed confessions
And every time I’ve turned away
I hear you calling me again
What is this love?
This love…
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Growing Silent
03:25
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GROWING SILENT
Stretching back across the years, a space between me and my fears and I’m starting to forget those tears of panic and frustration
Face down on holy ground I knew I had finally found my reason to exist and I just had to tell somebody
But the more you teach me, the less I can explain
You’re beyond me, you are too much for me
I can’t believe that you were looking for me
My words fail you, words cannot convey you
I’m growing silent the more I come to know you
Forgive me for staring, I’m too mesmerized to tear my eyes from you
Nothing on earth can stop me looking out in your direction
If you drop your gaze I will just stare into space, I will search every galaxy for beauty to remind me of you
And the more I see you , the less I have to say
A speechless man is sometimes worth
A million preachers sounding forth
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John Ellis Durban, South Africa
A singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa, John has played his music all over the world. His fifth full-length solo album "Native"will be released on April 27 2022.
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