Simon & Garfunkel s Signs & Wonders. Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel dream of Jesus return 1998 by David J. Landegent

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1 Simon & Garfunkel s Signs & Wonders Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel dream of Jesus return Hello, Father, Lord and friend I ve come to talk with You again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains of nations bowed in silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed By the flash of Your holy light, that split the night Will nations bow in silence? And in the holy light I saw Ten thousand people maybe more People greeting the King of Kings People worship and start to sing People join the throng to greet Him in the air Everywhere the nations bowed in silence Don t despise the news of hope Let the Lord redeem your soul Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in a well of silence Will the people bow and pray? Will they come to God? obey? Hear Jehovah give out His warning In the Word, the Lion is roaring And the Lord said The words of the prophets are written, Can t you hear them call, to one and all? They re calling you to bow, in silence Richard Cory Simon & Garfunkel learn the truth of Psalm 73 They say that Richard Cory owns One half of this whole town With political connections To spread his wealth around Born into society, a banker's only child He had everything a man could want: Power, grace, and style But I~ I work in his factory And I cursed the life I'm living And I cursed my poverty And I wished that I could be Lord, I wished that I could be Lord, I wished that I could be Richard Cory The papers print his picture Almost everywhere he goes Richard Cory at the opera, Richard Cory at a show And the rumor of his parties And the orgies on his yacht! Oh, he surely must be happy With everything he's got chorus a He freely gave to charity, He had the common touch And they were grateful for his patronage And they thanked him very much So my mind was filled with wonder When the evening headlines read: "Richard Cory went home last night And put a bullet through his head" Then I~ I learned from his destiny God has cursed his sinful riches God has cursed his apathy All that wealth is vanity Lord, that wealth is vanity Lord, that wealth is vanity Richard Cory Blessed Simon & Garfunkel suffer, but look for the blessing Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit Blessed is the Lamb whose blood flows Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, rat~ted on O Lord, why have You forsaken me? I got no place to go I m callin out for hope, for the last night or so Ah, but I ll call the Father oh Blessed all who thirst for the king~dom Blessed all who mourn, their soul~ finds comfort Blessed are the peace-makers, God-dwellers, the pure rebellers O Lord, why have You forsaken me? Your Word trickles down~ On a wound that by Your crucifixion can heal Blessed those who are last, they are held fast Blessed is the church servant, gracious, fervent Blessed are the persecuted, executed, up-root~ed, looted O Lord, why have you forsaken me? I~ I ve depended on my Father~ for so long

2 A Most Peculiar Man Simon & Garfunkel learn to love the least of these He was a most peculiar man That's what Mrs. Riordan says And she should know She lived upstairs from him She said he was a most peculiar man He was a most peculiar man He lived, all alone, within a house Within a room within himself A most peculiar man He had no friends he seldom spoke And no one in turn ever spoke to him Cuz he wasn't friendly and he didn't care And he wasn't like them Oh no! He was a most peculiar man He died last Sa turday He turned on the gas and he went to sleep With the windows closed so he'd never wake up To his silent world and his tiny room & Mrs. Riordan says he has a brother somewhere Who should be notified soon~ And then the Savior said, "What a shame that he's dead I sent you forth to love peculiar men Leaves That Are Green Simon & Garfunkel meditate on Isaiah 40:8 (I turned verses 2 & 3 around) I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song I m twenty-two now, but I won t be for long Time hurries on And the leaves that are green turn to brown And they wither with the wind And they crumble in your hand I threw a pebble in the brook And watched the ripples run away And they never made a sound chorus a Then my heart was filled with the love of the Lord I heard His Word, and I made it through the night Like a lamp that gives me light And the Word of the Lord stays around It s the Truth that never ends It s the Bible in your hand Hello, hello, hello, hello Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye That s all there is? No, the Word of the Lord stays around April Come She Will Simon & Garfunkel praise the Lord Praise His will peace, be still You ll see His light and tell His name Pray every-day Resting in His arms again Soon you ll sing His tune Your restlessness He ll calm each night On high we will fly It could be morning, noon or night Je sus died for us For all our sins His mercy unfolds Remember our De fender The love of God has now been told Kathy s Song Simon & Garfunkel praise God with Kathy s Song I hear the drizzle of the rain Like a memory it falls Soft and warm continuing Tapping on my roof and walls And from the shelter of my mind Through the window of my eyes I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets To heaven where my heart lies My mind is focused, set on You My thoughts on all Your higher ways They lie with You when I m asleep And trust You when I start my day And the song I was writing is almost done O Lord, You re why I spend my time Writing songs that I believe With words of hope and faith to rhyme And so you see, I have come to doubt All that I once held as true I ve given up my old beliefs The only Truth I know is You And as I watch the drops of rain Weave their weary paths and die I know that I am like the rain There but for the grace of You, go I

3 Somewhere They Can t Find Me Simon & Garfunkel seek forgiveness for a crime I can feel the good presence of the Lord that I love He abides here beside me, With me in His sight & my prayer like a fine mist floats from my pillow Expecting He ll know of this sinner tonight But I've got to seek out Your holy way Hike down the right way O Lord, You ve come to catch me when I fall You re there right behind me O Savior, you must know what I've done I've committed a crime, I've broken the law While You were redeeming on that - Tree of mercy I held up and robbed a liquor store chorus Oh my life seems unreal, my crime an illusion A scene badly written in which I must play And though I moved from Your light and left You It sure wasn t right to leave you O Lord, You still love every lamb gone astray chorus We ve Got a Groovy Thing Simon & Garfunkel reach out to a backslider Bad news! Bad news! I heard you're wantin to leave I come a-running right over Why not just believe Him, Why not just believe Him Call on the Savior Forget the doubt in your mind Didja know all your sins He forgave? Forget the blues and sing to the Savior Forget the blues and sing He never done you no wrong He never kicked you when you're down The Lord forgave you with mercy You know the lost are found You know the lost are found chorus ab There's something you ought to know If you're fixing to go You can't make it without Him No no no no, no no, no no, no no no no no chorus abbb I am a Rock Simon & Garfunkel build on the Rock A winter s day, in a deep and dark December I m not a-lone Gazing from my window, to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow Built on the Rock, I am abi~ding I built walls, a fortress deep and mighty So none could penetrate I had no need of friendship, Friendship causes pain But through the Savior s loving, I was changed Built on the Rock, I am abi~ding He gave His love, Well, I heard the Word and more It s plant ed in my memory I always will remember, when He was crucified If He never loved, He never would ve died Built on the Rock, I am abi~ding I ve read His Book, And His promises will protect me I am shielded in His armor Sheltered from the doom, safe beyond the tomb And nothing separates His love from me Built on the Rock, I am abi~ding Though the Rock suffered pain He provided for my life Feelin Groovy Why Simon & Garfunkel are Feelin Groovy 1996 by David J. Landegent Slow down, you move too fast Ya gotta make the morning last, just Kicking down the cobblestones Knowin the Holy Spirit s movin Spirit s movin Hello, Jesus, keep me growin I want to reap the seeds I m sowin Glad ya got some time for me Knowin the Holy Spirit s movin Spirit s movin I ve got great deeds to do and promises to keep I m happy, delighted, and ready to leap Let the morningtime drop all Your blessings on me Lord, I love you, Spirit s movin

4 Scarborough Fair S & G celebrate Lord s Supper and Passover 1999 by David J. Landegent & David Ritsema Are you going to the table prepared? Bread we ll break and drink of the wine Remember Him as the One who gives there Here we see a true love divine Tell of the day that our Savior was hurt In the eyes of the children the kingdom is seen Bread we ll break and drink of the wine Grace for the sparrow that falls to the ground The Lord will bleed, the Lamb bear the curse Fishes and bread loaves, and faith to move mountains Here we see a true love divine Sheep all aware of the shepherding call Tell how He s bound to a cross made of wood At the sight of her Lord she drops to her knees Bread we ll break and drink of the wine Washes His feet with her perfume and tears Upon the cruel al tar, by God s command A soldier sees, acknow-ledges the Son Here we see a true love divine Tell how He ll meet us at the table together Universe praising in ardent confession Bread we ll break and drink of the wine Vineyards in order and lanterns are filled We ll gather around in a hunch of heaven, As they wait for a Lord they never have forgotten Here we see a true love divine verse 1 Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel witness to a neighbor Dee-dee-dee doo-doo-doo dee-dee-dee And here s the News, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you would know God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray, Hey, hey, hey hey, hey, hey We d like to tell a little bit of how God reconciled We d like to help you stay away from hell Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes We ve been lost and found and now we re heading home It s a little secret that no one will ever know Don t be fooled, you cannot hide it from the Lord Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon Ask the Lord to enter in by faith Laugh about it, shout about it, hear the joyful news Anytime you trust Him, God renews The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel sboxer gets saved I am just a poor boy Though my story s seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises All lies and jest, Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest, mmm. When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of a railway stations running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Lookin for the places only they would know Lie-la-lie Asking only workman s wages I come lookin for a job, but I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Ave. I do declare there were times I was so lonesome I took some comfort there, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie interlude, chorus Then I m laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone, going home Where the New York City winters aren t bleeding me Leading me, going home In my need there came a gospel Of a Savior, Christ by name How He carried all my burdens He bore the cross, a thorny crown They cut Him till He cried out And He did it for my gain I believe Him, I believe Him Now this fighter s born again, mmm Hallelu, hallelujah, hallelu Hallelu, hallelujah, hallelu, halle-lelujah Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Little sins are camoflauged by heartaches

5 At the Zoo Simon & Garfunkel are At the Zoo on the ark Someone told me Noah s gathering his own zoo I do believe it, I do believe it s true Mmm, mmm, whoa, mmm All the animals have journeyed Cross the desert to the ark See the male and female creatures, two by two But Noah warned the rest of us Of the raining he foretold And the animals have gathered two by two Two by two now The monkeys stand for honesty Giraffes are so sincere And the elephants are kindly, but they re dumb Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages And the zookeeper is warning us of floods Zebras are reactionaries Antelopes are missionaries Pigeons plot in secrecy And hamsters run on frequently What a blast! You gotta come and see Noah s zoo, Noah s zoo America Simon & Garfunkel look for Jesus in America Let us discover if Jesus can put us together I ve got some loaves of bread here in my bag So I brought along my leprosy My friend was needing eyes And we walked off to look for a miracle Simon, I said, as we came to the city of Cana Bethany seems like a dream to me now It took us four days to walk through Samaria We ve come to look for a miracle Laughing on the road, putting hope in the Savior We seek the Man who is healing the sick and the blind I said, Be ready, this Jesus is really the Son of God Waters of Galilee, I think we nearly have found him We join the crowds who are out on the road ooh All the people were seeking Him We saw Him stand to teach And the Lord spoke out in an open field I m empty and aching, but I trust the Christ Hearing His Word I am finding a new life We ve all come to look for a miracle All come to look for a miracle All come to look for a miracle Cecelia Cecelia gets the Toronto blessing 1996 by David J. Landegent Jesus has taken my heart He s building my confidence daily Oh, my Jesus, I m down on my knees I ll do what You please, You re my Lord My only Lord repeat chorus a Sayin prayers in the afternoon to my Savior Open to His Word do you know I look up to seek His face When I finish my prayers, I am filled with His grace chorus a, interlude Jubilation, I praise Him again I lift up the Lord and I m laughing repeat chorus b Keep the Customer Satisfied Evangelists can t Keep the Customer Satisfied Gee, it ll be great to be back home Home is where I wanna be I ve been on the road so long, my friend And if you came along I know you wouldn t disagree It s the the same old story, yeah, Everywhere I go, I get slandered, libeled I get criticized for preaching the Bible But with one step, I m letting my light shine Two steps I m sharing the new wine And I m tryin to show how Jesus, He satisfies, satisfies Once a skeptic said to me Tell me what you come here for, boy You better get your bags and flee You re in trouble, boy, and now you re heading into more chorus, interlude, need a new chorus c Simon, I m lost, I said, But I m counting on Jesus

6 Dangling Conversation Simon & Garfunkel warn a complacent church It's a still life water color, And it s quiet as a tomb As the sun shines through the colored glass And shadows wash the room. And we sit and hear the sermon Couched in our indifference, Like shells upon the shore You can hear the ocean roar In the dangling conversation And the superficial sighs The church has nearly died And we read our heavenly liturgies And decorate the cross And we sing our hymns with sentiment Forgetting all the lost We re a church barely living We are bored with our forgiveness Weary of new life In Pharisaic pride In the dangling conversation And the superficial sighs Oh, the church has nearly died Why not speak of things that matter, With words that must be said, For the Savior has a purpose For a different life instead I pray the Holy Spirit wakens Can we overcome this shadow Obeying God s commands With a passion beyond duty Come to the Savior for salvation And the Spirit for new life Then the church can be alive Patterns Simon & Garfunkel sees God bring new things The night sets softly With the hush of falling leaves~ Casting shivering shadows On the houses through the trees, And the light from a street lamp Paints a pattern on my wall~ Like the pieces of a puzzle Or a child's~ uneven scrawl. Up a narrow flight of stairs In a narrow little room~ As I lie upon my bed In the early evening gloom Impaled on my wall My eyes can dimly see~ The pattern of my life And the puzzle that is me. From the moment of my birth To the instant of my death~ There are patterns I must follow Just as I must breathe each breath~ Even yet I m amazed When patterns are defied~ For the Savior really altered The path when He died interlude Patterns still remain In the Fall when darkness fell~ But the light will shine for good Till the darkness is dispelled~ God s forgiving all my sin Through a message from of old~ My life is more than patterns For the Lord is in control Why Don t You Write Me? Simon & Garf., Why Don t You Write Me? God has I ll read what You write me I m out in the jungle, I m hungry to hear You Send me Your Word, I am waiting, O Lord To be near You Wa, la, la, I ll read what You write Sunday is on, and I know I got to be there (yeah) You paid the cost when You died on the cross So I ll be there ooh I ll abide by Your side interlude I ll read what You write me Your letter will brighten my loneliest evening Even today, well, I m hearing You say That You re leading me Wa, la, la Monday morning sitting in the sun Hopin and prayin for the Lord to come Tuesday, gettin in the Word, ooh Wednesday, Thursday, morning time Openin the Bible to truth divine Friday, glory be I m putting all attention up on Calvary I ll read what You write me I ll read what You write me repeat chorus twice more

7 Hazy Shade of Winter Simon & Garfunkel find hope in Christ Life with Christ that s for eternity In the Lord I found all His possibilities I got down ON my knees Look around, lost are found & the Christ has some grace for every sinner Hear the Salvation Army Band Down by the riverside They re showin you a better life Than what you've got planned God has your life in His hand chorus a Hang on to this hope, my friend That's an easy thing to say But if the world should pass away It s not the end our God can build it again Look around, grass is high Fields are ripe, it's the springtime of your life Oh Jesus changes the scenery Weaving life in a tapestry Won t you welcome eternity Today is a perfect time Funny how your memory skips While you don t wanna learn from it You d rather be blind Drinking your vodka and wine chorus a Look around, lost are found There s a life of hope if you bow Look around, lost are found There s a life of hope if you bow Look around, lost are found There s a life of hope if you bow Flowers Never Bend Simon and Garfunkel see God as their only hope Through the corridors of sleep Past shadows dark and deep My mind jumps and leaps in confusion I don t know what is real I can t touch what I feel And I hide behind the shield of my illusion The mirror on my wall Casts an image dark and small But, I m not sure at all, it s my reflection I m blinded by the light Of God and truth and right And I wander in the night without direction chorus I only can go on, by putting faith in God Without the Lord, all hope is gone There s only sorrow Lord, I have a need, for Your reality So I will read Your prophecies to face tomorrow Lord I ll begin to put faith in You Be my Friend My life come, shape and bend Your power will defend, or I will fall Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel longs for heaven I'm sitting in the railway station. Got a ticket for my destination, mmm On a tour of one-night stands My suitcase and guitar in hand. And every stop is neatly planned For a poet and a one-man band. Homeward bound I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my Lord is reignin Home where the saints are prayin Home where my hope lies waiting in eternity Every day's an endless stream Of restaurants and magazines, mmm And each town looks the same to me, The movies and the factories And every sign of grace I see Reminds me that I long to be chorus Tonight I'll sing my songs again, I ll pray for grace to the end, mmm But all this world s a fantasy, A superficiality This emptiness is hard for me I need the Lord to comfort me. chorus in eternity So I ll continue to continue to pretend My life will never end And flowers never bend with the rainfall

8 Cloudy Simon & Garfunkel express their lament to God Cloudy The sky is gray and white and cloudy Sometimes I think it's hanging down on me. And I m trudging a hundred miles As a poor and lonely child And I cannot fake a smile I left my shadow waiting down The road for me a while. Cloudy My thoughts are scattered and they're cloudy They have no borders, no boundaries. They echo and they swell If some ask, I say I m well But it surely feels like hell Lord, I wish I was a prophet Who discerned what s in Your will Lord, be kind; I haven't seen You in a long time Why don't you show Your face And change my mind? These clouds stick to the sky Like a floating question: why? Will they linger till I die They don't know where they are going, And, my Lord, neither do I. Cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel find the Bridge 1996 by David J. Landegent When you re weary, feeling small When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all I m on your side, oh, when times get rough And friends just can t be found Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down When you re down and out When you re on the street When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you I ll take your part, oh, when darkness comes And pain is all around chorus a, brief interlude Live forevermore, you won t die The time has come to shine I ll be back, I m on my way See how we ll shine oh, I will be your friend Just follow right behind Like a bridge over troubled water I will ease your mind Like a bridge over troubled water I will ease your mind For Emily, Whenever I May Find Here Simon & Garfunkel dream of heaven What I dream I had, it was heavenly Golden streets were there, The glory flowed through me Gathered with the saints I joined with every creature Giving God their praise I heard angelic bells, Tripping down the alley ways We sang new songs And then You welcomed me, my Face glowed with Your light Your glory was revealed And all the church is Your bride We re in Your hands interlude And when I awoke I knew, O Lord, You re near I offered up a prayer with my grateful tears Oh, I love You, Lord oh, I love You El Condor Pasa El Condor Pasa gets translated 1996 by David J. Landegent I d rather walk the narrowest of trails Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I d rather bear the cross than be the nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Away, He gave His life away Taking on, all our wrongs His cross was lifted from the ground It gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound I d rather be a donor than a thief Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I d rather be a servant than a chief Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would That day, He rose again that day Angel throngs sang the song My Lord was raised up from the ground He gives the world its gladdest sound Its gladdest sound

9 Only Living Boy in New York Simon & Garfunkel no longer reluctant for missions God in Your hands I ll be fine I know this is the right time Why d~ I resist You so~ I fought with You, Lord; I fought with You, Lord But here I am I m learnin to rejoice in YOU, Lord I ve got the truth they need that I m gonna report Oh I ll be sharing all Your truth for free That I m gonna report Hey~ You are surely the Truth, the Way, the Life I fought with You, fought with You Fought and yet here I am I m learnin to rejoice in YOU, Lord Livin my life for God Though I don t know where Oh, I don t know where Lord~ Lord~ Lord~~ here I am chorus a God in Your hands I ll be fine I know that You call me to shine now Hey~ I will let my light shine, shine, shine now You re callin me, callin me, callin me, so Let it shine through me I m learnin to rejoice in YOU, Lord~ I m learnin to rejoice in you, Lord chorus bb Fakin It Simon & Garfunkel confront their own hypocrisy Have I chosen God~? When I pray, I m unclear The Lord knows what is really true He knows of my attitude And I know I'm fakin' it My faith has been fakin it Such a dubious soul~ & my heart that s been hardened Wears me down Tangled in my hollow life Livin out a church lie I've just been fakin' it Not really makin' it. I've just been fakin' it, fakin it I'm not really makin' it This feeling of fakin' it I still haven't shaken it. Yes, for all my lifetime I ve surely been a faker, a Pharisee (The Lord has tried to reach Will you just repent today?) I need the Savior s grace to stand I call the Savior, Help me stand I know I'm fakin' it, fakin it I'm not really makin' it This feeling of fakin' it I still haven't shaken it, shaken it I know I m fakin it I m not really makin it Baby Driver Simon & Garfunkel testify about their calling My daddy was the family bassman My mamma was an engineer And I was born one dark gray morn With worship coming in my ears, in my ears. I m readin through the Bible And learning that the Lord is real And my hope is in God~ Filled with wonder I wanna do the Father s will (hallelujah) Worship the Lord, filled with wonder I wanna do the Father s will Shine the light skat My daddy was a prominent churchman My mamma s always readin the Word When I was young, I followed the Son And by heaven I was called to serve, The Lord to serve chorus ab, interlude (hallelujah) My daddy read us all devotions My mamma showed us how to pray God s on His throne, He calls us home Oh, come unto the Lord today And walk His way I m not makin some big excuses But I m prayin to be Spirit-filled chorus b I ve become a stranger No, I m not really what seems to be You will find I walk the holy way dishonestly

10 Punky s Dilemma Simon & Garfunkel celebrates incarnational life If I was a Kelloggs cornflake Floatin in my bowl takin movies, Relaxin awhile, livin in style, Talkin to a raisin who occasionally plays LA Casually glancing at his toupee. If I was an English muffin About to make the most out of a toaster. I d ease myself down comin up brown. I prefer boysenberry More than any ordinary jam. I m a citizens for boysenberry jam fan. Ah but I m a human. If I became a perfect Christian Would it put a stop to bein human? I D live by grace blessed by the Father Our God has made bodies He s the incarnate Lord Everybody knows What the Savior came on down here for Song for the Asking Simon & Garfunkel pray to receive Christ Here is my song for the asking Ask me and I will pray Lord Jesus, I ll be Your child This is my tune for the taking Take it, don t turn away I ve been waiting all my life Thinking it over, I ve been sad Thinking it over, I d be more than glad To change my ways for the asking Ask me and I will pray Won t You, Lord of life, come inside My Little Town Simon & Garfunkel has a mission back home In my little town I grew up believing God keeps His eye on us all And He put His hand upon me As I gave allegiance to His call Lord, I recall my little town Coming home after school Riding my bike past the gates of the factories My mom doin the laundry Hangin our shirts in the dirty breeze And after it rains there's a rainbow But so many people miss that They ve lost all their hope that God cares The faith that brings salvation they lack Everything's the same back in my little town brief interlude Reaching all the dead and dying Back in my little town repeat chorus In my little town~ they gotta discover That the Father sent His Son Tellin the story, preachin His glory Tellin every sinner, Their forgiveness has been won chorus five times So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright Simon & Garfunkel prays Maranatha How long till faith [is] sight? I can t believe the Son won t come real soon It could be night or noon But soon real soon I ll remember till faith [is] sight Singin a Maranatha in our songs We re askin Lord, how long? How long? how long? Prophecies may come and Prophecies may go but We know He will come in view When faith runs dry I stop to contemplate the truth interlude Prophecies may come and Prophecies may go but We know He will come in view How long till faith [is] sight? Singin a Maranatha in our songs We re askin Lord, how long? How long? how long? How long? how long? How long? how long? How long? how long?