ELO Finds the Light Don t Bring Me Down ELO bows to the Lord 1998 by David J. Landegent You got me running, and I m fixing my mind You got me thinking bout You all of the time I m bowing down Hal le lu jah, Lord whoo-oo-oo I ll tell you once more I tell you Jesus is Lord I m bowing down I m not a slave cuz You have called me friend I m telling You that You will win in the end I m bowin down to You I m bowin down to You I m bowin down to You I m bowin down You sent me to the world; You told me go To every nation, every single soul You re always tellin me to shine the light One of these days I m going to get it right b You got Your foot upon that Snake in the grass One of these days You ll come and bring it to pass, You got me prayin, got me seekin Your face You got me callin up to You everyday down, down, down, down, down I ll tell you once more I tell you Jesus is Lord I m bowing down Livin Thing ELO learns that the Bible is like Hebrews 4:12 says Reading today from the Words that You say You re majestic Oh, showing and hiding, correcting & chiding Majestic Your Word s like a holy fire I can read Your Spirit-inspired Bible It s a living thing Like a double-edged sword from You It s a living thing Like a double-edged sword from You I walk in Your light light, light I will believe this is what You conceived For the Last Days (I m readin the Bible) All is aligned, Lord, You re moving in time From the first day (I m readin the Bible) Your Word s like a holy fire (Lord, I knew it, Lord, I knew it) I can read Your Spirit-inspired Bible I walk in Your light, all the time, hey Here at my side, Lord, Your word is alive I am set free (I m readin the Bible) All that You show is what I need to know In what I read (I m readin the Bible) Your Word s like a holy fire (Lord, I knew it, Lord, I knew it) I can read Your Spirit-inspired Bible twice Can t Get It Out of My Head Peter tells ELO of walking on the water with Jesus Midnight on the water I saw the ocean s Master Walkin on a wave He came Reaching as He called my name~ And I can t get it out of my head No, I can t get it out of my head He s the Master and Lord, as He said No, I can t get it out of my head Get out on the water I move t ward the Master Walkin on the waves that night Walking there by faith, not sight~, Look down, at the water Wind is up, I can tell, waves are high, see em swell~ It s so frightening Worried that I ll sink and drown I SEE the Lord, His arms surround me now twice
Gotta change habits Evil Woman ELO resists the devil It s in eternity All them broken dreams about to end Hey, people forget your blues Cuz the Lord s got somethin else for you There s a narrow road that leads you there So just make some miles And He ll hear your prayer There s a hole in your heart Where the rain comes in You sold your body, a slave to sin Hallelujah, Jesus is the name If you call Him, now, then He ll take your blame~ Flee~ the devil, flee~ the devil Flee~ the devil, leave~ the devil No other will wear the crown You must go to God for bowin down But the fool in his folly GOES his own way Against the Lord a fool disobeys Hallelujah, yet the Lord is true Every morning new mercies that the Lord gave you It s so good to be born again Won t you ever seek the grace, The Lord will make you His friend~ hey~, Hallelujah hallelu Leave the devil and forsake your wrongs Return to Jesus, sing a brand new song Hallelujah, God will lift you up You ll eat the bread and you ll drink the cup He ll come runnin every time you cry You will see love smilin in His eyes Hallelujah, it s time to go Cuz you ain t got NO chains upon your soul twice Strange Magic ELO set to change their ways I m keepin my eyes on the Son All my broken past is gone To fly so high, I ve gotta: Change habits Oh, I m gonna change habits Oh, I m gonna change habits Gotta change habits You re makin changes in my mind Making waves across my time And so and so I ve gotta: Oh, I m never gonna BE the same again Now I ve SEEN the Way I m born again Redeemed, redeemed Change habits, change habits, change habits without last line three times Got to change habits You know I ve gotta change habits Yeah, I ve gotta change habits Showdown ELO expects a showdown at Armageddon We pray that He ll come again In the Time that is sure to end He ll defeat Satan when He comes Headed for a Showdown Lord Jesus is His name Looks like He s breakin every ball and chain There will NE-ver be MORE pain There's gonna be a Showdown And He s reign ing all over the world He s reign ing all over the world His light defeats the night~ Be-LIEV-ers will call Him friend They ll see their Lord and then ascend And at AR-mageddon, He will win There's gonna be a Showdown Save me Lord, save me It's unreal, the suffering~ There's gonna be a Showdown, Reign ing all over the world Reign ing all over the world Defeats the night~ You gotta SAVE me, Lord Cuz You re the Ancient of Days I will follow You You know I will
Mr. Blue Sky ELO celebrates Good News Sun is shinin' in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped rainin', everybody starts to play And don't you know It's a beautiful new day, hey~ Runnin' down the avenue See how the sun shines brightly in the city On the streets where once was pity Christ has new life; I m living in His grace, hey~ When Jesus died, He justified He had to take the place for our wrongs (our wrongs) Now we can belong again, Pray now for His holy grace Pardon for the hu man race A celebration, there s a new life for the takin And today is the day we've waited for~ He will make you new He s so pleased to be with you Look around, see what He ll do Reconciled, He smiles at you b again Christ has NEW life, Christ has NEW life Christ has NEW life Hear the News of Jesus Christ And soon you ll see the Light, Worry s over and the burden s off your shoulder In the Light, you ll remember Him and You ll remember Him and pray. b Amen hallelujah Amen hallelujah Amen hallelujah, A men c again, Christ has new life Ma-Ma-Ma Belle ELO is compelled to evangelize God s love it s just what you need I got reasons for intercedin on my knees He s got good love waitin' for you I ll come preachin at the corner that He ll make you new ooh You know The Word of God I am compelled I will tell you There's one thing that's on my mind And that's tellin you the News before the End of time, I got to keep on, down that holy road Till the Savior comes to free you from that heavy load ooh You re know that It s the Word of God Let me tell you somethin You know I m talkin now With love I am compelled That s why I want to tell you now Yes, I m sure you can tell You got your soul, sinkin so deep Gonna take you to the Lord and He can meet Your nee eed Can't you hear me now You know I m gonna That is why I m gonna Tell the souls about it You know that My Lord has commissioned and I ve got to tell To tell the News
Do Ya ELO bears witness of what they ve seen & heard In this life I've seen miracles to believe, people I've seen Jesus flying through the air, risen I've seen angels dancin' round the holy throne I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above I've seen blind men seein for the very first time & I've seen pigs all jumpin off a big cliff side But I wanna see Jesus in you (Do ya, do ya know the Lord?) people (Do ya, do ya know His grace?) ya need Him (Do ya, do ya know His life?) I m sayin (Do ya, do ya know His love?) Well, I heard the Lord sayin Holy Words As He multiplied just 5 loaves, 2 fish for food I saw the Savior hangin on the cross And I heard the people magnifyin God, brief In the country Where the sky touches down on the field There came a crowd to listen to God s own Son They came a runnin' just to get a look Just to feel, to touch, to hear His prayers He s the great I AM, b Well I think you know what I'm tryin' to say to ya That is, the Lord can save ya; He s the only way I've seen enough of the world to know That you got to hear the call And give it all to grow b Do ya, do ya know His love? Do ya, do ya know His love? oh~ Telephone Line ELO laments and prays for help O Lord where ARE You? Will You shine the light? Thru all these lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights That's what I pray I need You every day Oh, I look up when I m alone yeah, yeah, yeah Lord can You see me When I call Your name Will I realize the things You said, You said Are all for real, not a dream Though I still believe They ve all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ooh~ Lord above Give to me Your love Do You still care~? Blue days, black nights~ Do You still care~? I look into the sky I m hopin Your love is gonna see me through And I wonder why The suffering has come to make me blue Oh, Lord, throw me a line~ Give me a sign I'm living in twi light c O.K. some day You ll answer me Till then I ll just pray and plead A little longer, longer, longer, oh~ I'll just sit tight through shadows OF the night You re my King forevermore~ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah bcccc I'm Alive ELO celebrates new life in Christ (I'm alive), and the Lord shines on me today (I'm alive), suddenly I ve no fear today Jesus forever (is the same) Nothing can sever (from His grace) Is this really me, I'm alive~ I'm alive~ (I'm alive), and the dawn breaks across the sky (I'm alive), and the sun rises up so high Lost in another world (far away) Until I heard the Word (of the Way) But what can I say I'm alive~ I'm alive~ I m alive~ Suddenly came the Lord (in the night) Suddenly I was born (into light) How can it be real, I'm alive, I'm alive~ I m alive~ verse 1 I m alive~ I m alive~ I m alive~ I m alive~ I m alive
Turn to Stone ELO knows who s on the throne The city streets are empty now (The lights don t shine no more ) And so my heart is way down low (Yearnin, yearnin, yearnin ) A song still flows into my mind (It echoes of the daylight) Through everything, God is alive (I call You Lord), I m not alone On the throne, and I yearn for home The dying embers of the night (O send Your Spirit, make it blow) Are fanned into a flame so bright (Yearnin, yearnin, yearnin ) The tired streets of yesterday (I see the history they show) Roll past my door into today (I call You Lord), I m not alone On the throne, and I yearn for home, I m not alone Oh, You re still on the throne, And I m yearning for home And I won t be alone, Cuz You re still on the throne You been GONE for so long, but I ll still carry on Yes, I m yearnin & yearnin & yearnin for home The dancing shadows on the wall (Illusions from the Fall) Will soon give way, oh when You call (Yearnin, yearnin, yearnin ) Through all I watch here and I wait (I m not alone, ) You will return again some day (I call You Lord) b twice Rock & Roll is King ELO proclaim that Jesus is King Well, listen everybody Let me tell you who can free your soul Oh, truth is given And it's really gonna make you whole Mmm, come along with me, To the One you can believe you ll say: Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well Christ the Lord is King He s come to free your soul With a grace for all life long Oh, He s calling everybody And He s calling from His holy throne So pray to Jesus and believe And you ll get up on your feet you ll say: Oh, let your hard hearts pray Pray to see, pray to see Oh, let that song ring out That s how it s meant to be~ Well, He ll come like a train That s a comin on down the track He will conquer from heaven And He ll take this old world back Oh just love Him and believe You ll go dancin on down the street you ll say:,, b Well, when He comes around And I listen to the trumpets blow You know He has come back Cuz all I wanna do is praise the Lord Now here I m gonna say If you listen, you can pray you ll say: Oh yeah Oh huh Ooh yeah You ll say
Hold On Tight ELO persevere in the faith Hold on tight and believe Well hold on tight and believe When you see your ship go sailing When you feel your heart is breaking Hold on tight and believe. It s in the Light, you belong (hold on, hold on) Christ just reigns on and on (hold on, hold on) When you need a shoulder to cry on When you get so sick of trying Hold on tight and believe When you get so down that you can't get up & you want so much but you're all out of luck When you're so downhearted & misunderstood Just come to the Lord and discover He s good O come to Christ and you ll live O come to Christ and you ll live Persevere, you won t be sorry Persevere, His yoke is easy O come to Christ and you ll live Yeah Hold on tight and believe Yeah Hold on tight and believe, yeah When you see the shadows falling When you hear that cold wind calling Hold on tight and believe. Oh, yeah hold on tight and believe Yeah, hold on tight and believe. Sweet Talking Woman ELO found by the Gentle Shepherd Why did I go? You were searchin' (searchin') For Your long lost sheep I was hopin' (hopin') You d be finding me I was waitin' for You Gen tle Shepherd Will You find? (I was so wrong) What can I do? (Will You find me?) Oh, oh, oh Don't know what I'm gonna do I gotta get back with You. You re gonna call out (call out) Seekin the lost sheep (call out) You ve been a runnin (run run) You ve been a searchin Call out (call out) Seekin the lost sheep (call out) You re so glad when I have been discovered I had (wandered) many days went by I was thinkin' (thinkin') 'bout the lonely nights I wandered in rebellion all around b I'd been livin' (livin') on a dead end street I've been hopin (I ve been hopin ) You d be rescuin me All my wishes have been coming true b bbb All Over the World ELO has a missionary heart Woo~ woo~ Everybody all around the world, Gotta tell you what I just heard There's gonna be revival all over the world I got a message from the Lord of hosts A Word of comfort when we re feeling low And I heard His voice a callin all over the world~ All over the world~ everybody hear the Word~ Everybody everywhere Has gotta find the Light Everybody walkin' down the street, Everybody movin' to the beat They're gonna find God down in the U.S.A. (New York, Detroit, L.A.) We re gonna give the gift of God for free Everybody come along with me We're gonna shine the Light down in gay Paree (They ll believe and they ll be set free) b, London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome, Rio, Hong Kong, Tokyo L.A., New York, Amsterdam, Monte Carlo, Shard End and ba Everybody all around the world, Gotta tell you what I just heard Everybody walkin' down the street, I found a grace at the mercy seat Everybody, come and find the good life Everybody can shine with the Lord s light b
All over the world, everybody hear the Word~ All over the world, everybody hear the Word All over the world, everybody hear the Word Roll Over Beethoven ELO learns to forgive I m gonna give up all my grudges Gonna take and make em all go away It s a rotten kind of record I WANT-ed O-thers to pay But over and over God has said for-give today You know my temper ture s risin My ang-er s blowin a fuse My heart s beatin faster And my soul keeps feelin so blue ooh But over and over, vengeance never will do Though you re not FEEL-ing LIKE it Go to your brother, then for-give and DROP it Just - get over it and move beyond it And just forget it, and really drop it Yes, it s over So over and over, for-give what people may do If your MIND is stormin, I m a givin you a warnin Don tcha let ANG-er get to you THOUGH big- or little, be prayin for acquittal You got nothing to lose But over and over, ven-geance NE-ver will do You know the Savior has for-giv-en AND He will never stop My God for-gave His debtors There ain t a reason to not If forgiven by Christ, Then you should just let it drop So over and over so over and over So over and over, ooh so over and over So over and over, HE S forgiven you too gain So over and over so over and over So over and O-ver so over and over So over and over so over and over So over and over Shine a Little Love ELO receives light and shares light All through the things I ve done You came to bring me life I m blessed to walk Your way~ I see You ve come to make me understand I know my doubts are foolish when I pray But I m knowin You forgave me And today s another day You shine Your love on my life You shine Your love on my life You shine Your love on my life~ And let me see (O send us) the light, we re gonna run till dawn (O send us) the light, and show the way We ll never stop, we got a good thing going on I know Your Word and call You Lord And I really need You, Savior Ev ry day I need You more Lord, You understand (Yes You understand) And You shine Your light (I know You will) Lord, You ll be the same (And make me born again) (Oh, oh, hallelujah, hallelujah woo) It's been a year now & it's getting so much better I came home and found Your Word Though ev'rybody said, "You'll soon forget it." They couldn't see it, they just didn't understand And lookin' in the mirror They were fools on either hand b How many days that I was hoping I could find You And now I do believe I m walking out, I m now a child of light We ll tell the world around Until they see Your light You re revealing in their heart And soon be shining in their eyes aa