JOSHUA S SONG Themes: faithfulness, diligence, hope of heaven ontext: God s faithfulness should fuel or response to Him. If God can stop the sun in the sky as He did in Joshua s life, we can trust Him to have the power to work in our lives and be trusted with our souls. KEY: A (chords shown reflect capo 2) INTRO: Em G G VERSE: G The sun has stopped in the sky D/F# and I know that my heart will now yield to You G D/F# Be rid of all other loves and have my soul be revealed by You : Em G G Em G G Holding fast Holding fast Holding fast to You, to You to You INSTRUMENTAL Em G G (soft cut) VERSE 2 When wars have come to rest and all the fires smoldered out Your closeness, oh will never dim and angels will show us all the sound, (holy) TAG Em G G Em Not to the right or to the left Not forget all the things You said G G Not lose my way or ever fall See you take back it all, so I m
Psalm 18 Themes: discouragement, insecurity, awe, surrender ontext: There are times when we feel discouraged. The Scriptures show time and time again that brokenness is always a recipe for God-sized things to happen. True hristian life happens in the context of surrender. KEY: B (chords shown reflect capo 4) INTRO: Em F#/# Em/ D A/# VERSE 1 Em A/ F# /G These things have come up Out of the ground D/A And held my feet still as a stone The heart of a mountain When the wind carried beat a bit faster someone from home LIFT: Em B7 G G/B Dsus Take all of me Take what s inside There s not much to work with, I fear G G/B Dsus Take all of me Make all this right and make something beautiful G G/B VERSE 2 Smoke is rising above Where the fire came from and the skies fall to the side BRIDGE /F# x3 My weakness is too strong my breath is almost gone so reach out, reach down for me OUTRO (same as intro)
Unseen Themes: transparency, honesty, God s omniscience ontext: If God can see all things, then the only sensible response is to live honestly before Him and others. Although He is unseen, God is real and full of mercy. KEY: B (chords shown reflect capo 4) INTRO Em D Em Am x2 VERSE G D/F# Em D/F# light has dawned of a Son not setting G D/F# Em D/F# walking out of darkness but not stepping Em just like rays of light Am You re moving through me You renew me Em Am just like shades of night You re moving through me Em Am nothing is unseen VERSE 2 Stumbling now, with my hands outstretching Suddenly clarity is piercing BRIDGE Am G/B my eyes can t take it in Dsus D something in me, sees you now
Shade and light Themes: sincere worship, rescue ontext: The heart is often described as water in the Scriptures. A desire for those who love God is to worship Him from the very depths of their being. This song is a plea for God to stir in us deep affection towards Him. See: Psalm 42:7 85:11 87:7 Amos 5:8 KEY: A (chords shown reflect capo 2) Special note: This song has the time signature of 8/8 alternating with 6/8 in the verses. INTRO: D/F# G Em VERSE 1 D/F# G Deep calls to deep Em if light can call us home D/F# G We have found Em a res - cue of our own deep calls to deep one life, one prize, one song hear us, our voice will car- ry on (4/4) D/F# G Em our shade our light our stay our life D/F# G Em down and down and down and down some more VERSE 2 way down inside are waters that you see through this mud and all the rag - ing sea peace seeps below You re carved through ebb and flow all our foun - tains are from you we know BRIDGE the voice of grace has sung over us the noise we raise is from the hope in us
Dust Themes: creation of man, longing for God, hardship is temporary ontext: I wrote this song when I was sitting at an airport one time, watching the dust particles in the air illuminated from a sunbeam coming through the terminal window. It reminded me that we were formed from the dust of the earth, and that our troubles, sins, and hardships are temporary. See: Psalm 5, Psalm 25, and Psalm 103:14 KEY: F (chords shown reflect capo 1) PIANO INTRO A E G# B E F# G# B E E A E VERSE 1 #m A #m A onsider this sigh a sign for You I wait in expectation #m A #m A deep in my bones, deep in my soul I need Your favor to cover me A E B A E B to dust I will return never has light felt so heavy, now A E B A #m B to Him we will return the smallest traces of You VERSE 2: For Your sake, pardon this guilt, it is great You called to me and turned me around He ll take a part and part stays here I m rid of all that s not me, I finally feel like I m found TAG / OUTRO E Esus Eadd3 Esus x 4 (then instrumental from beginning)
SHATTER Themes: brokenness, God s healing, the process of becoming outwardly focused ontext: We are made in God s image. Still, sin has affected us deeply, and the amazing process of becoming more like hrist can be painful. Only His strength will get us through. KEY: A (chords shown reflect capo 2) VERSE 1 2 D Em G this morning star is so bright in retreat the clouded night 2 D Em G death has loosed on this life pre-chorus from a home where mirrors shine a colder space and time and the windows all were closed D/B D/F# D/G D/ shatter (voc 1) something's breaking, and rebuilding and it's you (voc 2) VERSE 2 a print a trace a ray is found inside of what you ve made away the people stride left, right left, right left, right left, right PRE 2 to the home where your eyes burn with flame and rain and time and they never, ever close TAG pull me out pull me through OUTRO
HEIGHTS BESIDE Themes: patience, waiting for hrist to come back ontext: Although this song is instrumental, it reflects our desire to see God s restoration in the world come quickly. We are closer today to hrist s return than yesterday. KEY: A#
Speaks So Still Themes: discernment, learning to hear the voice of God ontext: One of the most important things in the hristian life is learning to recognize the voice of God in our lives. Even after walking with Jesus for years that can be a hard task. See Hebrews 3, John 10 KEY: G INTRO: G VERSE G is the sky moving round is it me that said a word is it You make a turn, take a step Or am I not seeing straight is it You PRE- Em D Em D I should know but I don t G is it You, that speaks so still D is it You, I hear through all of the shouts G D I m just a child who wants to know the voice of my father VERSE 2 today is still called today the signs You gave will not remain Is it You Sing ooh, ooh cause that s the kind of thing You d say Is it You PRE- X 2 (hold the D out on the end) INSTRUMENTAL
First of All Themes: God s eternality, Salvation for all of reation, Jesus power over death ontext: This song was written in light of olossians 1. God s salvation is not just for the human race, but for the rest of creation that has been affected by sin. Jesus is both the author of life, and our rescue from a fallen world. KEY: F# (chords shown reflect capo 2, cut capo 4) INTRO: E E/D# E/F# E VERSE: A E before breath was taken He was B E and was pleased to stay and live A E holding together each piece of the world #m B A so the trees and the souls would come back to Him : E E/G# #m B A First of All the first one that death could not hold E E/G# #m B A Divine and yet Man lasting forever lasting on First of All ev ry heart made by and for Him every shore and creature we ve seen a life of no wrong that was traded for peace so the stones and the souls would come back to Him BRIDGE: A B #m E/D# E Jesus my Maker Jesus my res- cue x 2
Who an Stand Music: Picardy, French carol melody; harmony from The English Hymnal 1906 Themes: God s eternality, Salvation for all of reation, Jesus power over death ontext: This song was written in light of olossians 1. God s salvation is not just for the human race, but for the rest of creation that has been affected by sin. Jesus is both the author of life, and our rescue from a fallen world. KEY: E INTRO: E E/ VERSE 1: E D Let all mortal flesh keep silent, B And with fear and trembling stand; E D Ponder nothing earthly minded, B For with blessing in His hand, E D D hrist our God to earth descendeth, D E(low) Our full homage to demand. King of kings, yet born of Mary, As of old on earth He stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, In the body and the blood; He will give to all the faithful His own self for heavenly food. who can stand before You now? Rank on rank the host of heaven Spreads its vanguard on the way, As the Light of light descendeth From the realms of endless day, That the powers of hell may vanish As the darkness clears away. At His feet the six wingèd seraph, herubim with sleepless eye, Veil their faces to the presence, As with ceaseless voice they cry: Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia, Lord Most High
OUR LION Themes: ommunion, Jesus return ontext: While the death of hrist was both beautiful and tragic, we have very few celebratory songs for ommunion. We wrote this in light of the joy we have through His sacrifice, and His command for us to remember Him. KEY: E (chords shown reflect cut capo 2) VERSE E E/# E/G# F#m (x3) E B A We will not live on bread alone from You life will be fed to our souls bread and wine, from you holy vine we re sharing in His life We drink in You To recall The death of He, who made it all Death lay defeated, His coming repeated, so We re sharing in His life #m E E/D# A/ F# (x3) E B A Never has death been so beautiful Given my breath for He is merciful All that You ve made cries out to You, you ask Would you remember me VERSE BRIDGE A/D E/# D#/B E/# D#/B #/A oming as lamb, returning as lion He is coming back, He s coming back x 2
There Is Hope Themes: hope, salvation, hearing from God ontext: Our lives are meaningless apart from hrist. Our only hope and rescue is Jesus hrist the only Son of God. See: Isaiah 29:17-19 Mark 8:22-24 Luke 7:22 Psalm 126:5-6 Luke 15:6 KEY: A (chords shown reflect capo 2) G/B Em D In that place He speaks and your soul climbs out of darkness Now the blind can see what they heard while they were sleeping (instrumental break) VERSE Something speaks a voice in you From the One who sees through and through He has asked for You to come home, come home See who this love can be rescue us from this violent sea an your soul hear, can you hear Him? OUTRO There is hope