HIS SAVING GRACE ALWAYS FILLS ME UP
(to the tune of "Rainy Days and Mondays" by the Carpenters)
Walking around and feeling lost
Not knowing the precious cost
Of a life so dear and true
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
The Son of God has filled my empty cup
Everything was wrong
Sin had emptied my heart
Now I've got a song
Nothing can go wrong
His saving grace always fills me up
I always seem to be praying to the Lord
I know he'll always love me
And it seems that kneeling is the only thing to do
To pray to the One who loves me
What I feel will always be there
For He is in my soul
He'll always be about
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
And it seems that kneeling is the only thing to do
To pray to the One who loves me
What I feel will always be there
For He is in my soul
He'll always be about
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
MKR 1986
JESUS SETS MY HEART ON FIRE
(tune from Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire")
He shakes the roof and rattles the eaves
So much love is hard to believe
He changed my will
Oh what a thrill
Jesus sets my heart on fire
Savior born in a manger bed
That's where the Royal Babe laid His head
He talks to kings, shepherds too!
Now He's gonna talk to you
He saved me
Oh yeah
He'll save you
I want to love Him like a servant should
I pray for others I pray to Him
Now I'm gonna pray for you, you, you
He talks to Jews and Gentiles too
And I know my Savior will speak to you
Come on ask Him
Don't delay
Jesus set my heart on fire
He saved me
Oh yeah
He'll save you
I want to love Him like a servant should
I pray for others I pray to Him
Now I'm gonna pray for you, you, you
He talks to Jews and Gentiles too
And I know my Savior will speak to you
Come on ask Him
Don't delay
Jesus set my heart on fire
MKR 1986
THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
The greatest Love of All
He gave to you
He gave to me
To live with Him eternally
He is Lord
He is God
He is All
He is the greatest Love of All
MKR 1986
BELIEVE IN HIM
(Tune from the Oak Ridge Boys “Bobby Sue”)
He came as a babe in swaddling cloth
In a manger both dark and cold
A star showed into the night
Making the dark mighty bright
An angel told the shepherds not to wait
Go quickly before it's too late
The king is sending men to kill the babe
But when they find the manger it'll be too late
Believe in him
Can’t you see his love is true
He sent is son to save you
All you have to do is ask him to.
For years he both learned and taught
And recruited disciples from the fish they caught
Now it's time for Calvary
On which he died without dignity
They scourged his body
And they stripped him bare
On a cross just hanging there
Bruised and broken he had won
What his father said he had done
Believe in Him
Believe in Him
MKR 1984
CALVARY
In a town called Bethlehem
On one dark night
A boy child Jesus came
To save us from our plight
Though as he grew and he taught
He kept his face one way
For he came on Christmas
To die on Calvary's Day
He lived to die
So he could rise
To save us from our sin
He chose us
On creation's day
To live our lives with him
He knows so much about us
He knows our brights and dims
He knows when we are with him
Before we even begin
He saved those he elected
He helped those who needed help
He never for one second let us out of sight
He does not change he's always there
He cares, he loves, he prospers
He takes us up and carries
Us across life's troubled waters
He is with me and will keep me
I will never perish
My soul is his eternally
I worship him continually
My life is his so thoroughly
I belong to him
MKR 1985
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
(tune from Oak Ridge Boys' "Doctor's Orders")
The Doctor told me your livin' alone
Ain't no good for your soul
If I don't do what He tells me to
It just might tear me apart
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
The Doctor told me
To find a friend and tell you of His might
The Doctor told me
to tell you friend of the way of life that's right
You don't need pills
Shots won't do
A transfusion would be useless too
Jesus' love is what you need to get
Yourself back on your feet
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
You don't need pills
Shots won't do
A transfusion would be useless too
Jesus' love is what you need to get
Yourself back on your feet
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
MKM 1984
TEACH US YOUR FAITH
Hey Little children what have you got
Hey little children that we have not?!
Hey little children where’d the faith come from?
Hey little children could you give us some?
Children, they have so much faith
What happens to it when they come of age
We watch as you move about
Trusting each other with never a doubt
Our earthly fathers fill our needs
Yet when we come of age
Our hearts seem to freeze
We act upon things with our own free will
Oh, to live as children do
To trust in God and Our Lord Jesus too!
To accept him and open our hearts
To die of ourselves and let the Spirit impart!!
Oh! Little children to live as you do
To trust the Lord Jesus as the Bible says to
Oh! Little children teach us your faith
That we may die of ourselves and accept God’s grace.
MKR 1986
CHRISTIANS NEVER SAY GOODBYE
Christians never say goodbye
Christians never say goodbye
Rather here on earth or in the sky
We shall meet again
So, Christians never have to say goodbye
We must part and go our separate ways
For God has divided our duties on this earth
But one thing I know whether on earth or in Glory
We will meet again
So, Christians never need to say goodbye
We are united in a divided world
We are with each other through Spirit
We pray for each other
Whether close at hand or in another land
So we never have to say goodbye
We live such a short time on this earth
That even if death should part us for a while
We still do not have to say goodbye
For we are glory bound and
We will see each other again
Christians never say goodbye
Christians never say goodbye
Rather here on earth or in the sky
We shall meet again
So, Christians never have to say goodbye.
MKR 1986, revised 1991
MAKING SAINTS OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
(To the tune of “Making love out of nothing at all” by Air Supply)
He taught me how to witness
And He taught me how to pray
He taught me how to find the verses
And He taught me how to cry
He taught me how to love you
And He taught me how to smile
He taught me how to praise Him
And He taught me how to dream
He taught me how to serve Him
And He taught me how to die
I know that He’ll always love me
And I know He’ll always care
And I know He’ll always be there
To give us a helping hand
And I know God has saved you
If you only let Him in
You just have to give Him a chance
And you know the road to Heaven
And you know the way to Life
You know the Bible tells the Truth
If you’d accept the truth and then
you’d be born again
But I’m not sure how to lead you
And I’d hate to see you fall
And I don’t know how He does it
Making Saints out of nothing at all
Making Saints
Out of nothing at all
Whenever I see you and the rays of His love stream through
His Spirit in me
And make me want to share Him so He can live in your heart
The Spirit of my Lord is hoping that
He can find a place within you
He can take the darkness from the pit of your soul
And turn you into a beacon of His Life
Give it to God!
Everything is nothing at all until you give it to Him
I was made to run and stumble
And I was made with sin and strife
But thank the Lord Jesus for choosing me
You are my Lord, and my Life
He has made my life forever
I have a life with Him
And He kept all His promises that He’s ever made and
He saved me from all of my sins
I could have never made it without Him
He keeps me safe and strong
And I don’t know how He does it
Making saints out of nothing at all
Making saints
Out of nothing at all
MKR 1986
MY GOD
Sent by God to breathe his last breath
Arose on he third day after death
For my sins he died that day
Knowing my feet are of clay
I slip now and then
But, I hold tight to Him
He leads me always closer to Home
He has filled me and made me whole
Sent His Spirit to cleanse my soul
He loves me and I him
He chose me so that I will never be lost again
Forever forward do I trod
Walking along this earthly sod
I know he is with me
And will keep me forever homeward bound
I search the skies from dawn to dusk
Wondering about this God I trust
When will it happen
When will it end.
This forever slipping sin
I want to go home to be with Him
But, my life here is not finished
Until he says I am
I work toward one goal
(Though sometimes I’m not sure what stage I’m in)
I must forever ask him to cleanse me from sin
Though I am a sinner
My spirit is clean
For God keeps
Protecting me
Evil cannot pierce those nail-scarred hands
Love is always with me
While on Christ the Solid Rock I stand
MKR 1986
CHOSEN
Yes, he chose me
Though I know not why
Yes, he chose me
And I am going to try
To please though
I won’t always succeed
I lean on him
Throughout eternity
MKR 1988
GOD
He stands beside me always
He knows what’s down those
Dark and distant hallways
He sees before me
He hears before me
He knows all
He’s there before me
He’s there after me
He’s there with me
He’s at the Beginning
He stands at the End
He is everywhere
He created everything
He is all things to me
He is the one and only
He is the Living God
MKR 1988
PREJUDICE
God gave us a mind to use
Of which instead we do abuse
We forget that we are here for him
Instead we try to condemn
Without purpose or knowledge
Of that to which we
Have decided to be against
We try to keep all out
And build around us a fence
We allow none through that gate
Unless they follow
What we think
But God does not ask
Us all to be the same
All he asks is that
We call upon his name
What he does ask you to do
Is not to hinder Him
MKR 1987
SIN
A horrible place to hide
A terrible way to die
Looking around seeing nothing
Hearing nothing
Saying nothing
Letting it dwell inside you
Eating you up
Tearing you apart
Let it out
Get rid of it
Hand it up to God
He will abolish it
Disintegrate it
Eliminate it
It will no longer exist
Get on with your life
Get rid of the strife
Pick up move on
Start anew
For your slate is clean
Forget the past
Go forward
Keep growing
Giving it to the Lord
Don’t worry about things down here
God is right beside you
Reach for Him
He will show you the way
And always remember it
Will come to pass
It does not come to stay
MKR 1986
CHRIST DID
Have you every been blamed
for a mistake made my another
Has someone blamed you for
Something that was his doing
Did you not complain
But, take it again and again
Never denying it
Taking the punishment
Christ did
Would you go to your death
Without protesting
For a crime you did not commit
Christ did
Would you love someone
Who would beat you
Sneer at you
Scourge you
Call you names
Christ did
Would you die for someone
Who denied your existence
Who would not stand by you
When you needed them
Christ did
Could you forgive
All wrongs done to you
Out of thoughtlessness
Meanness, smallness and hatred
Christ did
Could you do even one of these things
Christ did them all
MKR 1987
WHERE
“Where does that glow come from”
“I am on fire for the Lord,” he said
“I have things to give to you
A boat, a house, a car”
“If I need those things
The Lord will provide them,” he said
“But you have nothing”
“I have everything,” he said
“Where are you going”
“To tell others about Jesus,” he said
“Where does that glow come from”
“I am on fire for the Lord,” he said
MKR 1988
WHEN I WAS A CHILD
When I was a child
The Lord called me to him
My life is so much better now
For I try to live it through Him
When the world gets me down
I always go to him in prayer
I read his Bible also
My strength comes through Him
MKR 1987
JESUS WAS THERE
When she was feeling sorry for herself
Jesus was there
When she thought no one cared
He held her close
When she was afraid
Jesus surrounded her life
When she felt the world closing in on her
He stopped the strife
Years of loving had brought her far
Now she still grows day by day
And through Him she is strong
MKM1986
(to the tune of "Rainy Days and Mondays" by the Carpenters)
Walking around and feeling lost
Not knowing the precious cost
Of a life so dear and true
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
The Son of God has filled my empty cup
Everything was wrong
Sin had emptied my heart
Now I've got a song
Nothing can go wrong
His saving grace always fills me up
I always seem to be praying to the Lord
I know he'll always love me
And it seems that kneeling is the only thing to do
To pray to the One who loves me
What I feel will always be there
For He is in my soul
He'll always be about
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
And it seems that kneeling is the only thing to do
To pray to the One who loves me
What I feel will always be there
For He is in my soul
He'll always be about
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
He died for you
Same as He died for me
His saving grace always fills me up
MKR 1986
JESUS SETS MY HEART ON FIRE
(tune from Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire")
He shakes the roof and rattles the eaves
So much love is hard to believe
He changed my will
Oh what a thrill
Jesus sets my heart on fire
Savior born in a manger bed
That's where the Royal Babe laid His head
He talks to kings, shepherds too!
Now He's gonna talk to you
He saved me
Oh yeah
He'll save you
I want to love Him like a servant should
I pray for others I pray to Him
Now I'm gonna pray for you, you, you
He talks to Jews and Gentiles too
And I know my Savior will speak to you
Come on ask Him
Don't delay
Jesus set my heart on fire
He saved me
Oh yeah
He'll save you
I want to love Him like a servant should
I pray for others I pray to Him
Now I'm gonna pray for you, you, you
He talks to Jews and Gentiles too
And I know my Savior will speak to you
Come on ask Him
Don't delay
Jesus set my heart on fire
MKR 1986
THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
The greatest Love of All
He gave to you
He gave to me
To live with Him eternally
He is Lord
He is God
He is All
He is the greatest Love of All
MKR 1986
BELIEVE IN HIM
(Tune from the Oak Ridge Boys “Bobby Sue”)
He came as a babe in swaddling cloth
In a manger both dark and cold
A star showed into the night
Making the dark mighty bright
An angel told the shepherds not to wait
Go quickly before it's too late
The king is sending men to kill the babe
But when they find the manger it'll be too late
Believe in him
Can’t you see his love is true
He sent is son to save you
All you have to do is ask him to.
For years he both learned and taught
And recruited disciples from the fish they caught
Now it's time for Calvary
On which he died without dignity
They scourged his body
And they stripped him bare
On a cross just hanging there
Bruised and broken he had won
What his father said he had done
Believe in Him
Believe in Him
MKR 1984
CALVARY
In a town called Bethlehem
On one dark night
A boy child Jesus came
To save us from our plight
Though as he grew and he taught
He kept his face one way
For he came on Christmas
To die on Calvary's Day
He lived to die
So he could rise
To save us from our sin
He chose us
On creation's day
To live our lives with him
He knows so much about us
He knows our brights and dims
He knows when we are with him
Before we even begin
He saved those he elected
He helped those who needed help
He never for one second let us out of sight
He does not change he's always there
He cares, he loves, he prospers
He takes us up and carries
Us across life's troubled waters
He is with me and will keep me
I will never perish
My soul is his eternally
I worship him continually
My life is his so thoroughly
I belong to him
MKR 1985
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
(tune from Oak Ridge Boys' "Doctor's Orders")
The Doctor told me your livin' alone
Ain't no good for your soul
If I don't do what He tells me to
It just might tear me apart
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
The Doctor told me
To find a friend and tell you of His might
The Doctor told me
to tell you friend of the way of life that's right
You don't need pills
Shots won't do
A transfusion would be useless too
Jesus' love is what you need to get
Yourself back on your feet
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
You don't need pills
Shots won't do
A transfusion would be useless too
Jesus' love is what you need to get
Yourself back on your feet
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
I really need to tell you what He's done
You know I'm under Doctor's orders
That's what my Doctor said
MKM 1984
TEACH US YOUR FAITH
Hey Little children what have you got
Hey little children that we have not?!
Hey little children where’d the faith come from?
Hey little children could you give us some?
Children, they have so much faith
What happens to it when they come of age
We watch as you move about
Trusting each other with never a doubt
Our earthly fathers fill our needs
Yet when we come of age
Our hearts seem to freeze
We act upon things with our own free will
Oh, to live as children do
To trust in God and Our Lord Jesus too!
To accept him and open our hearts
To die of ourselves and let the Spirit impart!!
Oh! Little children to live as you do
To trust the Lord Jesus as the Bible says to
Oh! Little children teach us your faith
That we may die of ourselves and accept God’s grace.
MKR 1986
CHRISTIANS NEVER SAY GOODBYE
Christians never say goodbye
Christians never say goodbye
Rather here on earth or in the sky
We shall meet again
So, Christians never have to say goodbye
We must part and go our separate ways
For God has divided our duties on this earth
But one thing I know whether on earth or in Glory
We will meet again
So, Christians never need to say goodbye
We are united in a divided world
We are with each other through Spirit
We pray for each other
Whether close at hand or in another land
So we never have to say goodbye
We live such a short time on this earth
That even if death should part us for a while
We still do not have to say goodbye
For we are glory bound and
We will see each other again
Christians never say goodbye
Christians never say goodbye
Rather here on earth or in the sky
We shall meet again
So, Christians never have to say goodbye.
MKR 1986, revised 1991
MAKING SAINTS OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
(To the tune of “Making love out of nothing at all” by Air Supply)
He taught me how to witness
And He taught me how to pray
He taught me how to find the verses
And He taught me how to cry
He taught me how to love you
And He taught me how to smile
He taught me how to praise Him
And He taught me how to dream
He taught me how to serve Him
And He taught me how to die
I know that He’ll always love me
And I know He’ll always care
And I know He’ll always be there
To give us a helping hand
And I know God has saved you
If you only let Him in
You just have to give Him a chance
And you know the road to Heaven
And you know the way to Life
You know the Bible tells the Truth
If you’d accept the truth and then
you’d be born again
But I’m not sure how to lead you
And I’d hate to see you fall
And I don’t know how He does it
Making Saints out of nothing at all
Making Saints
Out of nothing at all
Whenever I see you and the rays of His love stream through
His Spirit in me
And make me want to share Him so He can live in your heart
The Spirit of my Lord is hoping that
He can find a place within you
He can take the darkness from the pit of your soul
And turn you into a beacon of His Life
Give it to God!
Everything is nothing at all until you give it to Him
I was made to run and stumble
And I was made with sin and strife
But thank the Lord Jesus for choosing me
You are my Lord, and my Life
He has made my life forever
I have a life with Him
And He kept all His promises that He’s ever made and
He saved me from all of my sins
I could have never made it without Him
He keeps me safe and strong
And I don’t know how He does it
Making saints out of nothing at all
Making saints
Out of nothing at all
MKR 1986
MY GOD
Sent by God to breathe his last breath
Arose on he third day after death
For my sins he died that day
Knowing my feet are of clay
I slip now and then
But, I hold tight to Him
He leads me always closer to Home
He has filled me and made me whole
Sent His Spirit to cleanse my soul
He loves me and I him
He chose me so that I will never be lost again
Forever forward do I trod
Walking along this earthly sod
I know he is with me
And will keep me forever homeward bound
I search the skies from dawn to dusk
Wondering about this God I trust
When will it happen
When will it end.
This forever slipping sin
I want to go home to be with Him
But, my life here is not finished
Until he says I am
I work toward one goal
(Though sometimes I’m not sure what stage I’m in)
I must forever ask him to cleanse me from sin
Though I am a sinner
My spirit is clean
For God keeps
Protecting me
Evil cannot pierce those nail-scarred hands
Love is always with me
While on Christ the Solid Rock I stand
MKR 1986
CHOSEN
Yes, he chose me
Though I know not why
Yes, he chose me
And I am going to try
To please though
I won’t always succeed
I lean on him
Throughout eternity
MKR 1988
GOD
He stands beside me always
He knows what’s down those
Dark and distant hallways
He sees before me
He hears before me
He knows all
He’s there before me
He’s there after me
He’s there with me
He’s at the Beginning
He stands at the End
He is everywhere
He created everything
He is all things to me
He is the one and only
He is the Living God
MKR 1988
PREJUDICE
God gave us a mind to use
Of which instead we do abuse
We forget that we are here for him
Instead we try to condemn
Without purpose or knowledge
Of that to which we
Have decided to be against
We try to keep all out
And build around us a fence
We allow none through that gate
Unless they follow
What we think
But God does not ask
Us all to be the same
All he asks is that
We call upon his name
What he does ask you to do
Is not to hinder Him
MKR 1987
SIN
A horrible place to hide
A terrible way to die
Looking around seeing nothing
Hearing nothing
Saying nothing
Letting it dwell inside you
Eating you up
Tearing you apart
Let it out
Get rid of it
Hand it up to God
He will abolish it
Disintegrate it
Eliminate it
It will no longer exist
Get on with your life
Get rid of the strife
Pick up move on
Start anew
For your slate is clean
Forget the past
Go forward
Keep growing
Giving it to the Lord
Don’t worry about things down here
God is right beside you
Reach for Him
He will show you the way
And always remember it
Will come to pass
It does not come to stay
MKR 1986
CHRIST DID
Have you every been blamed
for a mistake made my another
Has someone blamed you for
Something that was his doing
Did you not complain
But, take it again and again
Never denying it
Taking the punishment
Christ did
Would you go to your death
Without protesting
For a crime you did not commit
Christ did
Would you love someone
Who would beat you
Sneer at you
Scourge you
Call you names
Christ did
Would you die for someone
Who denied your existence
Who would not stand by you
When you needed them
Christ did
Could you forgive
All wrongs done to you
Out of thoughtlessness
Meanness, smallness and hatred
Christ did
Could you do even one of these things
Christ did them all
MKR 1987
WHERE
“Where does that glow come from”
“I am on fire for the Lord,” he said
“I have things to give to you
A boat, a house, a car”
“If I need those things
The Lord will provide them,” he said
“But you have nothing”
“I have everything,” he said
“Where are you going”
“To tell others about Jesus,” he said
“Where does that glow come from”
“I am on fire for the Lord,” he said
MKR 1988
WHEN I WAS A CHILD
When I was a child
The Lord called me to him
My life is so much better now
For I try to live it through Him
When the world gets me down
I always go to him in prayer
I read his Bible also
My strength comes through Him
MKR 1987
JESUS WAS THERE
When she was feeling sorry for herself
Jesus was there
When she thought no one cared
He held her close
When she was afraid
Jesus surrounded her life
When she felt the world closing in on her
He stopped the strife
Years of loving had brought her far
Now she still grows day by day
And through Him she is strong
MKM1986
LET ME BE YOUR SERVANT
(to the tune of "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley)
Oh, Jesus let me be your servant anywhere
Take my life
Oh, Lord
And lead me anywhere
Oh, put me in you loving care
I don’t want to be a sinner
Sinnin’ hurts too much
I don’t want to be carnal
Because then I couldn’t love enough
I just want to be in your loving care
Take my life
Oh, Lord
And lead me anywhere
Please, let me be you servant anywhere
Let me be a servant anywhere
Jesus let me be a servant unto you
I ask you Lord to lead me
In the things that I am to do
Oh, let me be a servant good and true
MKR 1988
HE’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU
I stand-alone and look around
I sunk so low
I can’t go much farther down
I’m sinking in mire of sin and desperation
Then, I think of what my
Grandfather said when
I would sit upon his lap
He had a God so great
That he never stopped loving
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s here with us right now
After my grandfather breathed his last breath
I thought my world had ended
But as he died he never stopped loving this God of his
I didn’t understand it
It was not fair
I hated life
It took my only love
My only friend
But, I could still hear his voice
As I stood by his grave
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s here with us right now
As I grew up I learned to accept the vacant spot
But, my heart still ached sometimes
There was a gap there that no one could fill
A great love had been lost at night I’d cry myself to sleep
Afraid of the world around me
I hated where and who I was I felt so unloved
Meanness and smallness circled me like a suffocating bubble
I built what I thought was a protective wall
But, these words would come tearing through it
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s with us right now
The walls I build had no foundation
They kept crumbling down
Then a rock I found
A solid rock built of love
No stronger bond was there
I found the God my grandfather had
But, now He was my own
I no longer walk in darkness
Though sometimes I feel like I have lost my way
I have someone now that
Could never lead me astray
He’ll never stop loving me
He was here before me
He’ll be around after
He’s with all of us right now
CAN’T YOU PRAY TO HIM
SO KIND
(to the tune of "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley)
Oh, Jesus let me be your servant anywhere
Take my life
Oh, Lord
And lead me anywhere
Oh, put me in you loving care
I don’t want to be a sinner
Sinnin’ hurts too much
I don’t want to be carnal
Because then I couldn’t love enough
I just want to be in your loving care
Take my life
Oh, Lord
And lead me anywhere
Please, let me be you servant anywhere
Let me be a servant anywhere
Jesus let me be a servant unto you
I ask you Lord to lead me
In the things that I am to do
Oh, let me be a servant good and true
MKR 1988
HE’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU
I stand-alone and look around
I sunk so low
I can’t go much farther down
I’m sinking in mire of sin and desperation
Then, I think of what my
Grandfather said when
I would sit upon his lap
He had a God so great
That he never stopped loving
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s here with us right now
After my grandfather breathed his last breath
I thought my world had ended
But as he died he never stopped loving this God of his
I didn’t understand it
It was not fair
I hated life
It took my only love
My only friend
But, I could still hear his voice
As I stood by his grave
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s here with us right now
As I grew up I learned to accept the vacant spot
But, my heart still ached sometimes
There was a gap there that no one could fill
A great love had been lost at night I’d cry myself to sleep
Afraid of the world around me
I hated where and who I was I felt so unloved
Meanness and smallness circled me like a suffocating bubble
I built what I thought was a protective wall
But, these words would come tearing through it
He’ll never stop loving you
He was here before you came
He’ll be around after
He’s with us right now
The walls I build had no foundation
They kept crumbling down
Then a rock I found
A solid rock built of love
No stronger bond was there
I found the God my grandfather had
But, now He was my own
I no longer walk in darkness
Though sometimes I feel like I have lost my way
I have someone now that
Could never lead me astray
He’ll never stop loving me
He was here before me
He’ll be around after
He’s with all of us right now
CAN’T YOU PRAY TO HIM
Can’t you pray to Him
It’s the Lord
He’s there both night and day
Can you really live your life without Him
People it’s true
I wish I could make you see
Oh, you just gotta know
He knows your every thought
Doesn’t that say something
God’s protection is over me
It’s the Lord
I can feel His love coming into my life
Changing me into a different one
Cling to Him
He’s the only one I need
He’s always with me
Taking me through
Making sure I make it all right
Oh, people it’s true
Can’t you see He’s the one
And what you need is Him
He will walk you to eternity
He’s brought me to my knees
I’m praying through the night
I can’t live without His love
Can’t you hear Him call
It’s the Lord
SO KIND
(to the tune “So Fine” by the Oak Ridge Boys)
My Lord is so kind
He loves me
Come rain or shine
So kind
He saved me
My Lord is with me
All the time
He stands forever
By my side
He is so kind
I know He loves me so
I know because
The Bible tells me so
He is so kind
My Lord is so kind
He stands forever
By my side
He is so kind
MKR 1986
JESUS, OH, JESUS
Jesus, oh, Jesus died for us that day
Jesus, oh, Jesus it’s in your name I pray
Jesus, oh, Jesus who knew from birth he’d die
Jesus, oh, Jesus it’s in you name I cry
Jesus, oh, Jesus take all my sin away
As you did for those on that sad and glorious day
Jesus, oh, Jesus your love so great and merciful
Jesus how I love you
You have suffered more pain
Felt more love for all your enemies
Than I could ever do
Jesus who died for me
Jesus who lived for me
Jesus who rose again for me
Jesus who was born for me
Jesus who I love
Jesus who was stripped, beaten, and badgered
Jesus who has all the glory
And has given me some in my life
Jesus who loves me and helps me
But, doesn’t ask to be repaid
For who could repay the pain He undertook
Yet, He never once stopped loving those that hurt Him
And judged him falsely
Jesus, oh, Jesus how could we every repay you
I can’t even love someone who treated another bad
I pray that they will change
Yet I still hope that something mean happens to them
I’m guilty of evil thoughts
And vicious accusations, true or not
Sometimes I forget to pray for them
Jesus, oh, Jesus our wise and noble one
Please forgive, as I cannot live as you have done
You are so good and loving so full of generosity
But, we take and take and just what do we give you
Do we stop and help those
As your Samaritan did
Do we stop to help those that are hurt
To find your healing hand
Jesus, oh, Jesus who loves everything and everyone
Who must shake his head in sadness
At some of the things I have done
Whose roar of laughter can be heard from our impatience
Who holds us close forever and helps us with his might
Jesus, oh, Jesus who saved us from our sins
For we could never save ourselves
The more we try the deeper we go
Jesus, oh, Jesus who came to Earth one day
To die for us
And save us from ourselves
Jesus, oh, Jesus to you I’ll always pray
Though I don’t seem to do it often enough
Oh, Jesus I do love you so please help me to do right
Jesus, our sins are great
Rather small or large they are all sins
Jesus, oh, Jesus to you I hold up my life
Jesus, oh, Jesus help me to come closer each day
Jesus, oh, Jesus whose tithe at times is hard to pay
Help me to be more faithful each and everyday
Jesus, oh, Jesus to you I owe my life
Jesus, oh, Jesus it’s you who helps me through strife
Jesus, oh, Jesus to you I send my love
Jesus, oh, Jesus Father from above
Oh, Father, Son and Holy Ghost
All of you as one
Stay with me I pray as through this life I must coast
Jesus, oh, Jesus hold me close and keep me
On your straight and narrow path
Jesus, oh, Jesus help me to do as you have said
Help me to be as you wish
Help me to work in your name and not a doer of nothing
Jesus, oh, Jesus to you I give my life
Please, oh, Lord I pray to you help me through all strife
Help me from religion
Hold me in your hand
Help me to walk with you Oh, Lord
And worship always in your name
Help me love my neighbor
Help me love mankind
Help me my dear Lord to love
Where others cannot or will not try
Help me to see the love you have for them
Help me to show them that love and then
Help me Lord to have your eyes
Eyes of compassion
Eyes of help
Eyes of Love
Real love
Help me my Lord to
Samaritan Style Stewardship
For all is yours
Help me Lord to love my neighbor
More than myself
But, not as much as you
For I love you more than
I could love any other
You're my God
My Father Who let me live
Who saved me from death
Through life with you I am blessed
I love you Lord
Help me to be more like you
Help me always for it is so easy to stray
Keep me always on you path
For by myself I will always stray off course
Help me Lord I pray each and everyday
MKR 1986
JOY TO THE WORLD
(to the tune “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night)
Let me tell y’all a story
About why Jesus died
He came to save us sinners
So that with Him we’ll abide
So that we will never die
Singing joy to the world
God sent His Son (for you now)
Joy to people across the sea
Joy to you and me
If you want to live in my world
Tell you what you do
Call upon the name of Jesus Christ
And ask forgiveness for you
So if you have some problems
And your life is full of strife
Call upon the name of Jesus Christ
He’ll give you a brand new life
Give you a brand new life
Joy to the world
God sent His Son
Joy to the world
Joy to you and me
MKM1986
THE GIRL FROM DOUGLAS
Along time ago in Douglas town
A little baby girl was found
To be the apple of her mother’s eye
And the thorn in her daddy’s side
As she grew her only love
Was from her grandpa and God above
The apple in her mother’s eye was not the best to be
For the mother used her daughter to drive the father up a tree
Now the little girl had a brother
A jealous sort of louse
He was eighteen months older
And wanted her out of the house
For you see mother no longer had time for him
The girl was her mother’s gem
She would save her mother from all men
She’d divorce the father and the girl would take her in.
But the mother didn’t realize a child has a mind of her own
Her mother wanted ownership
Her daughter wanted to be left alone
Her child grew bitter and hated the smothering
But couldn’t convince her mom it was not proper mothering
When she started school it was a relief
She could get away from her mother
And start developing her own belief
One in which she could worship God not another
MKM 1984
ANOTHER MARY
I could not sleep as I laid there
I had cried through the night
My Lord had left
He had gone from my sight
Tears rolled down my face
I was sobbing once again
Then, Mary came to me
We must get herbs for Him
As I left my room the world
Seemed so awful bright
So unchanged
The talk was still going
On about that awful night
I stumbled to the market place
Weak from crying and grief
With Mary’s help
I picked out what we needed
And we started from the tomb
There was silence all around
And as I took another step
The light showed all around
The Earth did tremble
And I heard a trumpet sound
I held tight to Mary
And she to me
Then we saw
The stone was moved away
An angel sat upon it
The guards they did tremble
And fell to their knees
I could not believe it
Then the angel said to me
Fear not your Lord is no longer here
You cannot find the living among the dead
See this tomb
It is empty
Go and let the others know
MKM 1986
STEPFATHER
The secret my children to a family of love
Is none other than God up above
You love your mother
And you love her so much
But, she loves him and
Him you do not trust
She’s been hurt and so have you
You’ll protect her
You’ll shield her
No one will come in
But look who you are sheltering
No one I fear
Instead you close God out
And let selfishness in
You trust not the Lord
You fear this man
Because of what another did
No chance do you give him
Or her to begin again
Your mother you love
As well as God up above
But you fear a man
Instead of fearing and trusting God
You don’t trust so you lie
And you say with a sigh
He is not good for you mom
Yet you didn’t even try
A chance you did not give
When the day comes for judgement
And God says enter in
As you look around there
He stands tears in his eyes
Welcoming you
What do you say
What can you do
For he loves you yet
You had refused his love
How do you stand it
What should you do
Ask God for guidance
Put Him first too
Put Him first always
And you will see that
Everything happened according to him
I’m not saying he will always be right
And I know you’re not always wrong
But God will always be there don’t forget
Trust in Him for others will fail you
Mother, father, sister, brother
But not God
For He made the beginning and
He made the end
Trust in Him
MKM 1988
She cried into the night and he was there
She was given a mother abusive and mean
She was given a spirit good and clean
She had love
She had love
She had Jesus Christ her Savior
She had love
She was raised with screams and shattered vows
She had no one but God to turn to
She tried to harden her heart to everything
But God always intervened
She had love
She had love
She had Jesus Christ her Savior
She had love
Her heart is like a patchwork quilt
She’s been torn apart and filled with guilt
But there is one whom she will always love
He loves her no matter what she does
She has love
She has love
She has Jesus Christ her Savior
She has love
So listen to my little song
Jesus Christ can make you strong
Though the devil may fool and treat you mean
God can cleanse your soul and make you clean
For he is love
He is love
He is Jesus Christ our Savior
He is love
MKR 1982
Do you know how lucky you are? To wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear you say how glad you are when they are away at school. How you could get things done if they would just give you five minutes peace. I hear you say how hard it is to find time for yourself and I cry. To me you are so lucky to wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear how hard it is to manage work, and games, to get them awake and ready for school. You cannot control and I cry. I think of all the time you’re wasting with how miserable you children have made you and I cry. For you are the lucky one. To wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear how worried you are about their coming teens. How you can’t handle their in betweens. You cannot ignore it or set them free. You cannot control them and you cannot let go of them. I think how lucky you are to have them. For you still have their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mom pleases.
Then you are upset because they never call. They went out on their own and made it okay. You are going to be a grandma someday. How sad it makes you to think you are older and I cry. For you do not see how lucky you are. For you will still see their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and granny pleases. You see you are the lucky one.
I worry that you constantly look at the bad. you walk into their room and you feel so sad. They spent hours making you a birthday card and all you see is a mess by the yard. They make you breakfast in bed and you think of the kitchen with a sense of dread. I think you are the lucky one. For you wake up each morning to smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
It would be sad to think that you remember your children as Shakespeare’s Marc Anthony would say with “the good inter in their bones.” You see only the trouble they bring not the joy that could make your heart sing. I wish I could open your eyes to see what I see. I believe you are the lucky one. For you have them now with their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy please.
So when life gets you down and you feel all is against you. Stop count to ten, tickle, and squeeze them. It is amazing the joy they can bring, if you let them. Take time to teach them to clean up their messes. It is amazing how fun that time can be, to be with them as they smile and sing. You will feel so lucky to see their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and even hearing their mommy pleases. Oh! I think you will feel that you are the lucky one.
MKR ‘99
The secret my children to a family of love
Is none other than God up above
You love your mother
And you love her so much
But, she loves him and
Him you do not trust
She’s been hurt and so have you
You’ll protect her
You’ll shield her
No one will come in
But look who you are sheltering
No one I fear
Instead you close God out
And let selfishness in
You trust not the Lord
You fear this man
Because of what another did
No chance do you give him
Or her to begin again
Your mother you love
As well as God up above
But you fear a man
Instead of fearing and trusting God
You don’t trust so you lie
And you say with a sigh
He is not good for you mom
Yet you didn’t even try
A chance you did not give
When the day comes for judgement
And God says enter in
As you look around there
He stands tears in his eyes
Welcoming you
What do you say
What can you do
For he loves you yet
You had refused his love
How do you stand it
What should you do
Ask God for guidance
Put Him first too
Put Him first always
And you will see that
Everything happened according to him
I’m not saying he will always be right
And I know you’re not always wrong
But God will always be there don’t forget
Trust in Him for others will fail you
Mother, father, sister, brother
But not God
For He made the beginning and
He made the end
Trust in Him
MKM 1988
A GIRL NAMED PATCHES
She was just a baby born into his careShe cried into the night and he was there
She was given a mother abusive and mean
She was given a spirit good and clean
She had love
She had love
She had Jesus Christ her Savior
She had love
She was raised with screams and shattered vows
She had no one but God to turn to
She tried to harden her heart to everything
But God always intervened
She had love
She had love
She had Jesus Christ her Savior
She had love
Her heart is like a patchwork quilt
She’s been torn apart and filled with guilt
But there is one whom she will always love
He loves her no matter what she does
She has love
She has love
She has Jesus Christ her Savior
She has love
So listen to my little song
Jesus Christ can make you strong
Though the devil may fool and treat you mean
God can cleanse your soul and make you clean
For he is love
He is love
He is Jesus Christ our Savior
He is love
MKR 1982
A Woman’s Lament
You speak about your morning sickness, you swelled ankles and weak bladders and I cry. You speak of midnight feeding, of never having any energy anymore and I cry. You talk of toilet training and the terrible two’s and I cry. For you see your are the lucky one. I want so badly to have a child of my own but have none.Do you know how lucky you are? To wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear you say how glad you are when they are away at school. How you could get things done if they would just give you five minutes peace. I hear you say how hard it is to find time for yourself and I cry. To me you are so lucky to wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear how hard it is to manage work, and games, to get them awake and ready for school. You cannot control and I cry. I think of all the time you’re wasting with how miserable you children have made you and I cry. For you are the lucky one. To wake up in the morning with smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
I hear how worried you are about their coming teens. How you can’t handle their in betweens. You cannot ignore it or set them free. You cannot control them and you cannot let go of them. I think how lucky you are to have them. For you still have their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mom pleases.
Then you are upset because they never call. They went out on their own and made it okay. You are going to be a grandma someday. How sad it makes you to think you are older and I cry. For you do not see how lucky you are. For you will still see their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and granny pleases. You see you are the lucky one.
I worry that you constantly look at the bad. you walk into their room and you feel so sad. They spent hours making you a birthday card and all you see is a mess by the yard. They make you breakfast in bed and you think of the kitchen with a sense of dread. I think you are the lucky one. For you wake up each morning to smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy pleases.
It would be sad to think that you remember your children as Shakespeare’s Marc Anthony would say with “the good inter in their bones.” You see only the trouble they bring not the joy that could make your heart sing. I wish I could open your eyes to see what I see. I believe you are the lucky one. For you have them now with their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and mommy please.
So when life gets you down and you feel all is against you. Stop count to ten, tickle, and squeeze them. It is amazing the joy they can bring, if you let them. Take time to teach them to clean up their messes. It is amazing how fun that time can be, to be with them as they smile and sing. You will feel so lucky to see their smiling faces, runny noses and skinned up places and even hearing their mommy pleases. Oh! I think you will feel that you are the lucky one.
MKR ‘99
Jesus gives the gift (unfinished poem)
on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 9:56am
He was quite happy to work in the sod
He walked with God daily and listen to Him
But for some reason his attention grew dim
He listened instead to his wife and to Satan
and then told God that it was them who made him
to disobey God and eat of a tree
that caused a world wide catastrophe
Now Eve was appointed to be Adam's helpmate
to work beside him and help him to do great
But she got sidetracked by what she could not
And decided to listen to misinterpret thought
She misquoted God, then reached for the tree
From which God had told her and her mate not to eat
She couldn't stand not to have the forbidden
So she broke the law that God had bid them
And then she made her next great mistake
And gave it to her spouse for his bite to make
In the end it all came for naught
For God knows all and of course they were caught
God Says what He means
and means what He says
Our God is faithful one hundred per cent
How sentimental journey became simple little journey
on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 6:16pm
Being silly gets me things like bruised heals and banged heads but it also leads to some amazing thoughts and wonderful ahha moments and songs that I just have to write down. Not that anyone gets to really enjoy them but me. I can't sing but I know what they are suppose to sound like so I can hear them in my head. so here is one from today
I think in song and rhythm (poetry) my brain just works that way.
Most people find it annoying but I love to be silly and i think it's fun
So today we were talking about retreat "Simple Journey" and of course Sentimental Journey goes running through my head like this
Gonna take a simple little journey
Gonna simplify my life
Gonna make this simple little journey
to lessen all my stress and strife
Pack my bags, gave my registration
take some time to hear His word
going with heavenly anticipation
I long to hear "Praise the Lord!"
Friday that's when we leave on Friday
I'll be drivin' down the highway
countin' every mile of open
road that takes me home
Wonder why my heart has been so heavy
Why I try to do so much
Gonna take a simple little journey
a simple little journey home
Friday that's when we leave on Friday
I'll be drivin' down the highway
countin' every mile of open
road that takes me home
Wonder why my heart has been so heavy
Why I try to do so much
Gonna take a simple little journey
a simple little journey home
time to spend with the Lord.
I think in song and rhythm (poetry) my brain just works that way.
Most people find it annoying but I love to be silly and i think it's fun
So today we were talking about retreat "Simple Journey" and of course Sentimental Journey goes running through my head like this
Gonna take a simple little journey
Gonna simplify my life
Gonna make this simple little journey
to lessen all my stress and strife
Pack my bags, gave my registration
take some time to hear His word
going with heavenly anticipation
I long to hear "Praise the Lord!"
Friday that's when we leave on Friday
I'll be drivin' down the highway
countin' every mile of open
road that takes me home
Wonder why my heart has been so heavy
Why I try to do so much
Gonna take a simple little journey
a simple little journey home
Friday that's when we leave on Friday
I'll be drivin' down the highway
countin' every mile of open
road that takes me home
Wonder why my heart has been so heavy
Why I try to do so much
Gonna take a simple little journey
a simple little journey home
time to spend with the Lord.
Two paths
on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 4:59pm
So much goes through my brain in a day there is no way to type it out. Some I guess are just for me as I work them through and forget about them for a while. But this one has stuck with me today.
Two paths run parallel.
Never will they meet
You cannot go in reverse
they are one way streets
One path leads to God's glory
The other to his wrath
And between them come
intersecting paths
These are the places where we make
decisions in our lives
And we can take one and get off the track
But then God puts down another one
so we can get back on
We switch back forth from one to others
all through out our lives
I'm thankful though because
since He open wide my eyes
I know that when my time is done
That I will end up on the path of His risen Son.
Two paths run parallel.
Never will they meet
You cannot go in reverse
they are one way streets
One path leads to God's glory
The other to his wrath
And between them come
intersecting paths
These are the places where we make
decisions in our lives
And we can take one and get off the track
But then God puts down another one
so we can get back on
We switch back forth from one to others
all through out our lives
I'm thankful though because
since He open wide my eyes
I know that when my time is done
That I will end up on the path of His risen Son.
Stepping Forth into Who I am.
He is seeking me.
God is not dead nor does he sleep
He is here He is with me He is God
The more I seek Him, the more He seeks me
My walk is this crazy jumble of a mixed up mess
And He is beside me as I toddle on
How long I wonder will this be
How much longer before I'm free
I fear that time more than most
I don't want to be without Him close
Then the answer comes
He is with me through all ages
He will never leave my side.
He will push, pull, lead and carry me on
He is always right inside and beside me
And all I have to do is reach out and He will touch me
The amazing part of loving God is I can never
reach a point when I do more than Him
Can you imagine the peace that reigns
Knowing that in giving it all to Him
That He actually takes it up and carries it in
Nothing but me can keep Him from me.
Nothing but my sin can't keep him out
Nothing but my hesitation can keep Him
from working in my life
So Dearest One, King of all Kings, Master of Everything
Let no one come between you and me
Let no other turn my head
Keep me Lord on you strongest leash
And lead me in your stead
Change me, mold me
bring me forth boldly
Speak to me, Teach me
And most of all change me.
God is not dead nor does he sleep
He is here He is with me He is God
The more I seek Him, the more He seeks me
My walk is this crazy jumble of a mixed up mess
And He is beside me as I toddle on
How long I wonder will this be
How much longer before I'm free
I fear that time more than most
I don't want to be without Him close
Then the answer comes
He is with me through all ages
He will never leave my side.
He will push, pull, lead and carry me on
He is always right inside and beside me
And all I have to do is reach out and He will touch me
The amazing part of loving God is I can never
reach a point when I do more than Him
Can you imagine the peace that reigns
Knowing that in giving it all to Him
That He actually takes it up and carries it in
Nothing but me can keep Him from me.
Nothing but my sin can't keep him out
Nothing but my hesitation can keep Him
from working in my life
So Dearest One, King of all Kings, Master of Everything
Let no one come between you and me
Let no other turn my head
Keep me Lord on you strongest leash
And lead me in your stead
Change me, mold me
bring me forth boldly
Speak to me, Teach me
And most of all change me.
I Just Don't Know
on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 1:04pm
I hear no sound
Saving the beating of my heart
Sadness washes over me
I can't figure out my part
I am here Lord I say
I am wait night and day
I would like to stay patient
But maybe that will come
Maybe that's what this is for
To learn to wait
I just don't know
Daddy's Little Girl
I am not perfect nor do riches abound
But I have one thing that lifts me up high
I have someone who cares when I cry
I am thankful that God made me to be
Daddy's Little Girl
I stood on his feet and dance with a twirl
Spun from his hands out into the world
He stood by me and did what he could
He help me do all that I should
I'm Daddy's Little Girl
I may not be able to do everything right
I may not be a beautiful sight
I will never be able to make everyone see
That I am the best at being just me
I am thankful that God made me to be
Daddy's Little Girl
I stood on his feet and dance with a twirl
Spun from his hands out into the world
He stood by me and did what he could
He helped me to do all that I should
I'm Daddy's Little Girl
He is now gone and I feel alone
I know he is with the One on the throne
I know he's with my daddies all three
my grandpa, my dad and the One who made me
I am thankful that God made me to be
Daddy's Little Girl
I stood on his feet and dance with a twirl
Spun from his hands out into the world
He stood by me and did what he could
He helped me to do all that I should
I'm Daddy's Little Girl
by Mary Katherine Roe McIntier on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 1:08pm
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