1. |
Let's Go
04:22
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You said, "Come and follow me"
Go beyond what I can see
Journey to a land that you will show
I won't know which words to say
Might have countless bills to pay
But I will follow anyway, let's go
I ain't missing anything
No dollar bills or diamond rings
‘Cause you're worth more than everything that I own
You will keep my life on track
I don't need no Farmer's Almanac
Now there ain't no turning back, let's go
And I don't need to worry that your plans will fall apart
You can see each step I'll take before I even start
Might get dirty, I suppose
So I won't bring my fancy clothes
Jesus didn’t have a place to call home
Harvest time is here, you know
So I'll find some friends to share the load
and we'll meet Jesus on the road, let’s go
Is this where you’re leading us?
Sometimes it’s not obvious
You don't always tell me yes or no
Should I try to read the clues?
Or is this one for me to choose?
Well, I've got nothing left to lose, let's go
Sometimes I know where to be
Though it's only momentarily
But I'll keep whistling merrily as I go
I’ll try to have my journey planned
But I’ll hold it in my open hand
And I’ll jump and find out where I land, let’s go
And I don't need to fret about each little move I make
'Cause any step I take towards you can't be a mistake
No point being paralyzed
It’s time to get some exercise
You don’t seem to love the status quo
I’m not searching for the end
I’m simply walking with a friend
And we’ve got lots of time to spend, let’s go
[instrumental solo]
Oh I’m not waiting for the perfect day when I arrive
I’ll enjoy my walk with you each day that I’m alive
There's not much I'm sure about
Haven’t found a cure for doubt
But you can help me figure out as we go
Never mind what I rehearsed
God, you designed the universe
So once I finish up this verse let's go
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2. |
Good Job
03:41
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Good job when you made my hands
I use them quite a lot
Good job for getting me here and there
By giving me the legs I've got
Good job when you made my heart
It's nice the way it throbs
It's not my job to rate your job
But you're doing a really good job
Oh, you're doing a really good job
Nice work when you made those trees
You wrapped them up in bark
Nice work for putting the moon up there
'Cause I don't like the dark
Nice work when you made the platypus
What an unexpected quirk
I'd be a jerk to critique your work
But I just gotta say nice work
Oh, I just gotta say nice work
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you made each little part
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you planned it from the start
Ohh, oh it is, oh it is, oh it is
Ohh, a beautiful work of art
Ohh, oh it does, oh it does, oh it does
Ohh, it shows us who you are
Good job
Thanks for making my mom
My dad and siblings too
Thanks for filling up my house
With itty-bitty pictures of you
Thanks for making us all
Each Cathy, Joe, and Frank
There's no bank that'll cash my thanks
But I might as well say thanks
Ohhh, I might as well say thanks
(Thanks)
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you made each little part
Ohh, you did, you did, you did
Ohh, you planned it from the start
Ohh, oh it is, oh it is, oh it is
Ohh, a beautiful work of art
Ohh, oh it does, oh it does, oh it does
Ohh, it shows us who you are
Good job
Nice work
Bravo
Not Bad
Congrats
Top notch
(Like honestly, you're doing really good)
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3. |
Lead The Way
03:44
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Lend me your ear
I know you have lots to spare
I still have last year’s
In my memory somewhere
Where should I go next?
Give your gentle truth to me
Do what you do best
Listen closely, then
Oh Brother, Lead the way, Lead the way
I sit and watch your footsteps
And I’ll follow them someday
Lead the way, Lead the way
And each time you leave one footprint more
You’re laying down a footpath for another
Oh Brother, Lead the way
Flowers, you should smell ‘em
for what else can a flower do?
Brothers, you should tell ‘em
just how much they mean to you
You put some words together
and you spell ‘em best you can
You choose the finest letters
J K L M N
Oh Brother, Lead the way, Lead the way
I sit and watch your footsteps
And I’ll follow them someday
Lead the way, Lead the way
And each time you leave one footprint more
You’re laying down a footpath for another
Oh Brother, Lead the way
I’ll play a chord
for this noble brotherhood
And I thank the Lord
like a thankful brother would
Would you bear the cold
to bring me your winter coat?
Would you, when we’re old,
still bring fruit for me?
Oh Brother, Lead the way, Lead the way
I sit and watch your footsteps
And I’ll follow them someday
Lead the way, Lead the way
And each time you leave one footprint more
You’re laying down a footpath for another
Oh Brother, Lead the way
[instrumental]
You lead the way
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Don't know where I'm going
I don't choose the plan
I won't walk it perfectly
But I'll do what I can
Don't know when I'll get there
Don't know what I'll see
Don't know where I'm going
But that's OK with me
Don't know where I'm going
Someone better does
Can't say how much further
But I'm closer than I was
Maybe it's tomorrow
Maybe it's today
Don't know where I'm going
But I know I'm on my way
Don't know where I'm going
Following my prayers
Don't know yet which roads I'll get
But Yahweh put them there
Maybe greener pastures
Maybe stormy seas
Don't know where I'm going
But I know who goes with me
They say I'm a grown up
No longer a child
They say I should plan my life
But that may take a while
I wish I could tell you
I wish I knew more
Don't know where I'm going
But that's what faith is for
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The road I chose left me lost in the cold
I was all alone with nobody to hold
And there ain’t no love when you’re on your own
Harsh words break bones like sticks and stones
So I looked to the stars in the dead of the night
Can’t see beyond the clouds to look into the light
I turned my back on what’s right, gave into by vice
Am I living with my sins for the rest of my life?
I got a heart made of stone inside me
Won’t you break it up, break it up
The same old life will not satisfy me
Won’t you shake it up, shake it up
Been working twenty-two years so I
Could build a wall that reaches so high
And looking back I don’t even know why
Won’t you break it down, break it down
[breakdown]
I found hope in the middle of suffering
Was a hand reaching down to bring me back up again
Now I’m never feeling low ‘cause my heart has been saved
Now I got somewhere to go on the nights when it rains
My best friend, blessings, help me learn my lessons
When I can’t stand up under the weight of my stresses
Gave me strength in my heart to stand up proud
Now when there’s walls in the way, we just break ‘em down
I got a heart made of stone inside me
Won’t you break it up, break it up
The same old life will not satisfy me
Won’t you shake it up, shake it up
My daddy wants for me know him
But I feel so far below him
But the time, it has come to show him
That I’m giving up, giving up
I been digging a moat around me
Won’t you fill it in, fill it in
In the dark where no one has found me
Light it up again, up again
Been working twenty-two years so I
Could build a wall that reaches so high
And looking back I don’t even know why…
Won’t you break it down, break it down
(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Won’t you break it down)
Break it down, break it down
(Oh won’t you break it down)
[breakdown]
(Break it up, break it up)
(Shake it up, shake it up)
Won’t you break it down, break it down
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6. |
Welcome
02:38
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Welcome, make yourself at home
Meet our family
Come unravel from your travels
Do you take milk in your tea?
Take a load off, grab a chair
Leave your jacket anywhere
Oh welcome, drop in any time
Consider yourself a friend of mine
Welcome, let me be your servant
It's no trouble at all
Your coat, I'll toss it in the closet
There's a bathroom down the hall
I know you've had a long, hard road
Rest in my humble abode
Oh welcome, please don't mind the mess
It's not much but here's my best
Welcome, weary wanderer
Wander off no more
Put a fruitcake in your suitcase
Anything that's mine is yours
We're one body thanks to him
Greetings to my fellow limb
Oh welcome, let me take your shoes
You're one of us, and I'm one of you
Welcome, brother, sister, mother
No one's perfect here
Tell us more - you have the floor
If you're all talking, I'm all ears
I don't mind what you've been through
God forgave me plenty, too
So welcome, we approve of you
Jesus does so I will too
Welcome to the Father's feast
I'm no better than you
Come to dinner, fellow sinner
We've reserved a place for you
New creations that we are,
Doesn't mean we don't have scars
So welcome, please have no more fear
We're just delighted that you're here
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7. |
Sinner Saved By Grace
03:31
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I don’t need to figure out who I should try to be
I am not defined by all that others say of me
I am not the sum of all the things that I can do
I’m a broken child who turned away from sin to you
I am a sinner saved by grace
For all my sins have been replaced
And all I want to do is gaze upon your glorious face
You are the one who set me free
For by some holy mystery
You bled and died to save some
Weary poor lost sinner just like me
There’s nothing that can alter who I am
‘Cause you have made me a clean man
Why should I be weighed down by my pride & my regret?
Successes in my right hand and failures in my left
There’s more to life than trying to be the best that I can be
The only thing that I can say is what you have said of me
I am a sinner saved by grace
For all my sins have been replaced
And all I want to do is gaze upon your glorious face
You are the one who set me free
For by some holy mystery
You bled and died to save some
Weary poor lost sinner just like me
There’s nothing that can alter who I am
‘Cause you have made me a clean man
[trombone solo]
You are the one who set me free
For by some holy mystery
You bled and died to save some
Weary poor lost sinner just like me
There’s nothing that can alter who I am
‘Cause you have made me a clean man,
A clean man, a clean man,
A clean man
A sinner saved by grace is who I am
‘Cause you have made me a clean man
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8. |
Nope
03:41
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From time to time I'll wonder why
The Bible always says that I should
Trust in God and not in what I've done
Why can't I try things on my own?
Why can't I live on bread alone?
What's wrong with letting me have any fun?
But I can't wonder any more
'Cause there's a roar I can't ignore inside my heart
And he says:
Nope, that won't do,
I have much bigger plans for you,
I love you so, that's what I do
So please just know that I am holding on to you.
Now I abide by all these rules
But why be tied down like a fool?
Balloons like me just want to float away
Don't I perceive what's best for me?
So can't he leave the rest for me?
Does freedom not mean anything these days?
But I truly couldn't do it
'Cause I knew that he'd break through inside my heart
'Cause He says:
Nope, that's not OK,
I will not let you slip away,
My kingdom needs a guy like you,
So please believe that I like holding on to you
Sometimes I worry and I doubt
And wonder how I'm missing out
I didn't count on such a narrow road
Faithfulness is such a bore
Could I be tasting so much more
If I should choose to let the whole thing go?
And maybe if I wander
then my Father wouldn't bother me again
But He says:
Child, please hear my voice,
Although I gave you your own choice,
To be apart won't set you free
Just search your heart and know you're better off with me
So I say:
Yep, I guess you're right
You won't let go without a fight
I was not made to be alone (you were not made to be alone)
I must not journey on my own (you must not journey on your own)
I can't ignore a love so true (you can't ignore a love so true)
So evermore I will be holding on to you
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9. |
You Are The One
02:57
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Who's the one who watches when I run away?
Sees each little failure and loves me anyway
Who will lead me homeward when the day is done?
I've heard a million voices, but you're the only one
You are, you are
You are the one
Everybody's hoping to be satisfied
We try in vain to fill the hole we have inside
We look around for something new under the sun (new under the sun)
Well you have made me new, I guess you are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
You are, you are
You are the one
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10. |
A Long, Long Time
05:14
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When I breathe my final breath
I am not afraid of death
Living isn't over when I die
Resurrection might come first
I'm not sure how this all works
I just know that things will turn out fine
And eternity with you ... is a long, long time
Who needs clouds and pearly gates?
People do exaggerate
It likely isn't somewhere in the sky
But I know where I'm going to
Eternal life is knowing you
The only life that truly satisfies
And eternity with you ... is a long, long time
A long … a long, long time
A long … a long, long, long time
A long … a long … a long, long time
Oftentimes, it's hard to sing
Challenging days are ... challenging
But someday, somewhere, every word will rhyme
My destiny is figured out
What can I complain about?
All I hope for is already mine
And eternity with you ... is a long, long time
I know the truth, I know the way
Eternity, it starts today
But I look forward to the final climb
I catch glimpses when I can
But soon I'll see you God-to-man
Soon I'll never need to wonder why
And eternity with you ... is a long, long time
A long … a long, long time
A long … a long, long, long time
A long … a long … a long, long time
After all the pain and stress,
Poverty and brokenness,
Jesus has a better plan in mind
No more crying, no more death
Endless praise and endless rest
He will wipe the tears from all our eyes
And eternity with you ... is a long, long time.
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Mark Amadeus Flowerdew Halifax, Nova Scotia
Mark's timeless gospel folk-pop tunes burst with wit and whimsy over warm piano colours and joyful ukulele energy while exploring a life following Jesus, musing in verses that are vulnerable, charming, a little cheeky, and always rhyming. Mark's dream is to offer you meaningful rest from your troubles, a thoughtful challenge to your assumptions, and a sense of hope that your life is in good hands. ... more
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