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| 01 What Then
Words: Dave Eden (adapted from the poem by J. Whitfield) Additional words: Greg X. Volz Music: Dave Eden and Greg X. Volz The question I have is, "What really is going to happen?" When the great Book is opened and Each one stands facing his record What then? What then? When the great factories of our cities Have turned our their last finished work When the merchants have sold their last yard of goods And fired the last tired clerk When our banks have raked in their last dollar And paid the last dividend When the Judge of the earth says, "Closed for the night" And asks for the balance What then? What then? When the choir has sung its last anthem And the preacher has made his last prayer When the people have heard their last sermon And the sound of it has died out on the air When the Bible lies closed on the altar And the pews are all empty of men And the trumpet of the ages is silent And the great Book is opened What then? Can you tell me What then? And when life seems so absurd There's still a word that can be heard Just be still and know And then When the actors have played their last drama And the mimic has made his last fun When the film has flashed its last picture And the billboard displayed its last run When the crowds seeking pleasure have all vanished And gone out in the darkness again When the trumpet of the ages is sounding And the great Book is opened What then? What then? Can you tell me - What then? I'm asking - What then? What's gonna happen? - What then? When the great Book is open - What then? And we stand before Him - What then? And we're asked for a reason - What then? And the trumpet of the ages is sounding What then? |
| 02 Set Up (To Take A Fall)
Words and music: Mike Schmitz You've been holding yourself hostage For something you cannot atone Though you know that everyone has failed You still feel all alone You run for cover every time Anybody starts to speak They told you you were fireproof But your armor sprang a leak I don't deny you made a mess of things But there's trouble everywhere It's the ancient law that bound your fate You were blinded by the glare You were set up - set up to take a fall Didn't see that you bought it all Someone found your fatal flaw You were set up to take a fall Now if you pull that trigger Or wolf down all those pills You'll find that what you didn't know Doesn't only hurt, it kills But you're still alive, you can still learn It's never too late for your soul They cast you in a losing shape But you still can break that mold Like a thousand tons of stone on you About to wipe you out But if you'll fall upon that rock You'll find what freedom's all about You were entranced Romanced, never had a chance They came in on your blind side Been hearing the same old lies Since the day that you were born But you can get smart, new start Regenerate your heart With the Power that has made you And you won't fall in the same trap Now that you've been warned You were set up - set up to take a fall Someone trying to make you crawl Oh, your chances seem so small You were set up - you were set up to take a fall |
| 03 Man Overboard
Words and music: Mike Schmitz I'm sure that you remember him He used to come around here a lot He never wanted much attention But he could hear the things we taught He's got a lot of trouble at home And I've been trying to give him a hand And lately he's been slipping deeper And I don't know how long he'll stand Somebody help me There's a man overboard Sinking in the turning tide There's a man overboard And I don't know what sent him over the side But there isn't much time I know it's easy to shake your head Say, "Too bad" and walk away I've done it far too many times myself When I couldn't find a thing to say But this is my brother, this is my friend I love him more than I can tell And I can't bail him out all by myself and I won't watch him go to hell Somebody help me Why are we here? Why do we live? How can we take More than we give? |
| 04 In The Course Of Time
Words and music: Mike Schmitz Secrets born in unknown lands Currents that struggle to get From your mind to your hands Crossings heaving into view Nobody rides through The raging waters but you Harder rains are gonna fall Fog stands before you solid as a wall All these mountains left to climb But it's all, all in the course of time Yes, there's fire on the trail Long weary days and bread That has long gone stale But gifts you forfeit in the night Reappear, purified In the gathering of the light Lies have crept into your ears Soon as you know (soon as you know) Knowledge disappears Pain and wounds to heal the crime And it's all, all in the course of time Lightening stabs into my sight I'm lit like a wick And ripped like a storm blown kite Danger just heightens what I feel I reach out with my Sistine finger To touch the wheel Clouds no longer on my eyes Fear is no jury when the heart retries Every point to be aligned And it's all, all in the course of time |
| 05 Marching On (Come With Praise)
Words and music: Dale Garrat Additional words: Greg X. Volz He's our deliverer He has come and set His people free As we come with praise before His majesty We celebrate with joy and victory For the Lord has come and set His people free We are marching on with Him He's our deliverer The two-edged sword is sharpened in our hand We come with vengeance to possess our land We bind the kings because of God's right hand And carry out the sentence that our God has planned We are overcomers by the Blood of the Lamb We rule the nations by His command We bind the kings because of God's right hand We are marching on We are marching with Him |
| 06 Freedom Train
Words and music: Lowell Alexander and Gary Lunn There's a locomotion Running around the earth It's headed for the limits Of the universe Picking up the sinful stuff For the price of faith Moving fast down mercies tracks Changing lives along the way All aboard at the station Run for the Freedom Train If you wanna ride this rail To salvation Reserve a seat in heaven's name Come climb aboard The Freedom Train There's an engine pulling Because of love and hope It's stopping for the weary All around the globe Anyone can ride this line If hearts can hear the sound When there's faith The Freedom Train Will be running into town Come on aboard You can't afford To miss this train Do you wanna ride? |
| 07 The Exodus (The Song Of Moses)
Words and Music: B. C. Pulkingham The Lord is my strength and song He is become my salvation He is my God And I will prepare Him an habitation My Father's God and I will exalt Him He hath triumphed gloriously I will sing unto the Lord He hath triumphed gloriously The horse and his rider Hath He thrown into the sea The Lord is a man of war The Lord is His name Pharaoh's chariots and his hosts Hath he cast Hath he cast into the sea Thy right hand, oh Lord Is become glorious in power Thy right hand, oh Lord Hath dashed into pieces The enemy Who is like unto Thee Oh Lord among the gods Who is like Thee Glorious in holiness Fearful in praises Doing wonders? |
| 08 On Bended Knees
Words and music: Jonathan David Brown When I first met the Savior I was blind to all my sin Letting part of it go had kept me satisfied But I didn't think a Christian Could wind up in this place Now I'm sure I'm one of those For whom You died Wash away all that remains Once and for all remove the stains Of the sins that had been steeped Below the surface of my veins What a wondrous thing You do, Lord When I fall on my knees How the mercy follows through, Lord When I fall on my knees Till there's nothing left but You, Lord When I fall on my knees I will please Your heart on bended knees On bended knees Though the world can have its heyday Pointing fingers at Your kids Let us not return the evil that they pay For You have chosen people Who are flawed in many ways Who will demonstrate Your love in action Not in words they say Wipe away all of our tears Once and for all remove the fears Of the children You have raised In the midst of mocking peers I come to You on bended knees To humbly seek Your face Repenting now, I long to bear The fruit of righteousness |
| 09 Come To Me
Words and music: Mike Schmitz I see the bruises When you fall on your face I feel the aching When you suffer disgrace I know the pressure Of a world weary heart Running on empty And refusing to start I saw you sitting Staring out at the rain Thinking that you Didn't have money again I know you're hungry and You're missing your friends Don't know where to go Come to Me, come to Me All you that hurt And carry heavy loads Come to Me, come to Me And you can lay down Your head for awhile I heard you crying When your daddy ran out I felt you pulling back From Me in your doubt I know sometimes you Think of jerking the plug Don't know where to go I saw the things That you did that you Never got the credit for I saw the effort That you made when they Had already shut the door I burned with you inside When the criminals walked away I, too, see justice castrated by the law But you can find justice in Me |
| 10 Standin'
Words: Mike Schmitz Music: Mike Schmitz and Greg X. Volz You know I hear what you're saying to me But my heart's saying something else I never liked what I found myself in When I didn't go with what I felt A little this, a little that What can it hurt after all Still I know that you reap what you sow And I've heard all this before Where have I heard all this? Standin', standin' Looking at a line so fine Standin', standin' Praying that I'm on the right side Praying that I'm on the right side Well, I'm praying With all the shades and the shadows of gray It's hard to find a black and white When you look back, what you needed to see Is no longer hidden from your sight You take it on the chin and you tell yourself Something better's on the way When you start to relax, then you realize The better is the enemy of the best What you thought was so perfect is just a test And you're The only way to sort it out Is to cling to the Word To stand on the Word of God That won't let you fall Standin', standin' I can see a line so fine Standin', standin' Finding I can trust like a child |