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01 All About Who You Know
Words and music: Bob Hartman You are tied-in and networked You've got people to see You have friends in high places You've got places to be You've got plenty of time to make your mark You've managed to get things done And all the white shirts will take your calls You've really had quite a run Who can you turn to When your life is behind you? It's all about who you know It's all about who you know When you get to the end and you've got nothing to show It's all about who you know It's all about who you know You have learned how to pull strings And call in a favour or two You have found some ways to spend your time Instead of with "you-know-who" There's only one name You can call on without blame Some may wonder where, when if not how There's no worry, if you know Him now Nothing we do here below Is gonna save us 'cause It's all about who you know |
02 Dance
Words: Bob Hartman Music: John Elefante I've been to the party and I left alone And I've danced with a few that I'd be better off on my own I've been to the altar and I know I kneeled But I ended up dancing in the grass of another field Yeah Then someone told me I heard someone say Dance with the one who brung ya Dance with the one you know who got you there Dance with the one who brung ya Don't change hats, you know it's the one you wear My feet start moving down inside my shoes But I don't want to settle for the beat of a lonely blues And there's no use dancin' to a different drum When I've seen what happens and I know what will become Yeah I can testify it's never worth a try I looked high, I looked low You're never gonna find someone who loves you so Stand tall, stand strong You're only gonna see you're right where you belong Don't try to fix what has never been broke |
03 Amazing Grace
Words and music: Gary Sadler, John Hartley and Dwayne Larring Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see And Your love came down Yes, Your love came down But Your love came down And it saved me, it saved me Through many dangers, toils and snares I've already come It's grace that brought me safe this far And grace will lead me home Cause Your love came down Your love came down Your love came down And it saved me Cause Your love came down And You turned me around Your love came down And it saved me, it saved me When we've been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we first begun |
04 Test Of Time
Words and music: Bob Hartman One moment gone into the past The here and now will never last You made the most of your design You've walked alone, you held the line That's when you know you've passed The test of time The time has come, the time has gone The time is now, but not for long Before you take a second glance Redeem the time and take a chance It's not too late to pass The test of time And the time is passing every moment that you take The test of time It's the test of choices that you have to make It's what you're doin' and how you're livin' It's how you're spending the time you're given The test of time Tomorrow is a chance that may not come Today is still the day God gives us To see things done Your own test of time has begun Time will slip away Every moment passing by The choices that we make will stand the test of time Time will slip away Every moment passing by The choices that we make will stand the test of time |
05 Creed
Words and music: Bob Hartman I believe in God the Father - maker of heaven and earth And in Jesus Christ His only Son, I believe in the virgin birth I believe in the Man of Sorrows bruised for iniquities I believe in the Lamb who was crucified and hung between two thieves I believe in the ressurection on the third and glorious day And I believe in the empty tomb and the stone that the angel rolled away He descended and set the captives free And now He sits at God's right hand and prepares a place for me This is my creed - the witness I have heard The faith that has endured This truth is assured Through the darkest ages past Though persecuted, it will last And I will hold steadfast to this creed I believe He sent His Spirit to comfort and to reveal To lead us into truth and light, to baptize and to seal I believe that He will come back the way He went away And receive us all unto Himself, but no man knows that day I believe He is the Judge of all men, small and great The ressurected souls of men receive from Him their fate Some to death and some to life, some to their reward Some to sing eternal praise forever to our Lord |
06 Right Place
Words and music: Bob Hartman Got no place to run, gotta look up to see the bottom No visible support - no one there you can lean on You're all on your own - you know it's sink or swim There is no doubt about it, you have to look to Him When you think you've had enough No more you can do When you feel like giving up deadline is in view When your time is almost gone You haven't got a clue Now's the time to turn your face You're in the right place - trusting only Him You're in the right place - kick back and just depend You're in the right place - to see what He can do You're in the right place - He will come through When you're sinking fast - takin' water in your boat No one to bail you out - you think it's all she wrote The odds are against you - your chances slim to none A hopeless situation - you got no place to run No one has a rescue plan Waiting in the wings Now's the time to call His name He can do all things When your self-reliance fails You still have a prayer You will have to trust His grace When you abide, He will provide Never shorthanded When you will pray, He'll make a way He won't leave you stranded |
07 Rock Medley: Sight Unseen / It Is Finished / Think Twice / I Am On The Rock / Midnight Oil / Mine Field / This Means War! / It Is Finished
Words and music: Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman, John Elefante, Ronny Cates and Jim Cooper / Bob Hartman and John Elefante / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman For so long I was depending upon My senses and fences I tried to ride on And trusting in things that can never be seen Was always a crutch on which others must lean Thinking if I could see I would believe Then somebody said believe and you will see Sight unseen, sight unseen You've got to take it sight unseen Sight unseen, sight unseen You've got to take it sight unseen Blinded by the darkness only faith can come between Sight unseen, sight unseen In the heat of the early morning on a hill they call the Skull The roaring of the angry mob had settled to a lull All eyes were cast upon the Man whose hands and feet were bound They watched Him cry in anguish when they heard the hammer pound They watched the bloody woven thorns with which His head was crowned They watched the bloody cross of wood be dropped into the ground The soldiers gambled for His clothes, they watched them win and lose They saw the sign above His head that said "King of the Jews" It is finished And the sky grew black as the night It is finished And the people scattered in fright The work has been done, redemption has been won The war was over without a fight It is finished You can think of times when you had the right chance You could make a choice that nobody could see You could think of ways of defending your deeds Justify the way that you wanted to be Wait just a minute Wait just a minute Hey, did you ever think twice Something inside says stay away Hey, did you ever think twice When there's still time you can go the other way Hey, did you ever think twice If you don't bother, gonna pay the price Hey, did you ever think twice The earth is shakin', it's like a bad dream This world is crumblin', comin' apart at the seam but I am on the Rock, I am on the Rock Everywhere I'm turning it's only bad news This bomb is tickin' and we're getting to the end of the fuse but I am on the Rock, I am on the Rock Hey, are you ready I am on the Rock, the sure foundation I am on the Rock, I'm on the Rock I am on the Rock, His revelation I am on the Rock Though the winds may blow And though the floods may grow I shall not be moved, 'cause I am on the Rock We wait since the day He ascended He said He would come again Some think it will be such a long time Some think they know just when We live like there's no tomorrow We wait with our lamps of oil We watch for the midnight hour The day we cease our toil When the trumpet sounds and the bridegroom comes The wedding's gonna be so royal So we gotta keep staying loyal And our feet are gonna leave this soil When we burn the midnight oil Smell the burning powder? There's danger in the air A voice from deep inside is telling you "you must beware" The enemy is watching Every step you take To find his opportunity in every choice you make And it's no game When someone lives without His grace And who's to blame When it blows up in your face It's a mine field - you'd better follow Him through God knows the way - you'd better stick like glue It's a mine field - you'd better stay on His heels Cause the enemy kills and the enemy steals So keep your head down and keep your eyes peeled Cause life is, life is a mine field Son of the morning - highest of all You had so much going till you took the fall Had a place in the glory but you wanted it all Impossible odds but you had the gall It seemed so unlikely that you would rebel Such a worthy opponent that you knew so well But you went down fighting when you heard the bell Took a third of all heaven when you went to hell This means war! And the battle's still raging War! And though both sides are waging The Victor is sure and the victory secure But till judgement we all must endure This means war! It is finished And the sky grew black as the night It is finished And the people scattered in fright The work has been done, redemption has been won The war was over without a fight It is finished |
08 Jekyll & Hyde
Words and music: Bob Hartman I have a secret that I let nobody see An evil shadow that's been hanging over me My alter ego that I try to hold at bay But despite my good intentions he can always get away He does the things that I don't want to do Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde Two men are fighting a war inside I have this secret that I let nobody see It's like a split personality And the one I feed is the one who lives The one I starve will be the one who gives He won't do things that I know I should do Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde Two men are fighting a war inside One gives, one takes, I have to decide Sometimes I feel like Jekyll and Hyde I need somebody to rescue me When personalities clash I know which person I want to be With no defiance Just God-reliance |
09 Acoustic set: Rose Colored Stained Glass Windows / Road To Zion / More Power To Ya / For Annie / No Doubt / The Coloring Song / Love
Words and music: Bob Hartman / Mike Hudson / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman / Bob Hartman, John Elefante and Ronny Cates / Dave Eden / Bob Hartman Another sleepy Sunday safe within the walls Outside a dying world in desperation calls But no one hears the crys or knows what they're about The doors are locked within or is it from without Looking through rose colored stained glass windows Never allowing the world to come in Seeing no evil and feeling no pain Making the light as it comes from within So dim, so dim There is a way that leads to life The few that find it never die Past mountain peaks graced white with snow The way grows brighter as it goes There is a road inside of you Inside of me there is one too No stumbling pilgrim in the dark The road to Zion's in your heart The road to Zion's in your heart The road to Zion's in your heart You say you've been feeling weaker, weaker by the day You say you can't make the joy of your salvation stay But good things come to them that wait Not to those who hesitate So hurry up and wait upon the Lord More power to ya, when you're standing on His word When you're trusting with your whole heart in the message you have heard More power to ya, when we're all in one accord They that wait upon the Lord, they shall renew, they shall renew their strength No one ever noticed Annie weeping People all around, but she was all alone Mama's got her meetings, daddy's got his job No one's got the time so Annie's on her own And it's not too late for Annie, she could be next to you Don't miss the chance to tell her, before her life is through We've got to tell her Jesus loves her, tell her Jesus cares We've got to tell her He can free her and her burdens bear You've got to tell her Jesus loves her, tell her Jesus cares You've got to tell her He can free her and her burdens bear It's not too late There are times when you feel like you can't go on There are times when you feel like giving in And there are times when you feel like you can't try anymore There are times of trouble in believing This test of your faith will last As long as it takes to pass Till you have no more doubt you'll endure And your faith will emerge true and pure No doubt it'll be alright With God it'll all work together for good No doubt in the end it will be understood No doubt it'll all work out With faith He can move any mountain for us No doubt in the power of Jesus And after all is done we find out All we really need to have is no doubt Red is the color of the blood that flowed Down the face of Someone Who loved us so He's the perfect man, He's the Lord's own Son He's the Lamb of God, He's the only one That can give us life, that can make us grow That can make our sins as white as snow That can give us life, that can make us grow That can turn our mornings into gold That can give us life, that can make us grow That can keep our hearts from growing cold That can give us life, that can make us grow That can make the love between us flow Love is patient, love is kind No eyes of envie, true love is blind Love is humble, it knows no pride No selfish motives hidden inside Love is gentle, makes no demands Despite all wrong, true love still stands Love is holy, love is pure It lasts forever, it will endure Love knows when to let go Love knows when to say no Love grows in the light of the Son And love shows the world that the Son of Love has come |
10 Grave Robber
Words and music: Bob Hartman There's a step that we all take alone An appointment we have with the great unknown Like a vapor this life is just waiting to pass Like the flowers that fade like the withering grass But life seems so long and death so complete And the grave an impossible portion to cheat But there's One who has been there and still lives to tell There is One who has been through both heaven and hell And the grave will come up empty handed that day Jesus will come and steal us away Where is the sting tell me where is the bite When the grave robber comes like a thief in the night Where is the victory where is the prize When the grave robber comes And death finally dies Many still mourn, many still weep For those that they love who have fallen asleep But we have this hope though our hearts may still ache Just one shout from above and they all will awake And in the reunion of joy we will see Death will be swallowed in sweet victory When the last enemy is gone from the dust will come a song Those asleep will be awakened - not a one will be forsaken He shall wipe away our tears - He will steal away our fears There will be no sad tomorrow - There will be no pain and sorrow |
12 Beyond Belief
Words and music: Bob Hartman We're content to pitch our tent When the glory's evident Seldom do we know the glory came and went Moving can seem dangerous In this stranger's pilgrimage Knowing that you can't stand still, you cross the bridge There's a higher place to go Beyond belief, beyond belief Where we reach the next plateau Beyond belief, beyond belief And from faith to faith we grow Towards the center of the flow Where He beckons us to go Beyond belief, beyond belief Leap of faith without a net Makes us want to hedge our bet Waters never part until our feet get wet There's a deeper place to go Where the road seems hard to hoe He who has begun this work won't let it go And it takes so long to see the change But we look around and it seems so strange We have come so far but the journey's long And we once were weak but now we're strong |
14 He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
Words: Bob Hartman Music: Bob Hartman and John Elefante He came alone into the battle He knew nobody else could face His foe He left His throne, He left His glory He knew nobody else could ever go He called the bluff, He took the challenge He came into this world to seek and save No one could know, no one could fathom The way to win was only through the grave They laid Him in His tomb They thought they'd sealed His doom But He rose He rose He came, He saw, He conquered death and hell He came, He saw, He is alive and well He was, He is and only He forgives He died, He rose, He lives He came, He saw, He conquered The doors were locked, they heard Him knocking They were afraid they would be taken too Familiar voice said "Come and follow" Come and see the things the Lord can do They went to were he lay The stone was rolled away He rose He rose He came into this world He saw humanity He heard the S.O.S. He met the enemy The enemy was conquered The enemy was conquered |