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FAREWELL

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