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Graffiti
03:22
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GRAFFITI
The rules seem hard from where you stand
with that spray can in your hand
you’re painting your protest on the factory walls
to avoid th4 blame you do your campaigning
in the dead of night
blaze your anger in t horning light
you’re speaking your mind the best way that you know
making a scene but avoiding the show
you don’t want no-one to argue with you
no-one to shout you down.
So you light up a joint to avoid the point
because that’s the way you choose
“A toke or two will blow away my blues” –
(that’s what you’re thinking)
but you feel so mad ‘cause life’s so sad
and the world’s so black
shake your fist at it then you turn your back
you’r3 drowning your sorrow in a fantasy
to escape form the person you don’t want to be
but everything’s just the same when you come down.
In disillusionment your youth’s been spent
and your heart is so cold
I know how you feel man I’ve been that road
I used to march the streets, chant all the slogans
and fight for peace
but nothing I did could release the load –
until somebody told me
“If it’s hope and truth that you’re looking for
love is th4 key and Jesus is the door”
when you find reality you just can’t let it lie
so don’t be afraid to give his new way a try
and we’ll be standing here, waiting for your reply.
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CAPTAIN CHRISTIAN MEETS THE
SATAN STEAMER
Captain Christian went sailing across the sea
headed for the promised land
with the sword of the spirit strapped right to his side
and the book of life firmly in his hand
he’s a travelling traveller, riding the waves
you know he’s gonna take the big one all the way
hey, hey!
Look at th3 dark clouds gathering in the sky
black billows begin to blow
and that old Satan Steamer comes shooting over the horizon
gonna give you a broadside, that’s for sure
you know th3 devil’s a pirate, try to st3al your soul
now he’s bound to try it, so you’ve got to let him know
you just won’t go.
…Everything seemed to be going so well before, just cruising along, then the sky began to get dark, the waves got bigger – pretty soon w3 were throwing everything overboard just to stay afloat. And when we hadn’t seen the sun or moon or stars for I don’t know how many days we’d given up all hope that we’d be saved. Then somebody said “Hey, why don’t you call out to Jesus, he’ll show you the way!” – ah, so that’s what we did. Because when you need him, he’s always there…
Then Admiral Jesus came sailing down out of heaven
riding th4 light on th4 edg3 of a cloud
and that old Satan Steamer went sinking below the waves
with just one o4rd from th4 admiral’s mouth
now Captain Christian is learning to fly
following Jesus, and leaving the past behind
leave it!
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You Most Of All
03:21
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YOU MOST OF ALL
I like the sunshine warm upon a beach of sand
shimmering light on a sea of blue
I like the feel of water trickling through my hand
but most of all I like you
most of all I like you.
I’ve got some plans and things I’d like to do with my time
I know you’ve got your visions too
we need direction to keep us walking on this line
but most of all I need you
most of all I need you.
To live is to love, to love it to live
to give is to have, to have is to give
to live is to love, to lov4 is to live.
I love to hear the children playing out in the street
I love our friends, we’ve got a few
alone I’m empty but together we’re complete
and most of all I love you
most of all I like you
Most of all I need you, yes I do, but
most of all I love you.
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Take Me To Your Leader
04:20
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TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
Take me to your leader, I’ve heard that he is near
I’d really like to ask him why on earth he put me here
they say that he’s got answers to the questions in my mind
and answers to those questions I’d really like to find
Take me to your leader, I’d really like to know
just what it is about him that impresses people so
the people who have met him, they really seem to change
but me, I’ve always been this way, it all seems kind of strange
I’ve spent my whole life wandering aimlessly around
now I’m standing at this crossroads, I’m hoping to get fvound
Take me to your leader, I’d really like to see
if the things that he has done for others he could do for me
if Jesus is the answer then I’m ready to believe
but this time I want to make real sure, I’m tired of being deceived
It’s not the fear of dying that’s brought me to this place
but more the light of happiness that I’ve seen upon your face
So take me to your leader, they say it isn’t hard
you don’t need past experience, you don’t need a credit card
if I could just see Jesus then I’d know that he is true
but the Jesus that I need to see is the Jesus within you.
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If You Know These Things
05:29
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IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS
If any man will come after Jesus
let him deny himself
take up his cross every day
and follow him
if we try to save our own life
you know we’ll lose it in the end
but if we give our life to Jesus
he’s going to give it right on back again.
There is no greater love than this
that a man should give up his life for his friends
and he did it for us
so now our lives need never end
and even though Jesus is Lord of all
he laid his own glory aside
and if we’ll do the same for each other
he’s going to come back and take us a his bride
(to the other side).
It’s not so much what we know about the Lord
as what we’ll do for him that counts
because faith without works is dead
and faith is what living is all about
(and there’s no doubt)
that no man can serve two masters
and every one of us must decide
so come on let’s follow Jesus
and leave our old lives behind.
If we know these things, happy are we if we do them
if we know these things then we might as well obey
happy is the man who serves the Lord.
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Easy To Imagine
03:29
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EASY TO IMAGINE
It’s easy to imagine
everything is alright
when you’re sitting at home in your Lazy Boy chair
in the television light
sipping you Coca Cola
whiling away the night
but how would you spend tomorrow
if Jesus came back tonight?
It’s easy to imagine
this old world will be just fine
when you’re out together with all your old friends
round a bottle of wine
listening to the Rolling Stones
talking about old times
but what would you talk about tomorrow
if Jesus came back tonight?
A house of clay won’t stand forever
and your dreams will fade with the dawn
and what will you find to occupy your time
when all your time is gone?
It’s easy to imagine
nothing’s ever going to change
tomorrow will be just like yesterday
and every day’s the same
so you might as well just do your own thing
and get on with the game
but what will you do with tomorrow
if Jesus comes back tonight?
where will you be tomorrow
if Jesus comes back tonight?
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High Road
05:27
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HIGH ROAD
Take the high road said the prophet
turn you eyes above the valley floor
take the high rod, for life walks upon it
you need be weighed down no more
see the shepherd on the hillside
walking home with his sheep by his side
Take the high road in the sunlight
turn your back upon the cold twilight
take the high road while it is yet day
the night is coming when there’ll be no light to show the way
fire is burning on the hillside
hear the children dance and sing
Take the high road, long and narrow
to the mountain of the holy one
take the high road, past the fountain
to the temple of the living sun
for it is written that out of Zion
my holy mountain living water shall flow
ah let it flow
Looking straight ahead
there’s only one way to go
keep your eyes up front
we’re going straight ahead now
Take the high road all you children
Jesus is calling us to leave this land
take the high road, leave the mire
he’ll take us higher if we’ll take his hand
and when we stand on that mountain
we shall see New Jerusalem
on the high road.
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I Believe In You
05:24
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I BELIEVE IN YOU
Rivers flow down to the sea
but the sea is never full
and the wind is blowing east and west
but it goes nowhere at all
the sun rises and the sun sets
on the same things every day
and most of us spend our lives upon this treadmill
and I know I’ve lived that way
but I believe in you
I searched this world for happiness
but no matter what I tried
all those things men hold so dear
just never satisfied
because there is no peace in getting high
no joy in fortune or fame
and I never knew what life was all about
until I heard your name
and I believe in you
What must I do to be saved, can you tell me please?
I’m so tired of living in limbo, now I’m down on my knees
I’m down on my knees
This life is full of mysteries
too wonderful to know
but there’s just one thing that’s clear to me
that’s the way you love me so
and I won’t try to philosophise
or impress men with the things I say and do
but I’ll just try to share some of your love
the way you taught me to
because I believe in you.
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9. |
Children Of Abraham
06:03
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CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
For so long we had been
imprisoned by you lies
you flattered us with your tongues
beguiling us with your eyes
you picked our pockets
just to build your little paper towers
mesmerized us with your
technological voodoo power.
But we are the children of Abraham
headed for the promised land
we are a remnant escaped out of Babylon
washed in the blood of the Lamb.
Some trust in the speed of their chariots
some in the power of the horse
some trust in their riches of gold an silver
but we will trust in the Lord.
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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand
I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more
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