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The 23rd Psalm
by Randy Thompson
"The Lord is My Shepherd" by Keith Green used by permission

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want
He makes me lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside the still waters
He restoreth my soul
And leads my path in righteousness for His name sake
Surely goodness and lovingkindness
Will follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever and ever and ever

The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want
These words of truth become more precious to me
As I am constantly aware of what I haven't got.
How long before You will come and set this longing captive free

You alone can make me just lie down
In the cool of this deep green pature
Safe from dangers that are all around
And from the quiet, still cool waters I drink deep drink deep drink deep
drink deep drink deep drink deep

And You alone can restore my soul
You fill the longing empty places
You alone Lord can make me whole
And set my feet on the road of righteousness that leads me straight to You
Leads me straight to You

And when I find myself in the deepest valley
With deaths cold shadow hanging over me
When I can't see to find my own way out
Lord I will not fear I know You are here You comfort me You comfort me

The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want
He makes me to lie down in cool green pastures
Safe from dangers that are all around
And from the quiet, still cool waters I drink deep drink deep drink deep
drink deep drink deep drink deep

The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want
The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want
The Lord of heaven is my shepherd and I am His sheep
And I am His sheep
And I am His sheep

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THE ANGELS SING
by Randy Thompson

Once long ago Earth and Heaven
Met in a stable where Jesus was born
Such a lowly place
To display His matchless grace
For all the world to see

Here the Son of God lay in a manger
Here the hope of man lay so helpless and so pure
As the angels sing
Praises to His name singing

Chorus
Glory to God in the highest
Peace on Earth among men
With whom he is pleased

Shepherds came to find this tiny savior
The one who'd come to find us
When we were gone astray
Such an awesome plan
God become a man

Chorus

I can't begin to comprehend
The love that sent this precious gift
To men who could not even find them room
That God would choose this time and place
To step into the human race
A helpless baby from a virgins womb
To think of the love
That would move the God of heaven
To bestow such a gift
To a world that would deny Him
Take on flesh and blood
And suffer that which only God can fully know

The star in the darkness led the wise men
To the place where Jesus lay
The Light of the World
Whom the Angels praised
With their voices raised singing

Glory to God in the highest
Peace on Earth among men
With whom he is pleased
Glory to God in the highest
Peace on Earth among men
With whom he is pleased
Glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest

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The Denial
by Randy Thompson

The darkness fell
The silence I know so well
Once again I find myself alone
I believed in You
At least I wanted to
Where do I go from here
Knowing it's over now
I'm so alone

I gave my heart to You
Now it's torn in two
All the promises you made and I believed
I trusted You
At least I wanted to
Where do I go from here
Knowing it's over now
I'm so afraid

CHORUS
My mind is haunted now by scenes I can't forget
The sound of my voice crying 'I never knew You'
The emptiness and agony I'm feeling yet
That pierced my soul when You looked into my eyes

I felt the shame
Knowing I'm to blame
I can't understand where it all went wrong
I thought You were the one
Oh, Lord what have I done
I don't know what to believe
Could I have been deceived
I'm so confused

CHORUS

1ST VERSE

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The Gift of God
music by Gordan Barr & Randy Thompson
Lyrics by Randy Thompson

All creation yearns for this
In silence it lay waiting
Now the unbelievable is coming true
Before our eyes

The Universe awaits
With silent expectation
Joining in a mother's pain as on this night
A baby child is born

Chorus
The time is now at hand
God will speak to man
In a way that cannot be mistaken
Jesus Christ is born
As heaven holds it's breath
Here amidst the thorns
A rose has bloomed

Hope has come anew
In a light to pierce the darkness
The chains of death that bind us have been broken
And we're truly free

Chorus

Come this Holy night
Let us bow before our maker
Rejoice in this, the Gift of God
Worship Him Jesus Christ our Lord

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The Mother of The One
by Randy Thompson

Mary lay all alone in the night
The dreams of a young girl dancing around her
So aware of what awaits her now
She is soon to be married

All alone with her hopes and her fears
Questions surround the future
Suddenly an angel appears
And stands before her

"Fear not", the angel said,
"For the Lord is with you.
His favor you have found.
You have been chosen
To be the mother of His Son,
To be the mother of the one
The world has awaited."

"How can this be?" she cried.
"I am still a virgin."
"The Holy Spirit," the angel replied
"Will be the father of this child."

And you shall bear a son
And call Him Jesus
And He will be the one
To save His people from their sin

So come Emmanuel
Come be God with us
And here among us dwell
For all the world to see
That Jesus you're the one
Jesus is the Son of God.

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The Promise
by Randy Thompson

I believe there's a place far beyond my vision
It's a placeI long to be
So I wait for the voice that I know will call me
To keep the promise He gave to me

In a world where every day it becomes even clearer
That I just don't belong
And the only thing that I am holding ever dearer
Is the knowledge that I'm one day going home

At times I wonder if I'll ever really get there
At times it seems so far away
But no matter what I feel it still remains the reason
I get up when I fall and I dare to give it all
"Cause I still believe The Promise

The more I keep my eyes fixed upon the prize
Of the treasure I have found in Jesus
The more I long for Him to take me home
The less a hold this world has on me

So even though it may seem so very distant
I believe it's just a short time now
So I'll take my stand with the ones who've gone before me
Who never having seen still gave up everything
Because they believed The Promise

I believe there's a place far beyond my vision
It's a place that I long to be
So I wait for the voice that I know will call me
To keep the promise He gave to me

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The Star
by Randy Thompson

Was there ever before
Will there ever again
Be another journey like the one on which the Wise men
Persued
What they'd seen from afar
They chose to follow the star

For the sake of a dream that captured their souls
They set out knowing nothing more than a few lines from a story
That was told
So many years before
They chose to follow the star

They choose to risk it all and lay it on the line
To be some of the few that choose to swim against the tide
To be the ones to follow a star that so few people ever seem to see
And turn a deaf ear to the world that's telling them what fools they'd be
To take the narrow road
The winding path less worn
To risk their lives and all they have
And give it all for the promise of an unseen treasure

This desperate world
Will never make sense
So long as we hold on to only what we see
With eyes of flesh
And refuse
To see what's beyond
And choose to follow the star

And choose to risk it all and lay it on the line
To be one of the few that choose to swim against the tide
To be the ones to follow a star that so few people ever seem to see
And turn a deaf ear to the world that tells me what a fool I'd be
To take the narrow road
The winding path less worn
To risk my life and all I have
And give it all
For the promise of an unseen treasure

verse 1

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The Way You Said It Would
by Randy Thompson

Every morning I wake up
Open my eyes and greet another day
And I can't help but wonder
What You're 'gonna' bring my way
There are times it's so easy
To follow You and feel Your loving hand
Then there's moments I cry out
'Cause I just don't understand
I don't want to be the kind
That follows You just when it's alright
'Cause I know there'll be moments
When everything seems as dark as night

CHORUS
I believe You, everything You do to me
O Lord I know it's for my good
I'm trusting everything is 'gonna' work out
The way You said it would

I Know I gave You my life Lord
And told You, You could do with it as You please
There's been many times since then
I've been driven to my knees
And it's hard to believe
That You're here in the midst of the pain I feel
But I've come to know that it's in those moments
Your love becomes so real

CHORUS

I can't say I've never been tempted
To turn and run away
But there's something inside of me
That makes me want to stay
O Lord You wouldn't let me go
You made me understand
That everything I'm looking for
Is right here in the palm
Of Your hand

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Then I Met Jesus
by Randy Thompson

I tried to live my life by all the things that people told me
Could give my life meaning
For all those things I sought
Took from people the things they could offer
Never worried about giving them back
I tried anything to take the place of the one thing I lacked

CHORUS
And then I met Jesus
And He turned my life all around
He said to gain your life you must loose it
To live you must learn how to die
To follow me you must take up your cross
Yourself deny

I tried to fill my life with all the things the world had to offer
I ended up lonely with nothing at all
I tried everything I could
I tried 'till I understood
That everything I thought I wanted
Was taking me nowhere at all

CHORUS

You must depend on Me only
To get love you've got to give it away
To learn how to live you must learn how to die everyday

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Thirsty
by Randy Thompson

The journey is long
At times I feel so alone
Even though I know You’re here
So I press on, hungry to hear Your voice
Whispering in my ear

But what if this is the gift
And You are the cause of my hunger
And what if You are the source
Of the thirst that draws me to You Bm Asus A

Lord I am thirsty
Come and drink of the living water
God I am thirsty
Drink deep from the fountain of life
God I’m so thirtsy
Come and drink from the well that will never run dry

Day after day the landscape seems all the same
And I loose my perspective
And somewhere along the way I become aware
Of this deepening discontent

But what if this is the gift
I am here so You’ll find me
And what if this is meant to remind me
Only You satisfy

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This Holy Night
by Randy Thompson

It must have been dark
It must have been lonely
They must have been so scared
In the middle of the night
They must have wondered
If You were there

The angel's voice they heard so clearly
Must now seem so far away
How could they know, from this night forward
The world would never be the same

Chorus

How could they ever know that on this silent night
In the darkness there was born to us the brightest light
With a voice that we could hear God would speak to men
What was broken now could be made whole again
God's love shown bright this holy night

It must have been hard
There must have been moments
When they wondered why
In all the world of all the places
You would lead them here tonight

Break

But with eyes they could not see You were watching over them
With hands they could not feel You were holding them so tight
And in their lonliness a myriad of angels stood
Surrounding them in silence as they bowed in wonder at this sight

Chorus

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	The 23rd Psalm The Angels Sing The Denial The Gift of God The Mother of the One The Promise The Star The Way You Said It Would Then I Met Jesus Thirsty This Holy Night
		The 23rd Psalm by Randy Thompson "The Lord is My Shepherd" by Keith Green used by permission The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me beside the still waters He restoreth my soul And leads my path in righteousness for His name sake Surely goodness and lovingkindness Will follow me all the days of my life And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever and ever and ever The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want These words of truth become more precious to me As I am constantly aware of what I haven't got. How long before You will come and set this longing captive free You alone can make me just lie down In the cool of this deep green pature Safe from dangers that are all around And from the quiet, still cool waters I drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep And You alone can restore my soul You fill the longing empty places You alone Lord can make me whole And set my feet on the road of righteousness that leads me straight to You Leads me straight to You And when I find myself in the deepest valley With deaths cold shadow hanging over me When I can't see to find my own way out Lord I will not fear I know You are here You comfort me You comfort me The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want He makes me to lie down in cool green pastures Safe from dangers that are all around And from the quiet, still cool waters I drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep drink deep The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want The Lord of Heaven is my shepherd and I shall not want The Lord of heaven is my shepherd and I am His sheep And I am His sheep And I am His sheep Top of Page THE ANGELS SING by Randy Thompson Once long ago Earth and Heaven Met in a stable where Jesus was born Such a lowly place To display His matchless grace For all the world to see Here the Son of God lay in a manger Here the hope of man lay so helpless and so pure As the angels sing Praises to His name singing Chorus Glory to God in the highest Peace on Earth among men With whom he is pleased Shepherds came to find this tiny savior The one who'd come to find us When we were gone astray Such an awesome plan God become a man Chorus I can't begin to comprehend The love that sent this precious gift To men who could not even find them room That God would choose this time and place To step into the human race A helpless baby from a virgins womb To think of the love That would move the God of heaven To bestow such a gift To a world that would deny Him Take on flesh and blood And suffer that which only God can fully know The star in the darkness led the wise men To the place where Jesus lay The Light of the World Whom the Angels praised With their voices raised singing Glory to God in the highest Peace on Earth among men With whom he is pleased Glory to God in the highest Peace on Earth among men With whom he is pleased Glory to God in the highest Glory to God in the highest Glory to God in the highest © Copyright 1986 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page The Denial by Randy Thompson The darkness fell The silence I know so well Once again I find myself alone I believed in You At least I wanted to Where do I go from here Knowing it's over now I'm so alone I gave my heart to You Now it's torn in two All the promises you made and I believed I trusted You At least I wanted to Where do I go from here Knowing it's over now I'm so afraid CHORUS My mind is haunted now by scenes I can't forget The sound of my voice crying 'I never knew You' The emptiness and agony I'm feeling yet That pierced my soul when You looked into my eyes I felt the shame Knowing I'm to blame I can't understand where it all went wrong I thought You were the one Oh, Lord what have I done I don't know what to believe Could I have been deceived I'm so confused CHORUS 1ST VERSE Copyright © 1992 Randy Thompson Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Top of Page The Gift of God music by Gordan Barr & Randy Thompson Lyrics by Randy Thompson All creation yearns for this In silence it lay waiting Now the unbelievable is coming true Before our eyes The Universe awaits With silent expectation Joining in a mother's pain as on this night A baby child is born Chorus The time is now at hand God will speak to man In a way that cannot be mistaken Jesus Christ is born As heaven holds it's breath Here amidst the thorns A rose has bloomed Hope has come anew In a light to pierce the darkness The chains of death that bind us have been broken And we're truly free Chorus Come this Holy night Let us bow before our maker Rejoice in this, the Gift of God Worship Him Jesus Christ our Lord © Copyright 1999 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page The Mother of The One by Randy Thompson Mary lay all alone in the night The dreams of a young girl dancing around her So aware of what awaits her now She is soon to be married All alone with her hopes and her fears Questions surround the future Suddenly an angel appears And stands before her "Fear not", the angel said, "For the Lord is with you. His favor you have found. You have been chosen To be the mother of His Son, To be the mother of the one The world has awaited." "How can this be?" she cried. "I am still a virgin." "The Holy Spirit," the angel replied "Will be the father of this child." And you shall bear a son And call Him Jesus And He will be the one To save His people from their sin So come Emmanuel Come be God with us And here among us dwell For all the world to see That Jesus you're the one Jesus is the Son of God. ©copyright 1995 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. Top of Page The Promise by Randy Thompson I believe there's a place far beyond my vision It's a placeI long to be So I wait for the voice that I know will call me To keep the promise He gave to me In a world where every day it becomes even clearer That I just don't belong And the only thing that I am holding ever dearer Is the knowledge that I'm one day going home At times I wonder if I'll ever really get there At times it seems so far away But no matter what I feel it still remains the reason I get up when I fall and I dare to give it all "Cause I still believe The Promise The more I keep my eyes fixed upon the prize Of the treasure I have found in Jesus The more I long for Him to take me home The less a hold this world has on me So even though it may seem so very distant I believe it's just a short time now So I'll take my stand with the ones who've gone before me Who never having seen still gave up everything Because they believed The Promise I believe there's a place far beyond my vision It's a place that I long to be So I wait for the voice that I know will call me To keep the promise He gave to me ©Copyright 1994 Randy Thompson Ministries. All rights reserved. Top of Page The Star by Randy Thompson Was there ever before Will there ever again Be another journey like the one on which the Wise men Persued What they'd seen from afar They chose to follow the star For the sake of a dream that captured their souls They set out knowing nothing more than a few lines from a story That was told So many years before They chose to follow the star They choose to risk it all and lay it on the line To be some of the few that choose to swim against the tide To be the ones to follow a star that so few people ever seem to see And turn a deaf ear to the world that's telling them what fools they'd be To take the narrow road The winding path less worn To risk their lives and all they have And give it all for the promise of an unseen treasure This desperate world Will never make sense So long as we hold on to only what we see With eyes of flesh And refuse To see what's beyond And choose to follow the star And choose to risk it all and lay it on the line To be one of the few that choose to swim against the tide To be the ones to follow a star that so few people ever seem to see And turn a deaf ear to the world that tells me what a fool I'd be To take the narrow road The winding path less worn To risk my life and all I have And give it all For the promise of an unseen treasure verse 1 ©copyright 1995 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page The Way You Said It Would by Randy Thompson Every morning I wake up Open my eyes and greet another day And I can't help but wonder What You're 'gonna' bring my way There are times it's so easy To follow You and feel Your loving hand Then there's moments I cry out 'Cause I just don't understand I don't want to be the kind That follows You just when it's alright 'Cause I know there'll be moments When everything seems as dark as night CHORUS I believe You, everything You do to me O Lord I know it's for my good I'm trusting everything is 'gonna' work out The way You said it would I Know I gave You my life Lord And told You, You could do with it as You please There's been many times since then I've been driven to my knees And it's hard to believe That You're here in the midst of the pain I feel But I've come to know that it's in those moments Your love becomes so real CHORUS I can't say I've never been tempted To turn and run away But there's something inside of me That makes me want to stay O Lord You wouldn't let me go You made me understand That everything I'm looking for Is right here in the palm Of Your hand © Copyright 1990 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page Then I Met Jesus by Randy Thompson I tried to live my life by all the things that people told me Could give my life meaning For all those things I sought Took from people the things they could offer Never worried about giving them back I tried anything to take the place of the one thing I lacked CHORUS And then I met Jesus And He turned my life all around He said to gain your life you must loose it To live you must learn how to die To follow me you must take up your cross Yourself deny I tried to fill my life with all the things the world had to offer I ended up lonely with nothing at all I tried everything I could I tried 'till I understood That everything I thought I wanted Was taking me nowhere at all CHORUS You must depend on Me only To get love you've got to give it away To learn how to live you must learn how to die everyday ©copyright 1996. Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page Thirsty by Randy Thompson The journey is long At times I feel so alone Even though I know You’re here So I press on, hungry to hear Your voice Whispering in my ear But what if this is the gift And You are the cause of my hunger And what if You are the source Of the thirst that draws me to You Bm Asus A Lord I am thirsty Come and drink of the living water God I am thirsty Drink deep from the fountain of life God I’m so thirtsy Come and drink from the well that will never run dry Day after day the landscape seems all the same And I loose my perspective And somewhere along the way I become aware Of this deepening discontent But what if this is the gift I am here so You’ll find me And what if this is meant to remind me Only You satisfy © Copyright 2004 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page This Holy Night by Randy Thompson It must have been dark It must have been lonely They must have been so scared In the middle of the night They must have wondered If You were there The angel's voice they heard so clearly Must now seem so far away How could they know, from this night forward The world would never be the same Chorus How could they ever know that on this silent night In the darkness there was born to us the brightest light With a voice that we could hear God would speak to men What was broken now could be made whole again God's love shown bright this holy night It must have been hard There must have been moments When they wondered why In all the world of all the places You would lead them here tonight Break But with eyes they could not see You were watching over them With hands they could not feel You were holding them so tight And in their lonliness a myriad of angels stood Surrounding them in silence as they bowed in wonder at this sight Chorus © Copyright 1999 Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of Page