Lyrics

COVENANT

Jesus, Come

How many times I have known the longing
Wishing I could have been there
When the angels sang on that wondrous night
To the shepherds on the hill

And to follow as they made their way
In search of the tiny stable
And to be the first to see the face
Of the Savior of the world

To know the joy they must have felt
To be chosen for that moment
And to know they'd seen behind the vail
And witnessed a miracle

CHORUS

Jesus come and be the Savior we
Are desperately in need of
Let Your Holy light come pierce the night
And make a change in me

On the night when Earth was touched by heaven
And all the world lay sleeping
For a moment in a manger it all came clear
They glimpsed eternity

They could not know the love contained
Here within this tiny package
All they knew as they turned to walk away is
They would never be the same

CHORUS

How many times have the angels come
And we just could not hear them
For the noise and the rush that surround our lives
We miss the miracle

Now as then I long with them
To witness His appearing
But until the day I see His face
This will be my prayer

CHORUS

The Promise

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

In a world where every day it becomes ever clearer
That I just don't belong
And the only thing that I am holding 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 remains the reason
I get up when I fall and I dare to give it all
‘Cause I 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

And 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
‘Cause they believed The Promise

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

A True Lover Would

It's a crystal clear morning a warm summer's night
A storm approaching a blinding light
Taken for granted, we're always surprised
That it robs us of sight as it opens our eyes
When we come face to face it strips us bare
Left naked and bleeding, revealing what's there
Cutting straight to the heart it heals the wound
That only a true lover could

Some own it outright and some by default
Some fools pursue it until they're caught
Some hold it tightly afraid letting go
Will mean never having so little do they know
It alone has the power to set them free
Though we long to be it's captives eternally
Demanding our answer it holds out the choice
As only a true lover would

It witnessed the moment we took our first breath
It comforts and tortures us 'till our death
When least expected it comes like a thief
Shattering our defenses, demanding belief
We would give everything of our earthly domain
For the moment of joy we'd embrace the pain
All for the promise of sweet release
As all true lovers would

It comes dressed in passion it's favorite disguise
Sometimes exalted and sometimes despised
The words that it whispers would drive men insane
Then it stands on the rooftops and proudly proclaims
That it's there for the asking to all who believe
Though it takes it's flesh before it's received
It always gives more than it ever demands
As only a true lover would

Promising heaven the road led through Hell
And there for a moment it faltered and fell
Almost defeated the doorway had closed
Somehow miraculously it arose
Though cut to the bone it still clung to the blade
Believing in bleeding the price was paid
When the real thing is found it will always have scars
As all true lovers would

It once walked a road that I couldn't go
Knowing my weakness it carried my load
Ignoring the shame it thought only of me
As only a True Lover would

Psalm 42

As the deer craves water brooks
My heart cries for You Lord
And my heart longs for the Living God
When shall I come before Him
For my tears have been my meat both day and night

Chorus

Why my soul are you so cast down
Why are you weary within me
Hope in God for I will praise His Holy name
His face is always before me
And His presence will be my guide

Deep calls to deep at the sound of Thy waterfalls
And Thy billows and Thy waves roll over me
But the Lord commands His love to me
And His song it will be with me in the night

Chorus

Why my soul are you so cast down
Why are you weary within me
Hope in God for I will praise His Holy name
His face is always before me
And His presence will be my guide

His Love Will Be Our Guide

As we stand here in the hands of the Lord face to face
Trusting in this miracle of God's matchless grace
I can only promise
What the Lord has promised me
My love is true
And I will go with you

Following separate pathways that have led us to this place
And from here we take the same road
We have no way of knowing
What this winding path will lead us through
But I will go with you

Chorus
And His love will be our guide
When life is torn asunder
His hope will be our anchor in the storm
His peace will guard our hearts
As darkness settles over us
He will be the light to see us through
And I will go with you

As I hold your hand in my hand and promise you my love
It's so much more than words can ever say
The love you see in my eyes
And reflected now in yours
We know is true
And I will go with you

Repeat Chorus

HOSANNA

The people waiting
Were anxiously anticipating
The coming Messiah
They'd longed for for all of their lives

And Jesus approaches
On a colt He rides
To the chorus of voices that rose as the people cried

Chorus
Hosanna, Blessed is He who comes
Hosanna, Blessed is He
Who comes in the name of the Lord

The adoration
That greeted the coming King
They spoke of the peace
That in heaven and on Earth He would bring

And the chorus kept building
As more people gathered 'round
And if the people kept silent
The rocks they would cry out loud

Repeat Chorus

Pray

You ask I answer
You seek and I promise you'll find
You knock and the door will be opened
All you've got to do is pray

When you feel alone I'm with you
When you’re afraid I will comfort your heart
When it's too dark I will light the way for you
All you've got to do is pray

For I Am the Way
The Truth and the Life
You are the branches I Am the Vine
I gave you sight when you were blind
I lifted you up when you were down

I'm the Beginning and I Am the End
I know your heart and all that's within
I loved you even when you were in sin
And no one else gave you a chance

I hold the future
And I alone hold all the power in My hands
I'm the only one who can give it to you
All you have to do is ask

And you ask I answer
You seek and I promise you'll find
You knock and the door will be opened
All you've got to do
All you've got to do
All you've got to do is pray
All you've got to do is pray

Then I Met Jesus

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

Repeat 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

All Along It's Been Jesus

All of my life I have believed
That there must be something more
Day after day we go through the motions
And wonder what we're living for
So subtly we are drawn to the notion
That this is all there is to life
'Till all we are are slaves to the moment
And to eternity we're blind

Chorus
While all along it's been Jesus
He's everything and more
Than you could ever want or need
All along it's been Jesus
There's nothing you can say
To ever drive his love away
I know it's true He did it all for me and you

Most of our lives we live in the darkness
Afraid to step into the light
Interpreting life by the forms and the shadows
And patterns that move through the night
But once in a while we're again made aware
Of the emptiness we feel
And the longing to be more than we are
To know what is really real

While all along it's been Jesus
He's everything and more
Than you could ever want or need
All along it's been Jesus
There's nothing you can do
That in His love He can't forgive you
All along it's been Jesus
He's so much more than anything you've known
In your wildest dreams
All along it's been Jesus
There's nothing you can say
To ever drive his love away

Let The Music Last Forever

Here I stand Lord I am waiting
I've come to seek Your precious face
And all that is within me
Asks Your presence in this place

I know You're here, I need You
You're my souls one desire
Come fill my heart
Fan this flame to a fire

The warmth of Your arms wrapped around me
My heart is an open door
As the song swells up within me
I've never known love like this before
I know You're here, I feel You
You're everything I want
So don't let it end
Let the music go on and on

Chorus

Let the music last forever
Let the song go on all night
Let Your spirit come wash me completely
And I'll wait until heaven comes down

The melody surrounds me
I hear the sweetest song
I lift my voice in praise to You
At this moment we are one
I know that You are here now
In everything I feel
It seems so right
It seems so real

Chorus

O, Jesus stay here with us
We need Your precious touch
Fill my mouth with Your praise
Fill my heart with Your love

All lyrics by Randy Thompson

All songs © Copyright 1996 by Randy Thompson Ministries, Inc.
All rights reserved. Reg. ASCAP
except “The Promise” © 1994
”A True Lover Would” © 1995