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You Sang First

by Rachel Addington

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1.
Lead Me in Truth (free) 04:55
Teach me to know your ways, Oh Lord Show me your paths, lead me in truth Jesus my guide, you are my way Lead me in truth, lead me in truth Lord by your mercy and your steadfast love Don't remember the sins of my past or my rebellion Pardon my great guilt, recall your promise to save Lead me in paths of faithfulness, Lord, show me your way Compelled by your mercy now this truth do I know: That Jesus' death on the cross once for all sin did atone All of your promises in Jesus are yes Who can condemn me now? What can separate us? You teach sinners your paths and guide the humble in all your ways You take the foolish ones and turn the wise-in-their-own-eyes away And no one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame
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Forward (free) 03:42
I'm a little bit older but I'm not much wiser Another year's gone and have I grown at all? Two steps forward and four steps backwards Hold my hand Hold my hand when I'm walking backwards Pull me forward I'll move forward "Deliver us from Slavery!" we cried to Jacob's God Now we're scared out of our wits and we wanna go back Toured the desert, forty years Mighty hands Mighty hands and outstretched arms Led us forward Come on now, take twelve stones and ford the Jordan I tell you fear's been keeping me from moving forward Lord take this fear from me and lead me forward And pride's been keeping from moving forward Lord take this pride from me and lead me forward Battered by waves and terrified at the sight of a ghost If it's you Jesus, then say come To the other side, fourth watch of the night Take my hand Take my hand when I'm sinking under Pull me up to tread on water Pull me forward I'll move forward
3.
Raise the Cup (free) 04:52
What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will lift the cup and call upon his name I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of his people I am your servant, let me serve you all my days Raise the cup, raise the cup, raise the cup of salvation Raise the cup, raise the cup, raise the cup of salvation The cords of death tied around me And the terror of hell came upon me Caught in distress and sorrow, then I called upon his name I said, "Lord save my life!" I'm your servant, let me serve you all my days Gracious is the Lord and righteous Yes our God is compassionate The Lord Most High preserves the lives of the simple I was brought low But the Most High has dealt bountifully with me Now return unto your rest, oh my soul I love you Lord because you heard my cry Delivered my soul up out of death to life What shall I render unto you but a heart of thanks? I will follow you, walk before you all my days Raise the cup!
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Blessed are the Poor (free) 02:41
Blessed are the poor for theirs is the kingdom of God Blessed are the hungry for they shall be satisfied Earth for the meek and mercy for merciful Laughter for tears Hatred and insult, scorned for the Son of Man He's your reward Blessed are the poor Woe to the rich now receiving your comfort in full Woe to the well-fed, you shall be hungry after all Laughter to weeping, gloating to mourning They spoke well of false prophets too Yet for the pure heart, peace-making, hungry for what's right He's your reward Blessed are those having nothing yet possessing everything Blessed are the poor
5.
Brothers, don't be surprised Fiery trial burning all around you Beat down and vilified for Jesus' name You're blessed, glory rests on you You shall not be ashamed, glory in Christ's name You shall not be ashamed, glory in Christ's name I'll rejoice when I share in Your suffering I know that one day I'll share glory with You I'll rejoice when I share in Your suffering I know that one day I'll share glory with You Light and momentary An honor, this cross to carry Tested and refined in the fire Entrust your souls to a God who's faithful I'll rejoice when I share in Your suffering I know that one day I'll share glory with You I'll rejoice when I share in Your suffering I know that one day I'll share glory with You Brothers, count it joy Trials lead to perseverance, perseverance to completion Sisters, don't be surprised Sharing His inheritance, shall we not share in His sufferings?
6.
Handful of Quiet (free) 03:45
Chase the wind, search the world Taste every pleasure on the earth Come up dry, crying for something to satisfy Dig your own grave and fall in The day of death, better than The day of birth when all trouble begins But I have stilled and quieted my soul I have stilled and quieted my soul Like a child grown, I'm not crying anymore Fed and full, lay my head upon your chest Feel the rhythm of your heart still my soul A handful of quiet better than Two fistfulls of toil and chasing the wind Lean back onto a steady foundation Never caves, never blows away My heart won't be proud, my eyes will stay low Stay out of matters ungraspable Too great and too wonderful for me I have stilled and quieted my soul I have stilled and quieted my soul Like a child grown, I'm not crying anymore Fed and full, lay my head upon your chest Feel the rhythm of your heart still my soul There's nothing left but to lay it down Tip your head back, he will fill you up until you overflow Enter his rest You have stilled and quieted my soul Like a mother her child holds Your peace surpassing all understanding have I known You have stilled and quieted my soul
7.
Our Dwelling Place (free) 04:58
Oh Lord you've been our dwelling place through all generations Before the mountains were born You gave birth to the earth Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God You turn men back to dust A thousand years go by like a night Your children up like morning grass Evening comes and we wither away So teach us to number our days That we may present to you a heart that's wise We've been consumed by your anger And by your wrath we've been dismayed You placed our iniquities and our secret sins Before the light of your face Finished our days like a sigh Seventy, if strong, eighty years of life Labor and sorrow their only pride It's gone and we fly away Away, fly away, fly away Do return, Lord oh how long will it be? And for your servants show mercy From our youth satisfy us with your lovingkindness So we can sing Relent oh Lord, the power of your anger who can bear? I felt your wrath as great as the fear you deserve All the years of affliction return now with jubilation So we can sing And confirm for us the works of our hands Yes confirm for us the works of our hands
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You Sang First (free) 04:44
Jesus Christ, you banished darkness, Dayspring With the coming of your dawn you awakened us to sing All the reasons that I have to sing are you You're the source of all the light and joy streaming forth to song I will sing the song that you placed in my heart With the voice you gave to me And the breath you breathed in my lungs Let my voice resound with the whole world in bringing you a song Jesus the Son, Holy Ghost, Father God Singing thrilling melodies over all your rescued ones I can hear you singing gladly over me It's the purity of Three in One, in perfect harmony I will sing the song that you placed in my heart With the voice you gave to me And the breath you breathed in my lungs Let my voice resound with the whole world in bringing you a song I love to sing your song, I love to sing your song I love to sing the song that you sang first Your love for me is stronger than death; you conquered all I love you because you loved me first Jesus King of Kings, by your blood ransomed for your own A people falling down in worship before the highest throne Singing, "Holy, holy is Almighty God!" Who was, and is, and is to come in glory, forever we'll sing The song that you placed in our hearts With the voice you gave to us And the breath you breathed in our lungs Let my voice resound with the whole world in bringing Let my voice resound with the whole world in bringing you a song

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Live demos sung & played in one pass, chair & mic style, with no overdubs or redos, on the 6th floor, in the tiny spare room of our miniature apartment, with wooden yellow window frames around nine glass panes, in Red China, on one day of life in October 2014.

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released April 12, 2015

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