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"Home Run"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman)
Verse One
The lights go on, another game day,
I grabbed my bat and headed for the plate
But the first pitch was a curve and I was done.
Strike one!
I stepped out of the box, looked the pitcher in the eye,
You could read his lips, "Hey punk, you're mine."
So I gave him a wink and said "Let's see what you can do."
Strike two!
Chorus
Gotta keep my eye on the ball, swing straight and true and follow through,
Don't be afraid whatever the call, because we're never alone,
Our coach is there to cheer us on.
Well it's the wind up, here comes that ball,
You gotta pray and swing, watch it till it's going, going, it's gone
Home, home, home run, we need a home run
Home, home, home run!
Verse Two
You know life can be like a baseball game,
We're on the same team, but we're not all the same
That's why we've got to learn to play together.
I didn't join this team to sit on the bench,
I'm going deep, swinging for the fence
I've got some friends on base I gotta get home.
Repeat Chorus
Gotta keep your eye on the ball, swing straight and true and follow through,
Don't be afraid whatever the call, because we're never alone,
Our coach is there to cheer us on.
Well it's the wind up, here comes that ball,
You gotta pray and swing, watch it till it's going, going, it's gone
Home, home, home run, I'm on a home run
Home, home, home run!
Bridge
We are not the first to play this game or stand over this plate
We are surrounded by their legacy, like they're sittin' in the stands,
I can see them waving their hands saying "Go, go all the way!"
It's Going, It's Going, It's Going... OH! Boy! It's Outta Here!! That Baby Is
GONE
GONE
GONE
Come on Now!
Home, home, home run. Hey, it's gone gone now.
Home, home, home run. Hey it's a home run.
Home, home, home run. Bring it back, bring it back, it's GONE!
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"New American"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Jimmie Lee Sloas)
Verse One
There are seven of red and there are six of white,
It's the blood and truth of the stars and stripes.
Through a perilous night will our banner wave?
In the land of the free, in the home of the brave.
Late twentieth century with Generation "X".
Never has there been a group more patrioticless.
As the bells of freedom ring in the name of liberty,
We run down each other chasing the 'American Dream'.
Who will help to lead the way back to what made our land so great?
Is there anyone who will say 'This is God's Country'?
Chorus
Calling the New Americans,
Ready to take a stand, ready to take back the land
Calling the New Americans,
Rich and poor, young and old who have been bought and can't be sold.
Verse Two
It's from coast to coast, like a growing storm,
There's an army of the young, living above the norm.
Four words that you will find on a dollar bill,
They are more than an empty slogan, they're the passion by which we live.
So come join us in the fight as we turn our backs from the wrong,
And run to the right.
Chorus
Calling the New Americans,
Ready to take a stand, ready to take back the land
Calling the New Americans,
Rich and poor, young and old, who have been bought and can't be sold.
Calling the New Americans,
Red and yellow, black and white, who will never ever give up the fight.
Calling the New Americans,
We all know the hour is late, this ain't no time to hesitate.
Bridge
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty of thee, I sing.
Land where my father died, land of the Pilgrims pride of thee I sing.
It's time we hit our knees, and cry out humbly, "Jesus heal us."
Chorus
We are the New Americans,
Ready to take a stand, ready to take back the land
We are the New Americans,
Rich and poor, young and old, who have been bought and can't be sold.
We are the New Americans,
Red and yellow, black and white, who will never ever give up the fight.
We are the New Americans,
We all know the hour is late, this ain't no time to hesitate.
We are the New Americans,
Who vote and buy and make the choice,
To speak for those without a voice.
Calling the new americans.... new americans
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"Evidence Of God"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Roscoe Meek)
Every mountain, every valley, the evidence of God.
Verse One
I believe that William Shakespeare lived though we never met,
'Cause when I was 17 I read "Romeo & Juliet".
And I believe there was a man whose name was Michaelangelo,
Because he left his mark in a chapel in the heart of Rome.
Chorus
Every mountain, every valley
Your creation, it surrounds me.
Every breath I breath, every heartbeat,
Every sunrise that You give to me.
These and so much more
Tell a story we cannot ignore,
The evidence of God.
Verse Two
As the potter shapes his clay, he leaves evidence.
And our Father does the same, His creation is evidence.
That's how we can believe in a God we cannot see or hear or touch.
If we will open our eyes we'll see His work is all around us.
Chorus
Every mountain, every valley
Your creation, it surrounds me.
Every breath I breath, every heartbeat,
Every sunrise that You give to me.
Every blue sky, every starry night,
Paint a picture we cannot deny.
Like a warm rain in the summertime,
Like a first kiss or a baby's cry.
These and so much more
Tell a story we cannot ignore,
The evidence of God.
Bridge
These and so much more,
Tell a story we cannot ignore.
Even our own lives will testify,
Chorus
Every mountain, every valley
Your creation, it surrounds me.
Every breath I breath, every heartbeat,
Every sunrise that You give to me.
Every blue sky, every starry night,
Paint a picture we cannot deny.
Like a warm rain in the summertime,
Like a first kiss or a baby's cry.
These and so much more
Tell a story we cannot ignore,
Even our own lives will testify,
To the evidence of God, the evidence of God
Hallelujah, we are the evidence of God.
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"Best Days"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Phil Madeira)
Verse One
The river was deep, the water was cold,
I was only twelve years old.
My dad and me, trout fishing,
Waist deep in a Michigan stream.
He showed me how to make that fly,
Look like it was so alive.
And then he helped me understand,
How to be a fisher of men.
Chorus
And all the world was right,
And I felt so full and alive
In the wonder and the light,
And I would never be the same,
For I knew somehow I had changed.
Even now I'd have to say,
It was one of my best days.
Verse Two
It was like a rock, a lump in my throat,
I was eighteen years old,
But I had to say something
To the prettiest girl I'd ever seen.
A new world record was set that day,
For the stupid things I'd say.
I made her laugh, It must've been enough,
For by day's end we'd fall in love.
Chorus
And all the world was right,
And I felt so full and alive
In the wonder and the light,
And I would never be the same,
For I knew somehow I had changed.
Even now I'd have to say,
It was one of my best days.
Verse Three
Sometimes I look to the eastern sky,
Wondering what it will be like,
When we all finally learn,
Of the day You return.
What will I feel?
Where will I be?
Will it all seem like a dream?
I think it'll be like a long-lost friend,
Coming back to His family again.
Chorus
And all the world will be right,
And we'll feel so full and alive
In His wonder and His light,
And we will never be the same,
For I know we all will be changed,
And we will surely say,
This is the very best of days,
This is the very best,
The very best of days.
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"The Vow"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Jimmie Lee Sloas)
Verse One
I could make a promise to you,
But that would be too easy to do.
You see I've made them before,
And broken them and they're no good anymore.
So I'll dig a little bit deeper,
And give you something you can keep,
I will make a vow to you,
And it will never change no matter what I do.
Chorus
Right here, right now,
In the midst of the crowd,
I stand alone and I make my vow,
Whatever it takes I will be faithful.
This is my vow.
Verse Two
As the words fall from my lips,
We both know the life I live,
How I stumble and fall,
How many times I land short of the call.
I will confess my inadequacies,
Throw myself into the mystery.
That somehow in the depth of your love,
You will help me do what I'm not capable of.
Chorus
Right here, right now,
In the midst of the crowd,
I stand alone and I make my vow,
Whatever it takes I will be faithful.
Right here, right now,
Let there be no doubt,
With every whisper, with every shout,
Let the whole world know I will be faithful.
This is my vow.
Right here, right now,
In the midst of the crowd,
I stand alone and I make my vow,
Whatever it takes I will be faithful.
This is my vow.
Right here, right now,
In the midst of the crowd,
I stand alone and I make my vow,
Whatever it takes I will be faithful.
Right here, right now,
In the midst of the crowd,
I stand alone and I make my vow,
Whatever it takes I will be faithful.
This is my vow.
Right here, right now,
Let there be no doubt.
With every whisper, with every shout,
Let the whole world know I will be faithful.
This is my vow.
Right here, right now,
Let there be no doubt.
With every whisper, with every shout,
Let the whole world know I will be faithful.
This is my vow,
This is my vow,
I make this vow.
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"Love Will Save The Day"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman)
Verse One
I woke up this morning, there was rain in the sky.
I looked in the mirror, there was rain in my eyes.
I have a choice to make,
And I won't let this day be wasted when...
Chorus
I know love will, love will save the day.
I know love will, let whatever come what may,
I know in the midst of disaster that love will recapture,
And love's gonna save the day.
Verse Two
Got your act together
'Til one of those old days come along
When it would have been better if you
Had never gotten out of bed at all
Just as sure as defeat seems certain,
Don't be surprised when the tables are turning cause,
Chorus
I know love will, love will save the day,
I know love will, let whatever come what may,
I know in the midst of disaster that love will recapture,
And love's gonna save the day.
Bridge
I know in the midst of disaster that love will recapture,
I know who I serve and I'll never forget,
The great price that He paid so that love could save...
I know love will...
Chorus
I know love will, love will save the day,
I know love will, let whatever come what may,
I know love will, love will save the day,
I know love will, let whatever come what may,
I know in the midst of disaster that love will recapture,
And love's gonna save the day.
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"Born To Be"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Jimmie Lee Sloas)
Chorus
Hey now people come along with me,
Take a little ride down through history.
Turn through some pages and you might see,
Who it is that you were born to me.
Verse One
They said that he could never be the one,
After all he was known as the family runt.
But when that stone hit the head of Big G,
Little old Dave became the B.M.O.C.
Chorus
Hey now people come along with me,
Let's take a little ride down through history.
Turn through some pages and you might see,
Who it is that you were born to be.
Verse Two
He knew there had to be another one,
God would never use someone who stuttered on.
But Moses met up with a burning bush,
It was back to the bulrushes of his birth.
Chorus
Hey now people come along with me,
Take a little ride down through history.
Turn through some pages and you might see,
Who it is that you were born to me.
Hey now people get ready let's go.
Take a little ride down destiny's road.
Look in the pages and we will see,
Who it is that we were born to be.
Bridge
The God that worked in them is alive and well in us.
It all comes down to a matter of trust.
You don't know what you got till you let it all go.
Don't know what you got till you let it all go.
Open up the word and you might see,
Just who it is that you were born to be.
Chorus
Hey now people come along with me,
Let's take a little ride down through history.
Turn through some pages and you might see,
Who it is that you were born to me.
Hey now people get ready let's go.
Take a little ride down destiny's road.
Look in the pages and we will see,
Who it is that we were born to be.
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"Come Near To Me"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Jimmie Lee Sloas)
Verse One
Can I trust you?
Would you love me if
You really knew the one inside?
I'm afraid to open up and let you
Into what I've learned to hide
You say you want to know me,
You want to help me through.
Then here is what I'll ask of you.
Chorus
Come near to me, and we will walk together.
Come near to me, through the sun and through the rain.
And you will see that we are not so different,
That our struggle and our pain is very much the same.
But you must come near to me.
Verse Two
There are times when I feel like an island,
In the middle of the sea.
How hard the wind is blowing,
I am alone and wondering,
If someone will rescue me?
I feel guilty in the asking,
I should quote a verse or two,
But I will risk honesty with you.
Chorus
Come near to me, and we will walk together.
Come near to me, through the sun and through the rain.
And you will see that we are not so different,
That our struggle and our pain is very much the same.
But you must come near to me.
Bridge
You say you want to know me,
That you want to help me through.
Then this is all I'll ask of you.
Chorus
Come near to me, and we will walk together.
Come near to me, through the sun and through the rain.
And you will see that we are not so different,
That our struggle and our pain is very much the same.
But you must come near...
Near to me.
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"Tell Me Again"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman)
Verse One
A little boy sitting on a metal folding chair,
In what appears to be a Sunday school room.
He could see that shepherd boy, His sling up in the air,
He could feel that giant hit with a boom.
In that room I saw the Red Sea part,
And two by two animals get in the ark.
And Mrs. Keen gently would say,
The God of the past is still God today.
Chorus
So tell me again of the old, old stories.
Tell me again of the faithful who walked,
In the lions' den and the fiery furnace,
Of Noah and rainbows and donkeys that talked.
I don't want to forget so please, tell me again.
Verse Two
A young man sitting at a desk with a wooden chair,
In what appears to be a high school class.
He can see a battlefield there's giants everywhere
saying, "The Bible is a thing of the past".
In this new age you believe what you want to believe.
'Cause god is whatever you want it to be,
And I can hear Mrs. Keen gently say,
The God of the past is still God today.
Chorus
So tell me again of the old, old stories.
Tell me again of the faithful who walked,
In the lions' den and the fiery furnace,
Of Noah and rainbows and donkeys that talked.
I don't want to forget so please, tell me again.
Bridge
How the God of the ages,
Turned history's pages and saw my need.
Tell me again of the shepherds and wise men,
And the star that would lead them to the baby who was born,
So that we could be born again.
Second Chorus
Tell me again of the Gospel story.
Tell me again how the whole world was lost.
How the Only Begotten with grace so amazing,
Gave up His life on an old rugged cross.
I don't want to forget so please, tell me
Tell me again of the old, old stories.
Tell me again of the faithful who walked.
How the Only Begotten, with grace so amazing,
Gave up His life on an old rugged cross.
I don't want to forget so please, tell me again.
I dont' want to forget, so please, tell me again.
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"Nothing To hide"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Phil Madeira)
Verse One
Everybody's thinking about self-esteem.
On talk shows, Oprah knows,
She read it in a magazine.
'Cause we don't like ourselves so much.
We just need to feel the touch,
Of someone who'll accept us in our need.
Nothing I have said or felt or done,
There's nothing that can keep me from God's love.
He will take me as I am,
He's got a thing for runaway lambs,
And there is mercy in His blood.
Chorus
We've got nothing to hide, nothing to loose,
Nothing to fear, and nothing to prove,
He loves us just the way He made us.
And no matter how high, no matter how low,
No matter how far we still have to go,
He loves us just the way He made us.
Verse Two
Everybody's talking about true success.
Cashing in, psychic friends,
What to eat, how to dress.
But I refuse to play that game,
My rules have forever changed.
I will live in wonder in freedom in His rest.
Chorus
We've got nothing to hide, nothing to loose,
Nothing to fear, and nothing to prove,
He loves us just the way He made us.
And no matter how high, no matter how low,
No matter how far we still have to go,
He loves us just the way He made us.
Bridge
He can't love you more, He won't love you less.
Nothing to hide, lose, fear, or ever prove.
Nothing to hide, lose, fear, or ever prove.
Chorus
Nothing to hide, nothing to loose,
Nothing to fear, and nothing to prove,
He loves us just the way He made us.
And no matter how high, no matter how low,
No matter how far we still have to go,
He loves us just the way He made us.
Chorus
Nothing to hide, nothing to loose,
Nothing to fear, and nothing to prove,
He loves us just the way He made us.
And no matter how high, no matter how low,
No matter how far we still have to go,
He loves us just the way He made us.
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"We Are Waiting"
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(Words and Music by Geoff Moore and Goef Barkley)
Chorus
We are waiting, waiting
All of Your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees, our knees.
Oh come quickly Lord, You're all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.
Verse One
From all across the earth our voices can be heard.
A chorus of the faithful calling to the word.
A hymn of invitation, our humble offering.
Come find Your people are waiting.
Chorus
We are waiting, we are waiting
All of Your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees.
Oh come quickly Lord, You're all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.
Verse Two
With hands into the soil, and hearts toward the sky.
We wait to hear Your call to draw us to Your side.
But 'til that final day may You find us in the fields,
Working with hearts that are waiting.
Chorus
We are waiting, we are waiting
All of Your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees.
Oh come quickly Lord, You're all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.
Bridge
As a mother awaits her baby, all of creation is ready,
For the trumpet to sound and the heavens unfold,
We'll rise from the ground to see You Lord.
All of Your people anticipating,
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees.
Chorus
We are waiting, we are waiting
All of Your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees.
Come quickly Lord, You are all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.
Chorus
We are waiting, we are waiting
All of Your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea, we are down on our knees.
Oh come quickly Lord, You are all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.