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Red Sky Morning
05:02
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red sky morning, take the warning
still we’re sailing into the wind/
deep in the galley, twelve plates shaking has the cook’s creation been forsaken/desperate times call for desperate measures you better take care where your treasure lies/I want to find you dancing in the heather whatever the weather I want to see your spirit fly/hear the rumours, wars and tumours one more murder, on the evening news/tension is mounting, looming, daunting/footstool is weakening, can’t bear the weight of waiting/desperate times call for desperate measures you better take care where your treasure lies/I want to find you dancing in the heather whatever the weather I want to see your spirit fly/so take off your old clothes your shackles and vain bows the world is waiting for a fashion show/ where the sons of God and the daughters of Zion divinely arrayed at the last curtain call
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Ploughman
03:54
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sharpen the blade of this ploughman
so I can make the furrow deep/
give me a sack full of seed to sow ‘cause
the angels are coming to reap/I have asked for more seed to sow/I have asked for a sharpened plough/I have asked for an early spring thaw ‘cause the ploughman is in
the passing lane now/woman do you remember (mon pays - my country) when you were younger/I sang you love songs and you began to weep/ your soul spread wide and the seed went deep/the locust years and the empty cup were blown away when I filled you up/you stretched your arms open wide/your sons and daughters they come running to your side/ain’t gonna sit around waiting for the harvest, my head’s like flint, my eyes like fire/I have seen so
many fields lying fallow gonna let my plough go, row by row by row by row by row by row by row by row/the seed you sow will grow/got to live by faith
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Waiting For Abraham
05:50
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sleeping on the beach last night/woke with a cough and a choke my city was burning, city was burning/so I climb up the grind to the top to find I can’t get above the smoke can’t count stars/ future uncertain/city of man when will we understand/we cannot let grains of faith slip through our hands/like English Bay sand waiting for Abraham/he’s good and dead, still
the promise stands/do we know the time/dawn came early a south wind’s fury/dumping a deluge of rain everything blurring/sirens are whirring/the sky cried hard a river in every yard/the fire and the flood/now creatures
are stirring/one by one people start to run/ trying to find their way down to the ocean/ such a commotion/a million or more arrive on the shore/sun breaks through started rising started rising/the sky explodes in a blaze electric faces glow reflecting heaven’s light/as we’re soaking up the colour someone starts to holler “hey, it’s the Lord, he’s made us a meal/he’s made us a meal”/we gather round to eat, the Lord begins to speak words so clear/if you have ears/do you love me, do you love me/give me your answer can I be your dancer Abraham longed for this night under the stars/give me your answer can I be your dancer/ Abraham dreamed of this day right where you are/city of man when will we understand/we cannot let grains of faith slip through our hands like English Bay sand waiting for Abraham/he’s good and dead, still the promise stands/there’s more on Jericho’s shore/heaven’s on its feet shouting for the encore/do we know the time
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Hallé Hallé
04:28
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the road it is long but the carrier is strong hallelujah/the mountain is high but with praise we can fly hallelujah/hallelujah hallelu hallelujah hallelu/under his wing the faithful can sing hallelujah/and we’re gaining ground as we lift up the sound Hallelujah/hallelujah hallelu hallelujah hallelu/heaven’s kingdom this day advances with praise hallelujah/and we’ll not shrink back we will press the attack hallelujah/Hallé Hallé Hallé, Hallelujah/
the face of the Lord is radiant and true/
just look in his eyes pride is consumed/
his holy right arm he takes from his robe/
his holy right arm - to carry us home/
we are transformed, renewed and reborn hallelujah/we have a story, from glory to
glory hallelujah/hallelujah, hallelu, hallelujah, hallelu/Hallé Hallé Hallé, Hallelujah
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Rise Up
06:15
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rise, rise up, rise up O God, defend your cause/ how long, how long will your enemies mock you
O Lord/rise, rise up, rise up O God, defend your cause/why, why why why do you hold back your right hand/rise, rise up, rise up, O God, defend your cause/out on the street there’s injustice, Lord, injustice my God/rise, rise up, rise up O God, defend your cause/even in your church,
my Lord/there is corruption/rise, rise up, rise
up O God, defend your cause/I met him in the
line outside in the shadow of the steeple with the hungry people/he said, the bread of God will come to those who wait/and waiting is a wonderful thing ‘cause God in heaven is up to something/ trust and you’ll receive all you need/back to the house in the burbs with the wife and the family waiting on the landing/same as the neighbor next door more more more/then it’s down to the costco store got to fill up my basket belly is elastic/home to the comfy chair the world can’t get me there/don’t let go, don’t let go of the dove in your hand, my Lord/don’t forget, don’t forget, your loving promises don’t forget, my Lord/ rise, rise up, rise up, O God, defend your cause
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Sit Down
04:04
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sit down, sit down and dream you’ve not yet seen things I’ve got planned for you/sit down, sit down and rest take a load off your chest
I want you blessed, O yes/you’ll be lifted up high to where the sky does not fall/you’ll be lifted up high to where my love overflows/ and I’ll be with you/sit down, sit down, relax, break the bag off your back let it slide, let it
slack/sit down, sit down, unwind, release your mind you’ll be surprised what you’ll find this time/you’ll be lifted up high to where the sky does not fall/you’ll be lifted up high to where my love overflows/lifted up, lifted up high/to speak to your spirit I got to get past your mind/ sit down, let me whisper in your ear /let you know that I am near, there’s no need to fear, my dear/sit down, let me give you a kiss/don’t want you to miss/don’t miss the bliss of this
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Lovely
03:51
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you are lovely/in your house I’m satisfied as your presence washes over me/every morning I wake up thirsty for a taste to satiate my spirit’s need/I love you/I love you/a city crescendo/ you’re the rumbling timpani reverberating elevating life from these stones/I cannot help
myself/I’ll be the trumpet section/I’ll be the rowdy cymbals crashing your name/I love you/I love you/you are gorgeous you are good/you’re my refuge in this world/more than riches,
more than gold/more than favour, you alone/ you’re my lover you’re my comforter you lift my chin up and speak life to my soul/let’s run away we can drink from your river/we can sing on your mountain/we can dance till dawn
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Châteauguay
04:30
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there’s a bridge to Châteauguay/built by the muscle of many a brave/to span the shamed St. Louis’ grave/lift the curse and see us saved/in Châteauguay there is a key/
as holy healing is released/the maple leaf and fleur de lys/embrace and share the kiss of peace/who would think this lake shore town/would be the source of such renown/ not much hope on the surface is found/but God is pouring his glory down/holy, holy, holy is the God of history/holy, holy, holy is the God of destiny/the Battleford sky displays a sign repeating rainbows mark the time/fifty years of innocent blood open the gates to revival’s flood/ now fifty years of latter rain/the doors of heaven swing wide again/the treaty made with God and man will prove true and heal our land/and I can almost taste what I’m longing for/filling more and more and more/I can see from shore to shore/filling more and more and more/with watchmen on the walls in strength/the nation’s one in breadth and length/faces like flint and hearts afire/the glory of God our one desire
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Fear of the Lord
04:55
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the fear of the Lord will be our foundation/
the heart of the Lord will be our destination/ with single-hearted devotion we will serve
the living God/all our strength and motion
to see his kingdom come/to everyone/every tribe and tongue/puffed up with pride they proclaim/they say God is gone/their words are
poison gas fouling the air/they poison rivers and skies/thistles are their cash crop/God sticks his head out of heaven and looks around/ looking for someone not so stupid/someone
not quite so daft/looking for a God-ready man/ one woman, a little bit God-expectant/just
one family who prays/in these evil days
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Georgian Bay
07:13
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on the shores of Georgian Bay the wind kisses my face/I feel the sand tickle my toes/I hear the Lord say, son, rest in my embrace/let me pour my peace into your soul/listening to the legends of a people’s separation/from their creator the
great and mighty Chief/how the spirits of the earth bound them all with fear/but the people longed for the day of their release/I remember three hundred years ago/when Jean de Brébeuf sang his Huron Carol/how the villagers all stood to join that gospel song/singing, Jesus is the one we’ve waited for/so much has gone wrong since we first heard that song/many closets have been built for the secrets/but the release that was hoped for has now come in full force/First Peoples lead nations to Jesus/ as the cedar tree grows deep rooted and tall/so will all who will call on his name/and the curse that brought blindness we now put behind us to walk in his peace all our days/this land is waiting for a song/Father Jean is gone his blood is crying out/a song a song waiting for a song /they that sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy/out of the blood of my veins let come a song
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Russ Rosen Band Vancouver, British Columbia
Russ Rosen Band have created a roots rock collection of story driven inspirational songs, with a canadianna-gospel twist that both bring a party and connect with the soul. Percussive guitars, fierce drums and a passionate vocal performance easily attract an audience of all ages and musical tastes. ... more
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