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Gifts of Joy and Longing

by Laura Ann Singh and Chris Lucas

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Blessed be the God who sees and hears Who made the seeing eye and hearing ear He listens for my whispers and captures all my tears Blessed be the God who sees and hears Blessed is the Lord who healeth me Who takes my sickness and infirmity He glorifies my body to share eternity Blessed is the God who healeth me Alleluia, Alleluia Let the breath that You have given Return to You in praise Inspire us to give thanks to You As holy hands we raise Wonderful wonderful One Thank You for all You have done Wonderful wonderful One Thank You for all You have done Blessed is the God of first and last Who knows my future better than my past The Alpha and Omega that time cannot surpass Blessed is the God of first and last
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Lord, how long? Lord, how long? Will You always hide Your face from me? In the silence of the darkness And the anguish of my destiny How long must I wrestle? How long must raise my voice? Wasting away my breath, dreading the day of death How long will my enemy triumph over me? Lord, how long? Is it wrong To want a glimmer so that I can see Give an answer, any answer Have you forgotten what you promised me? How long must I wrestle? How long must I raise my voice? Rolling my eyes to and fro, Wondering why You move so slowly when You know My heart is melting away Be a light for my eyes are dim And my enemy is saying, "I have overcome him" And my foes will rejoice when I fall But I trust in Your salvation I remember all You've done for me I recall all Your thoughts unto me
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I lift my voice to the Lord for mercy, for mercy I drain my heart of cares when my soul grows faint within me They have laid a snare in my path but You hold all my ways I cry out loud to the Lord, to the Lord Look to my left and right and see no one is concerned for me I have no comfort here on the earth, is there no one to care? You, O Lord, are my only hope in this land of the living I cry out loud to the Lord, to the Lord There are those who now pursue me And I know that they are stronger than me Give me freedom from this prison That I may praise You, that I may praise Your name Praise Your name I cry out loud to the Lord, to the Lord
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Morning Song 03:05
Darkness take warning there's mercy each morning It comes with the dawn and it scatters the night The dew of temptation and man's condemnation Will never prevail in the heat of that light Sweet celebration this manifestation That cleanses our souls as it shines on our way In it we trust for the path of the just Will grow brighter and brighter until the full day Sing, sing, sing of His righteousness Sing, sing of His glory and grace Sing, sing, sing of His love that pours down from above like the sun on our face Look to the skies let the ears of your eyes Hear the heavens declaring the glory of Him Wondrous Creator and Wonderful Savior The Giver of life and Forgiver of sin Darkness take warning there's joy in the morning It comes with the dawn and it shines on the dew And burns off temptation and man's condemnation My lips will rejoice when I sing about You
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I lay my sins on Jesus, the spotless Lamb of God; He bears them all, and frees us from the accursèd load; I bring my guilt to Jesus, for Him to wash my crimson stains White in His blood most precious, till not a spot remains I lay my wants on Jesus; all fullness dwells in Him; He heals all my diseases, He doth my soul redeem: I lay my griefs on Jesus, distress, despairs and all my cares; He from them all releases, He all my sorrows shares. I long to be like Jesus, meek, loving, lowly, mild; I long to be like Jesus, the Father’s holy Child: I long to be with Jesus, to move among the heavenly throng, To sing with saints His praises, to learn the angels’ song.
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I have decided to give up my life to You I thought it over and that's what I want to do Not for what I can get but what I can give You died for me now for You I will choose to live I have determined to give up my life at the cross All I have gained up to now I consider loss I'll bear rebuke, I'll bear shame just to walk with You Because I see what awaits when I make it through I'll give the glory to Jesus I'll give the glory to Jesus I'll give the glory to Jesus with my life I'll give the glory to Jesus and when I die I'll live forever to give up my life to You Lord give me strength to go forth and to fight with You My life is Yours I will do what You want me to I'll lay my life down for those who are not yet free And when the battle gives way and there's victory
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If it’s not Your will, be it far from me May Your perfect plan be my destiny May I never cloud Your guiding light When I hear You call, may I not take flight May I in some way Your Kingdom spread May a word of love never be unsaid May the joy of Christ exceed my trials May my will and Thine be reconciled May your perfect plan be my destiny If it’s not Your will I will not proceed Be it far from me, be it far from me, be it far from me As I travel forth on the sea of life May the peace of God conquer all my strife Keep my eyes away from the doubtful sight May my lips be guarded from all spite When the foe seems strong and I suffer shame Give me grace to boldly speak Your name When I’ve no more use for this earthly place May my joy be full when I see Your face
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Blessed 04:25
Blessed from Gifts of Joy and Longing by Laura Ann Singh Tweet 00:00 / 04:25 Digital Track Immediate download of Blessed in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Buy Now $1 USD Buy the Full Digital Album Share / Embed about Chris Lucas lyrics Blessed are the poor in spirit They have a home, the Kingdom of God Blessed is the grieving soul Laughter will come, joy of the children You are the light of the world Shining brightly, never be hidden You are the salt of the earth Salt that never looses its savor There is darkness cloaking the land But the darkness fears the light Leap for joy for glory chases the night Blessed are the meek and merciful Theirs is the earth, they will see mercy Blessed are the pure in heart Leaping for joy, they will see God You with your hungering soul In your hunger you will be fed Yearning and thirsting now In your thirsting you will be led There is darkness cloaking the land But the darkness fears the night Leap for joy for glory chases the night Peacemakers, songs of God Pure in heart, singing God Now they may persecute And they may insult you Many will turn away They do it to me
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Joy Comes 03:41
Joy Comes from Gifts of Joy and Longing by Laura Ann Singh Tweet 00:00 / 03:41 Digital Track Immediate download of Joy Comes in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Buy Now $1 USD Buy the Full Digital Album Share / Embed about Wally Boyd lyrics Weeping may endure for the night, but the joy comes in the morning Darkness may seem stronger than light but the joy comes in the morning Tears, they may last all night long, but there's a new dawn breaking He comes with healing in His wings - hope for those forsaken Weeping may endure for the night, but the joy comes in the morning Time for sleeping after the fight, 'cause the joy comes in the morning He set His face like flint to go, to face the scorn and laughter He knew the lonely night of death would lead to joy thereafter This poor man cried out to You in pain and desperation You heard and delivered me of all my tribulation Weeping may endure for the night, but the joy comes in the morning Darkness may seem stronger than light but the joy comes in the morning
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I want to be Your friend I want to be so close to You I want to be the kind You can tell your secrets to I want to be Your friend I want to be Your Abraham And when You call I'll say, "Here I am" I want to be Your friend I want to be like Moses I want to see You with my eye Give me a rock, let me hide myself As Your glory goes by I want to be Your friend You who have shed Your blood for me You who were friendless on Calvary I want to be Your friend I want to be like David I want to dance before You, Lord I want to hear, "Well done, my son, Enter in your reward"
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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord Let the angels praise with me As I sing of all the things He has done Praise His name, praise His name All the Elders praise His name We will sing of all the things He has done He has done He is wonderful, He is marvelous He is everything we knew that He would be And he's glorious, ever near to us In every situation, He's always my salvation Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord Let the angels praise the Lord Well we see through glass, and we know in part I can sometimes see through my Master's heart And I leave behind this weak terrain And join all creation in their heavenly refrain Praise the Lord, praise the Lord Let all people praise the Lord I will sing of all the things He has done We'll sing of all the things He has done
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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord Praise the Holy One Sing with me as I thank Him For the things He's done All you elders 'round the throne Lift your voice with me For He is everything that we knew He'd be That we knew He'd be On this earth we see through glass Only know in part But sometimes my eyes are clear I see my Master's heart There are times He touches me I see past this terrain Lift my voice with every tongue in their glad refrain In their glad refrain All you elders sitting 'round the throne Won't you tell me what you see? I packed my harp and I'll be there soon And you can praise the Lord me My eyes were veiled down there on the earth But the Lord has made me see There's no tomorrow and there's no yesterday It's time to praise His name with me

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released March 1, 2012

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