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CD ONE Look In the Sky From the Beginning Song of Hope Chalice Inseparable John the Revelator Children's Fantasy Never Is A Long Time David & Goliath I'm Going Home Do Lord True Believers	CD TWO Shades of Green Overture One Day At A Time Garden Black Horse Southbound Mountains Days Gone By Let the Bells Ring Child of the Universe Changes Can You See Me Tender Love

And if you hear the wind blow,
The breeze can catch your eye,
And if you feel the sunlight straight from the sky,
Yeah, look in the sky you're under,
So many good things there lie ahead.
Yeah, look in the sky with wonder,
And hear what I said.

Your days will be filled with gladness
And many more things to come your way,
Away from the noise and madness,
All you have to do is pray.

And thank the Lord for everything,
But more than that,
Believe in His word.
And you will find peace and happiness,
Right out your front door.

Well, you need to be yourself,
And you need your self-keeping.
You need to be yourself,
So stop your weary weeping.

Some people, somewhere in this town around
Don't know what's right and what's wrong,
Are they lonely?

Stopping everywhere, doesn't have a care
Can't see the light, and they dare.
Are they lonely, they're lonely.

You looked in the sky with wonder,
And you can rest your head and sleep.
Wake up to the lightening and thunder,
You don't have to weep.

Written By Phil Keaggy, John Sferra & Dan Pecchio

FROM THE BEGINNING

Don't you know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the Beginning?

Be exalted Oh God above the heavens,
And let your glory be over all the earth.
Be exalted Oh God above the heavens,
And let your glory be over all the earth.

Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.
He stretches out The Heavens
Like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Lift up your eyes.

He who brings out the starry host
One by one, one by one, one by one,
And calls them each by name, each by name,
One by one, one by one, one by one.

Be exalted Oh God above the Heavens,
And let your Glory be over all the earth.
Be exalted Oh God above the Heavens,
And let your glory be over all the earth.

Don't you know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
From the beginning, from the beginning?

SONG OF HOPE

City lights, then the morning comes.
I close my eyes and I see the sun.
I know there's a field of green
Where the birds to sing, I know.

Garden walls kept the sun away from the flowers,
Prison halls where someone weeps for hours.
I know there's a smiling face,
There's a warm embrace, and there's a glow.

Walking down along the shore,
Kicking stones along the way.
Many things are still in store today.
Thinking now about the future,
I know I won't be led astray.
Cause I got hope for tomorrow, today.

Far away and yet so near.
A brighter day will soon be here,
I know there's a coming King
Who'll bring everything, I know.

CHALICE

The way to find our selves is in the fires of our sorrow
Do we look around, expect to see the wind?
Could we prevent the trials that we face with each tomorrow?
Can't we see this is the world were living in?

When suffering restores us, burns away the empty shallowness
And softening the heart,
To be broken bread and poured out wine.
When it rains it pours, turns a life into a chalice;
There to nourish every soul one at a time.

We do wrong should we refuse to listen to the Master
Who went on before that we walk in His steps?
Before too long we run away...and running even faster,
We fail to see the promise that He kept.

And suffering restores us; burns away the empty shallowness
And softening the heart
To be broken bread and poured out wine...
When it rains it pours; turns a life into a chalice;
There to nourish every soul one at a time.

To love is to be broken, but to love nothing and no one,
We must close our own selves up, shut all the doors
And let no one in.
Locked within ourselves where it's safe and dark and motionless
Where love will cease to be
And all the while the air is wearing thin…
…chalice

When suffering restores us, burns away the empty shallowness,
And softening the heart, to be broken bread and poured out wine...
When it rains it pours; turns a life into a chalice…
There to nourish every soul...
One at a time.

And suddenly, I've made up my mind,
I want to touch You and heal you, take some time.
You know that I feel for You
And I've been waiting so long to be close to you.

I dream for us, and every day for us…
Someday we'll be inseparable, You and me,
I am free, wherever I am, wherever You are,
I'll be…

Open the gates of Heaven

And lately, you dream of the future at last;
Nevertheless, you have to continue.
You must continue or become a prisoner of your past.
You know that I hurt for you,
And everyday, I search for you.

I pray for us, and every day for us;
Someday well be inseparable You and me.
I am free, wherever I am, wherever You are, I'll be.
Someday we'll be inseparable, You and me,
I am free, free, wherever I am, wherever you are,
I'll be…

Open the gates of Heaven

Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Wrote the book of the seven seals.

You know God walked down
In the cool of the day,
Called Adam by his name.
And he refused to answer
Cause he was naked and ashamed.

Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Wrote the book of the seven seals.

You know Christ had twelve apostles,
And three He led away.
He said watch with me while I walk
And I go yon and pray.

Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Wrote the book of the seven seals.

Well, Christ came on Easter morning,
Mary and Martha was down to see.
Go tell my disciples to meet me in Galilee.

Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Tell me who's that writin', John the Revelator.
Wrote the book of the seven seals.

There she stands, her eyes to the sky,
I see a girl sent by the breeze.
She is wearing a blue-yellow satin
And looks as though she's easy to please.

Now I want so much to meet her,
I should before the time slips away.
Her name I'd ask while I would greet her,
And say it's such a beautiful day.

We can climb a dirty mountain,
And still our hands be clean.
Running underneath a rainbow,
A children's fantasy.

We walked along, our hearts full of gladness,
We talked about the much younger days.
The happy times, and then there was sadness
And times we're bored and then be amazed.

We climbed the dirty mountain, yeah,
Running underneath a rainbow,
A children's fantasy
A children's fantasy
A children's fantasy

You tell me that you're never gonna hold me never
You tell me that you're never gonna want me never
You tell me that you're never gonna please me never
You tell me that you're never gonna love me never

Never is a long time, never is a long time
Never is a long long long long time

That was when I was really down
You never really wanted me around
Now I finally made it in the big time
Now everywhere I go you can be found

Living in a danger zone - on no
Walking round with both eyes closed - oh no
Someone said I've got good news - oh yea
I listened and I couldn't refuse - oh yeah

And I'm going home
Yeah I'm going home someday
Yes I'm going home
Yeah I'm going home someday

Now I've got a song to sing - oh yeah
Something new came over me - oh yeah
And I've got a blessed hope - oh yeah

Do Lord, Do Lord, Do you remember me?
Do Lord, Do Lord, Do you remember me?
Do Lord, Do Lord, Do you remember me?

I got a home in Glory land that outshines the sun.
I got a home in Glory land that outshines the sun.
I got a home in Glory land that outshines the sun.

I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too.
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too.
I took Jesus as my Savior, you take him too.
Look away beyond the blue.

Just don't know where, where to begin
When earthly kings surrender to this world of sin.
To walk the walk, talk the talk, truth is
Heaven on earth is one stairway
That can't be bought.
The price is paid, we believe that our God reigns,

The true believers stand on every word You say,
The true believers made alive in Christ today,
This is how we survive and where we mean to stay.
The true believers.

You've had enough, all you can take
When your river of tears
Runs into an ocean of heartbreak.
He'll be your moon when your sun goes down,
Fire for you if ice is all that's on your ground.
When your music has died,
And silence is the sound,

The true believers stand on every word You say,
The true believers made alive in Christ today,
This is how we survive and where we mean to stay.
The true believers.

So if you need to call on a friend,
He's there for you right until the very end,
His love is alive forever and amen.

The true believers stand on every word You say,
The true believers made alive in Christ today,
This is how we survive and where we mean to stay.
The true believers.

Written By Alan Shacklock

One day at a time with its failures and fears
With its hurts and mistakes, and its weakness and tears
With portion of pain and burden of care
One day at a time we must meet and must bear

In the court of rose and lily,
I see your face appear.
And though the night is chilly,
I wait for you to be near.

The dreams and schemes of all mankind
Have all been laid to waste.
But in the garden you can find
A love we both can taste.

To see and believe I believe in you,
And all of the things you set out to do,
To think and to feel what you want me to,
And hoping our dreams will see us through.

The night is not forever,
The sun will rise again.
But when the night surrenders,
The morrow will be our friend.

To see and believe I believe in you,
And all of the things you set out to do,
To think and to feel what you want me to,
And hoping our dreams will see us through.

Written By Phil Keaggy, John Sferra & Dan Pecchio

Black horse running through the trees can you see?
Can you hear the things they've said?
Yellow moon glowing in the night can you taste?
Can you feel the lives they've led?

I think there's something on your mind
If there is, let's hear it
Your thoughts are completely out of time
If there are why fear it, why fear it?

Old friends feeding on a dream, will you wake?
To see daybreak just one more time......

South Bound we're on our way,
Blue skies, a sunny day.
Dream while a short delay,
We can laugh at all they say.
Speaking when there are no sounds,
Acting funny, see the clowns.
We are near the placid grounds,
While mocking the little towns.

And we have our tomorrows,
And we have our yesterdays.
A little time we wish to borrow,
To speak what we want to say.

The passing day on through the night,
Sees one through on till the light.
Mister Sun, don't shine so bright,
We haven't time to even write.

Written By John Sferra & Phil Keaggy

MOUNTAINS

Mountains above the clouds don't leave us in despair.
If you hear our voices loud, you'll surely find us there.
The path takes us up above to help us find our way,
You can see that we're in love with your tomorrow day.

So if our lives come down below the surface near,
The sun is still up high that leaves us without fear.

And still the clouds below are patient if we're late.
Cause even though we're slow, the mountains will wait.

So if our lives come down below the surface near,
The sun is still up high that leaves us without fear.

By Phil Keaggy & Geri Keaggy (Bobeck)

Taking time paging through photographs
Of days gone by
Frozen memories of our lives

Sharings thoughts as one
Harmony clean as the rain
Burdened pain of love lost
Love that was found again

Seems so far away
Close as yesterday
Standing in this field of dreams
With you, with you

Taking time paging through photographs
Of days gone by
Frozen memories of our lives
Of our lives, Of our lives
Of our lives, Of our lives

Let all the bells ring
Tell all the children to sing
And get up on their wings
To see what they can see

In the morning when we rise
Let the sun get in our eyes
And feel the heat
Exploding all around you

Here and now we can begin
To show the love we've always been
And God will become real
In the music that we sing

I can count the days
I can count in so many ways
But the time we seek
Is the time that's always

You're a child of the universe
Born to know all the joys and sorrows
Seems like your life was mine just yesterday
And mine will be yours tomorrow

Many things will amaze your eyes
Each day is learning there is more to come after
At days end you'll look at treasures you've sought
And find just a few that matter

I'll try to learn from your innocence
Before we take it all away
I'll try to save all I can
To give you back as you go on your way

You're a child of the universe
Born to know all the joys and sorrows
Seems like your life was mine just yesterday
And mine will be yours tomorrow

Wandering through the fields of life
Doubting and endless strife
In the heart of my own true love
Oh the changes they seek aren't for me

Listening to the sounds of hate
Asking if it's not too late
In the heart of my own true love
Oh the changes they seek aren't for me

Following the one who leads
Hearing the children plea
In the heart of my own true love
Oh the changes they seek aren't for me

Can you see me brother,
Walking down the lonely road?
Can you see me sister,
Help me find where I must go.

Look for the signs in the stars,
To help us find what must be ours.
For those behind the lonely bars,
We'll help to see.

Can you see me brother,
Here I stand I'm all alone,
Can you see me sister,
I hear the cries among my own.

There are too many people
Saying what it's all about.
Should be praying to find
Themselves and not an out.

For I know that it's hard to see
All the things we ought to be,
Many things we cannot see are there.
The Son died for you and me,
That we may live eternally,
Through Him there is a peace we can share.
Yes, we can share.

Can you see me brother?
Can you see me sister?
Can you see me brother?
Can you see me sister?

It's a tender love that's gonna bring you through,
Whispering to your heart
So that you'll know what to do.
It's a tender love not about to let you go,
It's a tender love and there's
So much more to know.

Love that's holding me, tender and true,
Love that's molding me, seeing me through.
I've stood in true amazement
Of all you've done for me,
My faith so small, but you do it all,
You give it all for free.

It's a tender love that's gonna bring you through,
Whispering to your heart
So that you'll know what to do.
It's a tender love not about to let you go,
It's a tender love and there's
So much more to know.

Let go of the past, get up off the ground.
This love will last, this love I've found.
I stand in true amazement of what you do in me,
I'm in a daze, yes I'm amazed,
Embracing the change, I'm free.

It's a tender love that's gonna bring you through,
Whispering to your heart
So that you'll know what to do.
It's a tender love not about to let you go,
It's a tender love and there's
So much more to know.

It's a tender love that's gonna bring you through,
Whispering to your heart
So that you'll know what to do.
It's a tender love not about to let you go,
It's a tender love and there's
So much more to know.

By Phil Keaggy & Geri Bobeck