God Bless America

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Irving Berlin

God bless America
Land that I love
Stand beside her
And guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains
To the prairies
To the oceans
Wide with hope
God Bless America
My home sweet home
God Bless America
My home sweet home

God bless America

From the mountains
To the prairies
To the oceans
Wide with hope
God bless America
My home sweet home
God bless America
My home sweet home

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Francis Scott Key

Oh say
Can you see?
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes
And bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming

And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there

Oh say
Does that star spangled
Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Albert Hay Malotte

Our father
Which art in heaven
Hollowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come (thy kingdom)
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day
Our daily bread
And forgive ours debts
As we forgive our debtors

And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom
And the power
And the glory
Forever
Amen

THE SANDS OF TIME

 
From the beginning of this own world
Man has shed a million tears
Tears for the pain they've had in their lives
And for all the wasted years

But the saddest tears that ever fell
Fell not from just any man's eyes
But they were shed by my Savior
And they stained the sands of time

And as the Father looked upon his son
He had to turn his face away
And as Jesus hung upon that cross
He gave his all for us that day

And as the tears ran down his face
As he cried
Mixed with the blood
That flowed from his side
Oh what a sacrifice of love
And it stained the sands of time

Oh yes it stained the sands of time
It stained the sands of time
The blood that was shed for a lost and dying world
Oh yes it stained the sands of time, of time

WHY CAN'T WE

Christi Dannemiller, Joe Johnston

Look how the wind carries the seed
See how the soil supplies what it needs
The rain falls, the sun shines
And a flower breaks free
And it all works together
Why can't we?

And I have seen children at play in the park
Skin shades of ivory, red, yellow and dark
My eyes saw colors
Their little hearts could not see
They were playing together
Why can't we?

Why can't we?
Why can't we?
I can love you
And you can love me
Why can't we?
Why can't we?
Set our foolish pride free
Just be and let be
Why can't we?

I had a dream about a lion and a lamb
They were playing together
And there was peace in the land
And swords became plowshares
'Cause there were no enemies
And I woke up and wondered
God why can't we?

Why can't we?
Why can't we?
I can love you
And you can love me
Why can't we?
Why can't we?
Set our foolish pride free
Just be and let be
Why can't we?
Set our foolish pride free
Just be and let be
Why can't we?
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Why can't we?

PUT A LITTLE HOLIDAY IN YOUR HEART

Roger Wojahn, Scott Wojahn, Greg Wojahn

Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh
Feel the cold wind blowing
Winter's coming on
This the season, so they say
If you need help believing
'Cause your spirit ain't too strong
Hold my hand we'll push that cloud away

Put a little holiday in your heart
It'll put a little shuffle in your step
Give you a song that you can sing
With a melody you can't forget
And if you wanna join in a little harmony
To keep the world from tearing apart
Well you know where to look
Yeah, you gotta put
A little holiday in your heart

There's a man on the corner
Who doesn't have a name?
People pass and turn their heads away
But to share a simple kindness
Would set there heart aflame
And you'll get more than you'll ever give away

So put a little holiday in your heart
It'll put a little shuffle in your step
Give you a song that you can sing
With a melody you can't forget
And if you wanna join in a little harmony
To keep the world from tearing apart
Well you know where to look
Yeah, you gotta put
A little holiday in your heart

It starts with you
It starts with me
This ain't no stranger he's family
And it don't matter if we agree
It all comes down to love

So put a little holiday in your heart
It'll put a little shuffle in your step
Give you a song that you can sing
With a melody you can't forget
And if you wanna join in a little harmony
To keep the world from tearing apart
Well you know where to look
Yeah, you gotta put
A little holiday in your heart

So put a little holiday in your heart
It'll put a little shuffle in your step
Give you a song that you can sing
With a melody you can't forget
And if you wanna join in a little harmony
To keep the world from tearing apart
Well you know where to look
Yeah, you gotta put
A little holiday in your heart
Well you know where to look
Yeah, you gotta put
A little holiday in your heart

MIDDLE MAN

 
There was a mountain and there were three trees
There was a good man and there were two thieves
A man called Barabas was doomed for the tree
But Jesus took the middle one and Barabas went free

I love that man in the middle
Because I know he first loved me
Praise to that man who died on Mount Calvary
The middle man made it possible
That I could go free

A hill called Golgotha the place of a skull
No yellow flowers, no trees in bloom the scenery was so dull
Three crosses stood black and bold against a darkened sky
And not from pain but a broken heart that middle man died

I love that man in the middle
Because I know he first loved me
Praise to that man who died on Mount Calvary
The middle man made it possible
That I could go free

I love that man in the middle
Because I know he first loved me
Praise to that man who died on Mount Calvary
The middle man made it possible
That I could go free

Praise to that man who died on Mount Calvary
The middle man made it possible
That I could go free

I BELIEVE

J. Shirl, A. Stillman, E. Drake, I. Graham

I believe for every drop of rain that falls
A flower grows
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night
A candle glows
I believe for everyone who goes astray
Someone will come to show the way
I believe
Oh, I believe

I believe above the storm the smallest prayer
Will still be heard
I believe that someone in that great somewhere
Hears every word
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry
Or touch a leaf
Or see the sky
Then I know why
I believe
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry
Or touch a leaf
Or see the sky
Then I know why
I believe
I believe

BROKEN WING

David Nowlen

Today I watched a robin
In our front yard
I thought by now that they should all be gone
With winter 'round the corner
Snow on its way
Surely something must be wrong

Then in that old oak tree
I finally saw her
Where she sat gazing down upon her mate
And the song that she was singing
Seemed to say "I'll be right here"
"I'd like to go but your love's made me stay"

He's got a broken wing
And that's why he can't fly
She just can't leave him there
So she stays by his side
They're just like you and me
Oh you should've heard her sing
They won't give up
It's just a broken wing

I wish we all could learn
What they seem to have found
To love our families
When trouble comes around
I'll bet that God saw fit
To show them unto me
Him on the ground
Her in that tree

He's got a broken wing
And that's why he can't fly
She just can't leave him there
So she stays by his side
They're just like you and me
Oh you should've heard her sing
They won't give up
Shy won't give up
They won't give up
It's just a broken wing
Ooh-ooh
It's just a broken wing

AMAZING GRACE

ACAPELLA

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
'Twas blind
But now I see
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear?
The hour I first believed
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we first begun

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind
But now I see