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Sometimes A Light Surprises

by Songs Of Grace

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VERSE 1: Sometimes a light surprises the Christian while he sings; It is the lord who rises with healing in his wings; When comforts are declining, he grants the soul again A season of clear shining to cheer it after rain. VERSE 2: In holy contemplation we sweetly then pursue The theme of God’s salvation and find it ever new Set free from present sorrow we cheerfully can say— Let the unknown tomorrow bring with it what it may VERSE 3: No matter what life brings God will surely bear us through Who gives the lilies clothing will clothe His people too Beneath the spreading heavens our world is daily fed And He who feeds the sparrows will give His children bread Verse 4: The fig tree may not blossom, no grapes the vine may bear Though all the fields should wither, and worry fill the air Yet God the same abiding, his praise shall tune my voice For while in Him confiding I happily rejoice.
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VERSE 1: In the image and likeness of God we’re made Male and female we’re meant to be With the charge to be fruitful and multiply As we live here responsibly Ruling over the fish, the birds, beasts of the field God has given us every plant that grows Everything that has life is for us to share All creation, it’s joys and woes CHORUS: Very very good, Very very good Made in him image, he’s declared that we’re Very very good Though we’ve disobeyed Sin’s full account’s been paid Though once defiled we’ve been reconciled and it’s Very very good Though once defiled we’ve been reconciled and it’s Very very good VERSE 2: In the garden, once perfect, sin left its mark And the image was sadly flawed But the Potter determined to right that wrong Enter Jesus the Son of God Condescending he hid his glory for a time Born of Mary, he blessed the human race Then at Calvary he hung there, our sacrifice Our Creator died in our place
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Gracious God 04:00
VERSE 1: Back in the garden, when all was right Satan changed it all to wrong A sovereign pardon would fix the blight Thus began redemption’s song So Abraham was called, a promise there and then Was made, by faith he went, was blessed then blessed again And like him we who trust can truly say “amen!” What a gracious God we have CHORUS: What a gracious God we have; Who could conceive All that’s ours through Jesus Christ; We now receive VERSE 2: The law was given, but not believed Israel’s faith was deeply flawed The prophet’s message was not received Vexing our most holy God But all the while redemption’s plan was being formed Emmanuel, God With Us, Jesus would be born The Prince of Peace among us, hell would soon be stormed What a gracious God we have VERSE 3: Then condescending in humble birth Jesus joined the human race He came intending to bless the earth Showing us a God of Grace Despised, rejected, he endured the vilest wrong He hung upon a cross, a place where we belong And thanks to Him we now can sing redemption’s song What a gracious God we have
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Weary Heart 04:01
VERSE 1: Oh that I had the wings of a bird I would fly away and be at rest Truth is slipping while wrong is preferred This world’s constantly at odds with me CHORUS: You’re the very one I need to run to Shelter me under your wings Out of the pit that I’m in Spirit a new work begin Fill me with joy once again Until this weary heart sings VERSE 2: Anguish taunts me, my heart’s filled with pain In this godless age the wicked rage Show your power, their ranting restrain Evil plans defeat, end their deceit VERSE 3: Take these burdens that weigh on my heart I cast every care upon you there As for me Lord, I’ll trust in your word To be life to me abundantly
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VERSE 1: Blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked Or stand in the way of sinners Or sit in the seat of scoffers Blessed the one who finds delight in the holy words of scripture Who feeds on statutes humbly Meditating on it day and night CHORUS1: They will be like a tree Planted by a stream that flows So its roots grow deep In the soil that rich with life Fresh and green they’ll remain Fruitful as the day is long in the harvest of God’s field VERSE 2: Not so for the wicked who like chaff in the wind are blown and scattered Though now it appears they prosper They’ll fade at the coming judgment God is watching over those who walk in his way and seek to trust him He showers their path with blessing Showing kindness to the ones he loves CHORUS 2: May I be like a tree Planted by a stream that flows So its roots grow deep In the soil that rich with life Fresh and green I’ll remain Fruitful as the day is long in the harvest of God’s field
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VERSE 1: Unto you O Lord I cry for help I lay my requests before your throne I wait in hope Now let your will and purpose be known I wait in hope Now let your will and purpose be known VERSE 2: Calm my anxious thoughts and still my heart Till peace like a river floods my soul I wait in hope Relinquishing my need to control I wait in hope Relinquishing my need to control VERSE 3: Lead me in the way of righteousness And straighten the path marked out for me I wait in hope My faith is placed in your sovereignty I wait in hope My faith is placed in your sovereignty
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Pentecost 02:57
VERSE 1: At creation’s primal birth You were hovering o’er the earth Darkness fled as day began Life was formed at your command Down into our present age You’ve determined every stage Though this world reveres the night You promote the one True Light VERSE 2: Spirit blowing where you will Seeking humble hearts to fill Come restore what now is lost Spirit, God of Pentecost Strengthen now what still remains Fortify our love that wains From our slumber now revive Till we really truly live VERSE 3: In these final days we’re in Spirit come in pow’r again As we face the coming storm Signs and wonders now perform Though the Father’s love is great Warn the world the time is late Spirit keep us, hold us fast Till we’re with the Lord at last Spirit keep us, hold us fast Till we’re with the Lord at last Till we’re with the Lord at last
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VERSE 1: A few more years shall roll, A few more seasons come, And we shall be with those that rest Asleep within the tomb; A few more suns shall set O’er these dark hills of time, And we shall be where suns are not A far serener clime: CHORUS: Then, O my Lord, before the night Prepare my soul for that great day. Now wash me in your precious blood, And take my sins away. VERSE 2: A few more storms shall beat On this wild rocky shore, And we shall be where tempests cease, And surges swell no more; A few more struggles here, A few more partings o’er, A few more toils, a few more tears, And we shall weep no more: VERSE 3: A few more Sabbaths here Shall cheer us on our way, And we shall reach the endless rest, Th’eternal Sabbath day; ’Tis but a little while, And He shall come again Who died that we might live, Who lives That we with Him may reign;
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VERSE 1: From whence this fear and unbelief? Has not the Father put to grief His spotless Son for me? And will the righteous Judge of men Condemn me for that debt of sin Which, Lord, was charged on Thee? CHORUS: Jesus paid it all All to him I owe Sin had left a crimson stain He washed it white as snow VERSE 2: Complete atonement has been made, And by his death our ransom paid My life his death procured God’s awful wrath has passed me by I’m now the apple of his eye My future’s been secured VERSE 3: If you my sentence made your own And on that cross did grieve and groan And for my sin did plead Then I will spend my life for you By faith I’ll trust you’ll bring me through Amazing grace indeed
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VERSE 1: O cross-hung life of God made man Which all my sin did bear Here Love and Law and Sin collide And Hope has slain Despair Though every accusation of the Evil One be true My righteousness is in Jesus Christ Whose covenant is New Whose covenant is New VERSE 2: Though sick with Sin and prone to fall And weak in every sense We have a Priest named Jesus Christ Who is our Innocence He drank the cup of Righteous Wrath For sinning past and yet–to–be Now in His finished Work I stand: “For Freedom I am free!” “For Freedom I am free!” VERSE 3: Draw your swords, oh ransomed sons of light And charge Hell’s rusted jail With joyful anthems raise your song The gates shall ne’er prevail Through pain and shame and suffering Our Adversary roars But where undeserved grace abounds: "Our guilt abounds no more!” "Our guilt abounds no more!” VERSE 4: O, Christ our portion, Christ our King And Christ our glorious prize We await that day to fully see With unobstructed eyes Oh Source of Love and Rest and Joy At Grace and Mercy’s shore And with every saint in harmony We’ll sing forevermore We’ll sing forevermore

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released May 11, 2014

Produced by Walt Harrah and Caleb Parker
Engineered by Caleb Parker and Brian Petersen
Mixed by Caleb Morris
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering

Drums by Justin Qualls
Bass by Ben Johnson and Andrew Braine
Electric Guitar by Caleb Parker and Dale Bryson
Acoustic Guitar by Caleb Parker and Jesse Haugen
Mandolin and Banjo by Caleb Parker
Fiddle by Drew Brokke
Keyboard by Walt Harrah and Dale Bryson
Horn Arrangement on Cross-Hung Life by Trevor Gomes
Pennywhistle by Timothy Pinkham
Background Vocals by Ethan Bustad, Drew Brokke, Walt Harrah, Caleb Parker, Mackenzie Burns, Pearl Botts, and Marla Bustad

Album Art Design by Evan Schneider
Cover Art by Adria Murphy

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