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If You're the Same God
03:53
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If You are the God who still reaches down
to pick up the people You push to the ground;
if You're that same Lord, the one holy Name
who sang with the faithful once screaming in vain;
if You are the God who bristled with wrath,
but still carried Israel back to its land,
redeem me, O Lord -- stay true to Your past
and say that these praises aren't all that I have.
O God, do You cackle aloud from Your throne
to see me eternally hurt and alone?
Is all of this singing a waste of my breath?
Is nothing worth trusting but sorrow and death?
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Please show me Your love, Lord.
Are You not the God who saves?
Please sing me Your peace, Lord.
Are we not renewed by faith?
Help us carry the yoke, Lord.
Turn our anger into praise.
Every bride needs a groom, Lord:
Peace and justice, love and faith.
Every groom needs a bride, Lord:
Peace and justice, love and faith.
Such a beautiful union:
Peace and justice, love and faith.
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Jubilant Noise
03:42
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As sure as the faithful spring up from the ground,
so may our praises forever resound.
As sure as the righteous look down from the sky,
so may our best news be infinite life.
Our music is anguish, Your Kingdom's a mess.
Lord, show Your children how deeply they're blessed.
We're sick and imprisoned, we long for Your voice.
Lord, silence evil with jubilant noise.
As sure as Your justice prepared for his steps,
we'll dance and sing through whatever comes next.
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Weaklings
04:34
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Comfort for the weary and the weak;
only by Your hand are we set free.
When Your Son emerges from the haze,
all will praise the only King who saves.
Golden crowns all tarnish over time,
so tell me: Why does our conviction sound so shy?
Our God wins the war with blood and skin,
heart, soul, mind, strength immune to death and sin.
Can the Holy Spirit be foreseen?
Who else would move to make us all unique?
And even in our suffering, who compares
to a mighty King who calls such doubtful heirs?
Oh, why must we lament a shepherd gone
when the source of worldly beauty carries on?
May this ancient message still be news
to weaklings strong enough to be like You.
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Death
11:00
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(If the Spirit so compels you, please feel free to commune with God through reading, writing, drawing, and/or quiet contemplation while listening to this instrumental movement. It is only by facing the reality of our sin that we may be redeemed by He who is faithful, just, and full of light.)
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Resurrection
03:45
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You take no delight in strength or in speed,
but You deliver all who wait on their knees.
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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After the Dragon Dies
03:37
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Brothers, sisters: May we all remember the words
of holy prophets and apostles,
for there'll be mockers withered in the pleasures of flesh
and saying, "Life is not a novel."
But since Creation, God has been revising our plot
with mighty floods and blood from martyrs.
So after Jesus ties the knot for heaven and earth,
is there a family or a fire?
Brothers, sisters: May we all remember the lives
of holy prophets and apostles,
for there'll be scoffers swearing oaths of infinite wealth
(and they'll have the gall to call it "gospel!").
But since Creation, God has been rewarding the meek
with steady mercy and compassion.
So after Jesus ties the knot for heaven and earth,
will we ascend for our endurance?
Well, our Lord knows all --
for Him, a single day is like a thousand years.
Our Lord is calm --
He's never slow to act, but waits for all to come.
Out of the blue,
Creation will pass away with loud and grating tones.
Great flames will rise,
but after the dragon dies, our faith will lead us home.
We're going home!
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Working/Waiting
04:29
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Who should we be to build His Kingdom,
where all is clean and truth is welcome?
To see Your face, we work and wait.
The Valley oak tree of California --
it has a lesson to teach us all.
When leaves appear on its tender branches,
you know that summer is drawing near.
So when the bridegroom's prevailing glory
makes evil crumble before our eyes,
we'll know for certain that he is near us,
the gates of heaven about to burst.
What Jesus said to the 12 disciples
has stayed around for 2,000 years.
No generation has ever suffered
without the master returning home.
We'll see an ending to things in heaven;
we'll see an ending to things on earth.
But God will never deprive His people
of the Messiah, the living Word.
To see Your face, we work and wait.
As sure as Your justice prepared for His steps,
we'll dance and sing through whatever comes next.
(C) 2012 Made to Make Music
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Prayer and Doxology
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Dear heavenly Father, thank You so much for the gift of music, for the gift of each other, the gift of this life, the gift of this world, and the gift of the life of the world to come. As we continue forward, may this worship not exist in a vacuum; if all of this doesn't lead to our trees bearing better fruit, it all amounts to nothing more than buzzes and clicks and hums. O God, please grant us everything that we need -- the patience, the perseverance, and the joy -- so that we may walk exactly like we talk, and dance exactly like we sing.
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him, all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
"Prayer" (C) 2012 Made to Make Music / "Doxology" written by Thomas Ken in 1674
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The Invisible Teal (aka Todd Hoover) Phoenix, Arizona
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