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Stars
04:31
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And I see the stars
They're hanging by a thread
They don't look very far
But I know that they are
I see the moon
It’s a shimmering shadow
Of a day coming soon
When the morning has bloomed
And it tells me I've come to a mountain that cannot be touched
Where there's more to this earth than this soil, the wind and the sun
For I know that when the shaking is done
All that remains it is what I'll become
And I feel the wind
It's movin' through my spirit
I don’t where it's been
Or when it comes again
And I see the earth
It's shackled by a shadow
By the weight of the curse
But the morning is birthed
And it tells me I've come to a mountain that cannot be touched
Where there's more to this earth than this soil, the wind and the sun
For I know that when the shaking is done
All that remains it is what I'll become
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2. |
Fields & Pearls
05:39
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Awakened by the day
Kicking dust along the way
The fields bereft of rain from this drought
All the streams have run dry
Leaving rivers unsupplied
Casting life aside for hardened ground
Somewhere beyond, the land is fine
I'll buy the field where lies the mine
And dig awhile, and dig awhile
Till there's treasures in a pile
Foundations in decay
Brick on brick falling away
Faithful sighing for this barren land
Longing for the hour
The glory and the power
When darkened clouds give rain at your command
Somewhere beyond, the land is fine
I'll buy the field where lies the mine
And dig awhile, and dig awhile
Till there's treasures in a pile
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And I see the east, it stretches to reach
And reaches to hold all the morning can bring
And I see the sky, the firmament wide
A permanent picture of you we can't hide
And I've seen the mountains ablaze with your light
And I've stood like Moses and gazed at that glorious sight
Holy, Holy is your name
The holy of holies cannot hold the wholeness of you
Mighty, Mighty are your ways
The heavens cannot stretch to reach all the fullness of you
And I've seen the night, it stretches to hide
And covers the day with the galaxy light
And I've seen the sun,
It's bursting above, the billions of faces outshined by the one
And I've seen the stars on the face of the night
And I've stood like Abraham under their heavenly light
Holy, Holy is your name
The holy of holies cannot hold the wholeness of you
Mighty, Mighty are your ways
The heavens cannot stretch to reach all the fullness of you
And I see the sea, it stretches the deep
And reaches to hold all the wonders beneath
And I see the sand, maintaining command
Restraining the waves as they beat on the land
And I've seen creation declaring your praise,
And I've stood like David amazed at your marvelous ways.
Holy, Holy is your name
The holy of holies cannot hold the wholeness of you
Mighty, Mighty are your ways
The heavens cannot stretch to reach all the fullness of you
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4. |
Drink Deep
05:11
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Well I remember the woman at the well
And just like her there's something you could tell
I need...so I drink deep
And there like Elijah I was waiting by the brook
Until you proved that man does not live by bread alone
And there in the desert I saw streams and a river
And your living water gushing out from a stone
My soul, it thirsts for you
My soul...
Well I remember how Jacob moved that stone
How that strength came from more than thirst alone
It's love....so I drink deep
And deep calls to deep at the waterfall's rush
And those who drink you said they would never thirst again
And just like the deer I was panting for a stream
Until I saw a cloud arise the size of a hand
My soul, it thirsts for you
My soul, it thirsts for you
My oasis
From the mist that watered all of Eden
To the wells that Isaac dug
From the pool of bitter waters sweetened
To the desert's mighty flood
I saw you hanging on that cross
Where your blood and water gushed
But you did not quench your thirst
You just gave it to the lost
Paid the price at any cost
So that we, we could seek you first
My soul, it thirsts for you
My soul, it thirsts for you
My oasis
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5. |
Song That Must Be Sung
05:30
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I have heard it in the brilliance of the moon
A symphony erupting with its tune
It's riding on the silver light reflecting back to me
As the heights of heaven swoon
I can hear it in the vast expanse of night
It crescendos in a chorus of starlight
It's carried by the morning like the waking of the day
And it blazes full and bright
There's a song that must be sung that I can't sing
Every nuance every note it is fleeting thing
But eternity it burns in me and will someday set it free
And the song it will be sung eternally
I can hear it in the prairie ocean's waves
The secret place of thunder celebrates
It rumbles through the labyrinth of nature's mortal frame
It’s unraveling the maze
I have heard it in the mountain's majesty
It echoes through the valleys by the trees
It rushes with the waterfalls and glides upon the stream
And it crashes with the sea
Chorus
I have heard it in the laughter and the tears
Of the children being rescued from their fears
The opus of redemption harmonizing with a life
And the climax ever nears.
I have heard it in the music and the rhyme
In a song that captures something beyond time
When instruments unveil a little glimpse of heaven's song
And strike chords of the divine
Chorus
Now the canyons bellow out a melody
While the rivers sing in perfect harmony
The chorus of creation filling more than earth can reach
And it's calling out to me
Yeah it's calling out to me!
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6. |
Horses
04:31
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Do you remember Jericho?
First big battle in the promised land
When the people had to march around
I'm sure they really didn't understand
But when the walls came down with a mighty shout
You know their enemies they had no doubt
That the holy one of Israel was still the great I am
You can have your horses
You can keep your chariots
We trust in the name of the one
who made the sea a great divide
Do you remember the vision?
A loaf of bread rolling into Midian
When three hundred is all it took
With the sword of Gideon
And with a trumpet sound and a mighty shout
You know their enemies were scattered about
And the Holy one of Israel he is the great I am.
You can have your soldiers
You can keep your infantry
We trust in the name of the one
who made the sun stand still in the sky
Do you remember the Philistines?
Marching out Goliath so defiantly
When that shepherd boy stood his ground
For he saw a victory
But with a sling and stone and the Lord of Hosts
You know that giant fell with a mighty blow
The holy one of Israel he is still the great I am
You can have your armor
You can keep your weaponry
We trust in the name of the one
who only needed three hundred to fight
Do you remember the prophet
Giving out the secrets of the enemy
And when the army had surrounded him
They were blinded suddenly
For when his servant saw with eyes of faith
That there were more with them than with the enemy
The holy one of Israel he is the great I am
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7. |
There Is No One
03:53
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He is the lifter of my head
He is my portion and my provider
He guards his own with his right hand
He is my shield, he's my protector
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one like the Lord!
There is no one
There is no one
There is no one like the Lord our God!
He is a shelter in the storm
He is a refuge in times of trouble
He saves his own with a mighty arm
He is the victory in the battle!
CHORUS
He lifted me out of the deep
He set me on a rock that's stable
My enemies surrounded me
But now they see me eatin' at his table
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8. |
See My Home
05:57
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I've seen the morning waking up
A silent stirring breaking up
The face of the night
There's fire in the eastern sky
Stars are fading fast and I'm
Embraced by the light
I've seen miniscule thunderheads
These tiny billows overhead
In infancy stage
And later on when they mature
They'll share their beauty with the earth
In a sudden rage
Makes me wish that I could reach out
and hold the things I see
To get beyond the soil and embrace eternity
And I know that when I do
I'll have the eyes to see my home
I've seen majestic mountain scenes
All littered with the roads and thing,
We've built on them
It's an ugly sort of irony
My experience relies on these
But then again...
Makes me wish that I could be here
a few hundred years ago
To stand before their presence
in a pristine sort of show
And I'm trying to break free
from tethers of the earth
To see behind shadow
of a masquerading curse
And I know that when I do
I'll have the eyes to see my home
I've seen the canvas of the night
The flicker of a million lights
In candid array
The moon is tugging at my soul
Like tides upon the ocean pulled
Making my faith
Makes me wish that I could lift off
and pass the galaxies
To take in all the wisdom
that the night bequeathes to me
I'm trying to break free
from the shackles of this house
To cut loose from the gravity
that strives to keep me down
And I know that when I do
I'll have the eyes to see my home
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9. |
Poor In Spirit
05:16
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Some say love comes in a package
Neatly wrapped with a pretty bow
Some think it's only found in the stories
Or maybe a tv show
But I saw love come in a stable
Yeah I saw it meek and low
Livin' with the ones who were broken
The orphans and the widows
And love it never really had a home
No place to lay it's head
But it seems at home on the dirty streets
With the poor in spirit
I saw love strap on some sandals
And take a walk through a lonely street
Looks like it found a home with the children
And the beggars there at its feet
I've seen love in the broken places
Livin' with the ones who mourn
Sketched out on some dirty faces
You know I've seen it take their scorn
And love it never really had a home
No place to lay it's head
But it seems at home on the dirty streets
With the poor in spirit
And I know the poor will be lifted up
when the meek inherit the earth
And the broken ones they will rejoice
for the last they shall be first
And I've seen love
And I've heard it said the greatest love
is laying down its life
And I saw love walking up that hill
just to be the sacrifice
And I've seen love....poor in spirit
Sometimes love looks a shoulder
Sometimes it looks like a wrestling match
Like the Lord when he took down Jacob
Sometimes love must be tough like that
I've seen love in the arms of a holder
And I've heard it in the noise
Of the songs and the cries and the laughter
Of some little girls and boys
And love it never really had a home
No place to lay it's head
But it seems at home on the dirty streets
With the poor in spirit
And I know the poor will be lifted up
when the meek inherit the earth
And the broken ones they will rejoice
for the last they shall be first
And I've seen love
And I've heard it said the greatest love
is laying down its life
And I saw love walking up that hill
just to be the sacrifice
And I've seen love....poor in spirit
Sometimes love looks like a smile
Sometimes it looks like a table of food
Like Zacchaeus when he found repentance
I've seen love make the old brand new
I've seen love in the hands of the giver
And I've seen it in the shoes
Of the one when would walk another mile
Even when the first one's through
And love it never really had a home
No place to lay it's head
But it seems at home on the dirty streets
With the poor in spirit
And I know the poor will be lifted up
when the meek inherit the earth
And the broken ones they will rejoice
for the last they shall be first
And I've seen love
And I've heard it said the greatest love
is laying down its life
And I saw love walking up that hill
just to be the sacrifice
And I've seen love
Oh oh oh I’ve seen love…
Poor in spirit.
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10. |
Steal At Any Price
06:02
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He sees a frozen shadow
Cold in the neon flash
He sees the ghost of a chance in her eyes
He longs to take her away
To a place where love can last
Without all these memories
Of all the emptier loves in her life
'Cause He knows how bad it can get
And He sees her lose
Though she pays her dues
She still winds up in debt
And the night cracks
Like a whip in her heart
She looks into the light
He takes her out of the darkness
He's a thief in the night
Where souls are for sale but nobody buys
Please believe me when I
When I tell you His love
Is a steal at any price
He sees a broken bottle
There in a young boy's hand
It's full of the anger
That's cut him so deep
He longs to take him in
And show He understands
And give him something that's more than
A promise that no one will keep
'Cause He knows how bad it can hurt
When you try and you try
'Til you don't know why
'Cause you still find that nothing works
And his heart cracks
Like a whip in the night
He takes him out of the darkness
And into the light
And He's a thief in the night
Where souls are for sale but nobody buys
Please believe me when I
When I tell you His love
Is a steal at any price
He's a thief in the night
Where souls are for sale but nobody buys
Please believe me when I
When I tell you His love
Is a steal at any price
He's a thief in the night
Where souls are for sale but nobody buys
Please believe me when I
When I tell you His love
Is a steal at any price
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11. |
Song of the Plains
05:39
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It seems that I could stay out here where the prairies never end
Where my heart is free to dance just like the wind
There’s a peace out there on the open plain where the moon is hanging low
Where the stars are bigger than the night below
But in the heart of the breaks where the hills collide
There’s an ancient hopelessness
You can see it there on the face of a little child
And the shadows hang on the valleys
Just like the night hangs on the wild
I could not hope for any less
Than to see the rain fall on this wilderness.
I could not hope for any less
Than to see the wind move o'er this barrenness
As I’m wandering in these lonely hills my spirit’s crying out
And my heart is longing for the kingdom come
Where the fatherless becomes a son and the orphan finds a home
And the children dance for a love they’ve never known
And on the far horizon there’s a thunderhead
And it’s trembling the land
You can hear it there echoing above the thirst
And it’s song brings hope to the valleys
For the coming rains fill them first
I could not hope for any less
Than to see the rain fall on this wilderness
I could not hope for any less
Than to see the wind move o'er this barrenness
So let the shadows fade to glory
And may hope our spirits fill
Just like that song upon the prairies
Let it echo in these hills
And the plains are calling out a name more ancient than their song
As your Spirit, your Spirit comes
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12. |
Absence of Breeze
05:43
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You move the wind
And bow the prairies at your form
But these days the trees don’t sway
Save in the fury of a storm
From whence you come no one knows
To where you go by the blows
I’ve seen you move through the trees
But faith is found in the absence of breeze
You send the rain
And cast your arrows to the ground
Still sometimes the land is dry
Under the curses of a drought
From whence you come no one knows
To where you go by the blows
I’ve seen you move through the trees
But faith abounds in the absence of breeze
You shake the earth
Touch the mountains and they smoke
So I know you will fulfil
Every promise that you spoke.
From whence you come no one knows
To where you go by the blows
I’ve seen you move through the trees
I know you’re moving in me
I know you’re moving in me
But faith abounds in the absence
Faith abounds in the absence
Faith abounds in the absence of breeze
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Andrew Haines Chicago, Illinois
Andrew Haines is a singer-songwriter from the Chicago area who weaves biblical and spiritual themes with unique, acoustic driven music. His debut album Dig Awhile features a wide variety of musical styles and creative instrumentation accompanied by thought provoking, poetic, and scripturally potent lyrics. ... more
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