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The Heavens Declare

by Gord Lang

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All I Need 03:54
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It was what I really needed to be happy every day I’d impress all of my neighbors – that was what I heard them say I could join the rich and the famous everyone would look to me I’d have all of this world’s pleasures and be all that I could be I don’t need a lot of riches or a title to my name It won’t matter if I stand alone and each day is just the same All I need is Your direction in what I should say and do I don’t need this world’s approval – O Lord all I need is You Was it really just a moment when my heart was grieved within Or an undisguised temptation to be drawn by this world’s sin What appeared to be exciting and a sight for weary eyes Was a temporal diversion – a distraction from the prize All You promised was Your presence to be with me every day You said You would go before me and Your word would light my way Every need You have provided and Your words have proven true I’m convinced of this one fact O Lord – what I really need is You
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Did I Tell You 03:25
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A simple passing comment from a true and faithful friend A speculation meant to bring the matter to an end I found myself reflecting on the truth it gave to me Through the fog of circumstance it caused my weary eyes to see Did I tell you how it blessed me just to hear that word from you Even though it was just something that you thought I always knew It was what I really needed just to make it through today I just wanted to say thank-you for your help along the way I knew that you were busy – I was so afraid to ask My own strength was so limited for such a weighty task You're always so available to lend a helping hand I know that I can count on you when it’s so hard to stand Did I tell you just how much it meant to have you by my side I could not have done it by myself no matter how I tried Your presence eased the burden – that I know with certainty I just wanted to say thank-you for the way you stood by me I never cease to be amazed by all you do for me You shower me with good at every opportunity If ever I feel lonely I can always call on you Then You help me see my problems from a different point of view I can tell you all my deepest thoughts that no one else could know You would never say it’s foolish when I let my feelings show You're closer than my brother 'til the day this life will end I just wanted to say thanks to You for being my Best Friend
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I Choose You 05:07
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Everyday I face a world of many choices That seem designed to separate my mind from You If I take the wrong direction there is just too much to lose To receive Your blessing, Lord, I'll have to choose I choose You – over everything that this world has to offer Even when I'm left here standing on my own Over all the earthly pleasures or the things I have to do When it comes to final choices – Lord I choose You Someone told me all the roads take one direction It shouldn't matter then whichever one I choose Soon I found myself entangled in a never-ending maze 'Til I found the Road that led to endless praise And I chose You ... So I've heard the arguments of many voices That say I'm heading for a life of deep regret But I've given my attention to the One who's calling me I place my hope in You for all the world to see
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I'm Not Going Back 04:04
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They said it was flowing with milk and honey – the land that God promised to give A place so free from sin and oppression where we and our children could live We’d be able to worship the God of our fathers and eat the fruit of the land We’re not there yet but we’re pressing on while we’re led by His mighty hand I’m not going back to the land of bondage No more leeks and garlic for me From the cruel masters of sin and oppression O Lord I just want to be free I’m feasting on spiritual manna I know that my God will always provide I may not know what tomorrow may bring but I know that I’m safe by His side There’s some who say they are disappointed – that God hasn’t kept to His word They say we were doing just fine back in Egypt before all this freedom occurred They refuse to acknowledge the goodness of God and all the mercy He’s shown They tell me that God has forgotten His promise – and we’ll just have to do this alone We’re travelling on and the Land of Promise gets closer with each passing day There were people and problems we had to face and they tried to get in our way Today we’re standing on Jordan’s banks and we’re amazed at all we can see I’ve heard that tomorrow we’re crossing over and that’s where I want to be
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Knocking At My Door 04:06
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Fear is knocking at my door ‘cause I’ve been down this road before When life wasn’t all I dreamed that it would be (But) Lord, one thing I know is true – that I can put my trust in You Through my darkest hours You’ll still be holding me What was that she had to say when I talked with her today Just an incident of mutual concern But the more I thought it out I was troubled with the doubt One more life’s hard lesson I would have to learn I thought all was laid to rest – that I’d passed the final test I had overcome and I was moving on How surprised I was to feel the emotions still so real When will sorrows of the past be finally gone Help me Lord to trust in You show me that Your word is true All things work together for my final good Though I can’t deny the past – love’s the only thing that lasts And I wouldn’t change it even if I could
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Lord Set a Watch 03:24
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It’s true that I am going to miss you - walking into an empty room And waking up in a vacant bed – I’m sure to feel the gloom But I know that you have things to do and commitments to be met And maybe in our time apart we’ll grow even closer yet (I’m praying) Lord set a watch between us for this time we must be apart Build a wall of safety around the one who holds my heart Hasten the day of reunion when we’ll be together again And let our mutual love be sweet through all the years that remain I know that it’s not forever though it may seem so to me A minor inconvenience – just the way things have to be And I pray that God will prosper you in the task that you now face That you will know His presence when you’re busy in that place Remember that I love you wherever you may go I say that with sincerity just so that you will know That I’ll be waiting here for you when your mission is complete I’m looking forward to the day when once again we meet
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What I Didn't Deserve 03:55
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I wasn't having the best of days – I hadn't found anything worthy of praise I couldn't understand why nothing was working for me But as I knelt in humble prayer sweet Spirit of God – You met with me there When You opened my spiritual eyes and helped me to see I didn't deserve the mercy You showed as I lay beaten by the side of the road I didn't deserve the blessing You gave You know I was such an unworthy slave If I'd been banished to the pits of Hell justice would have been served But all that I ever received from You - was everything I didn't deserve What more could I have possibly done to prove my worth as a favorite son I thought I deserved much more than what I'd received You picked me up on my way down and gave to me there a victory crown In spite of all that I had done or what I believed The more I pondered what I had learned to one single concept my mind returned How could I be so blind and slow to work it all out I had to take myself aside and confess all of my insolent pride ‘Til the Light of Your word shone through removing all doubt
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The One Who Stilled the Waters 04:53
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Does He care when all around the storm is raging Will I perish long before He hears my cry Can I still depend on all the words He promised When I need a hand to cling to 'til the tempest passes by (But) In the presence of the One who stilled the waters I find perfect peace to calm my troubled soul And the fear of all that could have been is settled by His love There is rest from all my struggles as I yield to His control As I look upon the hungry crowd around me Will there ever be enough to satisfy In myself I have so little I can offer But as I give it all to Jesus every need He will supply In the presence of the One who fed the hungry I can feast upon the riches of His grace At His table there's a satisfaction no one else can give As the Bread of Life is broken even in this desert place Ruined vessels on the wheel of the Potter Marred by life's events outside of their control Then a gentle hand restores the Master's image And with hope renewed I know that He will touch and make me whole In the presence of the One who healed the broken I have freedom from the wounding of the past And I'm confident He will complete the work that He's begun 'Til I find my hope perfected for eternity at last
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What If ... 03:10
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What if all you had to eat today was a piece of broiled fish It was set before your hungry eyes in a dirty metal dish But you felt so blessed as you thought about your friend just down the street Knowing he would think such meagre fare was an early birthday treat Would you still believe there was any truth to the story you were told Of the One who fed five thousand men - where no food was ever sold What if you’d seen Mom and Dad be killed when the bad men came that day They had burned your house with fire before they took the rest away And all you had were your siblings now and they were yours to feed And to give them all the other things that the little children need Would you still believe in a God of love who protects you every day Who especially loves the children – and He won’t turn them away What if sickness plagued your body after all they tried to do And they told you there was nothing else they could do to comfort you So even Mom and Dad were scared to ever venture near It was all so disappointing from the ones you held so dear Would you still believe in the One who healed the sick with a single word Life seemed so contradictory - to the things that you had heard Lord we don’t have all the answers to the questions that remain Teach us how to love the children – how to help them in their pain (Lord we want to love the children – and to help them in their pain)

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released September 30, 2017

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