I’m no perfect husband to my wife
(2007) Radical Grace But I have a perfect God
1.) Desire
(Chorus:)
Hold me close, don’t let me get singed by the fire
Hold me tight, don’t let me lead myself astray
Keep me close, don’t let me drown in my desire
Keep me near, don’t let my heart wander away
Jesus, You know me better than I know myself
I put on a show, pretend to be somebody else
Haven’t we all believed those lies we tell
ourselves
Help me to be the one You want & no one else
(Ch.)
Beautiful daydreams, wishing the world were
another place
Imagining perfect scenes & all flaws gone without
a trace
But life cannot all be fun & bliss without hard
times to face
The greater the darkness & sin, the more the light
shines with radical grace
(Ch.)
2.) Perfect God
I woke up this morning & once again
I looked at the state that my life is in
Beginning to wonder if it’s right
Is this really the way that things should be
Or have I failed God or’s He failing me?
Then I hear His voice, “Not in your life!”
(Chorus:)
I don’t have a perfect life,
I don’t have a perfect house
& man, you should see the car I drive
but I have a perfect God
And He’s all I need & all you need, too
With Him there is nothing that we can’t do
& know everything’s alright
Cause His perfect care cares for me & you
& His perfect strength will make all things new
& love us, imperfect as we are
Cause what greater thing can a great God do
Than give His own Son for both, me & you
To show us that we’ve got a perfect God
So I walk through my day & once again
It’s me and my Savior holding my hand
& I’m thinking, “Gosh, what a life!”
For I can see beauty in everything
& meaning & sense where before there’s been
barely the hint of a glimpse of light
(Chorus, last half twice)
3.) All I Want
I've just gotta tell You, You're really the Best
Compared to Your greatness, we're all just a mess
To honor You means to be awesomely blessed
All I want is You, forget about the rest
So, come & let Your lovelight shine on me
& make Your crazy love mine
Jesus, You're simply the Best
Lord, what would I do if I didn't have You?
I've said this before, but I've just got no clue
Many are called but the chosen are few
The few who know nothing else matters but You
So, come & let Your lovelight shine on me
& make Your crazy love mine
Jesus, all I want is You
All I want, all I want is You
All I want, all I want is You
So, come & let Your lovelight shine on me
& make Your crazy love mine
Jesus, all I want is You
All I want, all I want is You
All I want, all I want is You
4.) Take Me Back (Sept.13, 2006)
I poured my money into pockets with holes
I stored up glitter for what I thought was gold
Instead of wealth I've got a handful of stones
and a sore spot in my soul
I poured my water into cisterns with cracks
I thought I had so much, turns out that I lacked
the essence I lost somewhere along the track
won't You please bring it back
(Chorus:)
Bring it back, bring it back,
the one thing that I most lack
Take me back, take me back
to Your safe and golden track
Keep me safe, secure on Your path so pure
Help me stay on the attck
Let me be quite sure that there's always more of
You
Lord Jesus, take me back
I tried to sail the storm with boats that would leak
Thought my own wisdom would be all that I'd
need
But now there's blisters on my hands and my feet
and a shell that once was me
I'd conquer Heaven with a stairway, I thought
'cause, after all, what's there that couldn't be
bought?
But all my efforts & attempts came to naught
Your love's the thing I can't affort
(Chorus)
5.) Sinning Saint
(Chorus:)
I’m not better than you no matter what it is you do
We’ve all blowin it, it’s true: I have surely messed
up, too
I’m not bad better than you
I’m a sinning saint like you
Some folks just can’t wait
They’ve got to bend each bent line straight
They see things black & white
They’ve got to know what’s wrong or right
But Jesus said, it’s best to wait
To see what grows there: wheat or weed
As much as we would like to be,
Perfect’s not the way we emerge yet
(Chorus)
If you’re better than Joe, Congratulations! Way to
go!
If you’re better than Jim, self-righteousness might
be your sin
Just remember, that little splinter
In Jim & Joe’s eye, they’ll survive
It would seem, that old beam
In my own eye needs more attention
(Ch.)
6.) It's Gotta Be
I was (G) talkin' to the Lord about some things I'd
said
'cause I (Bm7) couldn't really tell had they been
good or bad
Our in(Am7)tentions may so often be quite good
and pure
then there's (C) other times that I just wouldn't be
so sure
So, the Lord said, 'Honey, don't fret nor dismay,
there's a simple little rule by which you've got to
play
And if you'll stick to it you won't go astray,
What(C)ever you do, what(D)ever you say,
It's gotta be (G) love. It's gotta be (Em) humble
it's gotta be (C) true, kind, give peace to the
troubled and sight (Am7) to the blind
it's gotta set the (Bm) captives free
and (C) most of all, (D) it's gotta be (G) Me
So I went about my life & what life's all about
and I stuck to the rule, followed that golden route
Till a week or so later, must have sheer forgot
and a nasty little thing to say slipped out
The reaction wasn't quite what I had hoped it was
And well, isn't that the way that it so often goes
So I'm goin' back to Jesus, what He has to say
Said "Remember what I told you just the other
day?"
(Ch.)
So if you're some fellow who's quick with his lip
Let me share this with you: don't let nothin' slip
that you wouldn't want someone to have said to
you
and remember that Jesus gave this golden rule:
(Ch.)
 7.) St. Francis’ Prayer
There’s an old (D) song we used to (G) sing
Called “All I (Bm) Want Is Serve The (G) King”
God, how I long to feel that (D) way
To want (G) nothing else but pour (F#/G) myself
(Em) out for You (A) every (D) day
I thought my foes had hoofs & hornes
To vanquish each & everyone’s what I had sworn
But no one came as close to putting out my fire
As the most treacherous of all my enemies, my
own desire
(Chorus:)
So, let me (Bm) give all I can (D)
Let me no (Bm) longer seek to just re(F#m)ceive
(A)
Let me do (G)anything for any(D)one,
any(Bm)where
& let me (Em)pray with (F#/Dsus2) all my (G) heart
(A)
St. Francis’ (D) prayer
Where there is hate, let me sow love
Let me no longer seek to just be loved
Where there is injury and pain
Let me forgive again, again and again
For it’s in giving we receive
By letting go we find the treasures we most seek
We’ll be forgiven as much as we forgive
And it’s by dying that forever we live
(Bridge:)
Lord, (Bm) make me an instrument (A) of Your (D)
peace
(Bm) Let me bring light where (A) darkness (D) is
Let (G) me, let (A) me
(Chorus 2x)
8.) Anytime
Any(E)time, any (F#m°) place, any(Asus2)how
(Bsus2)
You can tune in to heaven right now
Anytime, any place, anyway
You can find peace and freedom and
All that you’re needing today
Anytime, any place, anyhow
You can tune in to heavenly music right now
Anytime, any place, anyway
You can find peace and freedom and
All that you’re needing today
(F#m°) Maybe you feel (G#m°) tired & weak
Or (Asus2) useless, growing (Bsus2) old
Maybe you’ve been cheated by a lie that’s often
told
You don’t need to look that far for answers to it all
Heaven’s right next door, if you need help, give us
a call
(Chorus)
Feeling you’re forsaken & forgotten all along?
Honey, there’s a whole new better world that’s
coming on
Just a drop of His elixir, and you’ll be renewed
Tune into the station that is gonna see you
through
(Chorus)
9.) Winning Team
I'd vote for you if you would run for president
I'd have you elected as my queen
I'd choose you any day over the government
'cause you're the sweetest boss I've ever seen
(Ch.:)
Cause, Baby, I think you & me, we are a winning
team
It's true, you see, you can have the driver's seat
Cause all we need is love and unity and some
humility
for us to become a winning team
The same goes for our brothers, sisters, all our
friends
who're with us, trying to change the world with
love
If we will stick together till the very end
our King will find us joined as one when He'll
come from above
Cause brother, I think you... (Chorus)
10.) Judgment Day
What is it that makes you try to avoid me?
What makes you run and turn the other way?
What is it that you just get so annoyed by
Before there's even one word I can say?
Why are you so afraid to hear me talking?
And way too scared to look into my eyes?
Exactly what's it you can't keep from stalking
What makes you hide & put on your disguise?
Oh well, that's (D) just too bad that (C) you can't
stand the (G) fire
Too bad that you're allergic to the heat
So sad that it's the truth you don't desire
but you prefer to play your game of cheats
Your pitiful addiction to the darkness
has made you come to fight against the light
In this life's play you've fogotten what your part is
no longer able to tell wrong from right
One simple choice from you could well reverse
this
and put you back onto a better way:
the childlike act of saying 'yes' to Jesus
and you'll be justified on Judgement Day
What good is it when one man owns the whole
world
and finds himself afraid to face the light
No pinball wizard failed to see "game over"
No day failed to be followed by the night
11.) As One
(Am) Here (B/G) we (C) are,
(F) we've come this (C) far
(F) crossing that (C) bridge to the (Am) stars and
Here we stand daring to defy
(F) those who will (C) say that we (G) can't
and here we walk, the few who believe
that there's more to do than just talk
and here we live, ready to die
for the truth we must give
(Chorus:)
Ready to (C) fight an(G)other (F)day
It's (G) time to shake off that (C) old, back-
(G)breaking (F) weight
Stop paying the price that He already paid
No use hanging on this way
Here He comes, here comes the Son
the Son and the Father are One
and here we run, run to His arms
we have only just begun
and here we sing, we sing our song
cause we belong, let it ring
and here we stand because we can
do no other than here to stand
(Ch.)
(G) Here (F) we (C) are, we've (G) come this (F) far
Here we stand because we can do no other
Here we sing, we sing our song cause we belong
Here He comes, here comes the Son
We're all gonna be as one, as one, as one
We're all gonna be as one when He comes
We're all gonna be as one
12.) Now
Now is the moment to touch and to feel You
Now is the time to let You live in me
Now to experience Your total realness
Now I can know, I may trust, I must be
Now You're as real as You ever will be
Now I can taste You & know I'm alive
Now I can tell You're always right here with me
Now is the place in time I finally realize
(Ch.:)
Now & forever You're Power to heal us
Now You're the Essence of all that we need
Now we are clean through the Words that You
give us
Now we can be just as free as we'll ever be
Now is the moment I want to live in You
Now is as good a time as can ever be
Now's the time to finally let go and let You
Now You are here, so it's perfect enough for me
Now - one more moment in service to my King
Now's where the past and the future unite
Now and each day I know You're Everything
Happiness, comfort, bliss, love, warmth and
power and light
(Ch.)
Now we can be just as free as we'll ever be
13.) Today
Oughtta be hittin' the road,
oughtta be hittin' a load of folks out there today
Got something stuck in my throat
somebody don't want me to get anywhere today
So I'm-a pull out my keys
and I'm a-stickin' my sword in the face of the
Enemy
After all, am I free, or am I free,
or am I free, or am I free?
Free to go where He shows,
free to be who my Lord tells me to be today
Free to do what He says
free enough to serve Him, free to obey
If I don't make any sense
is it possible friends you have not yet looked
God's way?
But if you lend me a hand
He can teach you to stand upon His rock today
(Ch.:)
Cause today is the day Love can show you the
way
and no matter what they do our say
Today's the tomorrow you dreamed of yesterday
the sun shines, a good time to make hay
yes, today is a good day to live and a good day to
give all you got,
today
Love is more than a pond,
it's an ocean upon which we all can sail away
it's as big as the sun
& you can change anyone with just one of its rays
Come & let's make a move,
come & get with a groove, things are gonna be
okay
It's not a hard one to choose
what have you got to lose, c'mon let's have some
fun today
14.) No Friggin’ Way
Would I trade my faith for your deluded ways of
hatred?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way, dude!
Sell my life of freedom for a fake steak in the
Matrix?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way!
You can tell me all you want how life evolved in
ancient swamps
Repeat your mantras ‘til you almost fall for them
yourselves
Still I won’t believe a word of all your expert
schemes
I’ve heard enough of all of that so put your book
back in the shelf
Am I gonna bow down to your idol on the mount?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way, dude!
Take your mark into my head or hand for a
discount?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way!
Maybe I won’t be as brave then as I feel right now
But I know my God’s gonna save me from your
clutches anyhow
You can tell me to behave, but I still think you’re
so depraved
Although your outside’s shiny like a golden
polished cow
Am I gonna fall for you when all the others will
do?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way, dude!
Cause in my heart there burns a flame that’s
gonna put your pride to shame,
A flame that’s even older than the fallen likes of
you
In my soul there glows a name that signifies the
end of your game
Satan, in the name of Jesus, I defy you
(solo)
Do you really think you stand a chance against
the Master of the dance?
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way, dude!
No friggin’ way, dude! No friggin’ way!
15.) Forevermore
I hear them say the words we read don't really
mean quite what they say
I hear them pray as if they don't expect an answer
anyway
I hear them say that God could not have made the
world in 7 days
I hear them justify themselves by saying "loving
doesn't pay."
I see them endlessly continuing their selfish,
rotten game
I see them point their crooked finger and yet
never take the blame
Why do they have to keep on killing, fighting,
hurting, in His name?
I cannot see how they'll escape from everlasting
grief, contempt and shame
Why do they have to keep on taking His most holy
name in vain?
Why won't they ever make attempts to put an end
to all this pain?
Why are they lying to themselves and to each
other for mere gain?
Why can't we be content with what we have, but
murmur and complain?
How can we say that we know better if our works
don't show the same?
Now is the day to break the fetters, strengthen the
things that will remain
"Thou shalt not kill" was hewn in letters that we'd
better read again
How can we hope He'll come & get us before
tribulation reigns?
I cannot see, I cannot hear, I cannot speak, I'm
powerless
I only feel and mourn and pray and await that
ancient, promised bliss
When He that was to come will come again and
restore righteousness
And every nation on this earth will once again call
itself blessed
Then will that mountain fill the earth, nothing will
hurt kill or destroy
New life will be born from the ashes, sorrow will
turn into joy
His name and truth will then be known by each
man, woman, girl and boy
No longer will the tempter and his legions pester
and annoy
I don't know when or how but I know one thing is
for sure
That day will come when all the nations will be
cured
The project "man" will be renewed, revamped and
totally restored
The rightful Heir and true King, Jesus Christ will
reign forevermore
Jesus Christ will reign forevermore
Jesus Christ will reign forevermore
Jesus Christ will reign forevermore
16.) Soon
Soon You will return and pick me up
The sky will burn and time will stop
All that we yearned for will finally start to come to
pass
And soon the curse will be removed again
Then is this madness gonna end
And we will finally be one and walk on hand in
hand
When You come
When You come
Soon You’ll wipe the teardrops from our eyes
You’ll finally silence all those lies
That we’ve been fed for centuries by the traitor,
day and night
And soon the world will finally wake up
& be restored to what it was
We’ll start again & play it from the top, the way it
ought
When You come, when You come
Soon the sky will open like a tent
You’ll beckon us to come on in
And join the greatest wedding party there has
ever been
Oh, soon, we’ll finally make love not war
The way we used to do before
the fall of man & soon you’ll open up Your
Kingdom’s door
When You come
17.) Breathe
Sweet, sweet, ever so much sweeter
is to me the taste of your love
When I breathe you in ever so much deeper
Deep, deep, Your heavenly love
I live, I see, my scope's so much wider
Wide, wide as the heavens above
(Ch.:)
I breathe You in
When I breathe You in
Climb, I climb ever so much higher
strive toward You with all of my heart and soul
When I dive, dive into your golden fire
that burns the chaff & yet heals like the sun
I come to life, I rise from the ashes
of what I was before I found the One
(Ch.)
I fight, I fight ever so much harder
while light, ever lighter becomes every task
You're my bright shining, ever so much brighter
light
shower me, in Your love I will bask
I'm alright tonight as long as You hold me tight
oh right within You to be's all I ask
(Ch.)
 18.) Everything Belongs II
I was thinking if my life was going right or wrong
wondering if things were okay as they are
But then a sweet voice inside me whispered this
song
and a warm comfort entered my heart
(Chorus:)
Singing "Oooeee-yeah-eeyeah-eeyeah,
Everything belongs!
Singing ooeee-yeahee, come sing along
Singing ooeee-yeah-eeyeahee,
if everything belongs, how can there be anything
going wrong?
Worries are useless, let them be gone,
keep your heart full of trust and be strong
Through condemnation nothing's ever been won
Tell your self-castigations to run"
(Chorus)
I could feel how my pride was egging me on:
"You gotta get up & get something done!"
But a voice in my weakness beckoned me to hold
on
Jesus called me, "Come, let us be one!"
(Chorus 2x)
Oooeee-yeah-eeyeah-eeyeah,
Everything belongs!
Ooeee-yeahee, come sing along
Oooeee-yeah-eeyeah-eeyeah,
Everything belongs!
Oooeee-yeah-eeyeah-eeyeah
I was thinking if my life was going right or wrong
then you came in & sang me this song
19.) Wer bin ich (Lyrics: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1945)
(Em) Wer bin (G) ich? Endloses (As2) Fragen
(C) treibt (Ds2) mit mir (Em) Spott
Wer ich auch (G) bin, Du (As2) kennst mich
(C) Dein bin (Ds2) ich, oh (Em) Gott
(Em)Wer bin ich? Sie (G) sagen mir oft,
ich träte (As2) aus meiner Zelle
ge(C)lassen und (Ds2)heiter und (Em) fest
wie ein (G)Gutsherr aus seinem (As2) Schloß. (C)
(Ds2)
(Em)Wer bin ich? Sie sagen mir (G) oft,
ich spräche mit (As2) meinen Bewachern
(C) frei und (Ds2) freundlich und (Em) klar,
als (G) hätte ich zu ge(As2)bieten. (C) (Ds2)
(Em) Wer bin ich? Sie sagen mir (G) auch,
ich trüge die (As2) Tage des Unglücks
(C) gleichmütig, (Ds2) lächelnd und (Em) stolz,
wie (G) einer, der Siegen ge(As2)wohnt ist. (C)
(Ds2)
(Em) Bin ich das wirklich, was ander(C)e von mir
(Ds2) sagen?
Oder (Em) bin ich nur das, was ich (C) selbst von
mir (Ds2) weiß?
Un(G)ruhig, sehnsüchtig, (D) krank, wie ein Vogel
im (Em) Käfig,
(C) ringend nach (Ds2) Lebens(Em)atem, als (G)
würgte mir einer die (D) Kehle,
hungernd nach (Am) Farben, nach (Em) Blumen,
(G) nach Vogel(D)stimmen,
(G) dürstend nach guten (D) Worten, nach
menschlicher (Am) Nähe, (C)
(Am) zitternd vor (Em) Zorn über (D) Willkür und
kleinlichste (Am) Kränkung,
umge(C)trieben vom (Em)Warten (C) auf große (D)
Dinge,
(G) ohnmächtig bangend um (D) Freunde in
endloser (Am) Ferne,
müde und (C) zu leer zum (Em) Beten, zum (C)
Denken, zum (D) Schaffen,
(Am) matt und be(Em)reit, von allem (C) Abschied
zu (D) nehmen?
Wer bin (Am) ich? (C) Der oder (D) jener?
(G) Bin ich denn heute (D) dieser und morgen ein
(Am) anderer?
Bin ich (C) beides zu(Em)gleich? Vor (C)
Menschen ein (D) Heuchler
und vor mir (Am) selbst ein ver(Em)ächtlich
weh(C)leidiger (D) Schwächling?
Oder (G) gleicht, was in mir noch (D) ist, dem
geschlagenen (Am) Heer,
das in (C) Unordnung (Em) weicht vor schon
ge(C)wonnenem (D) Sieg?
Wer bin (Am) ich? (C) Einsames (D) Fragen (F)
treibt (G) mit mir (Am) Spott.
Wer ich auch (C) bin, Du (D) kennst mich, (F) Dein
bin (G) ich, o (Am) Gott!
Wer bin (C) ich? Einsames (D) Fragen...
 20.) Bald

Bald kommst Du zurück & holst mich ab

in der Entrückung in der Nacht
wenn Du das Glück nach dem wir uns sehnen
vollkommen machst

Und bald wird auch der Fluch behoben sein

der auf uns lastet wie ein Stein
wir werden endlich und für immer frei sein und
vereint

wenn Du kommst
wenn Du kommst

Bald wischst Du die letzte Träne fort

wenn wir Dich seh'n an jenem Ort
an dem Du zu Beginn die Welten erschufst durch
Dein Wort

und bald wird alles Tote auferstehen

und neues Leben wird erblüh'n
und offenbar jedes Geheimnis das wir nicht
verstehen

wenn Du kommst
wenn Du kommst

Bald - ein neuer Anfang für die Welt

wenn die Zeit selbst plötzlich anhält
& Du uns zu Dir rufst, hinauf in's off'ne
Himmelszelt

Und bald wird Frieden herrschen wo einst Krieg

aller Hass von Sanftmut besiegt
Wenn jedes Auge dieser Welt endlich Dein Licht
erblickt
wenn Du kommst
wenn Du kommst
wenn Du kommst
wenn Du kommst

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