SACRIFICES OF JOY 

ONE THING I DESIRE OF THE LORD

THAT I MIGHT LIVE IN HIS HOUSE

LOOKING AT THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD

AS I LIVE IN HIS TEMPLE

 

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

HE SHALL SET ME UP HIGH

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

ABOVE MY ENEMIES

 

AND I WILL OFFER

SACRIFICES

SACRIFICES OF JOY

I WILL OFFER

SACRIFICES

SACRIFICES OF JOY

 

ONE THING I SEEK OF THE LORD

ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE

BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD

HIDING IN HIS PAVILLION

 

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

HE SHALL SET ME UP HIGH

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

ABOVE MY ENEMIES

 

AND I WILL OFFER

SACRIFICES

SACRIFICES OF JOY

I WILL OFFER

SACRIFICES

SACRIFICES OF JOY

 

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

HE SHALL SET ME UP HIGH

FOR IN MY TIME OF TROUBLE

HE SHALL HIDE ME

IN HIS SECRET PLACE

ABOVE MY ENEMIES

 

AND I WILL OFFER SACRIFICES - SACRIFICES OF JOY

I WILL OFFER SACRIFICES - SACRIFICES OF JOY

AND I WILL OFFER SACRIFICES - SACRIFICES OF JOY

I WILL OFFER SACRIFICES - SACRIFICES OF JOY

 

AH YAH LOVE YOU LORD

RUN TO THE KING

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR FLESH IS WEAK AND YOU CANNOT BREATHE

YOU’VE LOST YOUR STRENGTH FOR THE FIGHT AND YOU FALL TO YOUR KNEES

YOU FEEL THE ENEMY'S ON YOU, LIES AND DECEIT

YOU’VE LOST YOUR WAY IN THE DARKNESS, AND YOU CANNOT SEE

 

THAT’S WHEN YOU RUN, RUN, RUN 3X.

TO THE KING

YOU RUN TO THE KING

 

WHEN YOU’VE TAKEN ALL YOU CAN TAKE AND, YOU CANNOT WIN

YOU’VE LOST THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT BACK AND, YOU’RE GOING TO SIN

LIES OF GUILT AND SHAME - FORCE THEIR WAY IN YOUR BRAIN

REMEMBER JESUS IS THERE – HE'S JUST A PRAYER AWAY

 

THAT’S WHEN YOU RUN, RUN, RUN

THAT'S WHEN YOU PRAY AND RUN

THAT'S WHEN YOU RUN, RUN, RUN

TO THE KING

YOU RUN TO THE KING

YOU RUN TO THE KING

YOU RUN TO THE KING

 

IN A TIME OF TROUBLE PEOPLE, CALAMITY

YOUR FLESH IS OH SO WILLING AND YOUR SPIRIT IS WEAK

GOD GIVES A PROMISE TO US – ONE WE CAN SEE

RESIST THE DEVIL CHRISTIAN AND THE DEVIL WILL FLEE

 

THAT’S WHEN HE RUN, RUN, RUNS

THAT’S WHEN SATAN RUNS

THAT’S WHEN HE RUN, RUN, RUNS FROM THE KING

HE RUNS FROM THE KING

HE RUNS FROM THE KING

HE RUNS FROM YOUR KING

JESUS!

SHE WAS L.A.

I WAS LIVING IN THE BIG CITY

SURROUNDED BY ITS’ POWER AND GLORY

SHE WELCOMED ME WITHIN HER ARMS

HELD ME TIGHT AND KEPT ME WARM

 

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SEDUCTIVE TOO

GAVE ME ANYTHING I WANTED TO DO

GAVE ME PRIDE IN WHO I WAS

GAVE ME MORE AND MORE BECAUSE SHE WAS L.A.

 

IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF LOST ANGELS

THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS

 

SOMETHING’S GOING VERY WRONG

I LOST THE WORDS FORGOT THE SONG

HALLUCINATIONS AND TOO MUCH SMOKE

CONSTRICTION CAUSING ME TO CHOKE

 

SHE WAS A DEVIL IN DISGUISE

THAT SNAKE TOLD ME I WAS WISE

FED MY WANTS AND ALL MY LUSTS

TURNED MY WORLD INTO DUST SHE WAS L.A.

 

IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF LOST ANGELS

THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS

 

THANK GOD FOR MY PARENTS

GOT ME OUTTA THAT DEATH NEST

FLEW ME AWAY – SEE GOD FOUND ME WHEN I WAS ASTRAY

THANK GOD FOR HIS SPIRIT - HEY, HEY, HEY

HE CAME IN WHEN I NEEDED IT - HEY, HEY, HEY

HE FLEW ME AWAY – JESUS FOUND ME WHEN I WAS ASTRAY

 

THANK GOD FOR MY PARENTS - HEY, HEY, HEY

GOT ME OUTTA THAT DEATH NEST - HEY, HEY, HEY

FLEW ME AWAY HEY – GOD FOUND ME WHEN I WAS ASTRAY

THANK GOD FOR HIS SPIRIT - HEY, HEY, HEY

CAME IN WHEN I NEEDED - HEY, HEY, HEY

FLEW ME AWAY – JESUS FOUND ME WHEN I WAS ASTRAY

 

IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF LOST ANGELS

THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS

IN THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF LOST ANGELS

THE CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS

THE PIER

AND I BELIEVE GOD CALLED ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE

THERE WAS A BIG WHITE BIBLE ON THE COFFEE TABLE

AND I WAS TAUGHT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WRONG AND RIGHT

WE DIDN’T DO CHURCH AS A KID

SO, IT STUCK WHEN WE DID

STORIES ABOUT DAVID AND JONAH, NOAH AND GENESIS

 

A PROTESTANT HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THERE WAS SOME PRAYER

BUT THE DEVIL ATTACKED IN COLLEGE, I BEGAN TO DESPAIR

THERE WAS A CLASS ON THE GOSPELS

AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW MY HEART FILLED

STORIES ABOUT JESUS ON EARTH, AND HOW HE WAS KILLED

 

AND HOW HE KNEW ME - BEFORE - THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

HOW HE NAMED ME - WROTE IT DOWN - LONG BEFORE MY BIRTH

AND ONE NIGHT OUTSIDE MY HOME

HE CALLED ME TO THAT PIER

HE KNEW THAT I’D BE THERE

HE PLANNED TO SAVE ME, SAVE ME HERE

 

OH, HALLELUJAH

OH, HALLELUJAH

OH, HALLELUJAH

OH, HALLELUJAH

OH, OH - HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH

 

MY SISTER AND HER BIBLE SHE CARRIED EVERY DAY

A FRIEND WHOSE FAITH IN CHRIST WAS ALWAYS ON DISPLAY

AND A TV EVANGELIST

GOD SHOWED ME MY SINFULNESS

HE CALLED ME, AND HE CHOSE ME, HE SHOWED ME THE WAY

 

AND HOW HE KNEW ME

BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

HOW HE NAMED ME

WROTE IT DOWN

LONG BEFORE MY BIRTH

AND ONE NIGHT OUTSIDE MY HOME

HE CALLED ME TO THAT PIER

HE KNEW THAT I’D BE THERE

HE PLANNED TO SAVE, SAVE ME HERE

I REPENT 

I - I'M A FALLEN MAN

I - I NEED A GODLY PLAN

CAUSE I AIN’T NOTHING WITHOUT YOU

I AIN’T NOTHING

OH, I NEED YOU

 

I – I GUESS I LOVE MYSELF

I BEEN GATHERING TREASURES AND WORLDLY WEALTH

ALL THAT STUFF MEANS NOTHING – WITHOUT YOU

AHH, IT MEANS NOTHING

OH, I NEED YOU

 

AND I’M SORRY LORD FOR ALL MY SINS

FORGIVE ME LORD

I REPENT

AND I’M SORRY LORD FOR ALL MY SIN

FORGIVE ME LORD

I REPENT

 

I COME BEFORE YOU LORD

I - OH, I BELIEVE IN YOU LORD

MY LIFE MEANS NOTHING WITHOUT YOU

MY LIFE IS MEANINGLESS

OH, I NEED YOU

 

I’M SORRY LORD FOR ALL MY SINS

FORGIVE ME LORD

I REPENT

I’M SORRY LORD FOR ALL MY SIN

FORGIVE ME LORD

I REPENT

 

I REPENT

I REPENT

1992

(The spoken prayer precedes the song)

 

1992 AND I WAS SCARED AND ALL ALONE LORD

DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I WAS SO FAR FROM HOME LORD

BUT YOU WERE THERE, YOU WERE THERE

 

FRIENDS OF A FRIEND AND I WAS STAYING IN THEIR HOME LORD

FELT LIKE I’D BEEN DOSED ON ACID

OH, I WAS SCARED – SO SCARED

 

AND I FELT LIKE I WOULD DIE

ALL I COULD DO WAS PLAY GUITAR AND CRY

 

1992 AND IT WAS IN THE COLD MIDWEST LORD

I’D LEFT MY HOME AND I WAS HOPING FOR THE BEST LORD

AND I WAS SCARED - I WAS SCARED

 

MY FRIEND’S WIFE WAS SEEING DEMONS ALL AROUND LORD

FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING MY MIND

OH, I WAS SCARED - I WAS SCARED

 

FELT LIKE I WOULD DIE, LIKE I WOULD’T SURVIVE THE NIGHT

IT FELT LIKE I WOULD DIE, LIKE I WAS LOSING MY MIND

 

BUT YOU WERE THERE LOVING ME

YOU WERE THERE SAVING ME

YOU WERE THERE BESIDE ME, HOLDING ME

YOU WERE THERE

YOU WERE THERE

 

1992 FIVE YEARS SINCE I'D BEEN SAVED LORD

HADN'T CHANGED A THING, BUT I KNEW THAT I'D BEEN SAVED LORD

CAUSE YOU WERE THERE - YOU WERE THERE

 

1992 AND I'D PRAYED MYSELF TO SLEEP LORD

MY FRIEND CALLED ME IN THE MORNING - WANTED ME TO READ

OH, YOUR WORD LORD, FOR HIS WIFE LORD

 

I FELT LIKE THIS WAS WHY, WHY, WHY

WHY I PLAYED GUITAR AND CRIED - WHY I CRIED THAT NIGHT

I FELT LIKE THIS WAS WHY- OH WHY

WHY I HAD SURVIVED

 

YOU WERE THERE LOVING ME

LORD YOU WERE SAVING ME

THERE LORD - HOLDING ME

YES, YOU WERE, YES YOU WERE

I CRIED TO YOU ALL NIGHT

WITH MY GUITAR, I CRIED TO YOU ALL NIGHT

I DIDN'T KNOW IF I - I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE IT LORD

YOU WERE HOLDING ME

AND IN THE MORNING - THE FIRST THING YOU ASKED OF ME

YOU ASKED ME TO READ TYOUR WORD

LOOKING BACK NOW - IT WAS SUCH A SURPRISE

CAUSE I WAS ALIVE - AND LORD, YOU HAD SAVED ME

WANTED ME TO READ YOUR WORD

WANTED ME TO READ YOUR WORD

TO LEARN ABOUT YOU

TO LEARN WHY I LOVE YOU

THEN TO SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD

HEAVEN

I’M WALKING LORD DOWN YOUR STREET

I SEE THE GOLD BENEATH MY FEET

I FEEL YOUR LIGHT, IN THE AIR

YOUR PEOPLE LORD, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE

OK - IT'S THE FIRST DAY!

 

NOW I’M SITTING LORD IN THE SHADE OF YOUR TREE                                                                                                                             

I EAT THE FRUIT – GIVES LIFE TO ME

I TOUCH YOUR SKIN, FACE TO FACE

YOUR CHILDREN LORD ARE ALL IN PLACE

 

CAUSE THIS IS HEAVEN

WE'RE IN HEAVEN

YES, THIS IS HEAVEN

THE NEW HEAVEN

 

I’M LISTENING LORD TO YOUR VOICE

I HEAR YOUR WILL – I HEAR YOUR CHOICE

I’M SINGING LORD SONGS TO YOU

BECAUSE IT’S WHAT YOU SAID I’D DO

OK – IT'S THE FIRST DAY!

 

MY JESUS – NOW I UNDERSTAND

YOUR PURPOSES AND WILL FOR MAN

AND I WORSHIP YOU FOREVER

OH YES, I’M WITH YOU - I'M WITH YOU - FOREVER

 

CAUSE THIS IS HEAVEN

WE'RE IN HEAVEN

OH, THE NEW HEAVEN

WE'RE IN HEAVEN

 

BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN HEAVEN

YES, WE ARE - IN HEAVEN - NEAR AND FAR

IN HEAVEN - STREETS OF GOLD

IN HEAVEN - WE ARE SOLD TO THE KING!

BY YOUR TREE LORD

AH, AH! YOU AND ME LORD

IN HEAVEN - HEAVEN

WERE IN HEAVEN - HEAVEN

 

HEAVEN

NEW

SEE ME LORD I GOT A BRAND-NEW FACE

SEE ME NOW IN A BRAND-NEW PLACE                        

I’M MOVING TO A BRAND-NEW BEAT

I’M DANCING WITH BRAND NEW FEET YAH            

SINGING

 

SEE ME JESUS WITH A BRAND-NEW LIFE

NO TEARS, NO PAIN, NO STRIFE

A NEW CITY AND A BRAND-NEW EARTH      

YOU’RE THE ONE THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORTH

YOU’RE WORTHY

 

SO EVERYBODY

JESUS IS MY SAVIOR

CAN EVERYONE RELATE

HOLY, LOVE AND MERCY

LET’S CELEBRATE

  

CAUSE WE’RE NEW

YAH WE’RE NEW

WE’RE NEW

EVERYTHING IS NEW

 

JUMPING JOYFUL, FILLED WITH NEW SIGHT

FILLED WITH HOLY FIRE AND LIGHT                          

KINGDOM GLORY ALL FOR YOU

IT'S FOR YOUR CHILDREN TOO YAH

IN HEAVEN

 

AND EVERYBODY

JESUS IS MY SAVIOR

CAN EVERYONE RELATE

HOLY, LOVE AND MERCY

LET’S CELEBRATE

  

CAUSE WE’RE NEW

YAH WE’RE NEW

WE’RE NEW

EVERYTHING IS NEW

JESUS

 

EVERYBOD SING

JESUS IS MY SAVIOR

CAN EVERYONE RELATE

HOLY, LOVE AND MERCY

LET’S CELEBRATE

SAID JESUS IS MY SAVIOR

CAN EVERYONE RELATE

HOLY, LOVE AND MERCY

LET’S CELEBRATE

SAID JESUS IS MY SAVIOR

CAN EVERYONE RELATE

HOLY, LOVE AND MERCY

LET’S CELEBRATE

 

CAUSE WE’RE NEW!

CHAIR

YOU KNOW IT’S CRAZY LORD THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS,

NOW I FIND MYSELF SINGING TO YOU FROM THIS CHAIR.

I’M NOT AS STRONG AS I USED TO BE, NERVES PLAGUED WITH NEUROPATHY

SO, THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GOTTA BE FOR NOW

THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GOTTA BE FOR NOW

 

OH LORD, IT’S ONLY YOU, IN MY LIFE, IT’S ONLY YOU

AHH, NOW I FIND MYSELF COMMITTED TO YOU

BUT I’M BIGGER THAN I OUGHTTA BE, IT MAKES IT HARD TO STAND AND SING

SO, THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GOTTA BE FOR NOW

THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GOTTA BE FOR NOW

OH, THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GOTTA BE FOR NOW

THIS CHAIR'S WHERE ITS GONNA BE FOR NOW