THERE WAS A TIME written by Terry Parks There was a time when you were my darling Your heart was all mine You loved me tenderly I was your man, you were my lady Never thought I'd ever see There'd come a time you didn't want me Hm-mm-mm Hm-mm-mm There was a time our days flowed like a river And life was so fine, we laughed constantly I was so sure you'd always be there Blind with love I didn't see There'd come a time when you'd leave me And when we were as one My heart was always singing (ah-ah-ah) Time with you was a gift every day Now those years are gone Memories keep bringing Thoughts of times that passed Love that didn't last There was a time we said our vows together These rings were a sign we'd keep them faithfully I never dreamed your heart would ever wander Couldn't imagine that I'd see There'd come a time you didn't love me Now is a time I thought could never be Hm-mm-mm
YOU SHOWED ME LOVE written by Terry Parks Wandering through my life for all those years I missed it Livin' in loneliness, hearing cruel lies every day And the few I knew who said they'd be there for me Left me standin' in the rain and walked away I heard those easy love words from well-meaning people And there was someone once who vowed to me she cared But all those empty words soon vanished in the darkness I gave up hope of finding love, I never dared Then you showed me love, showed me real love You didn't just say that word, you proved it constantly You showed me love like I dreamed of Before you came I never knew real love could be And just knowing you, you'd never think the world seems heartless You couldn't imagine the kind of world that I lived in In pain and bitterness I built high walls around me I swore to myself I'd never trust again But I bless the day you walked into my life so gently With your sweet tenderness you gave your heart to me And for the first time I could see a glimpse of heaven I'm certain God sent you my way to rescue me You showed me love, your faithful love Your love unlocked my chains, you've set this prisoner free You showed me love like I dreamed of Though I was hard on you, you didn't give up on me So now I've found love, I've learned to love And I will never be that man I used to be Since you showed me love, I know true love I'm sure that love is real, for your love has set me free And I can love today all because you loved me
REAL FREEDOM written by Terry Parks Why would someone roam the earth Leave behind their place of birth To seek a place of greater worth In freedom, real freedom Why do millions risk their death Press ahead to their last breath Leave despair to breathe the air Of freedom, real freedom Freedom comes from God for you and me With a simple truth all down through history The truth is freedom isn't free Bless freedom, precious freedom For freedom many will pay the price Facing danger, hunger, heat, and snow and ice They bleed and die, they sacrifice For freedom, real freedom Some say goodbye to loved ones dear To claim their future, face their fear The call of freedom they can hear It's freedom, they hear freedom Stormy oceans so many crossed In their willingness to bear the cost Letting go of all they lost For freedom, real freedom Freedom comes from God for you and me With a simple truth all down through history The truth is freedom isn't free Bless freedom, precious freedom For freedom many will pay the price Facing danger, hunger, heat, and snow and ice They bleed and die, they sacrifice For freedom, real freedom Some think that freedom's price is far too high Then they pay a greater price as life goes by Looking back they can only cry For freedom, cry for freedom The choice remains today for you and me Walk in chains or walk in liberty Suffocate or to breathe free In freedom, real freedom So am I willing freedom's price to pay To be free no matter what others say To find my place, live every day In freedom The answer is so very clear to me I'll do all it takes so I can live free My only choice is liberty It's freedom, real freedom It's freedom Real freedom
DAYSTAR written by Terry Parks There is a daystar shining bright Its glory streams all through the night So strong, so clear, that it crowns the dawn When morning comes it lingers on Jesus, my Lord, the true Daystar The Son of God, that's Who You are You died and rose, and conquered the night Hope of the world Eternal light Reflecting You, my true Daystar I'll show this dark world Who You are I'll rise and soar where the eagles fly And someday meet You in the sky I'll rise and soar where the eagles fly And someday meet You in the sky Daystar You are the Daystar
IT'S BEEN AWHILE written by Terry Parks You're back again in my mind tonight It's been a while this time And I can feel you near It's like you are here And you are such a welcome sight Life hasn't been the same I've tried to carry on Since you've been gone The years have slowly slipped away Time keeps passing day to day We both knew you couldn't stay here And I miss you every day, dear But you are here in my mind tonight You've been away some time You're really looking fine Here in my mind I study your sweet face again And my lifted spirit sees All of those memories Our treasured memories You've been such a part of me More like the very heart of me I know you would never grieve me I've just been so alone, believe me While you're here in my mind tonight So much I'd like to say Wish you could stay Don't go away As life goes on since you were here Still deeper love I feel And it's just as real This love for you I feel And when my life has passed away I'll finally come to you someday Then we will always be With each other endlessly Before you leave my mind tonight Just give me one more smile It's been awhile It's been awhile
SOWING SEEDS written by Terry Parks If we go out weeping Sowing precious seeds We'll doubtless come rejoicing With much more than we need And the harvest will be great The night is coming So do not wait to sow your seeds Many will be with us And we will all rejoice Praising God together with one happy voice And the Father, with His Son Will reward us for what we've done Just sowing seeds Don't live for things that pass away For they will all be gone someday Those bright but shallow things won't last So sow your seeds in things His harvest brings When all else will be past If we go out weeping Sowing precious seeds We'll doubtless come rejoicing With much more than we need And the harvest, it will be great The night is coming So do not wait to sow your seeds Sowing seeds Just sowing seeds
WATCH TODAY written by Terry Parks I can see storm clouds forming in the skies Signs of sorrows fill my eyes from words said so long ago Looks to me, times foretold are on their way Bringing in that promised day to end this night we know History will draw its darkness to a close In days of brightest hope for those Who long for Christ's return So join with me, looking for the dawn to break Working for the Kingdom's sake Don't sleep or lose your way Watch today, hear Him say, "Watch today" And I can see distant days of light and love Christ descending from above, to reign on earth as King Then there will be a time when nature shouts for joy The Kingdom nothing can destroy When trees and hills will sing Can you see, this darkness that we've all lived in Will disappear with every sin, He'll wipe all tears away Come join with me, looking for the dawn to break And working for the Kingdom's sake Don't sleep or lose your way Watch today, hear Him say, "Watch today" Can you see, this darkness that we've all lived in Will disappear with every sin, 'Cause He'll wipe all tears away So join with me, looking for the dawn to break And working for the Kingdom's sake Don't sleep or lose your way Watch today, keep watch today Hear Him say, "Watch today"
CHOSEN GENERATION written by Terry Parks Signs of the times point to his coming Never has a day been so exciting While shades of night appear Opportunities shine clear For we are a chosen generation A chosen generation Bringing Christ to every nation Time is short and there's so much to do Across the street, across the hall Across the oceans too A chosen generation, me and you Chosen vessels fit for the master Sharing Christ with those who face disaster In his love we're unashamed We'll succeed in Jesus' name For we are a chosen generation A chosen generation Bringing Christ to every nation Time is short and there's so much to do Across the street, across the hall Across the oceans too A chosen generation, me and you God has given us His Holy Spirit To make the message plain to those who hear it We never are alone We couldn't do it on our own For we are a chosen generation A chosen generation Bringing Christ to every nation Time is short and there's so much to do Across the street, across the hall Across the oceans too A chosen generation, me and you A chosen generation, me and you
YOU LOVE ME written by Terry Parks I look into your eyes and see The one who cares so faithfully The one who makes me feel so free And you love me I know for sure your heart is mine Devoted fully all the time You're made for me by His design And you love me I will never wonder If God heard my prayer The answer came like thunder And you were there You're patient with me and so kind Doing all with me in mind Even though your love's not blind Still you love me You accept me, flaws and all Know you'll lift me when I fall Always there each time I call Yes, you love me Life is so much brighter Walking side by side We'll hold each other tighter Anytime we've cried Our troubles may be great or small Even if the sky should fall I will love you through it all As you love me Hand in hand together We can face any storm No need to worry whether We'll be safe and warm All the way our whole life through Every day we'll say, "I do" That's because I so love you And you love me Life is so much brighter Walking side by side We'll hold each other tighter Anytime we've cried All the way our whole life through Every day we'll say, "I do" That's because I so love you And you love me
ABUNDANT LIFE written by Terry Parks Abundant life He came to bring Abundant life makes our spirits sing And if you're tired of just existing Here's the real thing It's Jesus, and He's giving abundant life Living water from you will flow And all of the people around you will know That there's Someone very special causing you to grow It's Jesus, and He's giving abundant life Abundant love will shine through you And all of your life will be made new And you'll find yourself doing things that you could never do It's Jesus, and He's giving abundant life
FORGIVING EYES written by Dan Parks I don't know what it's gonna take to reach you How many lessons will it take to teach you That there's no way you'll ever make it alone? You say, "There's nothing better than a good time" But where you're looking now, I know you won't find any peace Until you turn around and look at Jesus 'Cause His arms are open wide To hold you and tell you that He loves you so And there's nothing you have to hide He wants to forgive you, and call you His own Won't you turn around and see His forgiving eyes? I don't know when he's gonna open your eyes How long you're gonna listen to the same lies But one day, you're gonna know for sure I pray he'll spare you causing yourself more grief That you'll find the lasting love that you need, and his peace When you turn around and look at Jesus 'Cause His arms are open wide To hold you and tell you that He loves you so And there's nothing you have to hide He wants to forgive you, and call you His own Won't you turn around and see Him? 'Cause His arms are open wide To hold you and tell you that He loves you so And there's nothing you have to hide He wants to forgive you, and call you His own Won't you turn around and see His forgiving eyes? 'Cause His arms are open wide To hold you and tell you that He loves you so And there's nothing you have to hide He wants to forgive you, and call you His own Won't you turn around and see His forgiving eyes?
WITHOUT YOU written by Terry Parks Every morning when I wake up I wanna first think of You Thank You for your love for me, and How You make all things new Every step of my way is brighter When I'm walking with You My life is not worth living without You When the darkness falls around me Storms are everywhere I remember that You are with me I'm always in your care Every night as I lay my head down May my thoughts be of You Thinking how You are my Good Shepherd Always seeing me through You are always so faithful to me Every promise is true My life is not worth living without You When the darkness falls around me Storms are everywhere I remember that You are with me I'm always in your care So every morning when I wake up I wanna first think of You Thank You for your love for me And how You make all things new Every step of my way is brighter When I'm walking with You My life is not worth living without You No, life is not worth living without You Without You
LORD WE LIFT written by Dan Parks Lord, we lift our voices up, it's the least that we can do Lord, we lift our voices up to you There are no words to express my humble thankfulness For all you've given to me beyond compare But I can give back to you the one thing you request So here's my life, and the gift that I can share Lord, we lift our voices up, it's the least that we can do Lord, we lift our voices up to you Lord, we lift our voices up to express our gratitude Lord, we lift our voices up to you Lord, we lift our voices up, it's the least that we can do Lord, we lift our voices up to you Lord, we lift our voices up to express our gratitude Lord, we lift our voices up to you
THE ALMIGHTY written by Dan Parks To Him who loves us And has freed us from our sins by His blood And has made us to be a kingdom And priests to serve His God and Father To Him be the glory And power forever and ever Amen Look, He is coming With the clouds, and every eye shall see Him Even those who pierced Him And all the nations will mourn because of Him And so shall it be And so shall it be Amen "I am the Alpha and Omega" Says the Lord God, "who is, who was, who is to come" The Almighty The Almighty Amen
MIGHTY COUNSELOR written by Dan Parks Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Last night I had a dream The world it seemed had come to an end But, you were there right between the clouds My faithful forever friend There were armies against you I saw them stumble and fall I had to lift my hands and say Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I believe you died and rose to set the captives free Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I'm amazed someone like you could love someone like me Sometimes I'm on shaky ground Although you've found me, I'm still finding you And though your light cuts the darkness It's still a dark glass I'm seein' through When I rise up to meet you I want to hear you say I want to hear you say, "Well done" Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I believe you died and rose to set the captives free (free, free, free) Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I'm amazed someone like you, could love someone like me Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I believe you died and rose to set the captives free Mighty counselor, awesome Prince of Peace I'm amazed someone like you could love someone like me
SAFE & SECURE written by Dan Parks Lord, there's never been a friend like You There's nothing You can't see me through I'm safe and secure 'cause Your love will stand the test of time Lord, there's never been a friend like You There's nothing You can't see me through I'm safe and secure 'cause Your love will stand the test of time And when I feel discouraged, Lord, You always make a way You're my Prince of Peace and guiding light Lord, I need You every day So give me strength and a trusting heart to believe You when You say That You will never leave me Lord, there's never been a friend like You There's nothing You can't see me through I'm safe and secure 'cause Your love is sure to stand the test of time
(IF ONE LIFETIME MEANT) FOREVER written by Dan Parks A diamond ring, a summer afternoon Can't believe how many years it's been It took an act of God to find you And our love is just as strong as it was back then And you know that if one lifetime meant forever Well, I'd hold your hands and say my vows again If we could only make this lifetime last forever I know without a doubt this love would never end Through the years we've had our troubles, yes it's true There've been tears of joy and many tears of pain Whatever you and I may go through I want you to know I wouldn't change a thing And you know that if one lifetime meant forever Well I'd hold your hands and say my vows again If we could only make this lifetime last forever I know without a doubt this love would never end And you know that if one lifetime meant forever Well I'd hold your hands and say my vows again If we could only make this lifetime last forever I know without a doubt this love would never end And you know that if one lifetime meant forever Well I'd hold your hands and say my vows again If we could only make this lifetime last forever I know without a doubt this love would never end
ROAD TO YESTERDAY written by Dan Parks I'm takin' a road to yesterday 'Cause there I know you'll never say goodbye So don't ask why If only you'd stay here with me I'd give a lifetime just to see you smile For a little while And I'm not asking for a promise I just want to tell you what you mean to me And you know there ain't no reason it should change anything But I love you I'm holdin' on to memories But don't you think if I could read your mind That I would find There's still a love inside of you Though you don't let it show like I do I know that you feel it too And I'm not asking for a promise I just want to tell you what you mean to me And you know there ain't no reason it should change anything But I love you And I'm not asking for a promise I just want to tell you what you mean to me And you know there ain't no reason it should change anything But I love you And I'm not asking for a promise I just want to tell you what you mean to me And you know there ain't no reason it should change anything But I love you I love you I love you
EVERY HEART written by Dan Parks Stephen looked at the angry crowd And the stones in their hands seemed to cry out loud Curses and accusations at an innocent man They said, "He's guilty of blasphemy" But the Freedmen, they were just too blind to see That they were prisoners to dark and hateful plans But Stephen stood his ground And looked into the clouds And as the stones were thrown He cried, "Lord, don't hold this against them" Every heart Has a God-shaped void that only He can fill But this is where you start Listenin' to His word, and doin' His will To believe His son and to love someone as you love yourself Start reachin' every heart right where you are Well, the church has grown in the course of time But after two thousand years, it's still hard to find A shining light that won't dim when the hard wind blows Some of us live in tomorrow Thinkin' one day we'll be an example In another country, another time then we'll do fine But in the here and now We live the same old way somehow And it's no wonder it's taken so long to get this far Every heart Has a God-shaped void that only He can fill But this is where you start Listenin' to His word, and doin' His will To believe His son and to love someone as you love yourself Start reachin' every heart right where you are Every heart Where you start To believe His son and to love someone As you love yourself (love yourself) Start reachin' every heart right where you are
HEAVEN IS WAITING written by Dan Parks Jackie and Joe had a little fight Jackie was tryin' to make things right She said, "Joe, I sure miss talking to you We started out as lovers Now we're barely even friends How come the heartache never ends?" But Heaven is waiting With angels anticipating That you will seek And find the love of God Heaven is waiting And though your heart is breaking The Father's love Isn't very far away Gary had not seen his son in years And one day he broke down in tears He said, "Why, didn't I show him love when I could? Now I'm afraid it's too late Too late to make amends How come the heartache never ends?" But Heaven is waiting With angels anticipating That you will seek And find the love of God Heaven is waiting And though your heart is breaking The Father's love Isn't very far Tom's keeping warm with the daily news He hasn't got anything left to lose He says, "How did I ever end up in this place?" He looks up and sees the mission door And prays that he can be strong once more, he says "I heard Your mercies never end" Heaven is waiting With angels anticipating That you will seek And find the love of God Heaven is waiting And though your heart is breaking The Father's love Isn't very far away
HOLD ON RONNIE written by Dan Parks Hold on Ronnie, now just slow down You know I want you to stay around Seems like everyone's got a theory Telling you how it should be Sitting in a coffee shop, I looked into your eyes We said that we would always be together Your friend told you that there was another in my life But you know that I want to hurt you never Hold on Ronnie, now just slow down You know I want you to stay around Seems like everyone's got a theory Telling you how it should be I don't care what my friends said Or all these voices inside my head If I told you that I was sorry Would you turn around and come back to me? My friends told me that it's better if I let you go They said, "That girl is not the one for you guy" But I've been thinking we may be the only ones who know That our love is worth so much more than one try Hold on, Ronnie, now just slow down You know I want you to stay around Seems like everyone's got a theory Telling you how it should be I don't care what my friends said Or all these voices inside my head If I told you that I was sorry Would you turn around and come back to me? Na-na... Na-na... Na-na... Na-na... Hold on, Ronnie, now just slow down You know I want you to stay around Seems like everyone's got a theory Telling you how it should be I don't care what my friends said Or all these voices inside my head If I told you that I was sorry Would you turn around and come back to me?
IT'LL ALL COME OUT written by Dan Parks Two men are out in a field One can't stay but the other one will That's what the Lord told us about In the end times it'll all come out Two women grindin' at the mill One is taken, that's when it gets real That's what the Lord told us about In the end times it'll all come out Husband and wife, goodnight said One is taken, one is left in bed That's what the Lord told us about In the end times it'll all come out
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