LYRICS
LYRICS
HARD TIMES
Words and Music by Jon Lowry, Chad Mattson Jason Ingram & Christopher Stevens
Sometimes in life the road we’re on is not the one we choose
Hits home when we find ourselves in someone else’s shoes
We sing a song of victory then we sing the blues
But through the highs and lows no we ain’t losing hope
There’s gonna be hard times
Gonna be long nights
Gonna be days when we’re praying just to make it through
But when it goes all wrong
We gotta just hold on
The promise that you gave us
Your love will not forsake us
In these hard times, hard times
Nothing lasts forever no no
Seasons always change
Change is for the better when your love becomes our strength
You make beauty from the ashes
You cover us in grace
So, when darkness tries to knock us down
We’ll lift you up in praise
I’m gonna praise you
I’m gonna praise you
I’m gonna praise you in the hard times
I’m gonna praise you
I’m gonna praise you
I’m gonna praise you in the hard times
Your love will lift me
Your love will lift me
Your love will lift, lift me, lift me
Whatever may come whatever we face
We’ll never lose hope never lose faith
Ain’t nothing gonna steal our praise
‘Cause you’ve been faithful all our days
Whatever may come whatever we face
We’ll never lose hope never lose faith
Holding on to the promise that you gave us
Your love will not forsake us in these hard times
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT YOU
Words and Music by Chad Mattson, Jon Lowry, Ethan Hulse, Tyrus Morgan, Tedd Tjornhom, Tony Wood and Christopher Stevens
You had a light till somebody stole it
The words that they said cut you like a knife
They called you a name you started to own it
You hear the echoes in the dead of night
Tired of the cheap shots
Comin at you nonstop
Leavin’ marks on your heart like a tattoo
Drowning on the inside
Reaching for a lifeline
Let these be the words that you hold on to
You are loved
Chosen
Long before the day you were born
You are held
Forgiven
Treasured more than you’ll ever know
When the lies get loud
Let the truth ring out
Till the only thing you’re listening to
Is what he says about you
And If the hands that gave you a heartbeat
Are the same hands that painted the stars
Then child of the one true God
Tell me how could you not believe that you’re a work of art
The only thing that matters
Only thing that matters
The only thing that matters is
MORE CHURCH THAN CHURCH
Words and Music by Chad Mattson, Jon Lowry, Walker Hayes and Tyrus Morgan
I wish Sunday mornin’ could feel more like Tuesday nights
Twelve steps down to a basement under harsh fluorescent lights
All ages, all races all walks of life at 6PM
Stumblin’ in to keep ourselves from stumbling again
Strangers spilling secrets in a circle without walls
Tryin’ to reach for Jesus ‘stead of drugs and alcohol.
All sittin’ in a grey foldin’ chair
Sippin’ coffee in a white styrofoam cup
Ain’t nobody throwin’ stones up in there
Can’t judge cause we know we all messed up
Ain’t no steeple just broken people
Wearin’ those shame tags on our shirts
Where the truth is, truth heals, more than the truth hurts
That’s more church than church
Suit and tie or tattoo sleeve
Don’t matter wear whatever
Bring your baggage you ain’t got to have it all together
Twenty years without a drop or fresh off of a bender
No need to pretend in a room full of pretenders
Strangers in recovery confessin’ we are weak
Desperate for forgiveness and accountability
One day at a time, One day at a time
Prayin’ Jesus quench our thirst.
That’s my kind of church
That’s my kind of church
All sittin’ in a grey foldin’ chair
Sippin’ coffee in a white styrofoam cup
Ain’t nobody throwin’ stones up in here
Cause we all know rock bottom sucks
Ain’t no steeple just broken people
Wearin’ those shame tags on our shirts
Where the truth is, truth is, more than the truth hurts
That’s more church than church
One day at a time, One day at a time
Prayin’ Jesus quench our thirst.
That’s more church than church
That’s more church than church
LOVED BY YOU
Words and Music by Chad Mattson, Jon Lowry, Adam Hambrick and Seth Mosley
All I see is all the mess
I’ve been carrying a weight most my life
I been trying to measure up in Your eyes
I ain’t getting any rest
I’ve been fighting battles you already won
I’ve been runnin’ races you’ve already run
I’ve been workin’ steady on something already done
Like I could ever hope to do enough
I don’t have to battle and try
Struggle and strive
To be loved by You
Oh God
Open my eyes
To recognize
That I’m loved by You
I wanna more than feel it
Child like believe it
Take it in like the air that I’m breathing
Nothing I gotta prove, gotta do
To be loved by You
It’s so easy to forget
That you know me like I’ve never been known
You see it all and still you call me your own
Now my heart can finally rest
No more fighting battles you’ve already won
No more running races you’ve already run
There is peace in knowing all that you’ve already done
Will always and forever be enough
When I didn’t see it
You loved me
When I couldn’t feel it
You loved me
You never need a reason
To love me
‘Cause love is who you are
When I don’t deserve it
You still love me
Help me to believe that
You loved me
You never need a reason l
To love me
‘Cause love is who you are
GOD HELP ME
When I’m at my end tears pouring down
And I can’t see past what’s in front of me now
When it’s all too much for this heart to take
There’s one name I call one prayer that I pray
God help me now feels like there’s no way out
But Jesus You’re faithful and able
And You’ve never once let me down
God help me now
No matter the pain my heart may feel
No wound cuts too deep for your love to heal
So, when fear comes to find me and doubt starts to grow
I lift up my eyes I know just where to go
No one else no one else has the power that’s in Your name
Nowhere else nowhere else can I run to and be saved
WHERE MY JOY COMES FROM
I don’t wanna waste my time
Trying to be a star
I wanna make You famous
Show ‘em who You are
You’re the king over “Can’t be dones”
I’m living proof for the hopeless ones
I’m a new creation I’m a rebel redeemed
Somebody call me Paul yeah I can do all things
I got a light in my eyes
I’ll be spending my life
Pointing everybody to You
Lord make me like the moon
Reflecting the sun
I’ll let the whole world know
Let ‘em know
Where my joy comes from
I’ll tell ‘em that it’s You
You’re the only one
I’ll let the whole world know
Let ‘em know
Where my joy comes from
I’m gonna sing
I’m gonna dance
And it ain’t got nothing to do with my circumstance
From the valley low
To the mountaintop
Don’t matter where I am
Don’t matter where I’m not
More than a feeling
More than emotion
Is the glass half full
No it’s overflowing
Now I see the light
And I’ll be spending my life
Pointing everybody to You
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart to stay
LOVE IS EVERYTHING WE NEED
It’s easy to say what I think but it’s harder to listen
It’s easy to stand on a side and avoid all the trenches
But how we gonna love our enemies when we can’t even love our friends
We build walls but we’re called to build bridges instead
Love, love, love, love Love is everything we need
Love, love, love, love Love is what we’re called to be
We may not see eye to eye but tell me can’t we all agree
Love, love, love, love Love is everything Love is everything we need
The devil is crafty and we fall right into his trap
We might not be swinging our fists but we’ll talk behind somebody’s back
Oh, how we gonna look like Jesus when we’re only looking out for ourselves
Real love is giving our lives for somebody else
Love is everywhere we wanna take it
Love is easier than one-two-three
We don't have to overcomplicate it
Because he first loved you, because he first loved me
HOLD ON TAKE HEART
In the darkness before the dawn
In the silence before the song
There’s a whisper from Heaven
That calls to the broken
And it says that we’re not alone
Let the hopeless hold on
Let the weary take heart
Let the love of the Father
Pull you into his arms
When the burden is heavy
And the valley is dark
Let the hopeless hold on
Let the weary take heart
There’s a strength you can only know
In the weakness of letting go
And you find that the hands that are
Holding the heavens
Are the same hands that hold you close
Lift up your eyes
You are not alone
Lift up your eyes
He won’t let you go
NEVER RUNNING OUT
I could never reach the limit of your goodness
I’ve got story after story I could tell
Where I
Pushed you to the edge, but you don’t
Even have an end, so I won’t
Ever scrape the bottom of that well
You’re rich in mercy and full of love
Never running out never running out running out on us
Your grace is always more than enough
Never running out never running out running out on us
I was too far gone to know that I was broken
But you broke through and proved how far you’d go for me
I know
I could never measure your love
It’s overflowing every cup
Oh how high, how wide, how far, how deep
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God all creatures here below
Praise Him above all heavenly host
Praise Father and Son and Holy Ghost
WHERE MY JOY COMES FROM
Just a breath just a whisper
And You turn deserts to rivers
Every truth from your mouth brings
Another fountain of joy
Just the mention of Your name
Puts every fear back in its place
The enemy falls to his knees
At the sound of Your voice
So say the word
Every wall falls down
Say the word
And the lost get found
Say the word
The mountains move
And the light breaks through
When you just
Say the word
Every chain will break
Say the word
Tears are wiped away
Say the word
The mountains move
And we find breakthrough
When you just
Say the word
We’re your sons and your daughters
We have come to the altar
With our hands lifted high
God we ask You to move
You are our living hope
Nowhere else could we go
From the depths of our soul we cry
Do what only You can do, just
Say it and it will be done
Speak and your kingdom will come
You have the power
We believe