The Mountain
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This was written during confusing time when we were trying to get a visa to go to India. We were really confused about where God was leading us. After three attempts at getting a visa, and several months in limbo, God opened a door for us to go to El Salvador. Now we are back home and realizing that the other side may be farther than we think. Maybe we won't get there until heaven. . .
This is a rough recording I made on my H4 (portable recorder)
The Mountain
It seems so foggy on this side of the mountain
The path cut short, only a few yards ahead.
But I know once we pass through safely
Looking back we will see the course we lead
It will be the path that God cleared for us
Close to the edge, but never dropping off
Over rocks that seemed steep and jagged
Looking back it's the only way to the top.
So I will follow you now, blind though I be
What I don't know, your divine eye has seen
Each step I take is Faith itself
For steps are the measure of faith
Increase my faith oh God, Increase my faith
Increase my faith oh God, Increase my faith
Being lost is not just a matter of position
It is a lack of trust in the one who knows all
Though all around me is unfirmiliar
My steps can be sure and they'll be strong
Once on the other side I know I'll forget
The cuts and bruises and doubts I had
For what are these to be considered
When you find yourself where God has lead
Chorus
It seems so foggy on this side of the mountain
The path cut short, only a few yards ahead.
But I know once we pass through safely
Looking back we will see the course we lead
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Press On
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The idea for this song came me one day as I was running with my College roommate (trying to keep up). As I listened to the rhythmic pounding of my feet on the road I imagined it was the beat of an eagles wings. I imagined myself being lifted off of the ground and soaring through the sky. As Isaiah says “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
These words have come to mind many times while on a long hike or a tiring jog. It also reminds me to persevere in my spiritual journey. Like Paul says, “I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Adam - Guitar, Vocals
Christopher George - Vocals, Drum, Running Sounds
Press On
This rhythm pounds on sweating asphalt beneath my feet
It is my life, oh I know it is my heartbeat
To slow my pace and somehow stop would choke this life from me
So I keep on I know the prize and none can take it from me.
I press on. Oh press on, oh press on. On and on.
As my heart must keep pumping, so my stride must not be slowed
To stop running now is to loose this race I know
To lift my feet just one more time is all that I can do
One more time and one more time and one more time or two
Oh my legs were burning and flames crept up my spine
Now a numbness is all I feel or do I feel just fine
I’ve lost of sense of space or time the road keeps sliding past
The rhythm marked out by my feet is all that I can grasp
But the beat is muffled now I can’t even feel the ground
The landscape seems so far away as I am lifted through the clouds
I mount up on eagle’s wings, across the planes I soar
I know the race is finally won and will be lost no more.
Depth of Mercy
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My friend Travis found the words to this song written on a piece of paper in an old Bible. He put them to music only to discover later that they were the word to a hymn by Charles Wesley. This simple song has become one of my favorites. It is sung here to the tune that Travis wrote.
Adam - Guitar & Vocals
Crissy - Vocals
Written by Charles Wesly
Dept of Mercy can there be mercy still reserved for me
Can my God, His wrath forebear, me the king of sinners spare
I have long withstood his grace, long provoked Him to His face
Would not harken to His calls, grieved Him by a thousand falls
Now incline me to repent, let me now my sins lament
Now my foul revolt deplore, weep, believe and sin no more
There for me a savior stands, shows His wounds and spreads His hands
God is love, I know I feel, Jesus weeps and loves me still
Take My Life
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Adam - Vocals, Guitar, 6-String Banjo
Crissy - Vocals
This is a hymn by Frances R. Havergal
Lyrics coming soon.
There's a Wideness
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Crissy - Vocals
Adam - Guitar
This is an old hymn written by Frederick William Faber
There's a wideness in God's mercy
like the wideness of the sea;
there's a kindness in his justice,
which is more than liberty.
For the love of God is broader
than the measure of man's mind;
and the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more faithful,
we should take him at his word;
and our life would be thanksgiving
for the goodness of the Lord.
When You're Here
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Adam - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Crissy - Vocals
More info and lyrics coming soon.
Just Fine
By Christy Barko
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This song was written by Christy Barko for a friends wedding.
Lyrics not available at this time.
First Love
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I heard someone say once that you shouldn’t get into a dating relationship until you can honestly say that you would be satisfied with God alone. Until God has become first, and you are satisfied to have nothing more.
I often wished God would just show me who it was that I was to marry some day. That he would make it unmistakably clear. The same way he did with Issac and Rebekah, or even Adam and Eve! I believe that God does want to lead me. Love is not to be left to chance. If I put God first, he has promised to take care of the rest (Matt. 6:33). Now I am happily married. God has blessed me with an amazing wife and best friend. I know that he led us together, and I know he will continue to lead us as long as we keep him first.
Adam - Guitar, Vocals
Christy Barko - Vocals
First Love
I wish she’d come offer my camels a drink
So long waiting at this well I’m beginning to think
Do you really want me to wait for some sign?
Or will anyone who seems good to me be just fine?
Am I looking to hard, maybe not hard enough
I know you have a plan, But sometimes following’s though
How can I think I know better than you
You said “seek me first” so that’s, that’s what I’ll do
You are my first love. You are my first love and
Let me be only in you, only in you
Only in you . . .
I don’t want to work 7 years for the one I love’s sister
I want to do this right, but I’m afraid that I’ve missed her
Just sing me to sleep, take the rib from my side
I’ll do it myself, these scars show I’ve tried
I don’t know anyone who falls on purpose
So why is falling in love good enough for us?
Can I follow God’s plan and leave things to chance?
God please teach me the steps before I start this dance
Chorus
Have mercy, Oh Lord, I cant seem to remember
When I was unfaithful, your word’s were tender
You called me your loved one, called me your own
You planted me in the land, and made it my home
To be known by you, my only desire
No one else has saved my life from the fire
No one else has ever loved me like you
I will honor you Lord, first in all I do
Chorus
You are my peace you are my joy you are my song
And I will sing you all day long, all day long. . .