Jesus

IN YOUR PRESENCE AGAIN

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Capo 1

 

 

VERSE 1:

 

D

Lately, it seems

A

I no longer feel the beams

Em7       G

of joy shining in my heart.

Gma7                  G

I don't claim to be very smart,

D

but maybe it's 'cuz I've

D                  G

neglected our daily conversations.

D

Maybe, it's 'cuz I so easily give

A                    G

into these temptations.

Em7                     G

Maybe, It's 'cuz of unrepented sins.

D                          A

All I know is I miss the intimacy

Em7                   G

I once had, Lord, with Thee.

 

CHORUS:

G

May I kneel in

C

Your presence again.

D

To know Your peace.

G

May my devotion

C

to You never ever cease.

G

May I kneel in

D

Your presence again.

 

VERSE 2:

 

Father, forgive me!

Lord, hear my humble plea!

Help me turn form my sin.

Help me resist temptation

May Your grace be alive

In the heart of this repentant sinner.

May, into Your word, I dive.

Swim like a minnow (pronounced minner—think southern)

In Your grace. Be my defender

in this battle I daily face.

Lord, show me Your grace!

 

(REPEAT CHORUS)

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You may watch/hear me play and sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/MbR3s5dyp1A

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EVERLASTING LIFE (JOHN 3:16)

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VERSE 1:

 

G

Let me tell you about Jesus Christ

C

He offered His very own blood,

D                   G

His very life as the sacrifice

D

for the wretched, no good

G                           D

sinners such as you and me.

C

Oh, how can it be?

G

I deserved nothing but death

G7                     G

But, He gave me new breath.

C                 D

Oh, how can it be?

 

CHORUS (JOHN 3:16):

 

D

For God so loved the world

A                             Em7

that He gave His only begotten

D                            G

son that whosoever believes

D

on Him shal not perish,

A                       G

But have everlasting life.

 

VERSE 2:

 

Yeah, He died for each of us

for we are all wretched sinners.

But in His heartfelt compassion,

He offers grace that can be ours.

It is only by grace that we,

through faith, can be free

from the wags of sin.

Oh lets all repent from our sin,

'cuz He died for you and me.

 

(REPEAT CHORUS 3Xs)

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You may watch/listen to me play and sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/cYx5149__J4

MY DADDY CAN FIX ANYTHING

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VERSE 1:

 

G

Brother broke her favorite toy

C                  Am7

tears filled her little eyes.

D                  Am7              Am

For his smirk, there was no disguise.

G                                      GMA7

But daddy was able to fix it. OH BOY!

 

CHORUS 1:

D

Yeah, my daddy can fix anything.

A

Yeah, to my daddy I bring

G                            D

whatever is broken, whatever is broken.

A

No, I ain't a jokin'

G

My daddy can fix anything.

 

VERSE 2:

 

Overflowing with joy

Thinking her daddy was cool

The very next day, she went to school

Bragging, “my daddy can fix any toy”

 

(REPEAT CHORUS 1)

 

VERSE 3:

 

So, her friend sent a broken toy

home with her, just to see if he

was really as cool, as awesome as she

claimed and he really did fix it, OH BOY!

 

(REPEAT CHORUS 1)

 

VERSE 4:

 

Overflowing with joy

I think my God is Amazing.

To Him I shall bring I shall bring

All the praises that I can humbly employ.

 

CHORUS 2:

 

D

 

Yeah, my Abba can fix anything.

A

Yeah, to my Abba I bring

G                            D

whatever is broken, whatever is broken.

A

No, I ain't a jokin'

G

My God can fix anything.

 

VERSE 5:

 

So my friend told me about

his distressing situation

And I went home a prayin'.

Within my humble heart, there was no doubt.

 

(REPEAT CHORUS 2, THREE TIMES)

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

If you wish, you can watch/hear me play and sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/XmY7ijaqkvQ

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GRACE SO HOLY AND DIVINE

 

Lord, thank You for Thine

grace, so holy and devine.

Thank You for cleansing mine

feeble heart. Oh your genuine

love has grafted me onto the vine.

OH Your salvation, so amazingly fine,

has granted eternal life to mine

humble little soul, forever Thine

I shall always be. You are kind

oh so merciful and kind

to me. May my will always align

to Yours, my Lord Devine.

May Your light always shine

in this humble life of mine.

May the Glory be truly Thine.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You may watch/listen to me read this one at:  https://youtube.com/shorts/7uaji5FRg14

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CAN'T YOU HEAR HIM

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Chorus:

 

D

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

A                                  G               D

Grace, mercy, love, joy and Peace, He will Shew ya'

D                                         G

if You will turn from your sin, and surrender all.

D                             A                            G

Can't you hear him...Can't you hear him, your name, call?

D

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

 

Verse 1:

D                                              A

my heart was scorched and dry, a desert wasteland

G                                               A

filled with nothing nothing but hot, grainy sand.

G                                             D

Then I heard His soft-still voice, and listening, I

G                                                     D

I ran to Him and gave Him this heart oh so dry

 

(Repeat Chorus)

 

Verse 2:

 

If you are alone in the hot, dry desert

I pray that, all the mirages, you will avert.

Oh that you would see that Jesus is the only

Jesus is the only way; the only truth; the life, truly.

 

(Repeat Chorus)

 

Verse 3:

 

Let the Living Water irrigate your dry heart

If you let Him flow into every part

And new life, new hope, new joy, you will recieve

If on His name, you will truly believe truly believe

 

(Repeat Chorus 3 X's)

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You may watch/hear me play and sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/fp5wTRFs6kE

WHY AM I

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VERSE 1:

 

G

Outside, there's a raging storm

C

but inside this cabin

G

the fire is oh so warm.

D

Inside Your will

D7

peace does fill

C

this heart of mine.

G                 C

Why am I so inclined

G                            C

to go outside Your will and sin?

 

CHORUS:

 

D

Why am I Why am I

A

so unfaithful?

G              A

Why cant I be thankful?

D

Oh, If only I would deny

D7

my weak and unwilllng flesh

D

Why am I Why am I

A

so unfaithful?

G                              D

Oh if only with Your will, I'd mesh.

D

Why am I Why am I

G

so unfaithful?

 

VERSE 2:

 

I'm so easily distracted

by my weak and unwilling flesh.

I'm so easily extracted

From Your will.

Oh if only I'd be still

And listen to Your voice

my heart would rejoice.

Oh if only with Your will, I'd mesh.

 

(REPEAT CHORUS)

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You can watch/hear me play and sing this one on the guitar at:  https://youtu.be/7o2MOopAgS0

WHEN I DIE

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CHORUS 1:

 

C

When I die,

F

please don't cry.

C                      G

Not a single tear shed

G

'cuz I won't be dead.

 

VERSE 1:

 

G

I'll be living in the presence

D

of Peace's prince

G

and of the Father

C

who, in His Mercy,

G

sent the Messiah

D

to pay for the sins of me.

G

And in His Grace

C                          G

raised Him so I can live eternally.

G                           D

One day, I'll see His glorious face

G

so.......

 

(Repeat  Chorus 1)

 

VERSE 2:

 

And I'm hoping you'll join me

and we'll joyfully

sing His praises.

I want to see you

there, shouting phrases

Glorifying unto

death's conqueror,

The One Who paid for the sins of me and you.

oh come to Him and be made pure

so.......

 

CHORUS 2:

 

C

When you die,

F

you won't cry.

C                      G

Not a single tear shed

G

'cuz you won't be dead.

 

(Repeat  Chorus 1 three or four times, have fun with it.)

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

You can watch/hear me play and sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/azAO8uZT8mc

I GOT 'DOPTED

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CHORUS:

 

D

I got 'dopted! I got 'dopted!

A                        D

the very moment I opted

A

to accept His Grace.

D                 A

He erased every trace

D

of my sin and guilt.

A                           D

My heart, with joy, He filled.

D

I got 'dopted! I got 'dopted!

 

VERSE 1:

 

G

I was wild,

D                G

but now I'm his child.

C

I do not deserve

G                   C

this oportunity to serve

D7

my Holy, Risen Savior;

D                              D7

but He looked on me with Favour.

 

(Repeat Chorus)

 

VERSE 2:

 

Forever His child

I'm no longer exiled

From His presence.

I'm now living in His presence

Praising my Holy, Risen, Savior

'cuz He looked on me with Favour.

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

A family from my church recently adopted a three year old boy whom they had been fostering for awhile.  The hearing where his adoption was finalized was on a Thursday, the following Sunday he was still telling everyone "I GOT 'DOPTED!"  When I heard him say it, my imediate thought was, there's a song in those words.  That evening, I sat down and wrote the words to this song.  Alternative title is "Asa's Song," since he was the one who gave me the first line of the song.

 

You can watch/hear me play/sing this one at:  https://youtu.be/sQCiscus374

THE STALLION

Though, he was working at the livery,

he would always be a cowboy at heart.

He longed to once again own a horse of
his own.

And his mind was totally blown

the day a young man named Bart

brought two horses into the livery.

 

“I'll be in town for a month or so

and I'll make you a deal.

I'm a gambler by trade, and only need

one horse, but I won this steed

he's a fine horse, but I don't feel

he's right for my need, you know?”

 

“I'll trade him to you in exchange

for taking care of the mare

while I'm in town. Our friend

quickly agreed, but then

to wth his boss, trying to be fair

to pay the gamblers bill himself, did
arrange.

 

Thus, he did acquire a spirited horse

who turned out to be the fastest animal
in town.

Oh, how he prized that stallion.

He named the animal “Scallion.”

He was happy to have found

a way to buy his own horse.

 

That night, when he knelt to pray

he Thanked God for blessing him.

He knew that this deal could only

have come from God, you see.

He did not know of the upcoming need
young Jim

would have, or in meeting it, the part
the horse would play.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

The Cowboy and The Parson is the story of two men of faith in the American Old West told in a series of poems. THE STALLION is Chapter 7 of this story.

 

You may watch/hear me read this one at:  https://youtube.com/shorts/Isgb342MazI

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