Lyrics from the CD "Listen" (1996)


1. "The Master's Hand"

  Some of the scariest storms we battle are the ones on our knees
  Matt. 8:23-27

Covered by a silver light
Moving shadows try and hold me tight
And there are footprints in the sand
But you can never tell just where you land
When you're touched by the Master's hand

Blaring thunder, twirling trees
Fighting a tornado on my knees
So I took my bible to my bed
Lit a candle, trembled as I read
And I was touched by the Master's Hand

You carry me through the hard times in life 
Oh and You rescue me from the storms in the night 

If you are frightened or afraid 
Bitter words and choices you have made 
Then lift your face up to the sky 
Open up your heart and close your eyes 
'Cause if you fall, we will land
'Cause His grace is a featherbed
When we're touched by the Master's hand
 
You carry me through the hard times in life 
Oh and You rescue me from the storms in the night 


2. "God is Love"
words and music by Cindy Morgan (For Melissa Trevathan)

  Matt. 25:31-40

Accusations, a court room floor
And your best defense just walked out the door
And you'd like to be strong
But you'd rather be weak
And you're watching the circles
Float out of your mouth as you speak

And the words well up
And you start to explode
'Cause you've really got to know

Do you want lies, do you want truth?
Or do you want love, love, love?
Do you want war, do you want peace?
Or do you want love, love, love?
Oh, God is love

So tell me what's your label
That you're so proud to wear
And do you feast as the table of religious despair
Or would you rather put bread in a skeleton mouth
Or just turn on the TV until you completely tune out?

What are we doing
Are we wasting our time?
Tell me are we blind?

(chorus)

Don't you want love?
Don't you want love?
Oh, God is love.


3. "They Say It's Love" ("Stars")
words and music by Cindy Morgan
 
  If you're searching for a dream, longing to lasso that shooting star,
  This is for you. Matt. 6:10 & Matt. 7:7-12

Stars over my window
I see the silver shimmering down, down, down
Streams out of the moonlights
Empties the sky and fills up the soul.

'Cause I know, yes I know
That it will be you that I am dreaming of
'Cause I heard the stars say
That they know your name and my name
and they say it's love.

So fly or at least imagine
That love is grander than it appears
'Cause somewhere over the moon's glow
There is a sweet word longing to hear, hear, hear

'Cause I know, yes I know
That it will be you that I am dreaming of
'Cause I heard the stars say
That they know your name and my name
and they say it's love.

The moon looks like it's smiling
'Cause maybe it knows more than we all know
And I pray, God if You're looking down now
You see a reflection somewhere here below
whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah.


4. "Need"
  
   For Renee Thornton - Even the strongest of hearts need

Paint me a window so I can see
Over the rainbow inside of me
I need
How I need
Crimson and clover, wagon and hay
These are some sweet things, so lovely and gay
I need 
How I need

'Cause I'm not the strongman
I am the one in need

If I were a circus traveling around
Would I be the high wire or the one falling down?
I need 
How I need

'Cause I'm not the strongman
I am the one
Just who I am and just who you see
A strange contradiction won't let me be
I need

Sunshine and laughter and innocent eyes
Love that stays after the good and the bad times
I need
How I need
To show you the real me is the hardest of all
Should I stay silent or risk the fall?
I need
How I need

(chorus)

And what isn't lovely blossoms one day
Turns bitter snow to a sweet summer day
And I need 
You need
How we need
How I need
 

5. "Jamie"

   Everyone knows a "Jamie", someone we all hope finds happiness

Bye, bye, Jamie, where are you going, baby?
Why do you have to run away from the good and the bad?
Mom and Dad, they're sorry
Things are much different outside of this town
Oh, don't you think you could just hang around, Jamie?

So he said, "Hello Jamie, mind if I call you baby?
You've got the sweetest hazel eyes
That I think I have ever seen
And we could run off and you can be my wife
I'll paint you a picture of a perfect life, Jamie"

There is a thing called the "Wildfire"
Sometimes it pours you out a bitter cup
I just hope you can find some peace
Before the fire burns you up
Before the fire burns you up
Oh, oh, yeah

So he said, "Bye, bye, Jamie, I'm sure gonna miss you baby
Such a condition deep inside of you
Wish I could've made you happy
I wish there was something else that I could do
Oh what in the world will ever satisfy you, Jamie, Jamie, yeah"

What's it gonna take, Jamie?
Well you need a little
Peace and love from up above, Jamie


6. "Listen"

  This lyric was written by my (Cindy's) father about 20 years ago (in 1996)
  and this is his first published song ever. You see, Daddy, it's never too 
  late for dreams to come true

Would you listen, would you listen
There's a baby crying down in Bethlehem
Would you listen, would you listen
To the voice of hope that's ringing through the land
People listen, listen
But still don't understand

Would you listen, would you listen
There's a great man preaching sending out His word
Would you listen, would you listen
To the truth He speaks and still He is not heard
Would you listen, would you listen
To a great man preaching turn your head around
People listen, listen
But still don't understand

Chorus
But don't you know His love will shine down on you
Oh and yes His peace will come in and rescue
Don't you know His blood will cleanse you and save you
If you will open up your ears and open up
Your heart and listen

Would you listen, would you listen
There's a hammer ringing, ringing through the land
Would you listen, would you listen
To a cruel, cruel message
Crucify the man
People listen, listen
Cause His blood is falling in the sand

When the baby cried we closed our ears to wisdom
When the word was preached we closed our minds to love
And when the hammer rang we closed our hearts to Jesus
Now will you listen, listen, listen

Open up your ears, open your heart
Open up your mind and open up your soul
Open up your heart, yeah, open up your heart and listen

Text: Cova Morgan  /  Music: Cova Morgan, Cindy Morgan, Andrew Ramsey
© 1996 Lola Max Music / Word Music (a div. of Word, Inc.) / ASCAP / Drew's Groove Publishing / BMI


7. "The Promise"

  The damage of divorce is something I've witnessed up close. I pray
  that God helps us to keep our promises

He walked away and didn't smile
The man will leave, the boy will cry
To stand out in his freedom
But his freedom hasn't freed him
And they spoke in faith they prayed their vows
But her broken face is longing now

What about the promise that we made
And the vows we freely made before God
Wonder what he's thinking of?
The promise, the promise
That we made

The longing heart, the searching soul
Will search and never find a home
'Til Jesus comes and takes control
And He takes the promises that you left behind
And He resurrects the dead to life
But you can run but you can't hide from your life

(chorus)

Well I know that your heart is aching now
But just let it go and let God turn it
Turn it all around, yeah
Oh, the promise
Oh, the promise
Oh, the promise
That we made


8. "Lord We Come"

Halle-halle-hallelujah
Hallelujah, Lord we come


9. "Moon Days"

   One sunny day last August I looked up in the sky and saw the moon.
   It hit me so strange and I thought that's how we feel sometimes -
   out of sync but I know that no matter what, the Light of Jesus shines
   brighter than any moon ever will

Sunshine in the afternoon
And the birds were singing a summer tune
As I lingered up to the sky
Well, my eyes they caught such a strange surprise
Something about it just didn't seem right
I thought you only saw the moon late at night
(Sunshine in the afternoon) 
(And the birds were singing a summer tune)

Moon days are hard days, but
Someday we'll understand it better, yeah
Moon days are dark days, but
I pray that Jesus shines the light of day

In the struggle of daily life
There's a constant battle of wrong and right
Just when everything looks so nice
There's a demon wrapping your better side
People trying to find a balance in life
The dark is always trying to push out the light
Hey, hey
(In the struggle of daily life)
(There's a constant battle of wrong and right)

Well, the future's looking bright and clear
Though the moonshine lingers in our ears
Oh, but God is smiling 'round the bend
Through the living and trying
His love is still shining
Bring the light of day again


10. "To Fly"

   For the broken and battered, the speechless, the lame, the unappreciated,
   the rich and the homeless, for the lonely and the imprisoned -
   Jesus came to give all - Wings to Fly

I was riding on a train that was bound for somewhere
'Neath the big Montana sky
I was just one of the many
Who maybe just wanted to ride
Was it something that they had never seen
Or something they just felt they had to find
'Cause when the world goes by so fast
You feel left behind
Oh, don't you ever want 

To fly somewhere high
Somewhere you feel bound to go
But you don't know how
You'll earn your wings to fly
To fly

'Till my eyes caught a man on this lonely train
With the loneliness in his eyes
And he sat down beside me
And we talked for awhile
He said "There's something in your eyes that seems familiar
But I just can't say why
Maybe another face or perhaps another time?"
Or maybe we just want

To fly somewhere high
Somewhere you feel bound to go
But you don't know how
You'll earn your wings to fly
To fly

Weak or strong we all search for that something more
How we long to find that open sky
'Cause in our hearts
We seek the part that God designed for us...

There was a crash and a flash and a million faces
And it lit that great big sky
And in the twinkling of a moment
We all knew
Well, most of us knew

How to fly somewhere high
Somewhere you feel bound to go
But you don't know how
You'll earn your wings to fly
Somewhere high, somewhere
Jesus is waiting and 
He has already earned your wings
To fly
To fly


11. "Gravity" 
Words & Music by Cindy Morgan
from the album "Listen"

  Sometimes pain is the greatest teacher

I was looking for a fantasy
Sometimes reality's just not
What you're looking for and then
The gravity pulls to calamity

High on catastrophe
And I just couldn't see
The forest for the need
But there is a gravity
Happening in spite of you and me

Pulling us close
Double the dose

Life is a scary thing
Promise a diamond ring
Yeah anything
And leave you standing still

In the pouring rain
Forget your name
But anyway well maybe
I'll call you sometime

Why do we play these games?
Isn't there any shame
To our own selfish pain
But eyes that see everything 
Happening in spite of you and me

Pulling us close
Double the dose

Dear Lord, help us believe now
In the True light 
Burning tonight
Cause we won't survive if we don't believe now
In the True Light
Burning tonight
Jesus Your Light
Burning tonight

Are you looking for a fantasy 
Because reality scares you
Want what you just can't have
And if you had it
You probably wouldn't want it anymore

To believe in a fantasy 
Is such a losing plea
Cause it's vanishing
Thank God there's a gravity
Happening in spite of you and me

Pulling us close
Double the dose
Pulling us close
Double the dose

Dear Lord, help us believe now
In the True light 
Burning tonight
Cause we won't survive if we don't believe now
In the True Light
Burning tonight
Your Best Tonight
Help us believe now
In the True Light
Burning tonight
Jesus Your Light
Burning tonight



12. "Will You Be There?"
Words & Music by Cindy Morgan

I do not want to walk through Heaven's gates
and not see your face
And I do not want to dance beside the streams
Without you with me
Or See the angels fill the sky
The Heaven's sing and all creation cries
Hosanna, Savior, God our Father
Creator, Oh Savior and King
You've got to be there
with me
Oh, Please
You've got to be there with me
Will you be there with me?



Lyrics to "The Loving Kind" (1999)

1. "IN THE GARDEN" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Genesis 3:8-15, Mark 14:32 The loss of innocence, the prayer of surrender There was a time there was a place Back in the year number one Where Adam and Eve were naked and free And their lives had just begun And so it goes curiosity grows They tasted an evil disguise But in Bethlehem's ears It was ringing so clear The beginning of Satan's demise Chorus: In the meadow In the garden Where we once tasted all we could eat In the Flower There's a pardon Oh dance in the garden Dance in the garden with Me, Me From Boy to a Man The Carpenter's hands Healed all the sick and diseased Gave hope to the bleak, strength to the weak And gave us a song to sing Chorus: In the meadow In the garden Where we once tasted all we could eat In the Flower There's a pardon Oh dance in the garden, dance in the garden Dance in the garden, dance in the garden with Me, Me Bridge: This is My body and This is My blood Cover you like in the Days of the flood Come walk the road Up to Gethsemane Come with Me Come with Me To the garden Pray with Me Pray with Me In the Garden In the Garden Chorus: In the meadow In the garden Where we once tasted all we could eat In the Flower There's a pardon Oh dance in the garden, dance in the garden Dance in the garden, dance in the garden Dance in the garden, dance in the garden with Me, Me 2. "THE MARCH" Words by Cindy Morgan Music by Cindy Morgan & Brent Lenthall Matthew 21:5-11 The triumphal entry into Jerusalem It was a march of a revolution It was a march of a stormy day It was a cadence of cruel contention It was a march oh what a march Oh it was a march for the sweet and gruesome To bring a light to their darkened place It was a march for the thirst of freedom And it was beauty battered and bleeding And it was a march yeah, yeah When it all comes down to me and you yeah Will we walk away or march on with The One who made the march oh yeah Chorus: Do you know Why you are lonely Do you know Why you're afraid Do you know That Jesus loves you Will you join the march Will you join the march Today Oh it was a march for the ones who judged Him Dipping their crowns in a crimson flood It was a march for the thief and harlot Humble and holy oh what a story Oh what a march But when it all comes down to me and you Will we walk away or march on with The One who made the march oh yeah Chorus: Do you know Why you are lonely Do you know Why you're afraid Do you know That Jesus loves you Will you join the march Will you join the march Will you join the march Will you join the march Today It was a march of a revolution It was a stormy, stormy day 3. "The Loving Kind" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Matthew 14:25-34, Luke 22:54-62, Mark 16:7 Peter's song to Jesus Happy as a little child yeah Walking by the Shepherd's side oh How I know You How You know me Your words are like peace and truth Like flowers kissed by morning dew yeah How I know You And how You know me oh Lord Chorus: I don't know why You love me Oh Lord it's such a mystery All I can say All I can find You're the loving kind The loving kind When I fall and when I stray Your love it captures me always All I can see all I can find - You're the loving kind, the loving kind Sitting in a courtyard still They all come marching for the kill They don't know You But how I know You I got scared I ran away The rooster crowed my faith it swayed How I know You But I denied You oh Lord (chorus) Bridge: Lord I believe in You Though I have deceived You Thank God that forgiveness is reigning again Thank God that forgiveness is reigning again I don't know why You love me like You do All I know is You're the loving kind, the loving kind 4. "The Last Supper" Words & Music by Wes King Words by Cindy Morgan Luke 22:14-20 This is the body that was broken Take and eat This is the blood shed for many Take and drink - amen And it will cover you And make you new - oh Jerusalem Chorus: I know we'll be together Someday again Oh how I'll miss these moments With you my friends I know we'll be together eternally And I will be there waiting - come home to Me Come home to Me This is the body that was broken (Broken for us all) Take and eat This is the blood shed for many Take and drink - amen And when darkness comes Reach for Me oh Israel, oh Israel (chorus) Come home to Me 5. "Devil Man" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Luke 22-3-5, Matthew 27:3-8 The one who betrayed Jesus Give me the money Give me the gold Dirty little palms And a heart that's cold yeah Kiss of the serpent Bite of the fruit You can keep the knowledge I just want the loot Want the loot I just want the loot yeah Chorus: I'm making deals With a mighty bad hand Fishing in a boat That is sinking in sand And I'm messing into things That I never should have And I'm making plans With the Devil Man Sneaking through the dark Like a vigil in black I kiss You on the cheek Then I stab You in the back yeah Cause what I didn't know Is what I didn't know The hammer cracked and the blood it flowed yeah And I wish I could take it back hey but (chorus) Hanging from my neck From a dirty piece of wood I'm known as the betrayer Buried in a field of blood In a field of blood, hey (chorus) 6. "Can You Hear Me" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Luke 22:39-46, Matthew 27: 19-26 Hey can You hear Me Are You really out there Oh I am trapped in the cages Of the scars I must bear And I can't tell and I can't speak I can't even repeat what it is Hey can You see Me See these hollowing eyes Don't You think something is missing In My calm peaceful smile But I can't tell and I can't speak I can't even repeat what is Chorus: Can You hear me Hear the sound of My pain Can You hear Me Hear the words I don't say Hey what's your problem Can't you hear what I said I am here drowning in sorrow While you sleep on your beds And I can't tell and I can't speak I can't even repeat what it is, oh (chorus) Bridge: I get down on My knees And I cry to You Oh Lord give me all Your strength Help Me make it through I reach out to You Oh can You hear Me, hear Me, yeah 'Hey can You hear Me' Someone whispered to Me 'I understand all Your hurting How You ache how You bleed But the scars that You bear Will one day make the whole world free Satan is a liar down in the mire But I can hear You I hear the sound of Your pain I can hear You oh yeah I hear the words You don't say I can hear You, hear You I can hear You, can You hear Me? Can You hear Me?' 7. "The Only Way" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Luke 22: 52-53, Matthew 27:11-26, 59-64 Here you come With your swords and clubs Thinking that You're gonna fight today Small applause for your Rebel cause, cause My Feet are walking by another way Flames and torches Marching forward to fate Don't you know Chorus: I am the Light I am the Truth I am the Voice That will lead you I am the Peace I am the Love I am the Way I am the Way I'm the only Way, oh Flowing robes in a judge's pose But their evidence is all full of holes Pilate's washing his bloody hands But he just can't get 'em clean Crucify Him, crucify Him today - don't you know (chorus) Bridge: I am my Father's Son It is as You say Lord Thy will be done Drink the cup drink it up Drink the blood drink it up Drink the cup for the children's sake I'm the only Way Don't you know (chorus) I'm the only Way 8. "Hard Heart" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan & and Brent Bourgeois Matthew 23:23-29 In a shell of bitterness Covered in self righteousness In the wake of evidence You're clinging to your stubbornness Drinking from a dirty cup Well you turn your head And drink it up But the nasty deeds you hide away Will all be seen on judgment day Chorus: No letting go Of the old traditions Paving the road With a strong conviction And the blood flows For a true redemption But you cannot see that you've gone too far Cause you live your life With a hard heart Were you looking for an angry king To help you conquer everything But the day will come When you'll drop your sword and cry Blessed be the One who comes In the name of the Lord (chorus) Bridge: Snake in the grass crack in the glass You beat down the head Of the poor and hungry Whatever you do to the least of these You do it unto Me, unto Me Chorus: No letting go And the blood flows For a true redemption But you cannot hear What the Savior said Cause your heart is hard And your faith is dead And you cannot see That you've gone too far Cause you live your life with a Hard heart (1st chorus) 9. "The Whipping 10. "Higher" Words by Cindy Morgan Music by Cindy Morgan and Brent Lenthall Mark 15:24, Luke 23: 26-27 Dark day crowning Screaming, chanting Sounding in My ear Pounding, driving Ringing, stinging Take My thoughts away To a brighter place Chorus: Higher, higher Than the pain that I feel Take Me Higher, higher Let Your holy love reveal And plunge Me Deeper, deeper Than these nails can drive Me Take Me Higher, higher, Father Children laughing And Lepers healing In the waters of sweet forgiveness Jordon, Galilee The lame are walking By the shining sea Oh take Me Chorus: Higher, higher Than the pain that I feel Lift Me Higher, higher Let Your holy love reveal And plunge Me Deeper, oh deeper Than these nails can drive Me Take Me Higher, higher, Father And plunge Me deeper, oh deeper Than these nails can drive Me Take Me higher, higher Can You hear me, hear the sound of My pain Can You hear Me I can hear You 11. "Take My Life" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Mark 15: 37-41 Mary Magdalene's song Who can say When life is over The silver cord breaks Our breath returns to God Will we walk through fields of clover Or soar up high Through valleys deep and wide I cannot know All that's waiting there But until that day This is my prayer Chorus: Take my life Take away all the shattered dreams in me And give me love that will last forever Take my life Give me the love that makes me free 'Cause I believe That Your Love can save Even a wretch like me This race is not Just for the runners Some of us walk While others barely crawl We make our way through spring and winter Leaning on strength That strengthens all And when the sunlight fades from morning You'll still be burning in my eyes (chorus) And when the sunlight fades from morning You'll still be burning in my eyes (chorus) 12. "Alive and Well" Words by Cindy Morgan and Andrew Ramsey Music by Michael W. Smith Mark 16: 1-8 Who did you call Him When the people ran to His strong healing hands Do you know Who did you call Him When the children danced in the warmth of His glance Do you know You raised your voices in doubt His blood is falling on you Do you know Chorus: Shattered darkness brought the Light Poured the blood and pierced the night Sweet salvation shine the Light My Savior He's alive and well Shattered darkness brought the Light Poured the blood and pierced the night Sweet salvation shine the Light My Savior He's alive Who did you call Him When He raised the dead and all of Hell's demons fled Do you know Who did you call Him Did He demand your all and in your pride Now you fall once again I've touched the wounds in His side And He dried the tears in my eyes And He's Alive (chorus) Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu, hallelujah He's alive. hallelujah. Do you believe it He's alive, He's alive and well Shattered darkness brought the Light Poured the blood and pierced the night Oh won't you lift your voices and sing Yeah sweet salvation (chorus) 13. "Praise the King" Words & Music by Cindy Morgan Luke 24:50-53 Praise Him in the morning For tall and lofty trees And praise Him in the evening For children on their knees Oh and praise Him in the noon day For gentle birds that sing Oh praise Him all ye people Praise the King And praise Him for a peaceful porch A nd rocking chairs that sway Praise Him for the rolling hills Where children laugh and play Oh and praise Him for the wandering soul That never lost their way Oh praise Him all ye people Praise the King Chorus: Praise the King Praise the King Let it ring Praise the King Praise the King Praise the King Let it ring Praise the King And praise Him for the blood that fell And bloomed a rose that day And praise Him that He suffered through the guilt, the grief, the shame Oh and praise Him that His tender love will still forgive today Oh praise Him all ye people praise the King (chorus)

Lyrics from "Best So Far" (2000)

"Love is the Answer" Words and Music by Todd Rundgren Name your price A ticket to paradise I can't stay here any more And I've looked high and low I've been from shore to shore to shore If there's a short cut I'd have found it But there's no easy way around it Light of the world, shine on me Love is the answer Shine on us all, set us free Love is the answer Who knows why Someday we all must die We're all homeless boys and girls And we are never heard It's such a lonely world People turn their heads and walk on by Tell me, is it worth just another try? Tell me, are we alive, or just a dying planet? What are the chances? Ask the man in your heart for the answers And when you feel afraid, love one another When you've lost your way, love one another When you're all alone, love one another When you're far from home, love one another When you're down and out, love one another All your hope's run out, love one another When you need a friend, love one another When you're near the end, love one another We got to love one another Light of the world, you got to shine Love will be a means, yeah, yeah Shine on us all Know that love can save the day Just give it one more chance Lord you just can't let it stop Lord Love is the answer Got to be free to let love into your life
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