Memórias: Jars Of Clay - «Silence»

«Take, take 'til there's nothing
nothing to turn to
nothing when you get through
won't you break
scatter pieces of all i've been
bowing to all i've been
running to
where are you?

where are you?

did you leave me unbreakable?
leave me frozen?
i've never felt so cold
i thought you were silent
i thought you left me
for the wreckage and the waste
on an empty beach of faith
was it true?

yes, i, i got a question
i got a question
where are you?

scream
deeper, i wanta scream
i want you to hear me
i want you to find me
i, i want to believe
but all i pray is wrong
and all i claim is gone

well, i, i got a question
i got a question
where are you?

yeah, yeah

well, i, i got a question
i got a question
where are you?

where are you?
where are you?
where are you?»


Grupo: Jars Of Clay Album: The Eleventh Hour (2002)

Faixa: Silence

Memórias: REZ - «Reach Of Love»

«Days come when I feel alone and cold
Freedom seems so uneven a trade
For the warmth I felt when You where near me
Take me, oh, take me back to the time
We'll leave this world behind
Take me, oh, take me
Am I beyond the reach of love?

You've often told me I could never lose You
You'd be there no matter where I'd run
In the same breath You say I didn't choose You
Let the distance between us
Be reduced to none
Take me, oh, take me back to the time
We'll leave this world behind
Take me, oh, take me
Don't let me be beyond the reach of love

That's the reach of love»

Grupo: REZ (Ressurection Band)

Album: Reach Of Love (1993) Faixa: Reach Of Love

Memórias: Jennifer Knapp - «A Little More»

«Turn Your eyes from on this way
I have proved to live a dastardly day
I hid my face from the saints and the angels
Who sing of Your Glory
What You had in mind
When we seek we'll find
Shine show me grace

Chorus:
A Little More than I can give
A little more than I deserve
Unearth this holiness I can't earn
It's a little more than I can give
A little more than I deserve

For all the sin that lives in me
It took a nail to set me free still,
What I do I don't want to do
And so goes the story
What You had in mind
When we seek we'll find
Shine, show me grace

Chorus

With all this motivation
I still find a hesitation deep in my soul
Despite all my demanding
I still find You understanding
Show me Grace
Show me Grace I know is...

Chorus»

Artista: Jennifer Knapp Album: Lay It Down (2000)
Faixa: A Little More

Memórias: Degarmo & Key - "Hand In Hand"

Para os saudosos dos bons anos 80, aqui fica mais um clássico...

«When you look out of your window late at night
Whisper a prayer for the friends you made in life
Do you remember the ones who helped you make it through?
Are you ready to lend a hand when others need you too?

Hand in hand, we walk together
Hand in hand, we'll serve the Lord forever, hand in hand

Our only treasure that won't rust or fade
Are friendships that stand on love given away
So love one another and love the Lord with all your heart
'Cause that's the way that friendships last
And the place that we should start

Hand in hand, we walk together
Hand in hand, we'll serve the Lord forever, hand in hand
Love one another and love the Lord with all your heart
'Cause that's the way that friendships last
And the place that we should start
Hand in hand, we walk together
Hand in hand, we'll serve the Lord forever, hand in hand
We walk together, hand in hand
We walk together, hand in hand, as we serve the Lord together»

Grupo: Degarmo & Key Album: The Pledge (1989)

Faixa: Hand In Hand

Memórias: Rebecca St. James - «Reborn»

«If you see a change in me don't wonder
There's someone in my life
And peace I can't describe
For I've been reborn
If you see a change in me don't wonder
I've found a whole new life
And hope that I can't hide
For I've been reborn

Have you ever felt a longing
A searching, within your soul
You want something more
But you don't know what for
There's One who will reach across the distance
From the heavens to the earth
Because He loves you
He loves you

Have you ever felt that something
is missing within your soul
You want something more,
but you don't know what for
There is only One you need,
but you've got to believe
That He loves you enough
to give His life»

Artista: Rebecca St. James Album: Transform (2000)

Faixa: Reborn

Memórias: Nicole C. Mullen - «Redeemer»

«Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
and Who told the ocean you can only come this far?
and Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives:
All of creation testifies
This life within me cry
I know my Redeemer lives, yeah.

The very same God that spins things in orbit
runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within we cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives
To take away my shame
And He lives forever, I'll proclaim

That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He's alive and
There's an empty grave.

And I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer,

I know my Redeemer
I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
I know that I know that I know that I know that I know my redeemer lives
Because He lives I can face tomorrow
I Know I know
He lives He lives yeah, yeah I spoke with him this morning
He lives He lives, the tomb is empty,
He lives I gotta tell everybody»

Artista: Nicole C. Mullen Album: Nicole C. Mullen (2001)
Faixa: Redeemer

Memórias: «Ready Or Not» - Degarmo & Key

Grupo: Degarmo & Key Album: Mission of Mercy (1983)
Faixa: Ready Or Not

Continuando a remexer no baú das memórias, segue-se um grupo com um significado muito especial para mim, a banda fundada por Eddie DeGarmo e Dana Key, aqui numa das suas músicas mais marcantes e de mensagem mais forte.

Eis então os DEGARMO & KEY...

«If you're not living like you should be living
You better give all that you've got
'Cause when you hear the trumpet sound
You're already off the ground, ready or not

If your diary is not all what it should be
You'd better rearrange the plot
'Cause in the twinkling of an eye
There'll be Jesus in the sky, ready or not

Time has come to change from cold to hot
By the time you see Him there
You'll be flying through the air, ready or not

So if you're waiting for just the right occasion
You'd better give your finest shot
You got no time left to lose
Turn to God or sing the blues, ready or not

If you're not living like you should be living
You'd better give all that you've got
Cause by the time you see his face
You'll be on your way to space, ready or not

Time has come to change from cold to hot
'Cause in the twinkling of an eye
There'll be Jesus in the sky, ready or not

ready or not
ready or not, ooh, ooh
ready or not

By the time you see him there
You'll be in the middle of the air
ready or not

ready or not
ready or not, ooh, ooh...»

Memórias: «I'm Thankful» - Petra

Grupo: Petra Album: Washes Whiter Than (1979)

Faixa: I'm Thankful

Iniciamos aqui uma série de posts recordando, principalmente através das letras e/ou alguns links, alguns grupos e canções da música Cristã, já com alguns anitos em cima mas que marcaram gerações e a própria evolução musical no mundo cristão evangélico.

Provavelmente irão encontrar algumas coisas conhecidas e outras nem por isso... têm aqui uma boa oportunidade de descrobrir algo que possa ter passado ao lado.

Nada melhor para começar esta sérir de "Memórias" do que os inesqueciveis PETRA...

"Jesus, I'm thankful for your love
And it's been you I've been thinking of
I've got a home in heaven above

You gave me my life when I was losing, I was choosing my own way
And with a miracle you changed me, rearranging me each day
Now I'm so thankful for your presence taking residence within
You've given me that sweet assurance of endurance to the end

(chorus)
Jesus, I'm thankful for your love
And it's been you I've been thinking of
I've got a home in heaven above
Father, I'm thankful I'm your son
And I believe you're the only one
Who could have forgiven all that I've done

Sometimes we forget the victory's won
Taking for granted what you've done
Forgetting to thank you for your Son

Now every day I know you're with me to assist me in the fight
And I know my life will not be hollow when I follow in your light"