How Long – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
Adapted from Psalm 13
How long
Have You forgotten me oh lord
How long
Hmmm….
Will you hide Your face from me
How long
Look on me
Answer my call
Oh Lord my God
I need some light before I fall
How long
Will I wrestle with my thoughts
How long
Hmmm…
Must I have sorrow in my heart
How long
Look on me
Answer my call
I cry every night
But You don’t seem to hear at all
Yet I’ll trust in Your love
Yes Your unfailing love
And I will sing out my days
That You’ve been good to me
Yes You’ve been good to me
How long
Have You forgotten me oh Lord
How long
Hmmm…
Will You hide Your face from me
How long
How long
Psalm 90 – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from Psalm 90
Satisfy us in the morning with Your love
Satisfy us in the morning with Your love
That we may sing for joy
And be glad in all our days
Satisfy us in the morning with Your love
Match the days Lord of our sorrow with Your joy
Match the days Lord of our sorrow with Your joy
May Your deeds be always known
To the ones you call your own
Match the days Lord of our sorrow with Your joy
May the favour of the Lord
Rest upon us and our land
And establish for us all
The work of our hands
Yes the work of our hands
Lord for us You have been a refuge from age to age
Lord for us You have been a refuge from age to age
Before the mountains were formed
And the earth and the world brought forth
You are the everlasting Lord
May the favour of the Lord
Rest upon us and our land
And establish for us all
The work of our hands
Yes the work of our hands
Deep Calls to Deep – Author Unknown, Arr. Steve Bell
Deep calls to deep
And my soul finds no resting place but Him
He is my God
The yearning of my soul His touch can still
And each rare moment
I felt His presence
I shall remember
And forever cherish
Deep calls to deep
For he created me to be His own
He understands
The joy and pain of life He too has known
And each rare moment
I felt His presence
I shall remember
And forever cherish
Deep calls to deep
And at His feast I am a welcomed guest
He gives me food
The hunger of my soul is laid to rest
And each rare moment
I felt His presence
I shall remember
And forever cherish
Hear Our Prayer
Music by Steve Bell, Lyric by Steve Bell and Jamie Howison
Now we pray to You Father for peace in the world
For the right use of all You have given
A respect for creation in us be restored
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
And we pray for the poor of the world everywhere
And for all those who suffer from hunger and fear
For those who are homeless – for those who need care
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
Now we pray for those close to us, those who have needs
For the friends that we love and for all our families
For these loved ones we pray Jesus grant them Your peace
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
And we pray for ourselves for forgiveness of sins
For the evil around that is born from within
And we ask You oh God that You heal us again
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
Now in closing we ask You dear Father on our knees
Lord for mercy on all those we call our enemies
So that all might be one in Your love and Your peace
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
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Wings of an Eagle – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
Adapted from Isaiah 40:31
As we hope in the Lord
We will gain our strength
We will run for miles
We will stand up straight
We will not grow weary
We will not grow faint
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
For our hope is found
In the power of God
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
For the Lord who is God
Takes His people home
Not to be afraid
As we journey the road
Hand in hand we’ll be walking
With the Lord our God
On the wings of an eagle we will rise
Burning Ember – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
Judge for yourself how great is the one
Who lives in God – whose God is love
Like an iron when left in embers bright
Everything if fire – everything is light
Oh Love, how beautiful You are
Oh flame of joy within my heart
Burning ember
I remember Love’s first light in me
I was cold then
Like a stone when I saw Your flickering
Oh what beauty as You drew near me
I could scarcely speak
Somehow I knew
I would be new in your glowing
Judge for yourself if a fire isn’t safe
When cities fall before her face
Yet a flower can endure the course of a storm
When bowing to the tempest’s rage
Oh Love, more fierce than all the rest
Oh raging joy within my breast
Burning ember
I remember Love’s first light in me
I was cold then
Like a stone when I saw Your flickering
Burn forever
Let me never curse the pain You bring
Somehow I know
I will be whole in Your burning
Oh Love, more lovely than the rest
Oh flame of joy within my breast
Burning ember
Shine forever in the darkest tomb
Warmth of heaven
Hidden secret in a mother’s womb
Flame of beauty
Blazing through me so that all might see
Somehow we know
We’ll all be whole in Your burning
In Your burning
In Your burning
Remember Me - Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from Psalm 25
To You oh Lord do I lift up my soul
You are the only recourse that I know
When shame denies me a place in Your fold
In Your love remember me
Show me a road with respect to the truth
Hold not against me the sins of my youth
There’s no one to turn to if You don’t come through
In Your love remember me
In Your love remember me
In Your love remember me
All because of Your goodness Lord
In Your love remember me
Yahweh confides in the ones who have faith
And shares from the secrets of old so they say
Dare I presume He would treat me this way
In Your love remember me
Show me Your favour Yahweh
Let it never be said that I’ve trusted in vain
It is Your reputation that makes me outrageously brave
Hold out Your mercy to me
Go ahead and correct me for the sake of Your name
It’s not much of a thread but my hoping is keeping me sane
Dark Night of the Soul – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from the poem The Dark Night by St. John of the Cross
Into the darkest night
With a heartache kindled into love
I took a chance
When at last I went out unobserved
My house being wrapped in sleep
The hour made secure
And concealed the flight to my beloved
I took a chance
And left familiar treasures well behind
Too far for comforting
I went out by myself
Seen by no one else
A somewhat reckless journey from the start
Pressing through the night
Without light or guide
Save the fire that consumed my heart
I bless the starless night
A night by far more lovely than the dawn
Oh happy chance
To discover in the barren dark
The one I knew so well
And there with my love I rested
Fanned by a cooling wind
Wounded by love’s caresses
Suspending all my senses
Bless this happy night
That unites the lover and the loved
Oh happy chance
To abandon every wretched care
Among the lilies there
For the Journey – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
For my Godsons: Joe-Michelle Fontaine and Will Gibbs
May the Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
May His graciousness be like an endless stream
May the Lord show His favour
To your house and your neighbor
Until last remaining strains of striving cease
May He grant you peace
’cause in my heart
there’s a sadness building up
Every turn adds to the cup
As the losses match the measure of my gains
In the shadow of this curse
Where the best implies the worst
If you’re like me you’ll need to hear somebody pray
God Our Protector – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from Psalm 84
God our protector
Keep us in mind
Always give strength to Your people
For if we could be with You
One day in time
It is better than a thousand without You
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