Main Lyrics

Main Lyrics "ALL ARE WELCOME"
Chorus:
All are welcome, friend and stranger
at the banquet of the Savior
All are welcome, all are welcome here

From the woman who comes crying
leaving tears at Jesus feet
To the man who knows the right way
but cannot see (Chorus)

From the ones who feel forgotten
those who sense their place is gone
To the ones who live in hunger,
here you belong (Chorus)

Go into the streets and cities
to the farms and families
Tell about the splendid table
God's mercy (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson and Larry Olson
Š1999 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALL MY RELATIVES" - Mitakuye Oyasin
Listen my sister, listen my brother,
so many features, so many colors
I have not loved you like I should love you
If I believe that God is love

Chorus:
Every face, all my relatives
Every race, all my relatives
Every place, all my relatives
Hear creation sing
One with everything

Where there is hurting, we share the hurting
Where there is justice, we share the justice
Where there is mercy, we share the mercy
if we believe that God is love (Chorus)

Where there is suff'ring, we share the suff'ring
Where there is praising, we share the praising
Where there is freedom, we share the freedom
If we believe that God is love (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Karol Baer
Š1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALL OF MY LIFE"
My heart is hopin' and my eyes are open,
there is a hunger inside me
I want to do right, walk in the holy light
to live my days abundantly
Some say I've got to have all of the answers,
Some say I need all this money,
I hear the world is just mine for the taking,
oh how I long to be released

Chorus:
All of my life, I want to lose myself and be faithful
All of my life, I want to live forgiven and greatful
All of my life

Help out my neighbor, welcome a stranger,
offer my shirt to an enemy
Dance in the moonlight, cry by the firelight,
to live my days abundantly (Chorus)

Bridge: O God you know me, my every heartbeat
is a word of grace from you (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson
Š1996 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALL THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE"
All that we have to give, we received it first from God
Let no one's needs be lost when I have some
All that we have to give is acceptable
All that we have to give

Words and Music by Larry Olson
Š1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALLELUIA"(Lord to whom...)
Alleluia, Lord to whom shall we go?
Alleluia, Lord to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.

Words-traditional/Music Š1997 Jeff Kjellberg
Administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALLELUIA"(to whom...)
Alleluia, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, Alleluia.

Words-traditional/Music by Sara Thomsen
Š1994 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALLELUIA"(I am the light...)
Alleluia, Alleluia! I am the light of the world.
Alleluia, Alleluia! I am the light of the world.
Those who follow me will not walk in darkness.
Those who follow me will have the light of life.

Words and Music by Larry Olson
Š1990 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"ALWAYS REMEMBER"
Marriage is a gift, a gift from God
Two lives alone come together
Bound by a patient and lasting love
Always remember

Chorus:
At the start God had a plan
creating woman, creating man
called and joined, no longer apart
God smiles on a united heart

We both have gifts we want to bring
A story unfolds: "come together"
Care for each other as you face the world
Always remember (Chorus)

Bridge:
When storm clouds roll right through our home
God's promise stands; we are not alone
Always remember (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š1995 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BE COMFORTED"
All of you be comforted
Rest your weary troubled head
Let your soul live peacefully
in God's care completely

Wait, be still you lonely one
Know that God as Parent, Son
and as Spirit will be there
to guide, to love and care

Blest are you who weep for peace
Working to make oppression cease
Some day all will gladly stand
one great family as God has planned

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BE STILL"
Chorus:
Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God.

Amidst the chaos of the daily hear the small voice. (Chorus)

Above the raging of the nations you weep for peace. (Chorus)

Just as a hen cares for her young ones, your wings, our home. (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š2001 Dakota Road Music.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

"BETHLEHEM HIGHWAY"
Chorus:
There is hope on Bethlehem highway
for the ones who will journey there
and the hope is a child in a manger
bringing us love beyond compare

It's a lifeline for the needy
It's sight to those who can't see
It's a freedom for the faithful
in a child of prophecy (Chorus)

Let the angels go before us
Let the darkness become light
Now the Savior lives among us
Now truth has come to life (Chorus)

Words and Music by David Lee Brown and James Hersch
Š1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BLESSED ARE THOSE"
Chorus: (2X)
Blessed are those who do believe
Blessed are those who do believe
Though they have not seen they trust God faithfully

Some people doubt what they have not seen
They will not blindly follow what is said
Others view this as a weakness
But it can authenticate instead
See my nail pierced hands,
come touch my wounded side
I give what you need for faith
And as you give your trust completely
My Spirit will guide (Chorus)

As I've been given so I give you
To the world forgive the sins of all
Bringing hope to doubting faces
Tearing down where hatred builds a wall
And as you bring life
to places near and far
Always keep in mind
You are not loved for what you do
But for whose you are (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š1994 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BOUNDLESS LOVE"
Chorus:
Boundless love touches and changes the heart of us
Boundless love touches and changes the heart of us

Oh Spirit of Jesus you sit at our table
and call us to a radical meal
of boundless love that climbs over barriers
so nothing can keep us apart (Chorus)

We structure injustice that keeps some from eating
you prepare us for a different feast
of boundless love that climbs over barriers
so nothing can keep us apart (Chorus)

Oh Spirit of life come and move through the people
confronting the powers of death
'cause boundless love climbs over barriers
so nothing can keep us apart (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š2001 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BREAD FOR THE WORLD"
We need bread, bread,
bread for the world;
bread, bread,
bread for the world;
bread, bread,
bread for the world today.

Chorus:
Sing it loud! Sing it loud!

Additional verses: "We need: love, peace, grace, hope, truth.."

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Karol Baer
Š1989 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BREAD IN A BASKET"
Bread in a basket risen with care;
gift of the Dancer, bringing life, brought to us to bear.

Fresh rain on wheat fields, quenching the thirst;
seeds full of promise, offering, from the soil, new birth.

Fields ripe to harvest, plenty to spare.
Have we the courage for this world, hungry now to share?

Bread in a basket risen with care;
gift of the Dancer, bringing life, brought to us to bear.

Words and Music by Hans Peterson and Larry Olson
Š1998 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BRING YOUR MERCY"
Chorus: (2x)
Bring your mercy, bring your mercy, bring your mercy Lord.

To those who are distant, to those who are here,
to those with resistance, those who live in fear. (Chorus)

To our hidden places only you can see,
to the many faces yearning to be free. (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Karol Baer
Š1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"BUILD UP" Isaiah 57, 58
Chorus:
Build up, prepare the way
Remove the obstructions from my people's way
Build up, prepare the way
God is near, God is here today

Break the chains of injustice
Let the oppressed go free
Share our homes with the homeless
and our bread with the hungry (Chorus)

God sees all our destruction
How we get in love's way
Still God comes and meets us
with a steady, healing embrace (Chorus)

Bridge:
Then your light will break forth like the dawn
and your healing will break into song (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Hans Peterson
Š1995 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"CHILD OF THE WATER"
Chorus:
You're a child of the water, child of the word,
guided by promise and stories you've heard.
God of the wounded knows you by name
and carries you home ev'ryday.

From your first breath
to the last step,
all of the dance;
down deep in your laughter,
whatever your fears,
try to remember... (Chorus)

Life is a gift,
time carries on,
and you will grow;
amidst your believing
and throughout your doubt,
something is sure... (Chorus)

Bridge:
We journey together as children of God,
sealed by the cross... (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson,
Larry Olson and David Lee Brown
Š1998 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"CHRISTE"
Cantor: Let us pray to God, have mercy

Refrain: Christe Eleison, (have mercy) Christe Eleison

Cantor: For your peace to come to a troubled world, have mercy

Refrain: Christe Eleison, (have mercy) Christe Eleison

Cantor: For unity among all who seek the truth, have mercy

Refrain: Christe Eleison, (have mercy) Christe Eleison

Cantor: For strengthening the threads of our lives, have mercy

Refrain: Christe Eleison, (have mercy) Christe Eleison

Cantor: Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen

All: Amen, Amen

Words and Music by Sara Thomsen
Š1995 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"COME"
Chorus:
Come worship the Christ,
lift up your hearts with a new living praise.
Come join in the marvelous song
sung by those who live in God's embrace

By the word of the maker the heavens came alive,
the waters were placed in the dance of the sea.
So let us stand in awe of creation
and the one who called it to be. (Chorus)

No one can be saved by their own might or make
their lives more secure by the strength of an army.
Wait for the Lover who offers guidance
and life abundantly. (Chorus)

The eyes of the one, our designer watch over
us like a mother who nurtures her children.
Blessed are you, a chosen people.
Rejoice, live the Amen! (Chorus)

Words and Music by Hans Peterson
Š1997 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"COME TO THE WATERFALL"
Chorus: (4X)
Come to the waterfall

All who are weary, I will give you rest
For the hell that you're living now you shall be blest
You searching in the desert will no longer faint
Old tired souls will find new strength (Chorus)

Take courage now my children for you shall be restored
And you who weep for justice, the kingdom shall be yours
Poor ones, victims of all this world's hate
Beloved, your reward awaits (Chorus)

Words and Music by Richard Colligan
Š1990 This Here Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"COMMUNION RESPONSE"
Lord make me like your bread, your body,
break and bless my life for you.

From this cup of love and suffering,
make our lives poured out for you.

"CRY MERCY"
Eyes of want and depths of need.
Creeds of hate and piles of greed.
Loss of truth and groans of pain.
Voices cry for change.
Worlds of hunger, miles of waste.
Hearts of stone and lives of haste.
Crimes of war and tears of grief.
Voices of belief.

Chorus:
Cry mercy, your touch I need.
Cry mercy, oh hear my plea.
Cry mercy, oh, oh, oh, oh
Cry mercy.

From the hurt we can't escape.
We're connected, bound by grace.
Ev'ry color, young and old,
voices on the road. (Chorus)

Bridge:
We need your love, now is the time.
We need your bread, your living wine. (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Hans Peterson
Š1997 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"DANCE WITH ME"
Chorus:
Come on everybody,
take a chance, dance with me
Grab your sister, tell your brother,
celebrate life dancing free

Painful tears, shattered dreams,
darkness on our left and right
But with the dawn joy breaks loose,
Dispersing sorrow and fright (Chorus)

Life's a dance where we learn
to move our feet creatively
We may slip as we move
but God still leads gracefully (Chorus)

"DARKNESS, COVER ME"
Darkness cover me like a
blanket of night, oh
cover me lightly
Shadows gather around me
deepening darkness
whispering softly
Holy Maker of Moonlight
singing through starlight
Keeper of all life

Hidden seed, deep in the dark
soil of the earth
fertile ground, womb of the night
bring us new birth

Š1997 Sara Thomsen
Administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"DO JUSTICE"
Racing around, chasing idols
unfulfilled empty vessels
World on the edge, out of control,
will we survive, God only knows

Chorus:
Do justice, love mercy,
walk humbly with our God,
with our God

People broken, falling pieces,
dignity lost, loving ceases
Hopeless eyes, lonely faces,
yearning hearts, hurting places (Chorus)

Deadly hunger, desperate crying,
wounded living , children dying
Nails in the flesh, piercing fear,
why can't we see Christ hanging here (Chorus)

Words and Music by Larry Olson and Julie Hennies Clark
Š1991 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"DRAW NEAR"
Woke up one day as the rain came down
Brand new day, all I could do was frown
Looked to the skies, so many things gone wrong
Looking for God, found me in a song

Chorus:
Something in the rain said, "Children don't despair
I'm with you now, know my loving arms of care
I am here, in the rain is a tear with your name, draw near"

What about bombs bursting in the sky
What about children sighing as they die
What about people losing hope today
What about friends who just can't see their way (Chorus)

I am here even as it rains
I am here, I can feel your pain
I am here through the toughest fight
I am here in the darkest night (Chorus)

Words and Music by Julie Hennies Clark/Larry Olson
Š1997 Julie Hennies Clark/Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"DREAM GOD'S DREAM"
Chorus:
Dream God's dream
Holy Spirit help us dream
of a world where there is justice
and where everyone is free
to build and grow and love
and to simply have enough
The world will change
when we dream God's dream

I'm dreaming of a world where the color of one's skin
will mean less than what's within that person's heart
A world where water's clean and where air is safe to breathe
and where ev'ry child born has enough to eat (Chorus)

I'm dreaming of the call God is offering to me
how to use my energy and my best gifts
to do the work of Christ, to say God please use my life
to spread your healing love and to live your truth (Chorus)

I'm dreaming of the way that I want my life to go
I've got hopes and I've got goals I'd like to meet
I'll reach high for the stars but I won't forget the scars
of Christ who died to show that the dream's for all (Chorus)

Words and Music by Bryan Sirchio
Š1991 Cross Wind Music Music.
Administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.