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Royal Road to the Cross
04:00
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Come, beloved, walk with me the way of suffering
And I shall share the beauty of the Cross
Strewn with roses, laced with thorns, you never walk alone
The path through which He burns away the dross
The royal road of the Cross
The royal road of the Cross
Those elected for their courage walk in footsteps stained
Intimacy’s price is His demise
Generous souls, why do you tremble? He has gone before
And if we die with Him, then we shall rise.
Beloved come with me and approach the sacred Tree and
Embrace the mystery of crucified Love
Trace with your hands the nails that to this Cross will impale
The Son of God we hail as Savior to all
And let your life conform to the example set before you now.
The Cross is set, now we must choose
Our soul’s eternity to win or lose
The sickle’s waiting now to reap
The grain that now upon the Cross in silence sleeps
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Coming Home
02:59
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Blinded by dust, feet sore and raw
From every road I’ve traveled down,
Lingering long in every town
Homeless am I, beneath empty sky
But Father, now I’ve changed my mind,
And making up for losing time…
I, I’m coming home, I’m coming home, yeah
I, I’m coming home.
Dust from which I came clings to my name,
A dying heart, and outstretched hand,
A dead and resurrected man
Hope spurs me on when all strength is gone
A longing for a drop of grace,
The memory of my Father’s embrace
Back to the glory for which we were created
Back to the sonship that was purchased by blood
Back to the mansions in my Father’s house again.
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Treasures Untold
03:46
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The coolness of the autumn air makes me think of You
The subtle sadness and despair that leaves me quite subdued
Then I think of You
The lights are bright upon this soccer field at close of day
Forgive my melancholy but my soul’s filled with dismay
Then I think of You
Then I think of Your mercy,
And how You set me free
On this dark and lonely road
I can see the path unfold
Into the light with treasures untold.
The smiles upon their faces know not joy of precious price
Yet, shame to say, for carefree days I’d almost trade my life
Then I think of You
I do not have the consolation of love to call my own
But living still on borrowed time, my soul is far from home
Then I think of You
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Gone but not forgotten as the headstone read
But forty years ago the man was already dead
The crunching snow beneath my feet, a backdrop of gray
A living man now drowning in a sea of graves
Lord, make us know the shortness of life
That we may gain the wisdom of heart
We flower, then we wither away
But Your love is everlasting
A solitary crow alights a branch up ahead
A lonely vigil-keeper in the world of the dead
And I, like they, in time will lie and sleep in my grave
But Jesus, when that day comes, may my living soul be saved!
Rest in peace, grant to them O Lord
Rest in peace, eternal rest O Lord
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Falling Out of Love
03:58
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As I was pondering human history
This spinning world at once enfolding me
Amazed, amused at this perpetual vicissitude
Has got me starting to change my attitude
I’m falling out of love with the world,
Deeper, deeper into the vast, refreshing depth of God (2x)
The river flows amidst the green, green growing grass
My life flits away as fast as time will pass
Though changing seasons add a newness to the earth
I know there’s something unchanging, something that’s of worth
You can never step into the same river more than once
For the waters change amidst the trickling down of time
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Ballad of the Savior
04:01
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From the realms of starry wonder, He descends, the King most High
To assume a lowly Body, all His majesty He hides
And the King lies asleep in the cold and the deep
And His palace no more than a sty,
For here upon this manger lies the God who was destined to die
See the powers of Hell come trembling as this Man goes and preaches good news
Bringing joy and peace to prisoners, and new life to all those abused
And His words, what a power in this desperate hour
When the righteous were only a few
And this is His commandment: “Love each other as I have loved you.”
He is Lord, He is Lord and by all creation adored
He is Lord, He is Lord and by all creation adored
On the night before He suffered, He left us a gift so divine
His very Flesh and Blood, hidden humbly within bread and wine
Then unheeding the cost, and embracing the Cross
In the covenant sealed for all time,
Our God, He bled and died, that the world might have life so sublime
But the chains could not hold Him bound, and the tomb was merely a rest
For He rose and walked among us, calling those who believe to be blessed
And the rest of the story as He reigns now in glory
‘Till He waits to destroy even death
We must live to serve our Savior, praising Him ‘till we draw our last breath
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More to Life
03:22
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Inconsequential trivialities
Obscure the view of true realities
When limelight fades, eternal verities shine
Weatherman says, it looks like rain again
The hometown team wins every now and then
But what of grace and plans of mice and men
In God’s eyes?
There must be more to life than this,
This existential loneliness
I wonder, would I be remiss to hope?
Media man says, look here’s something new
A greatest product to make a younger you
But will it die to bring me grace and truth?
Already have what truly makes me whole
Our God of love who never grows old
To dwell within my worldly, shallow soul
In His love
What was our city is crumbling
And in despair the men are wandering
Yet still the sound of church bells ring for hope
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The Will
03:33
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To John, I leave my car and my photographs
To Mike, I leave my guitar we played by the railroad tracks
Bury me down by the waterfall
Do what you will, I don’t care at all
I’m with Christ, and that’s all that matters now
I’m with Christ, and it all works out somehow
I’m with Christ, so let the world fade away
To Sue I leave all my cash I will never spend
For it couldn’t buy me this life that’ll never end
Take what you will, Lucy, Dave, and Paul,
I have the greatest gift of them all
To Mom and Dad, do not weep, you would be remiss
For I’m breathing now the delights of heavenly bliss
All I have left, throw it in the fire
It captures no longer my deep desire
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Distant Shores
03:41
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Raise the sail, untethered from the past,
We’re free at last!
Shaking off the moorings towards the dawn
But we were wrong, and all along
We traded symphonies for sailors’ drunken songs
Children now adrift on foreign seas
And such are we
We search the sky for a sign of light
Compasses of innocence we drowned
Ourselves we crowned
While oceans roared, yearning for distant shores
Following horizons to be free
But now we see
That in our quest to master our own destiny
The tides and breeze blow aimlessly
The golden chains that lead us back to slavery
The distant shores call like a memory
Awaking me to life
Rumors of home and where I’m meant to be
Eternity in love, in God
Now as endless ocean currents run
We’ve come undone
The neon glow we had mistaken for the sun
But in our souls, a map unfolds
To lead the weary heart to our eternal home
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Secret Garden
04:28
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He alone can enter in my secret garden
Pick the flowers that He Himself has grown
And enjoy the fragrance of the virgin morning
Here I stand, so naked and alone
He can take His throne in my interior castle
Lead me on through mansions of the soul
Enter in, the Master of my inner silence
I am now the temple of His love
Lord I am Yours, You are mine
And I’ll sing the praises of God down the hallways of time
He is mine, I am His,
And I’ll sing the praises of God for as long as I live
Whispering His presence in the night of spirit,
Meaningless seems cosmos and this clay
Separation felt deeply, but its evanescence
Fades as night to dawning of the day
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The love of God, like purest gold
In earthen vessels, wealth untold
Contained within our fragile souls, fulfills His promises of old
And of His fullness we’ve all received
Afflicted by the ancient curse
That doomed to death a universe
Despite our faith, we suffer still, and shattered lives will go unhealed
Until His promise is revealed
Holding onto our hope, we are shattered earthen vessels
Jesus, come make us Yours, we are shattered earthen vessels, O Lord
Bruised and tired, weak and worn
Our weary souls trudge on, forlorn
Our eyes are fixed upon the prize, a holy union so sublime,
Eternal rest within our God
Oh how He loves this fallen race
Enough to die to take our place
And while we hate our wretchedness, there’s hope for life beyond this death,
For God has taken human flesh
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Fr. Joseph Gill Stamford, Connecticut
Born in 1984, Joseph Gill grew up in a musical family. His father taught him piano from a young age, and his mother often sang in the church choir. He began writing songs very young, honing his skill further when he received his first guitar. After his conversion, he dedicated his life and his songwriting to the Lord. Fr. Joseph Gill was ordained a Catholic priest in May, 2013. ... more
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