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As I Am Lyrics

1. It Will Be Me
2. Word of God Speak
3. Because He Lives
4. Abide in Me
5. Borrowed Angels
6. There Will Never Be Another
7. Poor, Wayfaring Stranger
8. Joyful, Joyful
9. Song Remembers When
10. Power
11. Just as I Am
12. Upon This Rock
13. Taylor, The Latte Boy

1. "It Will Be Me"

When you start fallin' who's gonna catch ya?
I'm willin' to betch ya, it will be me
Who's gonna love ya
Like there's no other? Search and discover
It will be me

When all the others
Have gone and hurt you,
Who won't desert you?
It will be me

Weigh in the options
So much to think of
But when you think of
It will be me

(CHORUS)
You may not see it now
Love is strange that way
But someday, someway baby somehow

When you've been broken
Dreams don't oblige you
Who's that beside ya?
Oh it will be me

( Chorus )

Who'd be your only
True romancer?
You know the answer
It will be me

What will it take to
Bring you to your senses?
And finally convince you?
It will be me

It will be me

2. "Word of God Speak"

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is, it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say

Word of God, speak
Would you pour down like rain?
Washing my eyes to see Your majesty
To be still and know You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest in Your holiness
Word of God, speak

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet, hear Your voice

Word of God, speak
Would you pour down like rain?
Washing my eyes to see Your majesty
To be still and know You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest in Your holiness

Word of God, speak
Would pour down like rain?
Washing my eyes to see Your majesty
To be still and know that You're in this place
Please let me stay and rest in Your holiness
Word of God, speak

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is, it's okay

3. "Because He Lives"

God sent his son,
they called him Jesus.
He came to love, heal and forgive.
He bled and died,
to buy my pardon,
an empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Chorus

Because he lives,
I can face tomorrow.
Because he lives,
all fear is gone.
Because I know he holds the future,
my life is worth the living just because he lives.

How sweet to hold
a new born baby;
and feel the pride
and joy he gives.
But better still
the calm assurance
that child can face uncertain days because he lives.

And then one day
I'll cross the river;
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
and then as death
gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know he lives.

Chorus.

4. "Abide in Me"

CHORUS

When you abide in me
Then I'll abide in you
My words in your heart
Child believe
That when you seek my face
And make me your first love
Then all of the rest
Will be taken care of
(REPEAT)
ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah, ah
ooh

Don't worry what the future may hold
For I have overcome the world
And all these things I speak
Our solemn joy may be complete
when you abide

CHORUS 2x

ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ah, ah, ah
ah, ah, ah, ah
ooh

(REPEAT)

5. "Borrowed Angels"

They shine a little brighter, they feel a little more
They touch your life in ways no one has ever done before
They love a little stronger, they live to give their best
They make our lives so blest, so why do they go so soon?
The ones with souls so beautiful
I heard someone say--

There must be Borrowed Angels, here in this life
They come along, into this world, and make this world bright
But they can't stay forever
Cause they're heaven sent
And sometimes, heaven needs them back again

They reach a little deeper, they see what's in your soul
And even when they leave you know, you'll never let them go
The world's a little richer, just cause they came along
Their love goes on and on, so why do they go so soon?
The ones with souls so beautiful. I heard someone say--

There must be Borrowed Angels, here in this life
They come along, into this world, and make this world bright
They can't stay forever, cause they're heaven sent
And sometimes, heaven needs them back again

How else can you explain why they're here and not here to stay?
I believe there must be, must be

Borrowed Angels, here in this life
They come along, into this world, and make this world bright
But they can't stay forever, cause there heaven sent
And sometimes heaven needs them back again.
And sometimes heaven needs them back again.

6. "There Will Never Be Another"

There will never be another who will
Love me like you
There will never be another
who could hold me

Move me There will never be another
who could love me purely
No, there will never be another
who can love me like you

And I know that there will never be another love
who could ever be the love that you are
cause you had so much to lose but still you gave it up
for your scars but that's the way you are

If I spent my life attending universities
Educated in the wisdom of men
And if I could even quote a guy like Socrates
Even then I couldn't comprehend

That there will never be another
Who will love me like you
There will never be another
who could hold me
Move me

There will never be another
who could love me purely
No, there will never be another
who has loved me like you

And I know I'll never understand this mystery
if I lived to be a hundred and three
how you died to live the love you give to me

That there will never be another
Who will love me like you
There will never be another
who could hold me
Move me

There will never be another
who could love me purely
No, there will never be another
who could love me like you

There will never be another
Who has loved me like you

7. "Poor, Wayfaring Stranger"

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Wandering through this world of woe
But there's no sickness, no toil, no danger
In that bright land to which I go

I’m goin’ home
To see my Father
I’m goin’ home
No more to roam

I’m only going over Jordan
I’m just a going over home

I know dark clouds
will gather 'round me
I know my way
is rough and steep

But beauteous fields
lie just before me
Where them redeemed
Their vigils keep

I’m goin’ home
to see my Mother
She said she’d meet me
When I come

I'm just a goin’ over Jordan
I'm just a goin’ over home

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Wandering through this world of woe
And there's no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright land to which I go

I’m going home so see my saviour
I’m going home no more to roam
I’m just a goin’ over Jordan
I’m just a goin’ over home

I’m just a goin’ over Jordan
I’m just a goin’ over home

8. "Joyful, Joyful"

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee
Opening to the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day

All Thy works with joy surround Thee
Earth and heav'n reflect Thy rays
Stars and angels sing around Thee
Center of unbroken praise
Field and forest, vale and mountain
Flow'ry meadow, flashing sea
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee

Thou art giving and forgiving
Ever blessing, ever blessed
Wellspring of the joy of living
Ocean depth of happy rest
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine

Mortals, join the mighty chorus
Which the morning stars began
Love devine is reigning o'er us
Binding all within its span
Ever singing, march we onward
Victors in the midst of strife
Joyful music leads us onward
In the triumph song of life

Joyful joyful Lord of life.

9. "Song Remembers When"

I was standing at the counter
I was waiting for the change
When I heard that old familiar music start

It was like a lighted match
Had been tossed into my soul
It was like a dam had broken in my heart

After taking every detour
Getting lost and losing track
So that even if I wanted I could not find my way back
After driving out the memory of the way things might have been
After I'd forgotten all about us
The song remembers when

We were rolling through the Rockies
We were up above the clouds
When a station out of Jackson played that song

And it seemed to fit the moment
And the moment seemed to freeze
When we turned the music up and sang along

And there was a God in Heaven
And the world made prefect sense
We were young and were in love
And we were easy to convince

We here headed straight to Eden
It was just around the bend
And though I had forgotten all about it
The song remembers when

I guess something must have happened
And we much have said “goodbye”
And my heart must have been broken
Thought I can't recall just why
The song remembers when

But for all the miles between us
And for all the time that's passed
You would think I hadn't gotten very far
And I hope my hasty heart
Will forgive me just this once
If I stop to wonder how on Earth you are

And that's just a lot of water underneath the bridge I burned
And there's no use in backtracking around corners I have turned
Still I guess some things we bury
They're just bound to rise again
For even if the whole world has forgotten
The song remembers when

Yeah, and even if the whole world has forgotten
The song remembers when

10. "Power"
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11. "Just as I Am"
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12. "Upon This Rock"

When others see with earthly light,
Just what the wanna see
You will see the things that never die
You will know and recognize
My simple child like faith
The priceless truth others will deny

When others say he's just a man
Who likes to dream his dream
When others call a miracle a myth
You listen for eternity in moments as they pass
And see with spirit eyes what others miss

( CHORUS )

Upon this rock I'll build my kingdom
And on this rock, forever and ever it shall stand
And though the powers of hell itself shall never more prevail against it
For satan's thrones are built on sinking sand
Upon this rock, I'll build my kingdom
And on this rock, forever and ever it shall stand
Upon this rock of revelation, I'll build a strong and mighty nation
And it shall stand the storms of time, upon this rock

A famous simple carpenter, you see the sun of God
If you could choose to lose when you could win
If you would give your life away with nothing in return
Then you are where my kingdom will begin

(Chorus)

I'll build my kingdom
And on this rock the river shall sing
Upon this rock of revelation
I'll build a strong and mighty nation
And it shall stand the storms of time, upon this rock
I'll build my church upon this rock!
Upon this rock!

13. "Taylor, The Latte Boy"

There's a boy who works at Starbucks
Who is very inspirational.
He is very inspirational because of many things.

I walk in at 8:11, and he smiles and says, "How are you?"
When he smiles and says, "How are you?"
I could swear my heart grows wings!

So today at 8:11
I decided I should meet him
I decided I should meet him
In a proper formal way.

So today at 8:11 when he smiled and said "How are you?"
I said "Fine, and my name's Kristin,"
And he softly answered, "Hey."
And I said "My name's Kristin, and thank you for the extra foam..."

And he said his name was Taylor,
Which provides the inspiration for this poem:

Taylor the latte boy,
Bring me java, bring me joy!
Taylor the latte boy,
I love him, I love him, I love him...

So I'd like to get my nerve up
To recite my poem musical.
He would like the fact it's musical
Because he plays guitar.
And today at 8:11, Taylor told me he was playing
In a band down in the village in the basement of a bar.

As he smoothly flipped the lever to prepare my double latte,
But for me he made it triple! (And he didn't think I knew)
But I saw him flip the lever, and for me he made it triple,
And I knew that triple latte meant that Taylor loved me too!
I said, "What time are you playing? And thank you for the extra skim..."
He said, "Keep the $3.55," because this triple latte was on him.

Taylor the latte boy,
Bring me java, bring me joy!
Taylor the latte boy,
I love him, I love him, I love him...

I used to be the kind of girl
Who'd run when love rushed toward her.
Till finally a voice whispered, "Love can be yours,
If you step up to the counter and order.

Taylor the latte boy,
Bring me java, bring me joy!
Taylor the latte boy,
I love him, I love him, I love him...

So many years my heart has waited,
Who'd have thought that love could be so caffeinated?
Taylor, the latte boy,
I love him, I love him, I love him.
I love him, I love him, I love him.

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