Blessed Always Words and Music by Rickie Byars Beckwith

© 2001 Eternal Dance Music (BMI)

Blessed always, blessed always For the arms of God surround us Let our joy be so triumphant That we rest in God and say, Amen

Colors of Praise Words and Music by Faith Rivera

© 2003 Lil’ Girl Creations (ASCAP)

Vibrant colors fill this place, see the warmth in ev’ry face. Look around at the rainbow of people who come to praise. Single mother dressed in red, stands next to a world war vet. And up in the front there are children brown, black and white. Oh, the candle glows, and the Spirit flows, The Word’s been brought to life. We come together today, put ev’ry diff’rence away, To share our colors of praise. We blend our voices with love, reach out to the one God above, We shout with colors of praise, colors of praise. We each walk our diff’rent paths, look to find a love that lasts. Here to paint a picture of gladness and joy in god. Some in tee-shirts, some wear ties, Many who have changed their lives, from the streets we have come to make this place our very home. Oh, the candle glows, and the Spirit flows, The Word’s been brought to life. We come together today, put ev’ry diff’rence away, To share our colors of praise. We blend our voices with love, reach out to the one God above, We shout with colors of praise, colors of praise. Blue Green, White Gold, Pink Rose, Red Glow, Purpleness, Cool Black, Love lasts everymore God flows like a rainbow, our hearts know as the joy grows And we all show the colors of, the colors of Godliness. Oh, the candle glows, and the Spirit flows, The Word’s been brought to life.

We come together today, put ev’ry diff’rence away, To share our colors of praise. We blend our voices with love, reach out to the one God above, We shout with colors of praise, colors of praise. We come together today, put ev’ry diff’rence away, To share our colors of praise. We blend our voices with love, reach out to the one God above, We shout with colors of praise, colors of praise. Colors of praise, colors of praise. Love flows like a rainbow, we all show the colors of Godliness Love flows like a rainbow, we all show the colors of Godliness. Love flows like a rainbow, we all show the colors of Godliness. Love flows like a rainbow, we all show the colors of Godliness.

Everlasting Love Words and Music by John Hardesty

© 2004 John Powell Productions

Love is who I am. Love is all that I can be All that I can give and take it's the difference that I make Love is who I'm meant to be And, I'm living in your everlasting love It's your hand upon me filling me with love Yes, I'm dwelling in your awe-inspiring, Never-ending, overflowing, Always with me, everlasting love Love is all I see. Love is the truth of me As I walk this path of mine, ev'ry step is so divine Love is flying, flying free. And, I'm living in your everlasting love It's your hand upon me filling me with love Yes, I'm dwelling in your awe-inspiring, Never-ending, overflowing, Always with me, everlasting love Holy Spirit, I am standing in your light For it turns my life to day from darkest night; As I reach to take your hand I begin to understand all things that before were hidden from my sight And, I'm living in your everlasting love It's your hand upon me filling me with love Yes, I'm dwelling in your awe-inspiring, Never-ending, overflowing, Always with me, everlasting love

HERO’S JOURNEY Words and Music by Susan Kay Wyatt

© 2003 Dux InaRow Publishing

Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Listen to the sound, can you hear the message? Listen to the sound, beckoning to you safe passage Run at the walls in front of you and watch them disappear, And know that there is something greater here. Walk through the fire that’s ahead of you Look directly at your fear And trust the voice that’s whispering in your ear. Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Listen to the sound, can you hear the message? Listen to the sound, beckoning to you safe passage Charge up the mountains looming over you, Feel it crumble And revel in the sun that lights your way. Jump into love with all your might, feel love burning bright And let it get you through your darkest night. Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Listen to the sound, can you hear the message? Listen to the sound, beckoning to you safe passage Charge up the mountain looming over you Feel it crumble, and revel in the sun that lights your way Jump into love with all your might, Feel love burning bright, and let it get you through your darkest night Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Every life, every day, is a hero’s journey Listen to the sound, can you hear the message? Listen to the sound, beckoning to you safe passage

HOLY NOW Words and Music by Peter Mayer

© 1999 Peter Mayer Music (ASCAP)

When I was a boy each week Sunday we would go to church Pay attention to the priest, he would read the holy word Consecrate the holy bread, everyone would kneel and bow Today the only difference is everything is holy now Everything, everything, everything is holy now When I was in Sunday school we would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two and Jesus made the water wine I remember feeling sad miracles don’t happen still But now I can’t keep track ‘cause everything’s a miracle Everything, everything, everything’s a miracle Wine from water is not so small An even better magic trick is that anything is here at all So the challenging thing becomes Not to look for miracles, but finding where there isn’t one When holy water was rare at best I barely wet my fingertips But now I have to hold my breath like I’m swimming in a sea of it It used to be a world half there Heaven’s second rate hand-me-down I walk it with a reverent air ‘cause everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Read a questioning child’s face say it’s not a testament That’d be very hard to say See another new morning come say it’s not a sacrament I tell you that it can’t be done

This morning outside I stood saw a little red-winged bird Shining like a burning bush and singing like a scripture verse Made me want to bow my head I remember when church let out How things have changed since then ‘cause everything is holy now It used to be a world half there Heaven’s second rate hand-me-down I walk it with a reverent air ‘cause everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now Everything is holy now, everything is holy now

I Am Words and Music by Robert Anderson © 2003 Totally Intact Tunes, (ASCAP)

I am as God created me I am a light in this world I am as God created me I am, I am, I am Yes, I am, I am, Yes, I am, I am Yes, I am, I am, I am, I am, I am, You are light, You are golden, You are beautiful, You are holy, holy

I Dreamed of Rain Words and Music by Jan Garrett © 2003 Foolchild Music (ASCAP)

I dreamed of rain, and the rains came Soft and easy, sweet and clear I dreamed of rain, and the rains came, and peace spread over the land I dreamed of summer, and the winds changed And the green was easy, and the rivers ran clear I dreamed of summer, and the winds changed, and peace spread over the land And the flowers bloom in the desert, And the air is fresh and clear I dreamed of rain, and the rains came, and peace spread over the land

I dreamed of freedom, and the moon rose And the way was easy, and the path was clear I dreamed of freedom, and the moon rose, and peace spread over the land And the guardian stars are shining And the night is bright and clear I dreamed of freedom, and the moon rose, and peace spread over the land

I dreamed of heaven, and the earth sang And the sound was easy, and the song was clear I dreamed of heaven, and the earth sang, and peace spread over the land And the ancient pain is forgotten And the father’s debts are clear I dreamed of heaven, and the earth sang, and peace spread over the land

I dreamed of rain, and the rains came

I Lost the Right to Sing the Blues Words and Music by Karen Drucker and John Hoy

© 2000 TayToones Music, BMI I woke up this mornin’ and somethin’ was not right My poor head was a-throbbin’ cause I tossed and turned all night This unfamiliar feelin’, it shook me up inside The truth it was revealin’ that a part of me had died So I called my higher self and she gave me the bad news She said “Your life is just too good, You lost the right to sing the blues” That broken down old Chevy that was eatin’ me alive I visualized a Lexus and now it’s sittin’ in my drive And that man of mine, that scoundrel, that rotten low down bum I’ve transformed him into a love-God with a sizable trust fund Everywhere I looked I was confronted with the clues My life was just so good I lost the right to sing the blues You can sing the blues in you can’t pay the rent And you can sing the blues if all your money’s been spent But how can I sing the blues, I ain’t got no excuse When I’m driving in my Porsche on the way to my masseuse So you won’t find me wailin’ late at night in some smoky bar And you won’t see me cryin’ tears into my old guitar I’m too busy cleaning my charkas and chasing bad karma away And fluffing up my aura, well, that could take all day Now that I’m enlightened, I gotta spread the news When life gets this darn good you’ve lost the right to sing the blues You can sing the blues when your best friend puts you down You can sing the blues if your man has done left town But what gives me the right to sing that mournful tune When I’m steamin’ with my honey in my sauna in Cancun So now you’ve heard my story and you understand the pain Of searching and not finding any reason to complain ‘Cause my stars are in alignment, my house is all feng shui-ed I’m filled with peace and harmony and my bills have all been paid

I’ve let go of the struggle, You know I’ve paid my dues When life gets this darn good you’ve lost the right to sing the blues.

Invisible Hands Words and Music by Paul Williams and JD Martin

© 2001 Hillabeans Music; LillyWilly Music & WB Music Corp )ASCAP)

When a child believes he’ll live his dreams. His prayers are heard, he fears no thunder And when he falls, he safely lands, Guided by invisible hands. When a mother cries, she hides her tears Says the Lord provides, but she can’t help wonder Who will give her child what his heart demands, Oh, invisible hands Lost in the darkness we are lifted by love Whisper and somebody hears And if we dare to make that leap of faith Somehow the bridge appears When a silent storm knocks me down And the tide and times pull me under I’ll stand again on these shifting sands Held by invisible hands, Oh, invisible hands When a child believes he’ll live his dreams His prayers are head, he fears no thunder And when he falls, he safely lands, Guided by invisible hands, Oh, invisible hands

May the Light of Love Words and Music by David Roth

© 1986 David Roth/MaytheLightMusic (ASCAP)

As we come around to take our places at the table A moment to remember and reflect upon our wealth Here’s to loving friends and family, here’s to being able To gather them together in good company and health May we be released from all those feelings that would harm us May we have the will to give them up and get them gone For heavy are the satchels full of anger and false promise May we have the strength to put them down May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it May the light of love be with you every day May we wish the best for everyone that we encounter May we swallow pride and may we do away with fear For it’s only what we do not know that we have grown afraid of And only what we do not choose to hear Chorus As we bless our daily bread and drink our day’s libation May we be reminded of the lost and wayward soul The hungry and the homeless that we have in every nation May we fill each empty cup and bowl May nothing every come between or threaten to divide us May we never take for granted all the gifts that we receive Being every mindful of the unseen hands that guide us And the miracles that cause us to believe Chorus

One Heart Words and Music by Tom Kimmel and Michael Lille

© 1993 Marada Music/Drala Music (ASCAP) Downstream Lean Music (BMI)

Well the storm on the ocean is the rain downtown The sun shines somewhere when the night comes down The moon’s still dancing when the sky turns blue And the love I’m feeling is the love in you One Heart, one mine, one love is with us all the time One life, one light, one spirit in the world tonight Well the clouds weigh heavy in the summer air The wind shakes autumn ‘til the trees are bare The snow in December fills the warm blue sea And the love you’re feeling is the love in me One Heart, one mine, one love is with us all the time One life, one light, one spirit in the world tonight Find our way, make our peace, Accept on faith things you cannot see And carry on, see this through One for all, all for me and you Now the song I’m singing goes a long way back It’s love’s own engine running down this track The light in the tunnel coming into view Says the hope I’m feeling is the hope in you One Heart, one mine, one love is with us all the time One life, one light, one spirit in the world tonight

One Voice Words and Music by Fred Bogert

© 2005 Maxbox Music BMI

There is a time to be alone Each one of us a separate being of our own And there’s a time when we conspire To come together and unite our hearts’ desire To sing in One Voice To feel with one heart To make a love choice This is a fine art To set aside our differences and realize the gift it is To raise a joyous noise in One Voice There is a place that we can go Inside the little private world we call our own And there’s a place we rise above We unify and celebrate the way we love To sing in One Voice To feel with one heart To make a love choice This is a fine art To set aside our differences and realize the gift it is To raise a joyous noise in One Voice There is a longing for a place where we all belong There’s never been a better time for us all To sing a song in To sing in One Voice To feel with one heart To make a love choice This is a fine art To set aside our differences and realize the gift it is To raise a joyous noise in One Voice

Peace Be to You Words and Music by Michael Stillwater

© 1986 Inner Harmony Music (BMI)

Peace be to you, Peace be to me Peace be to you and me and all the world Peace be to you, peace be to all of the world Light of heaven shine through me Lighting up the world I see And shine throughout the universe

PERFECT WORK OF ART Words and Music by Karen Taylor Good

© 1999 W.B.M. Corporation/Karen Taylor Good Music (SESAC)

Oh the sculptor Michelangelo was asked how he got in the flow And made the lovely David from a giant block of stone He said, well he was in there waitin’, My job was simply excavatin’ I just took away what did not belong And I know somewhere not so deep inside of me Lives that perfect soul that I was meant to be Let me be the way I was created Let me find a pure and simple heart I’ll chip away all jealousy and hatred And reveal God’s perfect work of art Well I think we’re born on angels wings Heaven sends such graceful things Like love without condition, Knowing we are not alone Then descends the soul’s dark night Shadows come and block the light And as the years go by, we turn to stone My block of stone is made of fear and doubt But the real me is cryin’ to come out Let me be the way I was created Let me find a pure and simple heart I’ll chip away all jealousy and hatred And reveal God’s perfect work of art

READY TO USE THE GIFTS I’VE BEEN GIVEN Words and Music by Jana Stanfield, Greg Tamblyn

© 1993 Ramblin’ Tamblyn Music; Jana StanTunes Music BMI

Lately I’ve been noticing how much I’ve been blessed With people to love, peace of mind, and happiness It makes me want to pass along the love I’ve received As a way of giving thanks for what’s been given to me I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in Ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in I used to have a need for more that borrowed on greed Till I looked around and found that I had all that I need I thought I had to have it all before I could share Till I realized what’s mine to give has always been there I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in Ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in Well I may not make a difference that the whole world can see But if I can show more kindness that’s what matters to me I’m changing on the outside, finding gray in my hair But the difference on the inside is that I don’t care I’m losing my desire to be what I’m not And I have what I want cause I want what I’ve got Repeat chorus

Step By Step Words and Music by Chuck Pyle

© 1992 Bee ‘n flower Music

There’s an old ancient saying in the wind One must only take a first step to begin You’re on your way then, you’ve done the hardest part Now make your journey with a generous heart Step by step, side by side Hand in hand, this old world’s a better ride Step by step, side by side Take a little step with your neighbor, side by side Well, we’ve stumbled and we’ve broken our stride Wearing old worn-out boots of foolish pride We’re going to put on our brand new running shoes To run a race in which no one can really lose Step by step, side by side Hand in hand, this old world’s a better ride Step by step, side by side Take a little step with your neighbor, side by side If you see me fallen down and you stop to lend a hand What goes around comes around and around and around If you run to another for help It don’t mean you can’t do it for yourself It just means that your neighbor will know That if he needs help, he’ll know where to go Step by step, side by side Hand in hand, this old world’s a better ride Step by step, side by side Take a little step with your neighbor, side by side If we understand that the heart’s the one true power And that nothing that we see is really ours That from a satellite we all look like one I think our world’s time may finally have come

That Good Thing Words and Music by erin McGuaghan

© 2004 All Roads Records

You got to be the light if you want to see the light You got to be the light if you want to see the light You got to be the light if you want to see the light You got to be the light if you want to see the light Because you reap what you sow, You meet what you know And you see what you believe So give a little bit of that good thing if you want to receive You got to be the love, if you want to see the love You got to be the love, if you want to see the love Because you reap what you sow, you meet what you know And you see what you believe So give a little bit of that good thing, if you want to receive So give a little bit of that good thing, if you want to receive Don't tell me that your life is a desert Somebody got to quench your thirst You can dance, you can pray for the water But you better get your head straight first You got to be the light (be the light) If you want to see the light (see the light) You got to be the light (be the light) If you want to see the light (see the light) Because you reap what you sow, You meet what you know And you see what you believe So give a little bit of that good thing if you want to receive Yeah, give a little bit of that good thing if you want to receive Give a little bit of that good thing, give a little bit of that good thing Give a little bit of that good thing, give a little bit of that good thing Give a little bit of that good thing, give a little bit of that good thing Give a little bit of that good thing, give a little bit of that good thing

Unconditional Love Words and Music by Greg Tamblyn

© 1992 Ramblyn’ Tamblyn Music, BMI Evy had a body like a bowl of jello in a wheelchair Evy had a nerve disease, all she could do was sit there Evy was wasting away, muscles all in decay She heard the doctor say, six months to live Evy’d always said she hated her body, she was overweight And now a disease was making her thin, what a twist of fate She was almost out of time, but somewhere in her mind There was something she had to find out if she could give She said it’s something called unconditional love Supposed to be really wonderful stuff And if you can get enough, you can find peace So in the time that I’ve got left I’ve got to find some for myself I believe unconditional love is what I need Since all Evy could do was just sit in the wheelchair Evy rolled it over and sat there in front of the mirror She looked at her body and caught, every negative thought And though there were a lot, she wrote ‘em all down Now every day Evy would sit there naked at the mirror and look Till she found one good thing about herself to write in her book And after a few months time, her thoughts began to grow kind And the negative words in her mind could not be found She said it feels like unconditional love And it’s really wonderful stuff I’ve heard if you can get enough, you can find peace So in the time that I’ve got left, I’ve got to find some for myself I believe unconditional love is what I need But a funny things happened When Evy started learning to love herself The deterioration just stopped, then reversed itself And Evy was moving her arms and legs and starting to feel

Yes a funny thing happened, Evy started to heal Said it feels like unconditional love And it’s really wonderful stuff And if you can get enough, you can find peace So in the time that I’ve got left I’ve got to find some for myself I believe unconditional love is what I need Yes, in the time that we’ve got left, We got to find some for ourselves I believe unconditional love is what we need