LYRICS
TAKE A HAND
(Chuck Girard)
Take a hand, hold it tight
Let us feel your love tonight
Love is not a thing we always talk about
But go on ahead and let your feelin's out
Clap your hands, sing a song
Sing a little louder really sing along
Love is all around us, take it in
And let it fill you up and pass it on again.
CHORUS
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
You know we love you so
We love to be in here together
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
When the morning comes around you know
The sun it will always be arisin'
And when you're looking at the world
Through illuminated eyes it's so inviting
Come on, woo-hoo
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all
Take a hand, hold it tight
Let us feel your love tonight
Thank the Lord for all the things he's done for you
Thank him from your heart for all he's gonna do
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
You know we love you so
We love to be in here together
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
When the morning comes around you know
The sun it will always be arisin'
And when you're looking at the world
Through illuminated eyes it's so inviting
Come on, woo-hoo
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all etc,
©2010 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
LOVE IS ALIVE
(Chuck Girard)
Mornin' time and the dawnin' is breakin'
Love is alive and it's ours for the takin'
How can you be so good to me
All you ever really seem to wanna do is love me
All of the time
Mornin' time and I'm a feelin' the fire
Fill me Jesus, take me a little bit higher
How can I feel so good today
When the rest of the world seems to feel the other way
But I'm feelin' fine
I gotta tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Take a chance right now
The choice is up to you
'Cause love is alive
All in all it’s been a beautiful day now
Thank You Jesus is ‘bout all I can say now
Wo, you know it’s all so fine
I can’t believe it, it just feels so fine
And I just want to thank you now
That Your love is alive
I gotta tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Take a chance right now
The choice is up to you
'Cause Your love is alive
Love is alive etc.
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
LITTLE PEOPLE
(Chuck Girard)
Little women, little men
little people, little friends
Little boys and little girls
Little houses on a little world
Watchin' over them as they go
The little people they do not know
Some ignore him, others say
They don't want him, go away
Little people, they live their lives
They marry husbands and they marry wives
They go on doing the things they do
Never learning about you
Then from heaven, from above
Came the show of the perfect love
Little baby, little son
Gave his life for little ones
Little people, worldly wise
You cannot see through shadowed eyes
Little people, can't you see
That he has come to set you free
He has come to set you free etc,
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
FULL IMMERSION OCEAN WATER BAPTISM BY THE SEA
(Chuck Girard)
Down by the ocean in a southern California town
Sunlight on the water
As the people start to gather 'round
The breeze is easy and the ocean water spray
Cools and refreshes in the warm California day
The sound of the surf and the children as they play
Add a pleasant touch to the already perfect day
The atmosphere is heavy with the
Feelin' of expectancy
Smiling faces showin' joyful hearts
As the people gather 'round
For the sight that they came to see
CHORUS
THE FULL IMMERSION OCEAN WATER
BAPTISM BY THE SEA
WELCOMIN' THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE NEW TO THE FAMILY
PEOPLE SINGIN' PRAISES
AS THEY WATCH FROM THE HARBOR WALL
SINGIN' IN THE SPIRIT
MAKIN' JOYFUL NOISES
SHOUTIN' HALLELUJAHS
AT THE TOP OF THEIR VOICES
THEY'RE GONNA KEEP ON
UNTIL THE SUN COME'S ROUND AGAIN
They walk into the ocean 'til the
Water's up to their knees
Buryin' their past at the
Bottom of the sea
Resurrectin' life flowin' through em
When they breathe again
Their old lives buried and their new life flows
Their hearts are full and their
Faces show the change
(RPT CHORUS)
©1975 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
(Chuck Girard)
Without your love
Life wouldn't mean a thing
Riches the world could bring
Would only bring sorrow
Without your love
My smile would be emptiness
A mask of my loneliness
And inside would be sorrow mmmmmm
(CHORUS)
THE WORLD WOULD STILL TURN AROUND
AND LIFE WOULD STILL GO ON
BUT WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE TO SEE ME ON
OH, HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME
AND THAT NO MATTER WHAT SORROW THIS WORLD CAN BRING
YOUR LOVE IS THERE, YOUR LOVE IS THERE
YOUR LOVE
Without your love
Colors would all be gray
The light of my everyday
Would fade into night time
(RPT CHORUS)
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
OUR LIVES ARE IN YOUR HANDS
(Chuck Girard)
Our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, we want them to be there
Our lives and our dreams and hopes and plans
We trust entirely to Your care
Our lives are in your hands
What better place for them to be
The One who sees beyond today
Must know what's best for you and me
Oh, help me Lord to trust in You
For I know Your ways are not like mine
Deliver me from all my narrow ways of thinking
And help me Lord just to trust in what you say
Oh, help me Lord to trust in you
For I know your ways are not like mine
Deliver me from all my narrow ways of thinking
And help me Lord just to trust in what You say
Our lives are in Your hands
Oh, what assurance that it brings
To know that You are in control
And you alone can see us through
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands (fade)
©1979 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
HIS WORD IS STILL HIS PROMISE
(Chuck Girard)
Well, if you wake up on a rainy mornin'
And you see clouds that darken the sky
And it makes you feel like you're all alone
In this world
And your friends have seemed to desert you
And you start to feel sorry for you
You have a choice, you can raise your voice
To you know who
And you can close that rainy view window
And you can find that dusty old book
And you can open up to any page
And take a look
Because his word is still his promise
And his promise is there for you
And when nothing else can do the trick
His promise will see you through
His promise is there for you
His promise will see you through
His promise is all you need
All you gotta do is believe
Well, if you ask, He's going to answer
And if you knock, He'll open the door
But if you never ask, then you'll find it hard to receive
And if today you don't feel like a Christian
It doesn't really really mean a thing
Your faith is a fact not a feelin' but you've got to believe
And even when you can't find the emotion
The only way you'll weather the storm
Is to know that He means what He says
No matter how you may feel
(RPT CHORUS)
La La..La La La La La...La La La La...La La La La La
©1977 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
SONG FOR A CHRISTIAN WEDDING
(Chuck Girard)
Oh, now you come to me
You bring your love to me
A gift of love to me, you come to me
Oh, now the song's begun
Two hearts become as one
Bound together by the Son,
We'll live as one
Oh, now this holy union
Come Lord in sweet communion
Bring now our lives together
In oneness with the Father
That our lives may bring glory
To Your name
Oh, now we come to You
We give our lives to You
We bring our love to You,
We come to You
©1979 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
WINGS OF MERCY
(Chuck Girard)
CHORUS
OH, WINGS OF MERCY,
THERE TO SHELTER YOU
BLOOD OF OUR SALVATION,
THERE TO PARDON YOU
You must be gettin' oh, so weary
Carryin' your burden all alone
When will you finally realize
There is someone who will help you
Find your way back home
You've been tryin' to build a castle
But you've been buildin' in the sand
There is a rock foundation
But you won't construct it
With your own two hands
(RPT CHORUS)
Oh, don't you feel the hollow
Don't you feel the emptiness inside?
Sometimes this life can make you feel so secure
But there's so many questions
That you're struggling to hide
Don't be fooled by worldly wisdom
It will destroy you in the end
Can't you see the simple honest truth?
Can't you recognize
When you have found a faithful friend
Oh, wings of mercy
There if you could see
Blood of our salvation,
There to set you free
Oh, wings of mercy
There to set you free
©1976 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
ALL I WANT
(Chuck Girard)
All I want, is to be
Just the man You want me to be
All I see, all I feel
All I want is seeing the way You see
Change my life change my heart
All I want is that You show through me
Live in me, touch the world
Help them see how much You love them
Be my life, be my way
Be the truth that guides my thinking
Make me less, You be more
Make the man become the sermon
Cryin' out, please come soon
Take us home to final freedom
But 'til then, 'til You come again
'Til You come to take us home
Let our hearts, let our souls
Let our lives become Your own
©1977 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
(Chuck Girard)
Take a hand, hold it tight
Let us feel your love tonight
Love is not a thing we always talk about
But go on ahead and let your feelin's out
Clap your hands, sing a song
Sing a little louder really sing along
Love is all around us, take it in
And let it fill you up and pass it on again.
CHORUS
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
You know we love you so
We love to be in here together
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
When the morning comes around you know
The sun it will always be arisin'
And when you're looking at the world
Through illuminated eyes it's so inviting
Come on, woo-hoo
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all
Take a hand, hold it tight
Let us feel your love tonight
Thank the Lord for all the things he's done for you
Thank him from your heart for all he's gonna do
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
You know we love you so
We love to be in here together
Come on, come on
Come on make some noise
When the morning comes around you know
The sun it will always be arisin'
And when you're looking at the world
Through illuminated eyes it's so inviting
Come on, woo-hoo
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all
Come on and taste the love of
The one who loves you most of all etc,
©2010 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
LOVE IS ALIVE
(Chuck Girard)
Mornin' time and the dawnin' is breakin'
Love is alive and it's ours for the takin'
How can you be so good to me
All you ever really seem to wanna do is love me
All of the time
Mornin' time and I'm a feelin' the fire
Fill me Jesus, take me a little bit higher
How can I feel so good today
When the rest of the world seems to feel the other way
But I'm feelin' fine
I gotta tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Take a chance right now
The choice is up to you
'Cause love is alive
All in all it’s been a beautiful day now
Thank You Jesus is ‘bout all I can say now
Wo, you know it’s all so fine
I can’t believe it, it just feels so fine
And I just want to thank you now
That Your love is alive
I gotta tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Tell you the news and can't wait for tomorrow
Take a chance right now
The choice is up to you
'Cause Your love is alive
Love is alive etc.
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
LITTLE PEOPLE
(Chuck Girard)
Little women, little men
little people, little friends
Little boys and little girls
Little houses on a little world
Watchin' over them as they go
The little people they do not know
Some ignore him, others say
They don't want him, go away
Little people, they live their lives
They marry husbands and they marry wives
They go on doing the things they do
Never learning about you
Then from heaven, from above
Came the show of the perfect love
Little baby, little son
Gave his life for little ones
Little people, worldly wise
You cannot see through shadowed eyes
Little people, can't you see
That he has come to set you free
He has come to set you free etc,
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
FULL IMMERSION OCEAN WATER BAPTISM BY THE SEA
(Chuck Girard)
Down by the ocean in a southern California town
Sunlight on the water
As the people start to gather 'round
The breeze is easy and the ocean water spray
Cools and refreshes in the warm California day
The sound of the surf and the children as they play
Add a pleasant touch to the already perfect day
The atmosphere is heavy with the
Feelin' of expectancy
Smiling faces showin' joyful hearts
As the people gather 'round
For the sight that they came to see
CHORUS
THE FULL IMMERSION OCEAN WATER
BAPTISM BY THE SEA
WELCOMIN' THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE NEW TO THE FAMILY
PEOPLE SINGIN' PRAISES
AS THEY WATCH FROM THE HARBOR WALL
SINGIN' IN THE SPIRIT
MAKIN' JOYFUL NOISES
SHOUTIN' HALLELUJAHS
AT THE TOP OF THEIR VOICES
THEY'RE GONNA KEEP ON
UNTIL THE SUN COME'S ROUND AGAIN
They walk into the ocean 'til the
Water's up to their knees
Buryin' their past at the
Bottom of the sea
Resurrectin' life flowin' through em
When they breathe again
Their old lives buried and their new life flows
Their hearts are full and their
Faces show the change
(RPT CHORUS)
©1975 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
(Chuck Girard)
Without your love
Life wouldn't mean a thing
Riches the world could bring
Would only bring sorrow
Without your love
My smile would be emptiness
A mask of my loneliness
And inside would be sorrow mmmmmm
(CHORUS)
THE WORLD WOULD STILL TURN AROUND
AND LIFE WOULD STILL GO ON
BUT WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE TO SEE ME ON
OH, HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME
AND THAT NO MATTER WHAT SORROW THIS WORLD CAN BRING
YOUR LOVE IS THERE, YOUR LOVE IS THERE
YOUR LOVE
Without your love
Colors would all be gray
The light of my everyday
Would fade into night time
(RPT CHORUS)
©1978 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
OUR LIVES ARE IN YOUR HANDS
(Chuck Girard)
Our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, we want them to be there
Our lives and our dreams and hopes and plans
We trust entirely to Your care
Our lives are in your hands
What better place for them to be
The One who sees beyond today
Must know what's best for you and me
Oh, help me Lord to trust in You
For I know Your ways are not like mine
Deliver me from all my narrow ways of thinking
And help me Lord just to trust in what you say
Oh, help me Lord to trust in you
For I know your ways are not like mine
Deliver me from all my narrow ways of thinking
And help me Lord just to trust in what You say
Our lives are in Your hands
Oh, what assurance that it brings
To know that You are in control
And you alone can see us through
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands
Oh Lord, our lives are in Your hands (fade)
©1979 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
HIS WORD IS STILL HIS PROMISE
(Chuck Girard)
Well, if you wake up on a rainy mornin'
And you see clouds that darken the sky
And it makes you feel like you're all alone
In this world
And your friends have seemed to desert you
And you start to feel sorry for you
You have a choice, you can raise your voice
To you know who
And you can close that rainy view window
And you can find that dusty old book
And you can open up to any page
And take a look
Because his word is still his promise
And his promise is there for you
And when nothing else can do the trick
His promise will see you through
His promise is there for you
His promise will see you through
His promise is all you need
All you gotta do is believe
Well, if you ask, He's going to answer
And if you knock, He'll open the door
But if you never ask, then you'll find it hard to receive
And if today you don't feel like a Christian
It doesn't really really mean a thing
Your faith is a fact not a feelin' but you've got to believe
And even when you can't find the emotion
The only way you'll weather the storm
Is to know that He means what He says
No matter how you may feel
(RPT CHORUS)
La La..La La La La La...La La La La...La La La La La
©1977 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
SONG FOR A CHRISTIAN WEDDING
(Chuck Girard)
Oh, now you come to me
You bring your love to me
A gift of love to me, you come to me
Oh, now the song's begun
Two hearts become as one
Bound together by the Son,
We'll live as one
Oh, now this holy union
Come Lord in sweet communion
Bring now our lives together
In oneness with the Father
That our lives may bring glory
To Your name
Oh, now we come to You
We give our lives to You
We bring our love to You,
We come to You
©1979 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
WINGS OF MERCY
(Chuck Girard)
CHORUS
OH, WINGS OF MERCY,
THERE TO SHELTER YOU
BLOOD OF OUR SALVATION,
THERE TO PARDON YOU
You must be gettin' oh, so weary
Carryin' your burden all alone
When will you finally realize
There is someone who will help you
Find your way back home
You've been tryin' to build a castle
But you've been buildin' in the sand
There is a rock foundation
But you won't construct it
With your own two hands
(RPT CHORUS)
Oh, don't you feel the hollow
Don't you feel the emptiness inside?
Sometimes this life can make you feel so secure
But there's so many questions
That you're struggling to hide
Don't be fooled by worldly wisdom
It will destroy you in the end
Can't you see the simple honest truth?
Can't you recognize
When you have found a faithful friend
Oh, wings of mercy
There if you could see
Blood of our salvation,
There to set you free
Oh, wings of mercy
There to set you free
©1976 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP
ALL I WANT
(Chuck Girard)
All I want, is to be
Just the man You want me to be
All I see, all I feel
All I want is seeing the way You see
Change my life change my heart
All I want is that You show through me
Live in me, touch the world
Help them see how much You love them
Be my life, be my way
Be the truth that guides my thinking
Make me less, You be more
Make the man become the sermon
Cryin' out, please come soon
Take us home to final freedom
But 'til then, 'til You come again
'Til You come to take us home
Let our hearts, let our souls
Let our lives become Your own
©1977 Sea of Glass Music/ASCAP