Christian Music which moves me (Part 4)

As I have looked at the history of this blog, there have been three times I have shared Christian music and lyrics which have moved me.

Listened to Warren Barfield's first album of the same name and the song 'Mistaken' jumped out at me. My prayer is for everyone to mistake me and my actions for Jesus. My prayer is to 'give them Jesus, and Jesus only.' Nothing of me!

Here are the lyrics and a link to the YouTube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcY1CDoF6vo

Mistaken by Warren Barfield from his self-titled album

I shouldn't have to tell you who I am
Cause who I am should be speaking for itself
Cause if I am who I want to be
Then who you see won't even be me
Oh the more and more I disappear
The more and more He becomes clear
CHORUS:
Til everyone I talk to hears His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet
Sees Jesus in me
This is all I wanna be
I wanna be mistaken
For Jesus
Oh I wanna be mistaken
Do they only see who we are
When who we are should be pointing them to Christ
Cause we are who He chose to use
To spread the news
Of the way the truth and the life
Oh I want all I am to die
So all He is can come alive
Til everyone I talk to heart His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet
Sees Jesus in me
This is all I wanna be
I wanna be mistaken
For Jesus
Oh I wanna be
Oh I need to be mistaken
For You
Lord i wanna be mistaken
Mistaken
BRIDGE:
May He touch with my hands
See through my eyes
May He speak through my lips
Live through my life
I want Him to
I want Him to live

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/warren_barfield/#share

One by Phil Stacey

On August 29th, Carol and I had the pleasure of attending a CD release party for Phil Stacey’s album (old school wording) Into the Light. It was a wonderful evening and this album has become my favorite listen. It is full of great tunes with uplifting lyrics, but the song which has become the anthem of my life in Christ is ‘One.’
What is the one blessing, one prayer, one hug, one phone call, one e-mail, one $, the Lord wants me to give today, this hour, this minute?

You can hear it on youtube at this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skjPLRNnLPo

One by Phil Stacey/Cindy Morgan/Jeremy Bose

One simple man
One simple plan
Not a blaze, just a spark
No certainties
No guarantees
Just taking steps in the dark
Not for fame or the glory
For the words that add up to the story

One drop in the ocean
One prayer from your heart
One mercy
One struggle
One cup of cold water
One dollar
One promise
Even though it seems small
Sometimes one is the biggest thing of all

Too many words
Too many hurts
‘Til you can’t hear your heart
Too many ways to make mistakes
That you don’t even start
But you can’t change the world
With your one chance to live
Until one day you wake up
Knowing all you must give is
One word
One life
One truth that will shine like the sun
Shine a light on your path
‘Cause the road leads back to . . .

One drop in the ocean
One prayer from your heart
One mercy
One struggle
One cup of cold water
One dollar
One promise
Even though it seems small
Sometimes one is the biggest thing of all
Written by Phil Stacey/Cindy Morgan/Jeremy Bose

Christian Music Lyrics #2

This song with so many names for the Lord gives me ‘goosebumps.’
John Waller, Album “The Blessing”
Song – Love to Say Your Name

Love to say Your name. Love to feel it falling from my lips.
Resonates with me. I love to say your names.
It’s the way they tell me who You are. And I believe.
I love to see darkness flee.
When I sing Elohim, my Creator.
Adonai, Lord, my Master.
My Provider, Jehovah-Jireh.
God of blessings, El-Shaddai.

I love to say Your name.
Love to say Your name.
Like a city on a hill, I will
Put them on display

Love to say Your name
There’s power and authority
Over my enemies

I love to see faces change when
When I sing Elohim, my Creator.
Adonai, Lord and Master.
My Provider, Jehovah-Jireh.
God of blessings, El-Shaddai.
I love to say Your name

El-Elyon, the Most High God
Jehovah-Shalom, the Peace of my heart
Jehovah-Rapha, God, my Healer
Jehovah-Shammah, never leaves us nor forsakes us

I praise Elohim, my Creator.
Adonai, Lord, my Master.
My Provider, Jehovah-Jireh.
God of blessings, El-Shaddai.
I love to say Your name.
I love to say Your name.
I love to say Your name.
I love to say Your name.

Christian Music Lyrics #1

Modern Christian Music is something I enjoy listening to and allows me an opportunity to worship our Lord in the music and the words. I have enjoyed a couple of phrases from various songs and the words for a complete song. (Note: I grew up with albums. So in my lingo artists produce albums, not CDs. How is that for being old?)

The bolded, italicized phrase below is a prayer for myself and every Christian for every day.
Echoing Angels, Album “You Alone”
Song – Let Go
Chorus: Let go. Live for the moment. Reach out. That’s how you show it. Live because you care. Be an answered prayer.

I was swimming laps with Carol the other day and when I was in the deep end heading back for the shallow end this phrase below came to mind. “Deep water faith in the shallow end”
This may not be what the song writer was saying, but my thought was, in my life I spend too much time in the shallow end where it is easy to stand up when I get tired. In the deep end I can not stand up, but must trust my ability to stay a float. In life we need to get out of the shallow end of living a life which is safe and non-adventurous but must get into the deep end which is not safe and is full of adventure, where we must trust His ability to keep us.
Casting Crowns – Album “The Altar and the Door”
Song – Somewhere in the Middle
“Deep water faith in the shallow end”