Mary picked the roses early in the morn Mary picked the roses as the day was being born Mary picked the roses to smell their sweet perfume Mary picked the roses, but Jesus made them bloom
Joseph carved a table from a piece of wood Joseph carved a table. It was his livelihood Joseph carved a table where kings could sit to eat Joseph carved a table, but Jesus made the tree
And I write songs These songs I sing I'd have none if not for Him And I know whence came the tunes Because Jesus made the roses Jesus made the roses bloom
I will soon be leaving. I will soon be gone I will soon be leaving, but I leave for you my songs Though this life is feleeting, and time is no one's friend I will soon be leaving, but Jesus never ends
And I write songs These songs I sing I'd have none if not for Him And I know whence came the tunes Because Jesus made the roses Jesus made the roses bloom
Behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away our sin Behold the Lamb of God The life and light of men Behold the Lamb of God Who died and rose again Behold the Lamb of God who comes To take away our sin
Broken hearts--behold our broken hearts Fallen far--we need you Behold the Lamb of God
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Son of God--Emmanuel Son of Man--we need you Behold the Lamb The hope of man Behold the Lamb of God
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby In this world there's a whole lot of pain In this world there's a whole lot of trouble But a whole lot of ground to gain
Why take when you could be giving? Why watch as the world goes by? It's a long enough life to be living Why walk when you can fly?
In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow In this world there's a whole lot of shame In this world there's a whole lot of sorrow But a whole lot of ground to gain
When you spend your whole life wishing Watching and wondering why It's a hard enough life to be living Why walk when you can fly?
In this world there's a whole lot of golden In this world there's a whole lot of plain In this world you've a soul for a compass And a heart for a pair of wings
There's a star on the far horizon Rising bright in an azure sky But with the rest of the time you've been given Why walk when you can fly High High
Daniel hollered goodbye to the old river barge With a dream in his head and a bride in his arms Everyone said, "You're crazy" But everyone longed to go
So from Memphis to Lakeport my grandfather came Six girls and a boy grew up in that Florida rain They were carried along like leaves on a river of faith. They'd float
All the way home They followed the tracks that the saints have trod By the grace of God They walked in the rain of His mercy Let it soak them down to the bone And they splashed in its puddles And danced in its streams as they'd go And, oh, they walked in the rain of his mercy All the way home
I have slept in the house where my mother was born And I've seen the sun set on the lake that gave birth to those storms Well, they may not have walked on water But I know that their house stood firm.
All the way home They followed the tracks that the saints have trod By the grace of God They walked in the rain of His mercy Let it soak them down to the bone And they splashed in its puddles And danced in its streams as they'd go And, oh, they walked in the rain of His mercy
When they sat in their home When they walked along the road When they slept and when they rose The words of the Lord were impressed on their minds And after all this time I'm carried along like a leaf on a river of faith And I'll float
All the way home Yes, I'll followed the tracks that the saints have trod By the grace of God I'll walk in the rain of His mercy Let it soak me down to the bone And splash in its puddles And danc in its streams as I go And, Lord, I'll walk in the rain of Your mercy All the way home.