OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART - Michael W. Smith

Open the eyes of my heart, lord
open the eyes of my heart
i want to see you
i want to see you
Open the eyes of my heart, lord
open the eyes of my heart
i want to see you
i want to see you
To see you high and lifted up
shinin' in the light of your glory
pour out your power and love
as we sing holy, holy, holy
Open the eyes of my heart, lord
open the eyes of my heart
i want to see you
i want to see you
Open the eyes of my heart, lord
open the eyes of my heart
i want to see you
i want to see you
To see you high and lifted up
shinin' in the light of your glory
pour out your power and love
as we sing holy, holy, holy
(repeat two more times)
Holy, holy, holy
we cry holy, holy, holy
you are holy, holy, holy
i want to see you
Holy, holy, holy
holy, holy, holy
you are holy, holy, holy
i want to see you
Holy, holy, holy
holy, holy, holy
holy, holy, holy,
i want to see you

ON THE OTHER SIDE - Michael W. Smith

I'm not how i used to be
when we hung around
back when it was you and me
tearin' up this town
we used to live our lives running from change
now we don't see eye to eye
i am not the same
chorus:
and you wonder where i've gone
well, i've found where i belong
i'm on the other side
true - i used to walk your shore
but i'm not there anymore
i'm on the other side
Years fade like the setting sun
turning us loose
they give us many ways to run
and many roads to choose
well, i ran into saving grace
headed for nowhere
love showed me another place
and brought me there
Chorus
Why is it hard for you to see
all the changes made in me
here on the other side
oh, i could help you understand
and you could join me where i am
i am on the other side

OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW - Michael W. Smith

In the passion your heart is abused
he is pushing you, you have to choose
oh, rebecca love is never
easy anymore
oh, rebecca so afraid of
losing what is yours
chorus:
are you giving in to the pressure
holding you again, now he tells you
what it takes to be in love
he believes you're old enough
but how you gonna feel tomorrow
when the day reveals
what you believed was for the sake of love
don't you think you're old enough to know
You're a breed of few and far between
holding on to your romantic dream
oh, rebecca, love is patient
love would understand
oh, rebecca, your decision
is your only chance
Chorus
Bridge:
Oh, rebecca don't confuse what love is
with what some say love should be
should be...

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL - Michael W. Smith

Sing choirs of angels
sing in exultation
o sing all ye citizens of heav'n above
glory to god
glory in the highest
o come let us adore him
o come let us adore him
o come let us adore him
christ the lord
Yea lord we greet thee
born this happy morning
jesus to thee be all glory giv'n
word of the father
now in flesh appearing
O come let us adore him
o come let us adore him
o come let us adore him
christ the lord

NO EYE HAD SEEN - Michael W. Smith

No eye had seen
no ear had heard
'til hosts on high
proclaimed the birth
and heav'n brough down
(quietly with no one watching)
its only child
(from the womb of perfect peace)
the son of man
(wellspring of our joy delivered)
the world reconciled
(into earthly destiny)
And song broke forth
angelic strain
and none could help
but sing the name
Emmanuel
(kyrie eleison we sing)
Emmanuel
(glory to the newborn king)
Emmanuel
(mortal and immortal voices)
Emmanuel
(endless praises echoing)

NEVER BEEN UNLOVED - Michael W. Smith

One of my favorite wayne lyrics of all time. i still need to hear it.
I have been unfaithful
i have been unworthy
i have been unrighteous
and i have been unmerciful
I have been unreachable
i have been unteachable
i have been unwilling
and i have been undesirable
Chorus:
Sometimes, i have been unwise
i've been undone by what i'm unsure of
but because of you, and all that you went through
i know that i have never been unloved
I have been unbroken
i have been unmended
i have been uneasy
and i've been unapproachable
I've been unemotional
i've been unexceptional
i've been undecided
and i have been unqualified
Chorus:
Unaware, i have been unfair
i've been unfit for blessings from above
but even i can see the sacrifice you made for me
to show that i have never been unloved

MISSING PERSON - Michael W. Smith

Missing person
Still searching for that boy who had the faith to move a mountain. want the fire back.
Another question in me
one for the powers that be
it's got me thrown and so
i put on my poker face
and try to figure it out
this undeniable doubt
a common occurrence
feeling so out of place
Guarded and cynical now
can't help but wondering how
my heart evolved into a
rock beating inside of me
so i reel, such a stoic ordeal
where's that feeling that i don't feel?
Chorus:
There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
and like a child he would believe without a reason
without a trace he disappeared into the void and
i've been searching for that missing person
Under a lavender moon
so many thoughts consume me
who dimmed that glowing light
that once burned so bright in me
is this a radical phase
a problematical age
that keeps me running
from all that i used to be
Is there a way to return
is there a way to unlearn
that carnal knowledge
that's chipping away at my soul
i've been gone too long
will i ever find my way home?

Chorus:
There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
and like a child he would believe without a reason
without a trace he disappeared into the void and
i've been searching for that missing person
he used to want to try to walk the straight and narrow
he had a fire and he could feel it in the marrow
it's been a long time and i haven't seen him lately but
i've been searching for that missing person

LUX VENIT - Michael W. Smith

Lux venit lux venit
lux venit sursum corda
lux venit lux venit arise
shine for your light has come
by sword by flame
in death solemn ages passed
and voices young
grow old weary
holding fast
hope for the dawning
Lux venit lux venit
lux venit sursum corda
lux venit lux venit arise
shine for your light has come
In grace in might
the babe lay in stable stark
redemptions's light
pierces through the shadows dark
alleluia
Lux venit lux venit
sursum corda
lux venit lux venit arise
shine for your light has come
Lux venit lux venit
lux venit sursum corda
lux venit lux venit arise
shine for your light has come
Alleluia
Lux venit: "the light has come"
sursum corda: "look upwards hearts"

LOVE ONE ANOTHER - Michael W. Smith

I had a dream that i was speaking
with a prophet from the land of wise
in a crowd of people from the land of troubled hearts
i said "we've come here for answers-
a solution to our world's demise"
he said the journey would be long
but here's where you start
chorus:
love one another
love one another
work it in to work it out
there could never be enough
love one another
love one another
'cause you know without a doubt
you can change your world with love
It was a simple conclusion
but i thought that it was rather profound
just a fundamental law that we should all live by
i took it in to tomorrow
yea, i walked the earth but i never found
any corner of the world
where this did not apply
Chorus
Bridge:
and looking out i saw no method to the madness there
like in a vision from the isle of patmos, i was scared
it was a revelation
love is getting rare
The people of the land united
and in my dream we all agreed
that we should start again
and this would be our creed...

LOVE ME GOOD - Michael W. Smith

Probably the most bizarre and unusual song wayne and i have ever written. a driving song about the craziness of everyday life.
Sometimes i feel like this world
is just one big gigantic merry-go-round
you gotta hold on tight or you get hurled through the air
yeah, life is a three-ring circus
with clowns and freaks and camels and such
and you never know when you might be attacked by the bears
Chorus:
Give me love, give me love, love me good
sometimes i feel like
i'm afraid of my own shadow and then
sometimes i can feel as bold as genghis khan
but i could never live in a yurt
on a diet of mongolian barbecue
i conquer the world for a moment, then the moment is gone
Chorus
Bridge:
Let us take a moment now to bow our heads and pray
if only to give thanks for making it through another day
Sometimes i wish i was in a movie
or some 70's tv thing
where everything gets neatly wrapped by the end of the show
yeah, but this ain't hollywood
and this sure ain't the brady bunch
and how this plot's gonna all pan out, i don't really know

LOVE IN THE LIGHT - Michael W. Smith

Darkness thick and heavy,
black and steady screaming darkness
anyone who hates his brother,
who plans evil for another
walks in darkness
sonlight, warm and shining,
purifying, welcome sonlight
everyone who loves completely
with a heart that opens freely
walks in sonlight

chorus:
Let us love in the light
for love is from god
if we love what is right
we show whose we are
in a world of the dying
we're living our parts
if we love in the light
with all of our hearts
Blindness, terrifying, left for dying, spirit blindness
anyone who thirsts for evil plots
his very own upheaval
lost in blindness
new sight, truth unending, faith unbending, new sight
everyone who seeks the father leaves the world
and all its bother
sees with new sight

LOVE CRUSADE - Michael W. Smith

Brother, haven't you noticed
there's a war on the soul of man
hey there, sister
the world is reaching
it could use a helping hand
so come on
no dues are needed
just a kind heart will be enough
there's a hunger
but you can feed it
sign the card and join the club
bridge
we are drawing from an ancient solution
we're embarking on a new regime
we are calling for a new revolution
be part of the parade
get on the love crusade

Chorus:
na na na na
na na na na na
na na na na na na na na
na na na na
na na na na na
na na na na na na na na
Jesus said love your neighbor
like you would love yourself
get together
do him a favor
give your love to someone else
Bridge ii
just a little sets the wheels in motion
a little more and we could change the world
you can shine a light if you have the notion
so get out of the shade
get on the love crusade

Chorus
Rap:
come on everyone
there's a lot that can be done
a little love can go a long, long way
so rise to the occasion
of a radical invasion
(hey) don't let the world go down in flames
fight the fire with a fire
push it to the limit
and be a renegade
light a fuse-make a spark
try to penetrate a heart
there's a burning need to fill the world with love
love is kind, love is sound
it makes the world go round
so it keep it turning
there could never be enough
hatred'll spoil the feast
that's the nature of the beast
so don't ever let your heart be swayed
draw the sword, slay the dragon
get on the bandwagon
and be a fighter on the love crusade
Bridge i