HELLO, GOODBYE - Michael W. Smith

Where's the navigator of your destiny?
where is the dealer of this hand?
who can explain life and its brevity
'cause there is nothing here that i can understand
You and i have barely met
and i just don't want to let go of you yet

Chorus:

Noah, hello, goodbye
i will see you on the other side
noah, sweet child of mine
i will see you on the other side
And so i hold your tiny hand in mine
for the hardest thing i've ever had to face
heaven calls for you before it calls for me
when you get there, save me a place
A place where i can share your smile
and i can hold you for more than just a while

HEALING RAIN - Michael W. Smith

Healing rain is coming down
It's coming nearer to this old town
Rich and poor, weak and strong
It's bringing mercy, it won't be long

Healing rain is coming down
It's coming closer to the lost and found
Tears of joy, and tears of shame
Are washed forever in Jesus' name

Healing rain, it comes with fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain

Lift your heads, let us return
To the mercy seat where time began
And in your eyes, I see the pain
Come soak this dry heart with healing rain
And only You, the Son of man
Can take a leper and let him stand
So lift your hands, they can be held
By someone greater, the great I Am

Healing rain, it comes with fire
So let it fall and take us higher
Healing rain, I'm not afraid
To be washed in Heaven's rain

To be washed in Heaven's rain

Healing rain is falling down
Healing rain is falling down
I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid
[repeat]

HAND OF PROVIDENCE - Michael W. Smith

Providence, providence
see it laying down the cornerstone
the hand of providence - it's evident
for we could never make it on our own
apportioning the power
weighing all that it entails
giving us the fulcrum
and a balance to the scales

Chorus:

Oh, the hand of providence
is guiding us through choices that we make
oh, the hand of providence
is reaching out to help us on our way
Providence, ever since
any thesis ever entered man
the hand of providence
has been our best defense
tho' his ways are sometimes hard to understand
from the dying of a heartbeat
to another soul reborn
from in between and circling
our thoughts of love and war

GREAT IS THE LORD - Michael W. Smith

Great is the lord,
he is holy and just
by his power we trust
in his love
great is the lord
he is faithful and true
by his mercy he proves
he is love

Chorus:

Great is the lord
and worthy of glory
great is the lord
and worthy of praise
great is the lord
now lift up your voice
now lift up your voice
great is the lord
great is the lord
Great is the lord,
he is holy and just
by his power we trust
in his love
great is the lord
he is faithful, and true
by his mercy he proves
he is love

Chorus
Great are you lord
and worthy of glory
great are you lord
and worthy of praise
great are you lord
i lift up my voice
i lift up my voice
great are you lord
great are you lord

GO WEST YOUNG MAN - Michael W. Smith

I'm blazing a trail that leads to vice
so easily enticed
by darker means
when out of the wilderness of choice
i hear that one still voice
call to me

Chorus:

Go west young man
go west young man
when the evil go east
go west young man
go west young man
find a heart that's golden
Why must i wander like a cloud
following the crowd
well i don't know
but i'm asking for the will to fight
to wear the crown of life
and you say go

Chorus
The mind is weak the heart is frail
when it goes beyond the pale
so unwise

GIVE IT AWAY - Michael W. Smith

She asked him for forever
and a promise that would last
he said, "babe you know i love you
but i can't commit to that"
she said, "love isn't love
'till you give it away"
a father lived in silence
saw his son become a man
there was a distance felt between them
'cause he could not understand
that love isn't love
'till you give it away
you gotta give it away

Chorus:
as we live
moving side by side
may we learn to give
learn to sacrifice
we can entertain compassion
for a world in need of care
but the road of good intentions
doesn't lead to anywhere
'cause love isn't love
'till you give it away
you gotta give it away

Chorus
Love is like a river
flowing down from the giver of life
we drink from the water
and our thirst is no longer denied
you gotta give it away

Chorus

There was a man who walked on water
he came to set the people free
he was the ultimate example
of what love can truly be
'cause his love was his life
and he gave it away
you gotta give it away

repeat chorus

FOR YOU - Michael W. Smith

Sittin' in the rain
water on your brain
got a hole in your boat
trying to stay afloat
has got you down
i've got a wind in my sail
rubber boots and a pail
i'll throw you a line
rest assured that i
won't ever let you drown

Chorus:

'cause when you're up against the wall
you know i'll be here for you, for you
when you rise and when you fall
i'll always be here for you, for you
When the plans you make
fall through and take you
for a loop
or some bird has flown the coop
and left you stranded
just lean on me
and together you see
we'll carry the load
even if we don't
quite understand it

GLORIA - Michael W. Smith

(additional lyrics adapted from the song, "angels we have heard on high")
Angels we have heard on high
sweetly singing o'er the pains
and the mountains in reply
echo back their joyous strains
gloria o gloria in excelsis deo
Come to bethlehem and see
(gloria o sing gloria)
him whose birth the angels sing
(gloria o sing gloria)
come adore on bended knee
Christ the lord the newborn king
Gloria o gloria in excelsis deo
Angels we have heard on high
(gloria o sing gloria)
sweetly singing o'er the plains
(gloria o sing gloria)
Jesus lord of heav'n and earth
with us sing our savior's birth
Gloria o gloria in excelsis deo
Alleluia

DRAW ME CLOSE - Michael W. Smith

Draw me close to you
never let me go
i lay it all down again
to hear you say that i'm your friend
you are my desire
no one else will do
cause nothing else can take your place
to feel the warmth of your embrace
help me find the way
bring me back to you
You're all i want
you're all i've ever needed
you're all i want
help me know you are near

DO YOU DREAM OF ME - Michael W. Smith

Dreams within the still of night
on wings of hope take flight inside of me
there upon some distant shore
we want for nothing more than what will be
and you and i, here we are
i wonder as we've come this far...
If i could only read your mind
tell me the answer i would find
do you dream of me?
and when you're smiling in your sleep
beyond the promises we keep
do you dream of me?
Love has found a magic space
a deep and hidden place where time stands still
now i hold you in my arms
you know you hold my heart and always will
And you and i, here we are
and it's a wonder that we've come this far.
And after all that we've been through
you've leaned on me, i've leaned on you
do you dream of me?
and when you're smiling in your sleep
beyond the promises we keep
do you dream of me?
If i could only read your mind
tell me the answer i would find
do you dream of me?
and when you're smiling in your sleep
beyond the promises we keep
do you dream of me?
and after all that we've been through
you've leaned on me, i've leaned on you.
do you dream of me

CRY FOR LOVE - Michael W. Smith

My life is like a racing car hurtling towards the wall
at the speed of sound
my time has been so finely tuned
but i've never seen a human being so tightly wound
at times it seems beyond belief
i just need a bit of relief
like a war-weary soldier
marching up and over the edge
take my hand and pull me up cause i'm falling too fast
somehow i've lost my way - i'm cryin' save me

Chorus

Can you hear me...i'm calling out
i'm crying out...a cry for love
i can feel you...you're touching me
you healing me...my cry for love
I will be the first to admit
i don't have the strength to handle it alone anymore
i don't have to fret, don't have to explain
all my worrying's in vain
i'm not alone anymore
Why is this so hard to believe
what is mine is mine to freely receive
like the changing of seasons
this is the beauty of the word
and for all that i have seen and heard
oh i want to come home
somehow i'll make my way - my way home to you

Chorus

Bridge:
oh father hear my call (oh father hear my call)
i know you'll catch me when i fall
oh father hear my call
i know you'll catch me when i fall
oh i pray that you'll hold me now
hold me
and take my fear away
I'm cryin' save me
oh i know that you can hear me
hear me crying out for love
oh i know that you can feel my cry for love...ooh...
I can feel you - you're calling out
you're crying out - a cry for love
i can feel you - you're touching me
you're healing me - my cry for love

CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS - Michael W. Smith

Crown him with many crowns,
the lamb upon the throne:
hark! how the heav'nly anthem drowns
all music but its own!
awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
thru all eternity.
crown him with many crowns
crown him with many crowns
Crown him the lord of heav'n:
one with the father known.
one with the spirit thru him giv'n
from yonder glorious throne.
to thee be endless praise.
for thou hast died for me;
be thou, o lord, thru endless days
adored and magnified
Adored and magnified
crown him with many crowns
His glories now we sing,
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring
and...lives that death may die.
Crown him with many crowns