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AcaDisc #138- If That Isn't Love by Revival
Original Release: 2002 Revival Ministries
Available through Revival
Producer: Danice Sweet
Engineer: Fred
McGinn
Recording Studio: Westcliffe Production Studios-
Oviedo, FL
Members: Terry Lewis -
Bass
Craig
Hayes -
Tenor
Donja
Cary -
Alto
Danice Sweet - Alto/Soprano
Additional Vocals: Chet Sweet and Bret
Testerman
Blessed Be the
Name
The Old Country
Church
He Calls Me His
Child
If That Isn't
Love
Dig a Little
Deeper
I Want to Be Just
Like You
God is Good, All the
Time
We Are Gathered in His
Name
Joyful
Noise
Weep, O Mine
Eyes
Homecoming
Day
Jesus Will Fix
It
Words and music: W.H. Clark and Ralph E. Hudson
Arrangement: Steve
Ragsdale
Lead: Terry Lewis
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Blessed be the name
Blessed be the name
Blessed be the
name of the Lord
Blessed be the name
Blessed be the name
Blessed
be the name of the Lord (of the Lord, the name of the Lord)
All praise to Him (praise to Him) who reigns above (reigns above)
In
majesty supreme
Who gave His son for man to die
That he might man
redeem
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Blessed be the name of the Lord (blessed be the name of the Lord)
Scriptural Reference:
"Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together." Psalm 34:3
Words and music: J.D. Sumner © 1960
Lead: Donja Cary
Lyrics:
Oh I’d like to go back to that old country church
And to hear the
songs of priase
How the people would sing, it would make the heavens
ring
At that old (at that old) country church
Shall we gather at the river
The beautiful, the beautiful
river
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne
of God
Oh I’ll never forget at that old country church
How the glory of the
Lord came down (it came down)
And the children would smile as they
shouted down the aisle
Of that old (of that old) country church
Leaning, leaning (I'm a-leaning)
Safe and secure from all
alarms (I'm leaning)
Leaning, leaning (I'm a-leaning)
Leaning on the
everlasting arms
Then on Sunday to see all my friends so dear to me
At that old
country church
When it came time for prayer everybody would be
there
At that old (at that old) country church
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful
shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful
shore
Now the years have gone by and so many have died
At that old country
church
But they’re on the other shore and they’ll sing forever
more
As they did at that old country church
I’m redeemed (I'm redeemed), by love divine (by love divine)
Glory,
glory (glory, glory) Christ is mine (Christ is mine)
All to Him (all to
Him), I now resign (I now resign)
(I have been) I have been redeemed
(redeemed)
At that old country church (old country church)
Scriptural Reference:
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1
Words and music: Danice Sweet and Holly Beaty © 2002 Revival
Ministries
Inspired by Kay Perdue
Lead: Donja Cary (verses, chorus,
and bridge) and Danice Sweet (closing)
Lyrics:
I’m a tree I can bend
When the storm comes rushing in
I’m strong
my roots run deep
But when problems come along
There’s just a part
of me that forgets all He's done
He never does, He never does
Chorus:
He never gives up on the weary
He never gives up on the
weak
And every time I’ve fallen down
He lifts me to my feet (lifts
me to my feet)
In your eyes I’m a hopeless case
But that is just
because
You may have all but given up
He never does, He never
does
He forgives and forgets
Puts my sins as far as east is
From the
west
And then hopes for the best
There’s just a part of me that
doubts that great a love
He never does, He never does
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
And when I feel like hope is gone
His precious mercy
comes along
And though I don’t deserve His grace and His love
He
calls me his child just because, just because
Repeat Chorus
He never will, He’ll never give up on me
He never does, no, He never
does
I’m His child and forever I’ll be
He never does
Some folks
may give up on you
But He never will
Scriptural Reference:
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12
Words and music: Dottie Rambo (1969)
Arrangement: Milton
Pullen
This song also appeared on Jesus Our Savior by The Sounds of
Glory.
Lead: Donja Cary
Lyrics:
He left the splendor of Heaven
Knowing His destiny
Was the lonely
hill of Golgotha
There to lay down His life for me
Even in death He remembered
The thief hanging by His side
He
spoke with love and compassion
Then He took him to paradise
Chorus:
If that isn’t love, if that isn’t love
The ocean is dry,
the ocean is dry
There’s no star in the sky
And the sparrow can’t
fly (sparrow can’t fly)
If that isn’t love (if that isn’t love)
Then
heaven’s a myth, then heaven’s a myth
There’s no feeling like
this
If that isn’t love
If that isn’t love
Scriptural Reference:
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:9-10
Words and music: Traditional Spiritual
This song also appeared on
Spirituals by
Revival.
Lead: Craig Hayes
Stepouts: Terry Lewis (Chorus 1 and 2),
and Danice Sweet (Chorus 2)
Lyrics:
Nearer to Thee (nearer to Thee), I long to be (I long to be)
I want
to dig a little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His love, eternal
love
I want to shine (I want to shine), with love divine (with love
divine)
I want to dig a little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His
love, eternal love
Chorus 1:
I want to dig a little deeper (down) in God’s love
I
want to dig a little deeper (down) in God’s love
I want to dig a little
deeper in the storehouse (of) of His love, eternal love
I want to talk,
a little more like my Jesus would
I want to walk, just like a Christian
should
I want to dig a little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His
love, eternal love
Repeat Chorus 1
I want to do (I want to do) what’s always true (what's always
true)
I want to dig a little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His love,
eternal love
Each passing hour (each passing hour), I want more power
(I want more power)
I want to dig a little deeper in the storehouse
(of) of His love, eternal love
Repeat Chorus 1
Chorus 2:
I want to dig a little deeper (down) in God’s love (dig,
dig, dig)
I want to dig a little deeper (down) in God’s love (dig,
dig, dig)
I want to dig a little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His
love, eternal love
I want to talk (hooo), a little more like my Jesus
would
I want to walk, just like a Christian should
I want to dig a
little deeper in the storehouse (of) of His love, eternal love
Repeat Chorus 2
Scriptural Reference:
"Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me." Psalm 69:16
Words and music: Dan Dean and Joy Becker
Lead: Terry Lewis
Lyrics:
He climbs in my lap for a goodnight hug
He calls me dad and I call
him bug
Faded old pillow and a bear named pooh
He snuggles up
close and says, "I wanna be like you"
I tuck him in bed and I kiss him goodnight
Trippin’ over the toys as
I turn out the light
And I whisper a prayer that maybe someday he’ll
see
He’s got a Father in God ‘cause he’s seen Jesus in me
Chorus:
Lord I want to be just like you 'cause he wants to be just
like me
I want to be a holy example for his innocent eyes to see
(learning from the father)
Help me be a living Bible, Lord that my
little boy can read
I wanna be just like you 'cause he wants to be like
me
I’ve got to admit I’ve got so far to go
Make so many mistakes and
I’m sure that you know
Sometimes it seems no matter how hard I
try
With all the pressures in life, I just can’t get it all right
But I’m trying so hard to learn from the best
Being patient and
kind filled with you tenderness
Cause I know that he’ll learn from the
things that he sees
And the Jesus he finds will be the Jesus in me
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Right now from where he stands I may seem mighty tall
But
it’s only cause I’m learning from the best Father of them all
Repeat Chorus
I want to be just like you
'Cause he wants to be like me
Scriptural Reference:
"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1
Words and music: Danice Sweet © 2002 Revival Ministries
Inspired by
Latayne Scott's book, The Red Cord of Hope (Covenant Publishing,
2002)
This song also appeared on Spirituals by
Revival
Lead: Danice Sweet
Stepouts: Donja Cary, Craig Hayes, and
Terry Lewis
Lyrics:
I said that God is good, so good, so good, so good
Chorus:
God is good, all the time
You know and all the time my
God is good
When life don’t work out like it should
I still know my
God is good
Repeat Chorus
Noah heard it was going to rain
The neighbors thought he’d gone
insane
When the lightning came and the thunder shook
Noah said,
yeah, my God is good
Repeat Chorus
Jonah thought he had himself a plan
But he didn’t listen to the
Lord’s command
Within three days his goals had changed
The Lord sure
works in mysterious ways
Repeat Chorus
Rahab thought that her time had come
Until the spies came to her
home
Then a red cord showed the way
To save her family on that
day
Repeat Chorus (x2)
I said that I still know my God is good
Scriptural Reference:
"... unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house." Joshua 2:18
Words and music: The Sounds of Glory
This song also appeared as
"Gathered in Your Name" on There Are No Words by The
Sounds of Glory.
Lead: Craig Hayes
Lyrics:
We are gathered in your name
Calling on you Lord
Come anoint us
with your flame
Come oh blessed Son
Chorus:
Let us dwell in your presence
Be the throne room of our
hearts
Be the anchor of our longing
'Til our hearts find rest in
you
As we bow before your throne
Lifting holy hands
We give praise to
you alone
Come oh spirit come
Repeat Chorus (x2)
And be the anchor of my longing
'Til my heart finds rest in you
Scriptural Reference:
"I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger
or disputing." 1 Timothy 2:8
"At that time they will call Jerusalem The
Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the
name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their
evil hearts." Jeremiah 3:17
Words and music: Terry Lewis © 2002 Revival Ministries
Lead: Danice
Sweet
Lyrics:
Come on now, let's make a joyful noise
We serve the Lord with gladness cause He’s our mighty King
We come
before His presence and praise Him as we sing
We will expound to all
around the grace of God that’s in Him found
Come on now let’s make a
joyful noise
Chorus:
Joyful noise, joyful noise
Let’s praise His name and make
a joyful noise
The Lord is good, His mercy’s ever, His truth endures
now and forever
Come on now, let’s make a joyful noise
We know the Lord that He is God, He made us all to live
As sheep in
His rich pastures, our lives to Him we give
He’ll take us there to
Heaven fair, we’re His people, His home we’ll share
Come on now
let’s make a joyful noise
Repeat Chorus
We’ll enter His gates at the end of our days
With thankful hearts
into His courts with praise
We’ve lost our shame ‘cause Jesus came, we
thank the Lord and bless His name
Come on now let’s make a joyful
noise
Repeat Chorus (x2)
The Lord is good, His mercy’s ever, His truth endures now and
forever
Come on now let’s make a joyful noise
Come on now let’s make
a joyful noise
Scriptural Reference:
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." Psalm 100:1-5
Words: John Bennet and Revival © 2002 Revival Ministries
Music: John
Bennet
Lead: None
Spoken Vocal: Terry Lewis
Lyrics:
Spoken Vocal:
Early in the morning Mary ran to the tomb
But the
stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty.
"They have taken
away my Lord, I don’t know where they’ve laid Him," she cried
"Don’t
weep Mary, dry your eyes filled with sorrow, for all that he has said has
come true"
"The grave is empty, The Lord has risen from the dead"
Round 1:
Weep, weep, weep, O mine eyes and cease not
Weep O mine
eyes and cease not
Weep O mine eyes and cease not
Round 2:
Alas, the lamb was slain, alas
The lamb was slain, the
lamb was slain
Round 3:
O death, O death where is they sting?
Where is thy
victory?
He’s risen, risen from the grave
He’s risen from the
grave
Repeat Round 3
Scriptural Reference:
"They asked her, 'Woman, why are you crying?' 'They have taken my Lord away,' she said, 'and I don't know where they have put him.' At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 'Woman,' he said, 'why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?' Thinking he was the gardener, she said, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.'" John 20:13-15
Words and music: Kathy Perkins
Arrangement: Craig Hayes and Terry
Lewis
Lead: Craig Hayes and Danice Sweet (last chorus)
Lyrics:
Don’t cry for me when you see that I’m missing
I’m finally on my way
home
My blessed Lord will be waiting to greet me
From his arms I’ll
never roam
Chorus:
Yes I will rise and join all the saints gone on
before
I’ll sing up there and praise Him for aye
The greatest joy
with be Jesus to love and adore
Yes it will be a great homecoming
day
I’ll take my flight to that gloryland city
I’ll sing and shout
evermore
Homecoming day will be worth all the waiting
I am ready now
to soar
Repeat Chorus (x2)
The greatest joy with be Jesus to love and adore
Yes it will be a
great homecoming day
Scriptural Reference:
"Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints." Psalm 149:1
Words and music: Traditional Spiritual
This song also appeared on
Spirituals by Revival
and In God We Trust by The
Acappella Company.
Lead: Bret Testerman and Danice Sweet
Lyrics:
Trouble come my way (Trouble come my way)
Have to cry
sometime (I Have to cry sometime)
Trouble come my way
(Trouble come my way)
Have to cry sometime (I Have to cry
sometime)
Lay awake at night (Lay awake at night)
But that's all
right (That's all right), that's all right
Chorus 1:
I know my Jesus (Jesus, He will fix it)
Lord, I
know my Jesus (Jesus, He will fix it)
Well, I know that Jesus
(Jesus, He will fix it)
After a while (After a while)
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Chorus 1
Stepped into the furnace (Step into the furnace)
A long time ago
(Long time ago)
With ole Shadrach (Shadrach, Meshach)
And Abed-Nego
(And Abed-Nego)
Well, they didn't worry (They didn't
worry)
'Cause this I know (This I know)
Chorus 2:
They knew that Jesus (Jesus, He will fix it)
They knew
that Jesus (Jesus, He will fix it)
They knew that Jesus (Jesus, He will
fix it)
After a while (After a while)
When you are hurting (When you're hurting)
And on your face it's
shown (Pain is shown)
But you keep on trying (You keep tryin')
To
bear the pain alone (All alone)
You know you need to give it to Jesus
(Give it to the Master)
He can handle the load (Heavy load)
Repeat Chorus 1
Repeat Verse 1 (with stepouts)
Repeat Chorus 1 (with variations and stepouts several times through)
Scriptural Reference:
"In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to
me?" Psalm 56:11
"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I
will sing and give praise." Psalm 57:7
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