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AcaDisc #55- Can I Come by The Firemen
Original Release: 1995 The Firemen
Available through The
Firemen
Producer: The Firemen
Recording at: Crystal
Studios
Members: Brian Fuller - Bass
Rick Castleman - Baritone
Matt Schmitz - Tenor and
Baritone
Henry
McDaniel - 2nd Tenor
Shane Jackson - 1st Tenor
Nothin' But Love
Self Made Man
A Psalm
Humble Yourself
Can I Come
Jesus' Arms
A Psalm (reprise)
You Are the Hope
It's Gonna Rain
Words and music: Rick Castleman and Teresa Amy Castleman © 2001 Anthony
K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared as "Nothing But Love" on The
Firemen by The Firemen.
Lead: Rick Castleman
Lyrics:
Love gave Him a lowly birth
Love kept Him on the earth
His love
was made for you and me
Love made Him a mortal man
But His Father
had a plan
His love would nail Him to a tree
Chorus:
Jesus is nothin' but love
He was sent from above
Jesus
is love (Jesus is love)
Jesus is nothin' but love
Jesus is nothin'
but love
Jesus, He is love
Once I was lost in sin
My Jesus took me in
His love has set me
free yeah
Even though I'm a mortal man
I'm part of a greater
plan
God gave salvation to me
Repeat Chorus
He gave the love, He paid the price
He rose again, His name is Jesus
Christ
Repeat Chorus
Jesus, He is love
Scriptural Reference:
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers." 1 John 3:16
Words and music: Kim Ashby and Brian Fuller
Lead: Matthew Schmitz
and Henry McDaniel (echo)
Lyrics:
Another dinner missed, another night away
Frequent flier from town
to town
Desperately thinking this time it's gonna pay
God's gift in
perfect girls
But conversations on the phone
Don't do justice to my
heart
After this he promises they'll never part
Chorus:
A familiar refrain to he and his Lord (he and his
Lord)
The same conversation they've had before (they've had it
before)
This self made man needs an unchanging hand
He empties his
soul (his soul), "Lord, please take control"
Board room talks, he's got the upper hand
But change comes quick
when you build your house on sand
The one thing that he was counting
on
Is finished in a dead end chase
He knows his family will be there
with pity
So he tries to find ways to save face
What he really needs
is God's saving grace
Repeat Chorus
This self made man thinks he can do it on his own
Yet for all his
knowledge, he still gets thrown
Repentence comes late, and hind sight
is bright
Only now realizing that his Lord's already won the fight
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Please take control
Take control
Scriptural Reference:
"Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace." Romans 8:5-6
Words and music: Matt Schmitz
Lead: Brian Fuller
Lyrics:
Spoken Vocal:
Praise the Lord all ye nations
Extol Him all ye
peoples
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
And praise the Lord
Praise Him all ye Nations
Exalt Him on High
(Repeat twice in Spanish, French, Swahili, and English)
Spoken Vocal:
For great is His love toward us
And the
faithfulness endures forever
Praise the Lord
Scriptural Reference:
"O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord." Psalm 117:1-2
Arrangement: The Firemen
This song also appeared as "Humble
Thyself" on Platinum by Acappella.
Lead: Shane Jackson
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord (Humble yourself in
the sight of the Lord)
Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord (Humble
yourself in the sight of the Lord)
And He (and He) will lift (will
lift) you up
And He (and He) will lift (will lift) you up
Jesus is the son of God (Jesus is the son of God)
Jesus is the son
of God (Jesus is the son of God)
He died (He died) to set (to set) me
free
He died (He died) to set (to set) me free
Amazing grace how sweet the sound (amazing grace how sweet the
sound)
Amazing grace how sweet the sound (amazing grace how sweet the
sound)
That saved (that saved) a wretch (a wretch) like me
That
saved (that saved) a wretch (a wretch) like me
I once was lost but now I'm found (I once was lost but now I'm
found)
I once was lost but now I'm found (I once was lost but now I'm
found)
I was blind (was blind) but now (but now) I see
I was blind
(was blind) but now (but now) I see
When we've been there ten-thousand years (When we've been there
ten-thousand years)
When we've been there ten-thousand years (When
we've been there ten-thousand years)
Bright shi- (bright shi-) 'ning as
('ning as) the sun
Bright shi- (bright shi-) 'ning as ('ning as) the
sun
Repeat Chorus
(Up to the heavens)
And He (and He) will lift (will lift) you up
(gonna see Jesus)
And He (and He) will lift (will lift) you up
Scriptural Reference:
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."
James 4:10
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty
hand, that he may lift you up in due time." 1 Peter 5:6
Words and music: Brian Fuller and Hank Bingham © 2001 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on The Firemen by The
Firemen.
Lead: Rick Castleman
Lyrics:
I look upon life, the continuous struggle
A roller coaster of ups
and downs
It seems like my days, they consist of a puzzle
With a
picture that always ends in a frown
Chorus:
Can I come (can I come) to You with my problems?
Can I
come (can I come) to You with my needs?
Can I come (can I come) to You
with my troubles?
Oh Lord, I need Your help to believe
There's a man on the street, He's looking so lonely
The pain in his
eyes is all I see
He's without a home, he's without a family
The
outside of him is like the inside of me
Repeat Chorus
I sit with a friend, we talk about heaven
And about how great that
day will be
When we gather around, singing His glory
And about how
good it feels to be free
Repeat Chorus
With my eyes on the cross, things seem much better
My troubles have
all been lifted away
I still get down, but that doesn't really
matter
When I get on my knees, lift up my voice and say
We will come (we will come) to You with my problems?
We
will come (we will come) to You with my needs?
We will come
(we will come) to You with my troubles?
Oh Lord, I need Your help to
believe
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Oh Lord, I need Your help to believe
Oh Lord, I need Your help to
believe
Scriptural Reference:
"Jesus replied, 'If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.'" John 14:23
Words and music: Shane Jackson
Lead: Shane
Jackson
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Jesus got His arms all around me
Jesus got His arms all
around me
Oh Jesus, He's in my life
And Jesus will take my strife
Repeat Chorus
When I am (I am) so afraid (when I'm so afraid)
I remember that He's
paid (the price for me)
Repeat Chorus
When I am (I am) so alone (when I'm so alone)
Well He's there to
answer the phone (if I just call Him)
Repeat Chorus
Oh Jesus (Jesus), please forgive me (please forgive me)
And Jesus
(Jesus), never ever leave me (no never, never, never leave me
Jesus, keep your arms all around me
Jesus, keep your arms all around
me
Jesus, keep your arms around me (oh my Lord)
Jesus, keep your arms
around me (You're in my life)
Jesus, keep your arms around me
Jesus, keep your arms around
me
Jesus, keep your arms around me
Scriptural Reference:
"For I am the Lord , your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:3
Words and music: Matt Schmitz and The Firemen
Background Vocals: The
Firemen, Teresa Amy, Laura Harvey, Charissa Huffard, Celeste Walker,
Angelee Whitlow
Lead: None
Lyrics:
Praise all ye Nations
Exalt Him on High
Praise all ye
Nations
Exalt Him on High
Chorus:
Praise all ye Nations (Him)
Exalt Him on High
Praise
all ye Nations (Him)
Exalt Him on High
Repeat Chorus (x2 with stepouts)
Repeat Chorus (in background with stepout)
North and south and east
and all around the world
Every nation, every people, every language
praise the Lord
Lift Him up on high
Scriptural
Reference:
"O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord." Psalm 117:1-2
Words and music: Teresa Amy and Rick Castleman
This song also
appeared on Life by The
Firemen.
Lead: Rick Castleman
Lyrics:
You are the hope, You are the love
You are the joy that comes from
above
Be with me, oh Lord, all my life
You are the truth, You are the light
You are the joy that builds up
my life
Be with me, oh Lord, all my life
You are the hope (you are the hope), You are the love (you are the
love)
You are the joy that comes from above
Be with me, oh Lord, all
my life
You take my life (you take my life) into Your hands
And without You
I'll never stand
Be with me, oh Lord, all my life
You take my life (you take my life) into Your hands
And without You
I'll never stand
Be with me, oh Lord, all my life
Be with me, oh Lord, all my life
Be with me, oh Lord, all my
life
Scriptural Reference:
"The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love." Psalm 147:11
Words and music: E.M. Bartlett (1939) © 1967 Albert E. Brumley
& Sons (BMI)
This song also appeared on New
Life Presents: Acapella by New Life (TN), Give Me
Light by Acappella Vocal Band, and The Early
Years by AVB.
Lead: Brian Fuller
Lyrics:
Spoken Intro
Chorus:
It's gonna rain, well it's gonna rain
Oh, you better get
ready, and bear this in mind
For God showed Noah the rainbow sign
He
said it won't be water, but fire next time
Well way back in the Bible days
You see Noah told the people that
it's gonna rain
But when he did, they didn't pay him no mind
So when
it happened they were left behind
Repeat Chorus
Well when the rains began to fall
You know they knocked on the
windows and knocked on the doors
But they didn't know exactly what they
should do
And you don't want that to happen to you
Repeat Chorus
Noah cried out, "I'm sorry my friends
But God has shut the door, and
you can't get in"
If something doesn't happen to the hearts of
men
He said the same old thing is gonna happen again
I said the same
old thing is gonna happen again
You know the same old thing is gonna
happen again
Repeat Chorus
He said it won't be water, but fire next time
He said it won't be
water, but fire next time
Spoken Ending
Scriptural Reference:
"I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth." Genesis 9:11
Special thanks for additions and/or corrections to: thefiremen.com, Sean Dawson, and Matt Schmitz
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