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AcaDisc #8- Rescue by Acappella
Original Release:1990 Word, Inc.
Available through The Acappella
Company
Producer: Keith Lancaster
Production Assistant: Todd
Austin
Engineers: John Laws, Todd Austin, Gary Miller, and Gary
Miner
Assistant Engineers: Dan Taylor and Keith Lewis
Cover Design:
Todd Erickson
Cover Photography: John Guider
Recorded and remixed
at: Clifty Studios- Paris, TN
Mastered by: Hank Williams at
MasterMix
Members: Duane Adams - Bass
Wayburn Dean - Baritone
George Pendergrass - 2nd
Tenor
Gary
Moyers - 1st Tenor
Background Vocals: Keith Lancaster and Gary Miller
Listen to Him
Rescue
Life
Who is Gonna Tell the Child?
Everybody Said (But Nobody
Did)
It is Good for Us to Be
Here
That Could Have Been
Me
Take it Away
That They May All Be
One
I Have a Friend
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella Word of God
Longplay by The Acappella Company.
Lead: Gary Moyers
Sample:
Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Peter went with James and John
Jesus led them to a mountain
A
voice from heaven said
A voice from heaven said to them
"Listen to
Him"
You gotta listen to Him
Listen to Him
His shining face like the sun
His shining face shone to
everyone
His clothes became as white
His clothes became as white as
light
Listen to Him
You gotta listen to Him (listen to Him)
You gotta listen to Him
(listen to Him)
Moses and Elijah talking there with Jesus
A cloud enveloped
them
Terrified, the disciples face down to the ground
Looked up and
the only one they found was Jesus
Glorified, Glorified
This is My Son whom I love
This is My Son whom I love
With Him I
am well pleased
With Him I am well pleased
Listen to Him
You better listen to Him (listen to Him)
Wo listen to Him (listen to
Him)
Listen, listen, listen because:
This is My Son whom I love
This is My Son whom I love
With Him I
am well pleased
With Him I am well pleased
Listen to Him
Listen to Him (repeated with interjections and fade)
Scriptural Reference:
"Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: 'This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!' Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus." Mark 9:7-8
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared as part of "The Medley" and in full on The
Collection by Acappella and in Spanish as "Veniste al
Salvarme" on Español by Acappella.
Producer's Note
from The
Collection: "Of all the songs I have written, we have probably
received more touching comments about 'Rescue.' Apparently, this
song ministers to a lot of people who can relate to the common plight of
hopelessness in depending upon ourselves, and of the inexpressible elation
that comes from surrendering your heart to the God of love, who only wants
to lavish his affections upon us. No matter what your situation is,
God's unfailing love is standing by and anxious to provide relief to your
weary heart. Thank God!"
Lead: Wayburn Dean
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Lord You know everything I've done
Every thought I've had, You know
every one
And Lord You know every time I fall
Still You come to my
rescue when I call
Lord You hear every idle word,
Every thoughtless deed, how it seems
absurd
That Lord You give, not what I am due
But mercy; You come to
my rescue
You come to my rescue, rescue (x4)
Lord You care and You've become my friend
Amazing love whose
boundaries have no end
And Lord You show what a greater love can
do
By being there for my rescue
And Lord I give all I can give (all my heart)
All of my heart as
long as I shall live
So Lord, oh Lord, I just want to thank You
For
coming, coming to my rescue
You come to my rescue, rescue (x4)
It's hard to tell You just how grateful I am
But I'm still gonna
make it show.
With every breath gonna let You know
I am accepting though I can't comprehend
How I could be worth the
cost
When I was bound, despised and lost
Lord I give all I can give (all my heart)
All of my heart as long as
I shall live
So Lord, oh Lord, I just want to thank You (I really want
to thank you)
For coming, for coming to my rescue
You come to my rescue, rescue (x2)
He is always there for me
(rescue, rescue)
And he'll be right, right there for you (rescue,
rescue)
Oh Lord I know I don't deserve it (rescue, rescue)
But you
love me anyhow (rescue, rescue)
You come to my rescue (rescue,
rescue)
Keep on coming to my rescue (rescue, rescue)
Repeat last two lines and fade
Scriptural Reference:
"The Lord upholds all those who fall." Psalm 145:14
"Grace and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our
sins to rescue us from the present evil age." Galatians 1:18
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead: Gary Moyers
Spoken Intro: George
Pendergrass
Sample: Windows Media
Lyrics:
(Opening lines are spoken as a sermon- "John 10")
I am the
door
By me if any man enter in he shall be saved
And shall go in and
out and find pasture
The thief cometh not but for to steal
And kill
and to destroy
But I have come that they might life!
And that they
might have it more abundantly
Restless folks live restless lives
But the father hears their
cries
He can feel the sorrow they feel
Jesus came to
empathize
More than you can realize
Offering a life that is real
Chorus:
Since he came to give us (life)
There's been nothing like
this (life)
I'm complete within His life
Such a source of healing
(life)
Simple truth revealing (life)
There's no other feeling life
Repeat Chorus
Many who have heard His voice
Often fail to make the
choice
Giving Him the total control
Burdens He could take today
They will carry anyway
Hopelessly to pilot their souls
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Giving us life - His life - There's no other life
He's giving us
life, oh yes He's giving us life - There's no other life
There's no need for living down
When there's happy life around
Look at what the master has done
Give it time and you will
see
You can sing along with me
This is why the Savior has come
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will
come in and go out, and find pature. The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full." John 10:9-10
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus
Christ laid down his life for us." 1 John 3:16
"But the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
The subject of
"life" appears over 200 times throughout the Bible.
Words and music: George Pendergrass and Keith Lancaster © 1990 Clifty
Music (BMI)/Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
A portion of this song is part of
"They Need Jesus" on Wisdom, Power, and
Love by New Reign.
Lead: George Pendergrass
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Who is gonna tell the child about Jesus
Who is gonna tell
the child about God?
Well I believe, I believe it's my responsibility
to
Tell the child about God
See that child, standing on the corner,
Wondering which way to
go
Should he go left, should he go right?
I believe the child really
ought to know now
Repeat Chorus
See that child, his life is a mess
You wonder what's inside of his
head
If someone doesn't tell him 'bout the love of the Lord
You
know he's gonna wind up dead
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Who'll tell the children?
Who'll lend a hand? (Who'll lend a hand?)
Their way is hopeless
Without the Man
Think about it (think about it)
Can't you see that boy hanging in the streets
He's trying to do the
best he can
If he only knew he has a Father who cares
I believe
he'd grow to be a better man
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Who is gonna tell the child about Jesus
Who is gonna tell the child
about God?
Scriptural Reference:
"Teach them (the words of God) to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 11:19
Everybody Said (But Nobody Did)
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on The Collection by Acappella, Live From Paris by
Acappella, and in Spanish as "Todo Mundo Dijo" on Español
by Acappella.
Producer's Note from The Collection: "One of the few
comedic songs in Acappella's repertoire, this song always brings chuckles
to the concert audience. This song was the very first music video we
ever attempted. The video was shot with no budget on a mission trip.
It turned out pretty good! I made a cameo appearance driving a
car as Acappella sang out the windows. George Pendergrass is a rare
vocal talent and dear brother with a servant's heart."
Lead: George
Pendergrass
Sample: Windows
Media Audio ; Video
(Broadband)
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Everybody said that anybody could do
The important things
somebody should do
Everybody knows that anybody could do
All the
good things that nobody did
Well the preacher came to me and said what I ought to do
If I wanted
to make my religion true
He'd do it himself but he really didn't have
the time
He said that the duty was mine
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Well the deacon came by and said give me a hand
If you want to be
going to the promised land
Here is something that I don't have time to
do
So I better give it to you
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Well I'm too busy so I tell everybody
The work's got to get done by
somebody
It could be done by anybody
But nobody, nobody, nobody did
Repeat Chorus (x2)
All the good things that nobody did (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"The Lord has assigned to each his task." 1 Corinthians 3:5
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song was also recorded in Spanish as "Es Muy Bueno
Estar Reunidos" on Español by Acappella.
Lead: Wayburn
Dean
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Chorus:
It is good for us to be here
Praise the Lord
And it's
good to sing His praises
Praise the Lord
Give your praise to God on
high
Lift your voices to the sky
It is good to be with brothers
In His church
And it's good to
build up others
In His church
There's no greater joy to be
Part of Jesus' family
It is good to be with Jesus
And with friends who truly need
us
Loving arms that will receive us
Making it clear
It is good to look to heaven
Having all our sins forgiven
We
enjoy the life we're living
Having Him near
Repeat chorus
There's no greater joy to be
Part of Jesus' family
Scriptural Reference:
"Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!" Psalm 147:1
Words and music: Wayburn Dean and Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K.
Music (ASCAP)
Lead: Duane Adams
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
All the people who are living in the cold
With no direction, no
place to call their own
Lacking proper shelter, pain is all they see
It humbles me completely just to know that could have been me
Chorus:
That could have been me (that could have been me)
That
could have been me
Pain and the tears, relief unknown
Questioning
why was I ever born
That could have been me (that could have been me)
That could have been me
Starvation in our world is bringing grief
All the blindness, famine
and disease
I should never take for granted my health, prosperity
When I know I could have been the one with no one to rescue me
Repeat Chorus
That could have been me with the homeless
Not enjoying a happy
home
That could have been me with the dying all alone
Though I know
it's not my destiny
I've been spared from this much misery
I reach
out and try to offer some relief
In slavery the miners want a say
Work till sundown just for pennies
a day
Thought my skin is not that color
It's obvious what's
right
So against ungodly treatment
I am willing to join the fight
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
"He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities." Psalm 103:10
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead: George Pendergrass
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Hearts relating to the message waiting
For the contemplating souls
today
Search to borrow any hope tomorrow
And divert the sorrow far
away
Chorus:
Take it away (no more sorrow)
Take it away (take it away)
Hopeful wishin' from a sad condition
That your next decisions show
the way
Men aspire just to take them higher
But the Justifer has the
say
Repeat Chorus
No more sorrow, take it away
No hope tomorrow, not unless you take
it away (take it away)
Hearts relating to the message waiting
For the contemplating souls
today
Search to borrow any hope tomorrow
And divert the sorrow far
away
Repeat Chorus (x2)
No more sorrow, take it away
No hope tomorrow, not unless you take
it away
Scriptural Reference:
"Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end." Isaiah 60:20
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead: George Pendergrass
Choir background: John Laws, Gary
Miner, Dee Laws, Sharon Lancaster, Sandra Hatcher, Darnella Dean, Andrea
Gee, Jane Martin, Todd Austin, Keith Lancaster and Acappella
Sample: Windows
Media
Notice the play on words with the homophones one and won.
Lyrics:
Chorus:
That they may all be one
That they may all be one
The
Lord is praying for his church
That they may all be one
He prayed in the garden for His disciples
He prayed for all the
blessings they would receive
Oh Righteous Father, I look toward
heaven
I pray for unity for those who believe in Me
We're sharing the story, You have given me glory
That only comes
from heaven above
I want those You've given me in our presence there to
be
Manifested by our love
Repeat Chorus
His prayer continued for those coming after
His prayer of longing
for the unity
Then they'd believe us, our God sent Jesus
The Holy
Father has loved them that the world might see
The Lord said, "Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened
And I
will give you rest
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am
gentle and humble
In heart and you will find rest for your souls"
All those who believe in Me in our presence there to be
Manifested
by our love
That they may all be won
That they may all be won
The Lord is
praying for the World
That they may all be won
The Lord is praying for His church
That they may all be one
Scriptural Reference:
"Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew
11:28-29
"He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year
he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and not only for
that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them
together and make them one." John 11:51-52
Words and music: ?
Arrangment: George Pendergrass, Gary Moyers,
Duane Adams, Wayburn Dean, and Keith Lancaster © 1990 Clifty Music
(BMI)/Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared as part of "The
Medley" on The
Collection by Acappella.
Lead: George Pendergrass
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
I have a friend, they call Him Jesus
I have a friend, the angels
praise His name
When I was down He lifted all of my burdens
He
touched my life and now I'm not the mine
Oh Master may our voices
Ascend beyond the stars to thee
We thank
You with our lives
And praise You with the songs we sing
I have a friend who'll solve your problems
Don't worry 'bout paying
Him, to love Him is His fee
And when life's road seems rough and
gloomy
He said don't worry my child, just put your trust in Me
Lord like the gentle breezes,
Please let Your Spirit comfort
me
With You I'm not alone-
You're everything I'll ever need
I have a friend who went to Calvary
He said I'll die
But I'll
sure enough rise again
I have a friend thay call Him Jesus
I have a
friend
And the angels praise His name (Repeat line x3)
Scriptural Reference:
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
Special thanks for additions and/or corrections to: Robert Sellers, Craig Crumpton, Dave Coleman, and Mike Knowles.
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