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AcaDisc #60- The Firemen by The Firemen
Original Release: 2001 The Acappella Company
Available through The Firemen and The Acappella
Company
Producer: Gary Moyers
Production Assitants: Allen
Krehbiel and Rick Castleman
Engineers: Gary Miller and Allen
Krehbiel
Assistant Enginers: Gary Moyers, Tony Brown, Jeremy Swindle,
and Michael Forehand
Recorded at: Clifty Studios - Paris, TN
Mixed
by: Gary Miller
Mastered by: Benny Quinn at Masterfonics
Album
Design: Ben Arrowood at Right Hand Design
Art Direction: Shannon
Arrowood
Members: Brian Fuller - Bass
Rick Castleman - Baritone
Matt Schmitz - Tenor and
Baritone
James
McDuffie - 2nd Tenor
Brian Lewis - 1st Tenor
Additional Vocals: Doug Helm, Marlon
Browne, and Tony Brown
Can I Come
Can You See His Blood?
Let Me See
Higher Perspective
Pharaoh
Let Me Show You (The Way)
I Know a Man (His Name is Jesus)
The Little Girl
Nothing But Love
Dive
Words and music: Brian Fuller and Hank Bingham © 2001 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Can I Come by The
Firemen.
Lead:
Sample: Windows Media
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
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
I will come (I will come) to You with my problems?
I
will come (I will come) to You with my needs?
I will come (I
will come) to You with my troubles?
Oh Lord, I need Your help to
believe
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
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: Brian Fuller © 2001 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead:
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Oh Mary - she was wailin' there
At the foot of the cross
She saw
his blood
The others - they were kneelin' there
They saw the
Savior
And they saw His blood
Chorus:
Can you see His blood
Can you feel His love
When He
was crucified
He gave you all He could
Jesus who died
He is
glorified
But tell me
Can you see His blood?
(Can you see His blood?)
When you pass the cup
What are you thinkin' of
Do you pray to the
Father
Do you pray to the Son
Can you see the nails
And can you
feel the thorns
And can you tell me
Can you see His blood?
Repeat Chorus
Jesus He was put to death (put to death) for our sin
And He shed His
blood (shed His blood) 'cause He loved
We've been given all we need
(all we need) through God's Son
Jesus gave us life! (It is finished)
Repeat Chorus (x2)
But tell me
Can you see His blood?
Oh I really want to know
Can you see Him hanging there on the
tree?
Bleeding there for you and me
Tell me, tell me, tell me can
you see...
Scriptural Reference:
"For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." Colossians 1:19-20
Words and music: Brian Fuller © 2001 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
Dub:
Marlon Browne
Lead:
Lyrics:
Imagine a scene in Heaven you know it's a sunny day
All the angel
band together working to perfect their play
Then comes the announcement
from way across the sea
It's another bithday everybody to your feet
Chorus:
Let me see, lemme see standin' at the edge of heaven
He
pushes apart the clouds as the sun shines down
I wanna be, wanna be
there with all the saints and angels
As heaven waits to see a child
being born
While everybody's pushing to get a better view
Heaven seems to tilt
a bit as the Holy Father rushes through
And on His loving face there
grows a great big smile
The voices get real quiet now but just for a
little while
Repeat Chorus
We read that there's rejoicing when a lost one finds his way
But do
we start to think about that awesome party on that day
When all of
those who gather with God to see the view
See the old man die, the sin
wash off, and the child that is brand new
Repeat Chorus
It's island time now...
We're happy in the resurrection party
And
at the table we have enough for plenty
And all the troubles from this
life done long time passed
And we never thought we'd never run
empty
So if you're tired of the life that you're livin'
Yes and
you're sick of what you're partakin'
Well then come with me
Come
party with your new family
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:12-13
Words and music: Lynn Hunt © 2001 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
Lead:
James McDuffie
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Yet my weakness is made perfect in your unfailing love...
The things I do may not mean much they seem so insufficient
I don't
understand how these poor gifts can bring such delight to you
With each
small step I take, I take two in the wrong direction
Yet you're always
by my side gently guiding me
Chorus:
I'm not perfect Lord, I never will be
Please help me to
see from a higher perspective
I am weak and afraid stumbling along the
way
And my weakness is made perfect in your unfailing love
I'm frustrated by myself, by my self-indulgence
Perfection seems so
far (so far away), seems so far away
But even as I mourn (even as I
mourn), as I mourn my failures
You make my failures work for good and
you morn my self defeat (and you keep on loving me)
And you morn my
self defeat
Repeat Chorus
I can't compare myself to others
You made me unique
I can't wait
for a change in myself
You've already made me complete
I can't
submit to self-pity
As the demons in hell do
I can only cast my
fears, my doubts,
My inhibitions on you
You make me perfect Lord
You put your soul in me
And you help me
to see
From a higher perspective
You give me strength when I'm
afraid
You show me a better way
And my weakness is made perfect in
your unfailing love
And my weakness is made perfect in your unfailing
love
And my weakness is made perfect in your unfailing love (repeat
with stepouts)
Scriptural Reference:
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Corinthians 12:19
Words and music: Jason Killins © 2001 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead:
Sample: Windows Media
Lyrics:
When I was down in Egypt land
I saw his face and man I ran
I
could tell there was no love in that man
O Pharoah a wicked evil
man
He had a heart as cold as ice
He could have changed but he never
did try
So God let it grow it got colder than snow
Pharoah he was a
wicked evil man
Chorus:
Pharoah a wicked man
O Pharoah a wicked evil man
When
I was down in Egypt land
Pharoah a wicked evil man
When Moses turned the water of the Nile to blood
Pharoah should've
realized the hole that he dug
Cause in came the frogs, the gnats, and
the flies
But Pharoah just kept tellin' Moses lies
Well death to the
livestock, boils, and hail
Locust, darkness, and the first born
wail
Pharoah he finally couldn't take anymore (couldn't take
anymore)
He said: get your crazy people and head out the door
Repeat Chorus
Moses and the people they booked it out
And Pharoah he started to
have his doubts
What have we done we've let those Israelites go
Now
no one is serving us Oh No!
So all of Pharoahs horses and all their
men
Jumped in their chariots and chased after them
And all of God's
people so faithful and brave said:
Moses why'd you bring us here to dig
our grave?
So Moses stretched his hand out over the sea
And God made
a path so that they could be free
When Pharoah and his army were close
to the shore
The waters came down . . .
And Egypt knew God was Lord!
Repeat Chorus
Pharoah a wicked evil man
Pharoah now let my people go (home)
Scriptural Reference:
"Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. He raised his
staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of
the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood." Exodus
7:20
"During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Up!
Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have
requested.' Exodus 12:31
"As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites
looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were
terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, "Was it
because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to
die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?" Exodus
14:10-11
Words and music: Michael W. Smith, Stephen Lipson, and Nicholas Kershaw
© 1998 Milene Music, Inc./Deer Valley Music/Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
(ASCAP)
Lead:
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
I'm looking at you old friend of mine
It's no use pretending that
everything's fine
Now don't be so brave, don't be so proud
I want
you to know that I'm here for you now
I can see you hurting and it's
hurting me
It doesn't have to be this way
Chorus:
If you'd let me hold you closer (Somebody gonna hold your
head up) (Somebody gonna show you the light)
Let me know you (Somebody
gonna hold your head up) (Somebody gonna see you right)
Let me show you
the way (Somebody gonna hold your head up) (Somebody gonna show you the
light)
I'm feeling for you, feeling so much
When this heart is big enough
for the both of us, oh yes
I'll give you my love if you give me your
pain
I'll hold it inside of me till you're stronger again
Well I
hate seeing you so far away
When not a word can say enough (say enough)
Repeat Chorus
The way, let me show you the way
The way, I'll be your rock for this
day
When I hear you calling out my name
Cause I know you'd only do
the same for me
(Somebody gonna hold your head up) (Somebody gonna show you the
light)
(Somebody gonna hold your head up) (Somebody gonna see you
right)
Let me show you the way (Somebody gonna hold your head up)
(Somebody gonna show you the light)
Repeat Chorus
Hold you closer (and let me hold you closer)...
Scriptural Reference:
"But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way." 1 Corinthians 12:31
I Know a Man (His Name is Jesus)
Words and music: James McDuffie and Brian Fuller © 2001 Anthony K.
Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Kaboom! by The
Firemen.
Lead: James McDuffie
Lyrics:
Chorus:
I know a man (I know a man), His name is Jesus
He died
for you and He died for me
He gave us a chance to be free
I know a
man (I know a man), He said He won't forsake me
Whether times are up or
times are down
My Savior He will be
Looking at old Peter walking on the water
Jesus reached down and He
saved him from the sea
Later on in his life, he denied the
Christ
All the failures he had known he had the strength to keep
on
Then one Sunday morning all the people gathered round
Peter got
up in the pulpit, and they heard a mighty sound
When he said...
Repeat Chorus
There's a precious woman headed for the well now
Jesus met her right
there, He had so much to tell
Water's what you're wanting, life is what
you're needing
Stop living in your sins, dear, is what you need to
hear
She left that jar of water in the place she stood
Others tried
to calm her down y'all, but no one ever could
And she said ..
Repeat Chorus
Take some time to listen to my final story
It's about a lame man
laying out by the pool
He had been there so long, things kept going
wrong
Until my Jesus came by and looked him in the eye
Wasn't long
till that man had himself a plan
Running to everybody, and telling
about the healing lamb
And He said...
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
He's da Man, He's da Man
Jesus Christ, He's da
Man
He's da Man, He's da Man
Jesus Christ, He's da Man
Repeat Bridge (with stepouts)
He's da Man (He's the one)
He's da Man (He died for you)
He's da
Man
Repeat Chorus (x2)
My Savior He will be
My Savior He will be
Scriptural Reference:
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." Romans 5:6
Words and music: Harley Allen © 2000 Coburn Music, Inc. (BMI)
Lead:
Lyrics:
Her parents never took the young girl to church
Never spoke of His
name
Never read her His word
Two non-believers walking lost in this
world
Took their baby with them
What a sad little girl
Her daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
Never wanted to
play
Or give kisses and hugs
She'd watch the TV and sit there on the
couch
While her mom fell asleep
And her daddy went out
And the drinking and the fighting
Just got worse every
night
Behind their couch she'd be hiding
Oh what a sad little life
And like it always does, the bad just got worse
With every slap and
every curse
Until her daddy in a drunk rage one night
Used a gun on
her mom and then took his life
And some people from the city took the girl far away
To a new mom
and dad
And kisses and hugs everyday
What a sad little girl (sad little girl, sad little girl)
Such a sad
little girl (sad little girl, sad little girl)
What a sad little girl
(sad little girl, sad little girl)
Such a sad little girl (sad little
girl, sad little girl)
Her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
And a small
little girl
Stared a picture of Him
She said I know that man up
there on that cross
I don't know His name
But I know He got off
He was there in my old house
And held me close to His side
As I
hid there behind our couch
The night that my parents died
What a sad little girl (sad little girl, sad little girl)
Such a sad
little girl (sad little girl, sad little girl)
What a sad little girl
(sad little girl, sad little girl)
Scriptural Reference:
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8
Words and music: Rick Castleman and Teresa Amy Castleman © 2001 Anthony
K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared as "Nothin' But Love" on Can I
Come by The Firemen.
Lead:
Sample: Windows
Media
Lyrics:
Jesus is nothin' but love (Jesus is nothin' but love)
Nothin' but
love (He is nothin' but love)
Jesus, He is love (He is everything,
Jesus is love)
Love gave Him a lowly birth (lowly birth)
Love kept Him on the earth
(on the earth)
His love was made for you and me (made just for you and
me)
Love made Him a mortal man (what a man)
But His Father had a
plan (awesome plan)
His love would nail Him to a tree (Calvary)
Chorus:
Jesus is nothin' but love
He was sent from above
Jesus
is love (Jesus is love)
Jesus is nothin' but love
Nothin' but
love
Jesus, He is love
Once I was lost in sin (all my sin)
My Jesus took me in (what a
friend)
His love has set me free yeah (pardon for you and me)
Even
though I'm a mortal man (just a man)
I'm part of a greater plan
(awesome plan)
God gave salvation to me (He set me free)
Repeat Chorus
He gave the love (He gave the love), He paid the price (He paid the
price)
He rose again, His name is Jesus Christ
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus (with stepout)
He is the answer
Jesus, He is love
He is the answer
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: Steven Curtis Chapman © 1999 Sparrow Song/Peach Hill
Songs (BMI)
Lead:
Sample: Windows Media
Lyrics:
The long awaited rains have fallen hard upon the thirsty ground
And
carve their way to where the wild and rushing river can be found
And
like the rains I have been carried here to were the river flows (where the
river flows, where the river flows)
My heart is racing and my knees are
weak as I walk to the edge
I know there is no turning back once my feet
have left the ledge
And in the rush I hear a voice that's telling me
its time
To take the leap of faith so here I go
Chorus:
I'm divin' in, I'm goin' deep, in over my head I wanna
be
Caught in the rush, lost in the flow, in over my head I wanna
go
The river's deep, the river's wide, the river's water is alive
So
sink or swim I'm divin' in, I'm divin' in, I'm divin' in
There is a supernatural power in this mighty rivers flow
It can
bring the dead to life and it can fill an empty soul
And give our
hearts the only thing worth livin' and worth dyin' for (worth livin' for,
worth livin' for)
We can never know the awesome power of the grace of
God
Until we let ourselves get swept away into his holy flood
So if
you'll take my hand we'll close our eyes and count to three
And take
the leap of faith come on let's go!
Repeat Chorus
I'm divin' in, yeah, I'm divin' in
Here I go
C'mon let's go!
Repeat Chorus (x2)
So sink or swim I'm divin' in
So sink or swim I'm divin' in
Repeat Chorus (with stepout of "I'm divin' in")
Scriptural Reference:
"Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters." Psalm 69:14
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