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AcaDisc #38- Sing and Make Music by Keith Lancaster
Original Release:1979 Lancaster Music
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Vocals: Keith Lancaster
Song List
Because of His
Love
Pleasing
Him
I Feel Fine
Plan of Salvation
Sing and Make Music
God Smiles
When You're There
Happiness
Oh Jerusalem
I'm in His Love
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979) © 1984 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Like My Daddy by Acappella
Children.
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Well I have been turnin' it all away (everything
away)
Now I'm very happy to say (I'm so happy to say)
Givin' up
everything
Because of His love (for His love)
'Cause I have been too
long in the night (everything was not right)
Doin' things that wasn't
right (you know, it was not right)
Givin' up everything
Because of
His love (for His love)
Well I would like to say thank you (thank You)
But there's just not
a way (thank You)
To find the perfect words (thank You)
That I would
like to say (thank You)
I'm no longer a prisoner (thank You)
Of the
fear of Hell (thank You)
'Cause Jesus came to help me (thank
You)
And to pay my bail (thank You)
Yes, He paid the price for the likes of me
How Jesus cares so much
now I may never see (that I see)
He humbled Himself and He carried a
cross
Was I really worth the cost?
Repeat Chorus
You know I just got to praise You (praise You)
For the way that
You've been (praise You)
For me a wretched sinner (praise You)
A
beloved friend (praise You)
Yes, I'm indebted to praise You (praise
You)
For the way that You feel (praise You)
To make the long
procession (praise You)
Up to Calvary's hill (praise You)
Yes, He took my sin and I now confess
That Jesus Christ had made me
His own righteousness (righteousness)
There's no condemnation, no
judgements since He's
Givin' me the victory
Repeat Chorus
Yes I've been givin' it all to Jesus (givin' it all to the
Son)
Givin' it all to the Son
And we've been spending our time
together (now that my life has begun)
Now that my life has
begun
Showing my gracious affection
For Him who has suffered for
me
You know I can't go wrong in His presence (from now on you will
see)
From now on you will see
Repeat Chorus
Yes, I've been givin' up everything
Because of His love (for His
love)
Scriptural Reference:
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved." Ephesians 2:4-5
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1979 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on The Reason by Keith
Lancaster, Longplay by Keith Lancaster, and
Hear
It In Our Voice by The Acappella Company.
Lyrics:
Helping souls
Feeding the hungry
Taking care of those in
need
Faithful works
Did you ever consider
The reason behind all
of these?
Do we give them bread
Just to take care of their hunger?
Do we
help the poor
Just because it is good?
Are the faithful
works
Just to make us feel better?
What's the bottom line?
Chorus:
Pleasing Him, pleasing Him
We make that our goal
A
greater aim has no one
Nor has there ever been
So we make it our
goal to please Him
Watching your tongue
Trying to be selfless
Raisin' children in
the light
Keeping your word
Loving your neighbor
Why should we be
living right?
Do we keep our words pure
To keep down the pollution?
Live the
golden rule
'Cause it's nice to do?
Are we telling the truth
For
the feeling it gives us?
What's the reason for it all?
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Why does your heart
Seem to be troubled?
Lost within a
world of aims
We should all turn back
To our solid foundation
How
good and simple it remains
In the church
Most the time on time
Tryin' to keep our list of
goals
Tellin' the lost
But are they perceivin'
The motivation in
our souls?
Do we go to the church
So nobody will call us?
Are we sharing our
faith
'Cause it's what we're told?
Do we know for
ourselves
Without any reservation
What's the purpose that we hold?
(that we hold)
Repeat Chorus
Yes we make it our goal to please Him (let's please Him, let's please Him)
Scriptural Reference:
"So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it." 2 Corinthians 5:9
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1978) © 1992 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Drop in the Bucket by Acappella
Children. The chorus of this song appeared in "LaSong" on Growing Up
In the Lord by Acappella and Acappella Platinum by
Acappella. The chorus also appeared in Spanish on "LaCanción" on
Español by Acappella.
Lyrics:
Chorus:
All I do is ask for your forgiveness (all I do is ask for
it) (made reply)
You already made reply (You already made reply) (my
heart is)
Since He came my heart is filled with gladness (since He came
my heart is filled) (I'll never)
I won't ever have to die (I won't ever
have to die) (won't have to)
All I do is ask for your forgiveness (all
I do is ask for it) (made reply)
You already made reply (You already
made reply) (my heart is)
Since He came my heart is filled with
gladness (since He came my heart is filled) (I'll never)
I won't ever
have to die (I won't ever have to die) (won't have to)
Repeat Chorus
I was travlin' on my own and thought I was makin' it fine (makin' it
fine, makin' it fine)
But I never found the lasting joy that brings
true peace of mind (peace of mind)
Then I found out 'bout His one and
only, came here to set me free (He set me free, He set me free)
Now I'm
His child and I'm never lonely, since He has rescued me (He rescued me)
Repeat Chorus
Now I am happy with my Lord who's taking up all of the slack (all that
I lack, all that I lack)
He keeps on giving though He knows I never can
pay Him back (pay Him back)
He is the light for all my living,
providing a purpose for me (a life for me, a life there for me)
How can
I fret when the Lord has given wonderful victory? (my victory)
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?' 'Yes, Lord,' she told him, 'I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.'" John 11:25-27
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979)
Lyrics:
There is a way to see with Christ unto a man (way to see with unto
man)
But the in there of are the ways of death (in there of...
death)
There is a way to see with Christ unto a man (way to see with
unto man)
But the in there of are the ways of death (in there of...
death)
Not everyone who says unto me Lord, Lord (one that says to me Lord,
Lord)
Shall enter in to the Kingdom of Heaven (enter in to
Heaven)
Not everyone who says unto me Lord, Lord (one that says to me
Lord, Lord)
Shall enter in to the Kingdom of Heaven (enter in to
Heaven)
But whosoever shall call on (on the Lord) the name of the Lord (shall
be saved)
But without faith it's impossible to please Him
For he
that cometh to God must believe that He is (cometh to, must believe that
He is)
And that He is a rewarder of them that dilligently (seek) seek
Him
I tell you, "Nay except ye repent"
Ye shall all likewise parish
I
tell you, "Nay except ye repent"
Ye shall all likewise parish
And whosoever confesses me before men (who so confesses men)
Will
also confess before my father (also confess for Him)
For with a mouth
confession is made unto salvation
For with a mouth confession is made
unto salvation
Men and bretheren what shall we do?
Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ (be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ)
Unto the remission of your
sins
And now why terriest thou arise and be baptized and wash away thy
sins (be baptized and wash away thy sins)
Calling on the name of the
Lord
And now why terriest thou arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins
(be baptized and wash away thy sins)
Calling on the name of the
Lord
Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ (be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ)
And ye shall receive
the remission of your sins
And the gift of the Holy Spirit (Spirit, the gift of the Holy
Spirit)
The gift of the Holy Spirit (beautiful gift, the gift of the
Holy Spirit)
(Unto death) Be faithful unto death
Scriptural Reference:
"Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 7:21
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved." Romans 10:13 (KJV)
"And without faith it is
impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe
that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
Hebrews 11:6
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,
him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven."
Matthew 10:32 (KJV)
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Acts 2:38
(KJV)
"And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away
thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord." Acts 22:16 (KJV)
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979) © 1984 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Like My Daddy by Acappella
Children.
Lyrics:
Chorus 1:
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord (sing and
make, and make music)
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord
(sing and make, and make music)
Sing and make music in your heart to
the Lord (sing and make, and make music)
Sing and make music in your
heart to the Lord (sing and make, and make music)
(Repeat Chorus 1 in background)
When it comes to makin' music
don't you show me how
'Cause I love to make my music to the Lord right
now
I got music and a rhythm that is in my bones
And the truth that
I'm a singing I can't leave alone
Then you get me with the ones who
truly wear His name
And the music from the heart will surely be the
same
As it helps you with your struggles and will ease your
mind
'Cause the music's edifying to you ev'ry time
Chorus 2:
Speak to one another (to Him) with psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs (to Him)
Speak to one another (to Him) with psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs
(Repeat Chorus 1 in background)
When you're singing to your
brothers, it's a precious gift
'Cause it helps to make 'em happy and
their burdens lift
With the message and the power, how could we go
wrong
We hear the voice of His concern in each and every song
Yes,
you know it makes em' happy when you hear them sing
They're given honor
to the Master over everything
We can praise Him all together make a
song as one, and
Rejoice with all the earth for what the Lord has done
Lift your song together with one accord
Sing and make music in your
heart to the Lord
Lift your song together with one accord
Sing and
make music in your heart
Repeat Chorus 2
(Repeat Chorus 2 in background)
It you want to make me happy
join on in with me
In the beauty of this grace and fellowship, you'll
see
It's His love we sing about and nothing can compare
Not any
treasure, any glory, nothin' anywhere
Don't let it stop you when you
feel that you can't sing on key
'Cause it's the heart that is important
to the Lord you see
So if you're happy and you know it, won't you let
it out
And let the world know all together what it's all about
Repeat Chorus 1 (without background)
Repeat Chorus 1 and 2 together (without background)
Repeat Chorus 1 and 2 together (with background)
Repeat Chorus 1 and 2 together (with background and stepouts)
Scriptural Reference:
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:19-20
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979)
Lyrics:
God smiles when He sees His children living in the light
Shining out
to the world
He smiles when they make Him happy, doing what is
right
For the ones who've not heard
Chorus:
God smiles (He smiles)
God smiles (He smiles)
God
smiles (He smiles)
God smiles (He smiles)
God calls for the weary souls who travel all alone
With no guidance
ahead
He calls with His invitation will you please come home
Is so
lovingly said
God calls (He calls)
God calls (He calls)
God calls (He
calls)
God calls and He beckons you to give Him your all
He smiles
when a sinner's born again
But sad is His lovely face when those He has
made
Fail to make Him a friend
God cries with a pure compassion hoping He can save
All the prodigal
sons
He cries and His heart is heavy giving what He gave
For
unfortunate ones
God cries (He cries)
God cries (He cries)
God cries (He
cries)
God cries (He cries)
But He smiles when He sees His children living in the light
Shining
out to the world
He smiles when they make Him happy, doing what is
right
For the ones who've not heard
Repeat Chorus
God smiles (He smiles) (I know He smiles)
God smiles (He smiles) (oh
yes, He smiles)
Oh yes, He smiles (He smiles) (I know He smiles)
God
smiles (yes He smiles)
Scriptural Reference:
"To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind." Ecclesiastes 2:26
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1978) © 1995 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Beyond a Doubt by Acappella.
Lyrics:
When you're there
When you're there
When you're there
When
you're there
(repeat during first four lines of each
verse)
Oh you say that you've had enough
You didn't think it
would be so rough
You had a chance but too long you wait
This pain
you did not anticipate
If you knew it was this bad
You would have worried (and
hurried)
To be sure that your whole life was in the
Way
Chorus:
(When you're there) Will you say that you've got no
time
(When you're there) To be in his great love divine?
(When
you're there) Your chance for hope is now just history
(When you're
there) And there your soul's in dreaded agony
With the angels who fell
into an everlasting hell
You will know just how they feel when you're
there
It came to sinning and you did your share
And for your
soul you just did not care
You think of friend and you know their
fate
You wished you'd warned them but it's too late
If you had a second chance
You would be teaching (and
preaching)
To be sure your family and friends would change their
way
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
He was a-hungry and a-thirsty
and you gave him no drink (you gave him no drink)
A needy stranger
didn't let him in (and you didn't let him in, you did not let him
in)
He was a-naked and in prison and you gave him no help (you gave no
help)
For my dear Savior you were not a friend (you were not a
friend)
Repeat Chorus
I don't want to be there (when you're there) (Repeat with stepouts and fade)
Scriptural Reference:
"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:11
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979)
Lyrics:
How someone can find happiness, you've heard the story told
It's not
by getting lots of things or finding pots of gold
It can't be bought
with jewels or coins this fact is certain by far
It does not come from
what you have, it comes from what you are
A friend to those who need a friend, a brother true and kind
Someone
who loves and really cares is often hard to find
So if you give and
lose yourself in life so empty and sore
Happiness will come your way
and stay with you once more
Chorus:
Happiness, oh the joy that you gave me (you gave me)
And
in time you have come here to save me (you save me and)
Keep me from
the dangers and the thinking of this world (keep me from dangers and
thinking of, I'm thinking about)
Happiness is knowing Christ my Lord
How someone can find happiness, you've heard the story told
It's not
by getting lots of things or finding pots of gold
How someone can find
happiness, no not by looking in
But reaching out for others needs to be
a faithful friend
If this still sounds strange to you (still sounds strange)
All I ask
is try it to (why don't you try it to)
You can have what I possess
today
(You know there's no need to look) There's no need to look for
more
(You know It's all been tried before) Everything's been tried
before
(And there's no other way) You will find that there's no other
way (well, happiness all the way with Jesus)
Repeat Chorus
Yes I know that...
Happiness is knowing Christ my Lord (my Lord)
Scriptural Reference:
"His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'" Matthew 25:21 and Matthew 25:23
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979)
Lyrics:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
You who kill the prophets and stone those
sent to you
How often I have longed to gather your children
together
As a hen gathers her chicks under her wings
But you were
not willing
But you were not willing
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
You who kill the prophets and stone those
sent to you
How often I have longed to gather your children
together
As a hen gathers her chicks under her wings
But you were
not willing
But you were not willing
But you were not willing
Scriptural Reference
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34
Words and music: Keith Lancaster (1979)
Lyrics:
Hallelujah, I'm in His love
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
In the love
of God (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
Sweet redemption, I'm in safety
(Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
In the love of God (Hallelujah, I'm in
His love)
He's now my Savior, my whole live sustainer (Hallelujah, I'm
in His love)
Snatching me from the curse (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love)
I'm so glad that I found out, there's no doubt about it
(Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
He's creator of the universe (Hallelujah,
in His love)
Oh mighty fortress, dying for us (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love)
Doesn't it seem odd? (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
Lowly slave
like me is living (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
In the love of God
(Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
His laws and precepts have sure made a
difference (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
Turning my life around
(Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
I'm so glad that I found out, there's no
doubt about it (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
He's the greatest love
I've ever found (Hallelujah, in His love)
Oh sweet redemption, I'm in safety (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
In
the love of God (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
Hallelujah, Praise
Jehovah (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
In the love of God (Hallelujah,
I'm in His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His love
Hallelujah, I'm in His
love
Hallelujah, I'm in His love
Hallelujah, I'm in His love
There's no way that I could ever find another one like Him (Hallelujah,
I'm in His love, Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
'Cause He's the only God
of the creation there has ever been (Hallelujah, I'm in His love,
Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
He's revealed himself to us through the
person of His son
Now my quest to be like Him has begun
Hallelujah, His love
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah, I'm in
His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
There's no way that I could ever send to many thanks above (Hallelujah,
I'm in His love, Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
'Cause all the praise
that I could muster here could never be enough (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love, Hallelujah, I'm in His love)
He's forgiven all my sins and maken
my slate clean
The greatest gift of love I've ever seen
Hallelujah, His love (I'm in His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His love
(Hallelujah, I'm in His love) (I'm in His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His
love (Hallelujah, I'm in His love) (I'm in His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in
His love (Hallelujah, I'm in His love) (I'm in His love)
Ending Chorus:
Hallelujah, I'm in His love (Hallelujah, I'm in His
love) (I'm in His love) (Hallelujah, His love)
Hallelujah, I'm in His
love (Hallelujah, I'm in His love) (I'm in His love) (Hallelujah in His
love)
Repeat Ending Chorus (x6)
Scriptural Reference:
"If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love." John 15:10
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