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AcaDisc #130- There Are No Words by The Sounds of Glory
Original Release: Early 1990's
Available through The Sounds of
Glory
Producers: Cary Wise and The Sounds of Glory
Recording
Studio: Fourth Creation Studios - Conroe, TX
Members: C.D.
Davis -
Bass
Lanier
Stevens - Bass and
Baritone
Brad
Davis - Baritone and
Utility
Dan Stevens - Baritone and
Lead
Dale
Underwood - 2nd Tenor and
Lead
Charles
Davis - 1st Tenor
Loves' Anthem
Looking on the Other
Side
Prayer Has Brought
Us This Far
Hush
Turn Your Heart Toward Home
I Know That My Redeemer
Lives
I'm Telling the World About
His Love
There Are No
Words
Submarine
Gathered In Your Name
Time
The King is Coming
Words and music: Dale Underwood
Lead: Dale Underwood
Background:
"Love's Anthem" is Dale Underwood is the story of Dale Underwood's love for his wife, his wife's love for the Lord, and how that love conquered him.
Lyrics:
While still a young man I read the old, old story
Of how a Savior
came for me
But my heart couldn't see, oh, how this could be
For who
would do this for me?
Chorus 1:
Love (love), only love (only love)
It breaks the chains
of sin and death for love
For love (love), highest love (highest
love)
It brings victory and life
Love
Through the years my life rolled and it was hard to find a home
For
shame had built the walls up high
But when God broke this man, oh
I began to understand
What drove Him to the tree
Repeat Chorus
You have breathed new life through your sacrifice
Look what you've
done for me (look what you've done for me)
You've set my spirit free
(set my spirit free)
I will give my life, I will sacrifice
So all
the world can see (all the world can see)
That love has conquered me
(love has conquered me), conquered me (conquered me)
Chorus 2:
For your love (love), highest love (highest
love)
It breaks the chains of sin and death for love
For love
(love), purest love (pureest love)
It brings victory and life
(victory and life)
Victory and life (victory and life)
Victory and life (victory and
life)
Love
Scriptural Reference:
"It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them." Psalm 44:3
Words and music: Dale Underwood and Lanier Stevens
Lead: C.D. Davis
and Charles Davis
Background:
Dale and Lanier wrote this song between Conroe, TX and Willis, TX on the freeway coming back from Houston. A friend and Christian brother had undergone 18 heart operations and his doctors did not give him much of a chance of surviving another necessary one. He was one of the early recipients of a cardiac stent and, after the procedure, he did so well that "the doctors were doing handsprings." They then wrote this song upon reflection on the events of the day.
Lyrics:
When you kneel by the bed of a loved one to pray
And the storm
clouds are gathered 'round (gathered 'round)
And there's no place to
turn but to the Lord above
By faith you have to look beyond the
clouds
Chorus:
Oh I'm looking (yes I'm looking) on the other side (on the
other side)
Where with Jesus (with my Lord) I will abide (I will
abide)
There's no trial (trial) or storm cloud (storm cloud) that can
dim (dim) my eye
Oh I'm looking (yes I'm looking) on the other side
Then when Jesus comes down and He answers our prayers
And we want to
shout His praises loud (praises loud)
There's no rain, there's no
storm, there's just sun all around
For by faith we look beyond the
clouds
Repeat Chorus
On that wonderful day when we say a Savior's face
And our
nights are all turned to day (turned to day)
In the presence of our
Lord we can sing "Amazing Grace"
For by faith we made it all the
way
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Oh, I'm looking (yes I'm looking) on the other side (looking on the other side)
Scriptural Reference:
"That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, 'Let us go over to the other side.'" Mark 4:35
Prayer Has Brought Us This Far
Words and music: Lanier Stevens
Lead: Lanier Stevens
Background:
This song was written in response to a request by a man who was near the end of his life. He wanted his family to remember that "It is prayer that has brought us this far." Lanier then wrote this song while on his mail route on the last day of the man's life.
Lyrics:
When we pray to our Father up in heaven above
He looks down in
tender mercy and love
He assures us He is with us though our path my
oft be hard
You see its prayer that has brought us this far
There are times when we are lonely, there are times when we are
blue
There are times when we question our Lord
But we all must
remember that we're just passing through
And that it's prayer that has
brought us this far
Yes we all must remember that we're just passing through
And that
it's prayer that has brought us this far
Scriptural Reference:
"Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: 'Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?'" 2 Samuel 7:18 and 1 Chronicles 17:16
Words: George Pendergrass © 1993 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)/Clifty Music
(BMI)
This song also appeared on Set Me Free by
Acappella, The Collection by Acappella, and
Live
From Paris by Acappella.
Lead:
Lyrics:
Chorus:
God is standing by
So hush (so hush), don't you worry
(don't you worry), don't cry
God is standing by
So hush (so hush),
don't you worry (don't you worry), don't cry
Oh when, when troubles come, don't cry, no don't cry
When all
your dreams and would be fortunes pass you by
Oh and if there is
heartache, so many trials and life's unclear
Just look up toward
heaven, there's a God and He's standing near
Repeat Chorus
Oh and if there is parting, all your friends and loved ones they
leave
And you hurt so bad you feel you just don't know what to do,
no
And if, if you're wondering if there's anybody who really
cares
Let me assure you, that there's a God and He's
standing there
Repeat Chorus (x2)
So hush (so hush), don't you worry (don't you worry), don't cry
So
hush (so hush), don't you worry (don't you worry), don't cry
Hush
Scriptural Reference:
"Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?" Matthew 6:25
Words and music:
Lead: Charles Davis
Lyrics:
Late in the evening when everyone was sleeping
The father of the
wayward son slipped out in the night
And looked toward city and wiped
away the tears
And prayed his son could hear his father's cry
Chorus:
Turn your heart toward home, turn your heart toward
home
You've been gone so long, turn your heart toward home
You've
been gone so long, please don't wait too long
Turn your heart toward
home
And not only the sons are the wayward ones
For there are mothers and
fathers who have said their goodbyes
And the sad eyes of children are
looking through their tears
And praying mom and daddy could hear their
cry
Turn your heart toward home, turn your heart toward home
You've been
gone so long, turn your heart toward home
And there are those who have never walked away from home
But in
their hearts they're so many miles away
And the Father in heaven is the
only one who knows
If they listen they could hear Him say
Repeat Chorus
Softly and tenderely Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for
me
See on the portals He's waiting and watching
Watching for you and
for me
Come home, come home
You who are weary come home
Earnestly,
tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling oh sinner, "Come home"
Come home
Scriptural Reference:
"'Do not be afraid,' Samuel replied. 'You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.'" 1 Samuel 12:20
Words and music: Fred A. Fillmore (1944)
This song also appeared on
Jesus
Our Savior by The Sounds of Glory.
Lead:
Lyrics:
I know (I know) that my Redeemer lives
And ever prays (and ever
prays) for me
And I know (I know) eternal life He gives
From sin and
sorrow free (sorrow free)
Chorus:
For I know, I know that my Redeemer lives
I know, I know
eternal life He gives
I know that my (I know) Redeemer lives, (that)
that my Redeemer lives
And He wills (He wills) that I should holy be
In word,
in thought (in word, in though), in deed
And then I (then I)
His holy face may see
When from this earth life freed (yes life
freed)
Repeat Chorus
I know (I know) that over yonder stands
A place prepared (a place
prepared) for me
A home (a home), a house not made with hands
Most
wonderful to see (yes to see)
Repeat Chorus
I know (I know), I know (I know)
That my Redeemer lives
Scriptural Reference:
"I know that my Redeemer lives and that in the end he will stand upon the earth." Job 19:25
I'm Telling the World About His Love
Words and music:
Lead: C.D. Davis and Charles Davis
Lyrics:
In sin I wandered, talents I squandered
I did not heed (my brother)
Him whom I need (I needed)
Then Jesus found me from sin and bound
me
Now I'm telling the world about His love (His wondrous love)
Chorus:
I love to sing about our (sing about our) King
(wonderful King)
And make His praises (make His praises) gladly
ring (gladly to ring)
He gave His life (gave His own life) on Calvary's
tree (Calvary's tree)
That we from sin (that we from sin) might be made
free (might be made free)
I'm happy to say (I am glad to say) I'm on
the right way (I am on the way)
That leads from night (leading from
dark night) to perfect day (unto perfect day)
'Tis joy to know (only I
know) this friend above (Jesus above)
That's why I'm telling the world
about His love (His wondrous love)
Yonder in glory, we'll tell the story
Oh Christ our Lord (my
brother), trusting His word (I'm trusting)
With saints and sages,
through endless ages
We will tell the whole world about His love
(His wondrous love)
Repeat Chorus (x2)
'Tis joy to know (only I know) this friend above (Jesus
above)
That's why I'm telling the world about His love (His wondrous
love)
Scriptural Reference:
"For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died." 2 Corinthians 5:14
Words and music: Lanier Stevens, Dale Underwood, and Charles
Davis
Lead: Dale Underwood
Lyrics:
I have stood a thousand feet above the valley
On a mountain peak
that almost touched the sky
And felt the evening breeze as it whispered
through the pines
Beheld the midnight stars as they blazed away
the night
Chorus:
But there are no words (are no, are no words) to tell
of your love
There are no words (are no, are no words) that can speak
of your works
There are no words (are no, are no words) that can
rightly say what you have done for me
Oh how could I begin to give
you praise when there are no words
Like an instrument that waits upon the player
Lord pick me up and
tune my soul to you
Like a brush that's in the hands of a
painter
Lord the colors in my life belong to you
Repeat Chorus
(interlude)
And how could I begin to give you praise when
there are no words
In the beauty of the sunset, in the quiet of the lake
In the
softness of the breeze, it's a voice creation makes
And if I were an
angel I might know where to start
But until that time please accept the
language of my heart, my heart
Repeat Chorus
Oh how could I begin to give you praise when there are no words (no words, no words, no words)
Scriptural Reference:
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. They have no speech, there are no words; no sound is heard from them." Psalm 19:1-3
Words and music: Rich Mullins © 1986 BMG
This song also appeared as
"Screen Door" on Hole in the Screen Door by
Cross Examined.
Lead:
Lyrics:
It's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine
Faith without
works, baby, it just ain't happening
One is your left hand and one
is your right
It'll take two strong arms to hold on tight
Some folks
will cut off their nose just to spite their face
I think you need some
works to show for your alleged faith
Well there's a difference, you know, between having faith and playing
make believe
One will make you grow, the other one just make you
sleep
Talk about it, well I really think you ought to
Take a
leap off of the ship before you claim to walk on water
Faith without
works is like a song you can't sing
It's about as useless as a screen
door on a submarine
Faith comes from God and every word that He breathes
So won't
you take it to your heart so you can give it hands and
feet
It's gotta be active, it's gotta be alive
You gotta put it
into practice, otherwise
It's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine
Faith without
works, baby, it just ain't happening
One is your right hand and one is
your left
He's your light, guide, life and your breath
Faith
without works it's like a song you can't sing
It's about as useless as
a screen door on a submarine
Faith without works, like a song you can't
sing
It's about as useless, it's about as useless, it's about as
useless as a screen door on a submarine
Scriptural Reference:
"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you
will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs
from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad
tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad
tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good
fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you
will recognize them." Matthew 7:15-20
"What good is it, my
brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such
faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and
daily food. If one of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep
warm and well fed,' but does nothing about his physical needs, what good
is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by
action, is dead. But someone will say, 'You have faith; I have
deeds.' Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my
faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God.
Good! Even the demons believe that–and shudder. You foolish
man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was
not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he
offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his
actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he
did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed
God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called God's
friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not
by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute
considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies
and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the
spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:14-26
Words and music: The Sounds of Glory
This song also appeared as "We
Are Gathered in His Name" on If That Isn't Love by
Revival.
Lead: None
Background:
This song was written by The Sounds of Glory while returning from the Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop after asking the teenagers travelling with the group what impressed them the most about the Tulsa Workshop. They responded that it was "seeing that many Christians standing together singing praises."
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 longin
'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: Dale Underwood and Lanier Stevens
Lead:
Background:
Written while on a trip to Corpus Christi, TX upon reflecting how fast Dale Underwood's children were growing. Kerry Wise contributed the "Big Ben" sound idea at the end of the song.
Lyrics:
Time (time, time), time (time, time)
Time (time, time), time (time,
time)
Time (time, time), time (time, time)
Time (time, time), time
(time, time)
Time, time, time, how time flies
Chorus 1:
Time is slip- (slip, slip) -ping away
And life goes on
every day
And it's time for someone to say
Don't waste it, don't
throw it away
What are your pursuing
And will it really last
Bring them up in
Jesus
Children grow so fast
Repeat Chorus 1
No one knows the hour
No man knows the day
But when Jesus comes
with power
He will lead us away, away
Chorus 2:
Time is slip- (slip, slip) -ping away (time is slipping
away)
And life goes on every day
And it's time for someone to say
(time for someone to say)
Don't waste it, don't throw it away
For time, time slips away
Time (time, time), time (time,
time)
Time (time, time), time (time, time)
Time (time, time), time
(time, time)
Time (time, time), time (time, time)
Time, time, time,
how time flies
Repeat Chorus 2
For time, time slips away
And time, time slips away
Oh yes time,
time slips away
Scriptural Reference:
"What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none." 1 Corinthians 7:29
Words and music: Bill and Gloria Gaither © 1970 William J.
Gaither
Lead:
Lyrics:
Praise God, He's coming for me
The marketplace is empty, no more traffic in the street
All the
builder's tools are silent, no more time to harvest wheat
Busy
housewives cease their labor, in the courtroom no debate
Work on earth
has been suspended as the King comes through the gate
Happy faces line the hallway, those whose lives have been
redeemed
Broken homes He has mended, those from prison He has
freed
Little children and the aged hand in hand stand all a-glow
Who
were crippled, broken, ruined, clad in garments white as snow
Chorus:
The King is coming, the King is coming
I just heard the
trumpet sounding and soon His face I'll see
The King is coming, the
King is coming
Praise God, He's coming for me
I can hear the chariot's rumble, I can see the marching throng
And
the fury of God's trumpet spells the end of sin and wrong
Regal rolls
are now unfolded, heaven's grandstands all in place
Heaven's choir is
now assembled, start to sing "Amazing Grace"
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Praise God, He's coming for me, for me, for me
Scriptural Reference:
"Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt." John 12:15
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